@Applelight: I remember seeing a photoshop somewhere (might've been on Cracked) that was something like a newpaper with the headline "FIRST YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR FIXES ECONOMY, LOWERS TAXES" or something like that.

I'm pretty sure there's a quote out there someplace that goes something like "The biggest part of learning is learning how little you know".

I also saw a photo of me aged sixteen recently...and it made me feel down. I had a full head of jet black hair, full muscles, a healthy glow, and I was surrounded by friends.

Now? I'm balding, have too many greys, muscles have slackened, and I'm really pale, with dark rings under my eyes. Dam times have changed.

And to be honest, my comic is adding to the stress rather than improving it.

Yeah I think that it was Cracked. And I don't know if it's the case in the states, but over here they're all Marxist too. Complaining about the plight of the working class and evils of consumerism in designer clothes over their ipads as they plan skiing holidays in the summer.

edited 15th Feb '13 8:25:18 PM by ApplelightLimited

I've never had full muscles in my life.

I used to have a lot more hair than I do now, and I used to be a lot skinnier. Then again, I also didn't have any facial hair and my glasses were so freaking big that I looked like an insect.

Ah, the old days.

I used to be a little less dead than I am now.

I used to have a perm!

Now I have a 'fro.

...I miss the denim jacket I had them too. My current one isn't as good.

Once, I had short hair, then long rocker hair when I graduated High School. Then I was bald, but now I have my rocker hair back.

Going bald was a fascinating experience. I did it for a psychology class; I had to do something "out of the ordinary", something different for a couple of days that people would not expect me to do, then write a paper about people's reaction to it. I shaved my head (I had never been bald before and my hair was well passed my shoulders) and everyone was confused.

My sister thought I lost a bet, one of my best friends thought I became a Neo Nazi, another teacher thought I was campaigning against something... all because I was suddenly bald.

But that has nothing to do with ponies, so have some Cheerilee

@Calnos: I actually have a similar experience to that roughly every four years. I sort of farm my hair - grow it out long, then lop it all off and donate it to make wigs for cancer patients. It's always sort of interesting to see people's stunned looks when I first show up completely bald.

Although in retrospect, there are admittedly better ways to answer the question, "Where did your hair go" than "Oh, it's for cancer".

@Calnos: I had to do something similar in college. Wore a friggin' gigantic hat everywhere for a few days.

I just turned 20 on the fifth. Yeah, not looking forward to college, or finding a job, or bills, or most anything really.

Ugh, how the hay do you people find any kind of activity at the end of the day that doesn't leave your soul crushed? Adult life sounds like a goddamn nightmare.

You learn to manage. Most of the time.

It's not bad. You get to do whatever you want for the most part.

I still occasionally come to the sudden realization that, hey, if I want something, I can just go get it. I don't need no permission!

I just hang out with friends.

On a related note, I hear there's this cartoon about ponies and friendship...

You could look forward to doing whatever you want with your life.

Presumably.

Unless you're a miserable failure like me.

._.

Yeah, it's not so bad. To be perfectly frank I've gotten so used to it that I wouldn't know what to do if I didn't have to work all day. Sure, I make decent use of my weekends, but it would get old pretty quick.

Like everything, you sort of adapt and find your niche. I like to explore the city with the time off I have, because I don't have many friends in person I'd like to be with outside of work. Home is for relaxing and recharging, and there's always time for hobbies. that sort of thing.

It's a good feeling... assuming one also has some self-restraint. There's a pasitterie(Cake/candy store) right across the corner from me... it's tempting to pop in for a bit of cake on the way home, let me tell you.

edited 15th Feb '13 9:27:55 PM by kegisak

10 hours to SHOWTIME :D

Oh, we're doing the age thing again?

I'm older.

I can't wait.

Older than you've ever been?

And now you're even older?

And now you're older still?

edited 15th Feb '13 9:35:08 PM by KylerThatch

I'm going to go to bed now so that I can wake up bright, early, and hopefully undisturbed by my family leaving at 6 in the morning to take my sister to a cheer competition where I can kick back in our comfy-as-balls new furniture to watch our little bookworm become a princess. *sniff* She's grown up so much! T 3 T

She looks awfully "satisfied" in this shot

No more negativity from me! Finale tomorrow!

Also, I must get to bed so I don't sleep through the episode.