22

22 doesn't feel much different than 21. in case you were unaware, yesterday, the 21st was my birthday. well, this morning i looked in the mirror, and wondered, "what exactly about me says 'hey this guy is definitely 22'?" perhaps the beginnings of the beard, but realistically, i've had that since i was 16, so people have always seen that. maybe the slightly more distinguished jawline that's been developing. but does anyone really pay that much attention. more so, it's probably the slightly receding hairline going on, but even that's hard to notice with the long hair. so physically speaking, i don't think i look any different than 18 or 25. no, i think what makes the difference is the 22 years of life experience. i've seen a lot, done a lot, and learned a little over the last 220% of a decade (that's 22 years for you non math geeks). i think maybe something that kind of sums it all up is an answer to a question that i've always had. i heard this answer in a movie the other day.

the question is: why do hot dogs come in packages of 10, and hot dog buns in packages of 8?

the answer: hot dogs come in packages of 10 and hot dog buns in packages of 8, because sometimes life doesn't work out the way we plan, and we've just got to work with what we've got, but at least you always have a hot dog.