All Grown Up
2008.11.17 | Just a bunch of silliness, really |
I’m an adult. I’ve just decided. Granted some would say this phenomenon occurred years ago when, say, I turned 18 or even 21, but those people would be wrong. Here, now, at age 25 it’s official. Why this sudden coming of age, you ask? It all started with…
The Cotsco card. No, I don’t mean Costco card. “Cotsco” is one of a few select words it is more entertaining to mispronounce or jumble up. Say it… once you’ve started you won’t be able to stop. Others of these words include “the internets”, an alternative “the interweb”, and “m e m’s” (in place of m&m’s). How does a Cotsco card make you an adult? I see it as a sign you are financially responsible. Just today I spent $1.90 for gas. $1.90! I can’t even remember the last time I remember seeing gas under $2.00. All the other gas stations had prices of at least $1.99… suckers. Besides, where else can you buy Ling Ling Potstickers or the world famous Cotsco muffins?
Then there are the stocks. Granted I have technically owned stocks since I was 17, but it hasn’t been until recently that I started investing regularly. It’s my new hobby. Granted I haven’t made a dime off the stock market yet, I still feel it is a better place for my money than that savings account which last I checked was gaining 2.75% interest, even if I have an unsettling curse in that whenever I buy stocks they start their way on a continuous downward spiral. It also gives me an excuse to bail when the guys at work invite me to come play poker. All I have to say is “No thanks, I lose all my money in the stock market.”
Finally, there is the third leg upon which my adultdom stands: the paper shredder.
I rest my case.
8 Comments to All Grown Up
What if the paper shredder is a combination shredder/deep fat fryer?
Jenni2008.11.18
Twins! I just entered adulthood last week! Yeah for Costco card members… it’s funny how it feels so “adult-like” to make such an investment. Haha. I am, however, envious of your gas prices being below $2.00! I’ll be content with prices below $3 here in VA.
Beth2008.11.18
In response to Kellen’s question…. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!
Now I think that you would just include flossing into your daily routine then you could be counted as a responsible adult… until then, you are just an adult.
missy2008.11.19
Gas prices here were $1.81 the last time I checked. so there. And my checking account currently gets 6.3% interest. It makes me happy especially since I’m invested in the same downward-spiraling stocks you are! :) I’m with Beth on the flossing.
Kellen Gunderson2008.11.20
It seems this discussion board has been infiltrated by the militant dental hygiene lobby. HR, don’t cave into flossing. Flossing is bad for you, its a scam. The floss companies put addictive chemicals on the floss that causes you to have an insatiable appetite for the activity. If you want to be a real adult get some pliers and remove any teeth that are giving you the fits. Think about it, how many kids do you know that have dentures?
Brendy2008.11.20
Children with dentures? None, but my little brother baker has 18 silver teeth because no one makes sure he flosses or brushes, changes clothes,showers, or changes his underwear….Where do you draw the line?!
Kellen Gunderson2008.11.20
Baker is just mature for his age.
$1.74/gallon at Smith’s. Didn’t even need a Costco card. I’m thinking about starting to floss too, one of these days. My dentist says I should. What does he know?
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