i watched mtv last nite.

it's not something i do very often, in fact, it's something i'd be happy to avoid altogether. i was thinking that it's mostly because, age-wise, i'm on the tail end of their target demographic, but then i thought about it for a second and realized that that's definitely not true, they expect people my age to watch.

i read a study a while ago that declared that people aren't generally considered adults until age twenty-six. i was willing to go along with that, i'm twenty-three and i have a hard time considering myself a "grown-up." i'm sure that there's nothing magical about the age of twenty-six, but regardless of the number, it shows that people realize that adolescence continues for a period of time well beyond the age of eighteen. mtv is, i think, more than a little responsible for that, mostly because they manage to co-opt the thought process of so many people by appealing to their desire to be sensorily stimulated, and idly entertained.

nate called last night, and it was good to be able to talk to him again. he's one of the people that makes me feel a little bad that i left chicago. he's doing well, said he broke his wrist, but he's doing his best with it, it's not caused him to miss any shows, he's just singing now instead of singing and playing guitar.

anyone in dallas want to come out next weekend? dfw to long beach is $169 on american, september 5-9 only.

feeling: friday-ish
thinking of: no three-day weekend
music: "someday like today" paradigm (nate's band)