Two weeks ago, a co-worker/friend  IMed me through our company IM service and asked what I was doing. I (truthfully) answered that I was , “waiting.”

“For what?” she replied.

“Everything. My next call. Lunch. The weekend. My next career move. My future. EVERYTHING.”

I thought I went through my quarter life crisis a couple of years ago, but it turns out that little bugger lasts a few years. Or maybe we just always feel confused and uneasy about the future.   Lately, my friends seem fixated on this issue. Everyone seems to be fighting a pretty hard battle. I mean that relatively. Like, yes, we know it’s a First World Problem and there are Worse Things Out There.

But that’s not really stopping us, now is it?

Today, I’m pleased to present my first guest post from my friend LMac, who likes the idea of a blog in theory but doesn’t want to deal with maintaining one.  She felt inspired this week and wrote the essay you will find under the cut.  It’s a little more maudlin that the kind of post I usually write, but it feels appropriate given today is Good Friday.  I always feel this day deserves serious reflection. I’ll spare you my religious ponderings, but it feels right to post something serious today.

Withour further ado… I present Lmac’s Essay: I am Twenty Nine.

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