I'm thinking of changing my age. It's no so much that I dread getting older and fear death; it's more so I have a place where I belong. I'm 28 right now, but I'm nothing like the typical 28-year old. I have no desire to wed, procreate, or settle down. I'm more interested in hanging out with friends, playing video games, and just doing stupid kid stuff. Age ain't nothing but a number and you're only as old as you feel--at least that's what "they" say. Well, I don't feel 28--I'm more like a 23. Actually given my love for "Saved by the Bell," cartoons, and the Muppets, I'm more like a 16. But since there's no way in hell I'll ever pass for 16, I'm thinking of being 23...maybe 22.

Do you know what the average 28-year old is doing? According my own unscientific survey (i.e., wild accusations and assumptions), the average 28-year old is at least one of the following: married, divorced, or a parent. Look at me--I'm not psychology close to any of those things. In fact, the thought of any of them make me shudder (and the combination is enough to make me crawl in a ball and hide).

I don't think it's because I'm not mature enough to be 28. I'd like to think I'm a very mature, responsible person (at least that's what my mommy says). I have a job and live own my own with no assistance from my folks (unless you wanna count the one meal a week I mooch at my mom's house in the name of "quality time"). I'm sensible with money and have no debt (excluding those student loans). I'm franticly saving to buy a house someday. I'm stable and mature enough to be an adult.

Maybe I'm just not emotionally mature yet. No, that doesn't sound right either--I have a level head and normally keep my emotions in check (unless something pisses me off). I'm just not ready for any of those normal, grownup things. But I don't think I'll ever be. I see friends boggled down in relationships and thank gawd I'm not one of them. And that's just dating--if I detest dating that much, how in the world am I ever supposed to warm up to the idea of marriage?

*shudder*

I think I'm a 23. The average 23-year old has recently graduated from college. He's still finding his place in the world. He doesn't want to get married. He wants to drink with his buddies, stay up all night, and live his own life.

It's a good number--Jordan was a 23. There's like less pressure or something. Thirty-year old chiks with kids don't hit on 23-year olds. Twenty-two-year old girls don't think it's creepy when 23-year old guys hit on them. There's nothing wrong with a 22-year old playing video games or doing stupid things on a dare.

Yeah, I'm a 23.