User blog comment:VampiresAndWerewolfsareAwesomeAsHell23/I am almost 21/@comment-4831250-20120211224630

I'm 23, so I can't get on board the doom and gloom bandwagon of which age is the last golden year of your life. But I refuse to believe that anything is downhill, ever. My grandmother always says that the worst case scenario is refusing to trade beauty for wisdom, and I'm starting to see that it's true. Anyway, traveling is fun and eye-opening, though I will say that I've been surprised at how many times I've been surprised in the last few years. Make sure you get to know yourself before you try to get married or anything like that (there is no expiration date on anybody, and we aren't traded by our parents for dowries these days, so no need to rush.) The fun part is looking back and realizing how silly you were when you were a teenager, and the worst part is the day you realize that pop music is terrible. This is the time when you're supposed to line up your targets, and you have the whole decade to do it before people start calling you unfocused; use the experiences you have now to learn what you really want to do with your life and start taking the steps to make sure you can get there. Mistakes are encouraged, love is infinite, nobody honestly expects anybody to have their shit together until they're thirty.

Happy birthday, and don't stress out. Getting older is something everybody does. ;)