Christmas is coming! The weather is getting cooler and it keeps raining. I keep hoping that the mercury will go down a bit more so it can snow.
I'm 18 now. I can buy 4D and bet on football matches though I hope I'll never be tempted to engage in such activities. Everyone who gambles knows that what they are doing is putting more money into the pockets of the rich. Who needs regressive taxes when you have so many people complusively disposing of their income in this manner? Anyway, this issue only entered my mind because I suddenly thought of how all the adults in my family like to note down "lucky" numbers to "buy". Dumb. I might possibly be the first smart adult in the family if I don't succuumb to the lure of the game with 4 digits.
Yesterday, I watched 3 movies. I was feeling smug and self-satisfied at having succesfully survied to br 18 years of age. I asked to buy the tickets to Blade Trinity (nc16) and the bloody woman at the box office had to ask to see my IC. Damn. As I gave my tickets to the girl at the entrance of the cinema, proof that I was above 16 was again requested. Double damn. I was about to murder her in cold blood when she turned to ask her colleague what dateb it was and wished me happy birthday. Whew, close shave for her.
It was a good birthday. Movies and good food. A lot of food of course. And I am still smug and self-satisfied that I am 18. People born late in the year sometimes feel a great sense of achievement when they get older by a year.