TheChrisD - Rant Central

Have I grown up yet?

A post on the Tx¹ forum led me to this little article here.
“Twenty-five Signs You Have Grown Up” - hmmm, let’s test it out shall we?

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.
No. The houseplants back at home are all dead.

2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
No. I’m not even gonna start on this one.

3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
Yes. But I don’t really drink beer anyway.

4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
Either. I get up at that time if I have to do something that morning, or I’m in Dunboyne. I go to bed at that time (or later) if I’ve been gaming all night.

5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
No. I’m not in elevators (lifts, ffs) enough to near songs I like.

6. You watch the Weather Channel.
No. No such channel exists over here.

7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “breakup.”
No. Those friends that I do have still “breakup”.

8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
No. Actually.. *counts* …., yea about that.

9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”
No. Besides, I never get “dressed up” as it is.

10. You’re the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won’t turn down the stereo.
No. If it’s too loud, I deal with it. Or I just game even louder and drown them out

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
Yes. Although half the time I don’t get them.

12. You don’t know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
Yes. Well, I don’t know and have never known the times McDonalds, Burger King etc. close at. Too many branches

13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
No. No car anyway.

14. You feed your dog “Science Diet” instead of McDonald’s leftovers.
No. I have no dog. And my Sims 2 dog gets fed whatever Sims 2 dog food they have in it.

15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
No. It just causes a few dead arms and legs (especially when you have your laptop and all accessories on the couch with you :P)

16. You take naps.
No. I either go into insomnia mode, or I fight bitterly to stay awake until the lectures etc. are over.

17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
Yes. Although I’ve never had any dates to speak of (don’t fucking start!), I’d consider that the full date.

18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at three in the morning would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.
No. Chicken Wings FTW!

19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
Yes. The only times I’ve ever had to go to the pharmacy are when the maternal unit needed Nurfoen or whatever.

20. A four dollar bottle of wine is no longer “pretty good shit.”
No. I don’t drink much wine, but if I did, €4 is a great price!

21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
No. Snacking on cereal anytime FTMFW!

22. “I just can’t drink the way I used to” replaces “I’m never going to drink that much again.”
No. Besides, I don’t have that great of a drinking habit as it is

23. Ninety percent of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
No. 90% of the time I spend in front of a computer is for GAMING!

24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
Yes. Because at home I won’t run the risk of being slagged off for drinking West Coast Cooler (again, don’t fucking start!)

25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking “Oh shit what the hell happened?”
Yes. Although you have to replace friend with acquaintance, or relative, or friend of parents.

Bonus:

26: You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that it doesn’t apply to you and can’t find one to save your sorry old ass.
No. I’m not that old. Yet

Result: 7½/25. Yes, I’m not really the ideal college student/teenager - I am kinda “sophisticated” (ugh, big word FTL), although it might have come from the parent….. Still, I got another while to go before I reach the stage where I score 20+ on this test