Like, in a theater. Like, right now, I could walk into a movie theater and say: “I want a ticket to Paranormal Activity.” And they’d say “Do you have an ID?” And I’d say, “Yes”, and I’d show them my school ID and then they’d let me pay them $12.50 for a movie I could watch online for free anyway.
BUT the point is that today I turned 17 and that is the age that you are allowed to buy tickets to see R-rated movies. Which is cool. And I think in NYC you can get a slightly-better learner’s permit than you could when you were 16. (Not that I have one.) But what did I do today? Well, it was weird. Since I’m older and so much more MaTUrE now, I feel not as super-excited and giddy as usual.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited it’s my birthday and everything, but it was all rainy today so for most of the day I just sat around and watched TV. In the evening I had a party with my family and tomorrow I’m seeing WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE with friends, and I got some awesome presents today. But aside from that it’s just a normal Saturday.
I guess it’s also helped by the fact that this is the first year in a while that my birthday has been on a weekend. On weekdays there’s school to distract you all day and people to talk to that wish you a happy birthday. I’m not sad… I just feel… grown up. :-/
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I didn’t learn to drive until I moved to L.A. in my 20s. When I lived in NYC I had no reason to drive. To this day I still turn into a New Yorker when I drive (cursing, yelling at other drivers, etc) even though I never drove in New York.