Signs of Adulthood…

It clicked last night how lame adulthood is. Admittedly, I am not a huge fan of some of the “pre-adulthood/post-adolescent” behaviors — parties focused on drinking come to mind — but being an adult really is rather… well, pathetic.

My list (and expect this to be randomly updated):

• Planning in August for what you’re going to be doing in November. (Okay, so this is my own fault, but I’m going to finish my NaNo this time.)
• Checking your email repeatedly — to see if you’ve gotten something from your mortgage broker.
• Going clothes shopping — for a wedding. (Not mine, never fear… not yet, anyway.)
• Hearing about your car being used for potential vehicular homcide (it was a theoretical conversation), and thinking, “I don’t think that’s covered by insurance…”
• Having a friend talk about being unsure what to do when their son comes to visit for part of the summer, as per the divorce settlement.
• Listening to friends talk about the gas mileage they got over the weekend — and then building an entire conversation around it
• Being jealous of the friend’s gas mileage, even if you love your Audi.
• Considering it a matter of normalcy to be receiving more snail mail bills and spam than actual mail and email put together.
• Deciding that your work day has had enough stress before you get there, so sure you can write a post to your blog…