04 January, 2002 - 6:30 p.m.

Exactly seven hours and 5 minutes from now, I will mark my 19th year of life. Lord but I'm old. Well, I guess in the grand scheme of things I'm not really, but I can't help getting a little downed by the fact that I'm embarking on the beginning of the two limbo years. You know how 18's really important because you finish highschool, start uni, etc. and 21 is when you officially become an "adult" .. so 19 and 20 kind of just get lost among the jumble of days.

Like I said - disheartening stuff.

In other news, a couple of close friends are coming around tonight and we're just going to chill out here and watch old Dawson's Creek episodes in order to psyche ourselves up for the start of this years new season. I know a lot of people out there aren't avid fans, but hey, each to his own.

We'll probably end up going to grab a bite to eat and then heading southwards to play a friendly game of basketball (I used to play really well but you wouldn't think that to see me play now). I mean, as highly entertaining as I find Dawson's Creek, there's only so much tv viewing you can do before cabin fever starts to set in. Especially if it's a Friday night and you're looking forward to the weekend.

I'm getting taken out to breakfast tomorrow morning, then to the beach for a leisurely day of frolicking in the sun (or overcast sky as the people predict), and then everyone's meeting here for early drinks before heading out for a night on the town.

It should prove rather interesting considering that after my New Years party I'm still trying to sort out the back log of guy troubles that seem to have accumulated in my lap. I always thought that relationship woes would be something that one could grow out of and shed as one grew older, but it's becoming more apparent that this isn't the case.

For instance, a thirty year old friend of mine is still stuck in awkward situations .. and the females he's having problems with are all 25+. As is probably obvious - it's not an awfully comforting thought :P

Anyway, this was a really badly constructed entry, and I know how I seem to keep making empty promises of updating properly and writing down every little detail so that you know the beatings of my heart and all, and in complete honesty I mean to. Guess I'm just bad at keeping promises :**

Oh well, baby steps.