Hey Shorty, It's Your Birfday (October 9)

There is something guiltily satisfying about online quizzes. According to some internet quiz producer, when I type in my birthday the following appears:

You are a born idealist, with more pet causes than you can count. You prefer be around others, both when working and while relaxing. Generous and giving, you believe you can change the world one person at a time. You're open minded and tolerant. People feel like they can tell you anything.

While I understand that roughly 1/356.25(th) of the population has the exact same characteristics according to said quiz producer, it still made me smile.

On the same note(ish) sometimes I forget I'm an adult. I know this sounds ridiculous; I have been voting and legally liable for my actions for the last 5 years and have been contributing to the U.S. tax system for the last 7 years. I guess I generally equate being "grown up" with life after school, or with what comes next. Because this job is so research oriented and is in many ways a stopover between my undergraduate and graduate education, it is kind of like being in extended class. By this self-defined measure, I will not be grown up for 4-8 years, depending on what I decide to pursue. I just realized that this means I won't seriously begin my professional development until I'm nearly 30. Wow. I guess this is sobering, but I guess this is kind of the "folly of youth" - feeling like time is running out when it hasn't even started, really.