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Happy birthday to me. I do feel a little older, dudes. I feel a little wiser. But also a little fatter and slower. These days, the circles under my eyes are just slightly darker and I have these weird wrinkles on the sides of my eyes when I smile. I find myself watching CNN more and more these days, instead of MTV. And the most unsettling thing about being 23 is how I don't recognize any of the rap music I hear on the radio anymore. Who the heck is Chingy and Li'l John? Whatever happened to 2pac and Snoop and Dre?
It's so strange to see the changes I've gone through since I was 18. Five years ago, I was at a party convincing girls that they should make out with the birthday boy. Two years ago, my birthday party consisted of me drinking twenty-one "virtual" shots of alcohol, resulting in a three day hangover. Last night, I was reduced to having a quick Sam Adams at midnight before crawling into bed.
When I was 18, I used to be able to play five or six straight hours of full-court basketball. Nowadays I'm huffing and puffing after twenty minutes. When I was 18 I was just in really good shape. I could inhale three McDonald's Big Macs, no problem. Nowadays, I eat one and have to take a nap.
Boy, I am getting old.
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happy 23rd bday big bro!!!!
Pete you're a great guy, with one of the kindest souls I know, and you're always finding ways to be funny or have fun. I'm so glad we got to be friends. HAPPY BIRTHDAY old man!
yo what up petey happy 23rd, your the man as usual, go get drunk tonight
Happy 23rd birthday Pete!!! I love you!! Thanks for takin care of my drunk ass too! ;-)
welcome to my world... happy birthday pete!
remember in middle school when it was your birthday and you demanded that you should be quarterback in fball during gym class because it was your b-day? i never forgave you for that because we lost 0-49. haha! happy birthday Pete
Happy Birthday! I have all those symptoms too..and you can add "staying up late as being up till 11 when five years ago i used to not even leave to go out until then." oh and even though you can only eat one big mac now you gain more weight than you would eating 3 five years ago. i used to eat candy bars for meals..no more =(..but on a happy note you are that much closer to renting a car with no penalty!
able to rent a car, car insurance goes down, yea thats the only thing to look forward to at this point, 2 more years...happy bday
happy bday man