Comments on So it goes...: Guess this is growing up

You write so amazingly well - it's captivating...

2011-12-14T04:08:43.881-08:00

You write so amazingly well - it's captivating. And everything you say is so true! Beautiful post.

Also, I think I'm commenting from my beauty blog, not the normal one! Oops. :P

I think growing up is one those things that I stru...

2011-12-13T15:14:19.715-08:00

I think growing up is one those things that I struggle with. Not because I want to go back, but because "back" is so vague for me. I commiserate with your remark that you've never been the "epitome of normalcy," but I think I extended it further. As a child, I didn't connect with other children, so I can't say I ever felt like a "child." Extrapolate that to every year of my youth thus far, and notice how "transitioning" to the the next stage becomes lost in "transitioning from what?".

I think it's interesting that in only a couple of years, you consider yourself so opposite to what you were. I'm curious to know if you attribute that change to anything in particular. Like you, I find myself putting people only three years younger than I in an entirely separate category from my own, and I even say, "Imagine how they'll change in a couple years."

Even still, I try to enlighten said younger folk, but they look at me like I have three heads. Why they think they'll be the same person they are today for forever is beyond me. But I wonder if we could give a reason aside from "growing up," that then it wouldn't be such an alien idea to them.

Just some thoughts provoked from your thoughts. ASLO, sorry I'm so late to the party.

Doing alright, could always be better. Snow is ama...

2011-12-13T11:39:10.965-08:00

Doing alright, could always be better. Snow is amazing and makes hot chocolate all the better =) But every snowball thrown is like a shooting star missed. But that's life. Can't wait for break, last week. That's all I'm looking forward to right now, Christmas can come later, I'm happy to wait. Currently ripping through the HP books so we can marathon the movies on Christmas (they're good and all, I just didn't believe that before =P). Just plowin through exams to see what wonderland awaits.

Oh my gosh. I love all these comments. Tuna.... T...

2011-12-12T19:22:58.399-08:00

Oh my gosh. I love all these comments.
Tuna.... That was breath taking.
Sam... I know, there's just so much pressure to figure things out.
Christopher: hah, some people do call me Jills, but you get brownie points for cleverness. Good luck with finals.
Katie: yeah, it's strange. Like being in limbo between two universes.
Sara: oh gosh, that you. Yes, it wasnt made up, although I sprinkled a lot more poetry into it that was really present, admittedly.
Ash: it is jarring, like waking up confused in the middle of the night.

Thanks y'all. I missed everyone SO much.

This was so good it gave me the Jills. Like "...

2011-12-12T17:08:12.934-08:00

This was so good it gave me the Jills.

Like "chills" except Jills. Pretty great, huh? Yes. It is.

I'll try to post a less worthless comment later on when it's not exam week. Godspeed.

Honestly, I would not have said it any differently...

2011-12-12T16:05:29.679-08:00

Honestly, I would not have said it any differently myself.
Every day, We ponder What the hell we're going to do in the spans of our small existences.
We make plans.
We change them.
Then we think about ourselves in ten or twenty years saying, "Wow. I can't believe I thought/said that..."
*props to proving that future self wrong.

-Sam.

Just a side note, life may be a revolving door and...

2011-12-12T07:37:51.396-08:00

Just a side note, life may be a revolving door and love comes and goes but sometimes (never happening more than once), it pulls you out by the hand into a sparkling hotel of wonder and complicated joy or the strict lines of a bank, into an alley that may be built to hide you in the gutter or onto an avenue of surprise and adventures amongst the hidden beauty. Love is a gamble but if you watch closely as you swing around, you'll be able to pick out which hand is the right one. Just don't let your compartment get too crowded- you might not see it when it comes.

growing up is such a weird feeling. I go back and ...

2011-12-11T16:58:57.534-08:00

growing up is such a weird feeling. I go back and forth between feeling so excited to be leaving & growing up, and wanting to stay far away from any sort of change.

Your writing was beautiful. I was completely enthr...

2011-12-11T13:26:33.203-08:00

Your writing was beautiful. I was completely enthralled by the story, I wondered if it was real for a second. But it was. Thank you for blogging Jills.

That whole 'crossing-over' thing... I reme...

2011-12-10T23:53:03.733-08:00

That whole 'crossing-over' thing... I remember when that happened to me. It was a weird feeling. But after a short while I came to see it as a positive change. I saw it as me maturing, growing up, and entering the next phase of my life. And I was all for it.

But yeah, it can be a bit jarring when you first come across it; when you start seeing people even only the slightest bit younger than you seemingly being an entire generation behind you.

But again, I found it a positive thing. Hope you're able to as well, or that you find a suitable alternate perspective.