Epiphany

Turned 25. So this is what this is like. The day itself was really great: filled with friends and family and an abundance of baked goods.
Unexpected side effect: a quiet and lovely feeling of empowerment. I'm an adult. I can do whatever the hell I'd like. Including swearing in my blog post even though I know my mom is following (sorry Mom). Including tossing the safe bet and going for my PhD, including teaching a very fine high school class and taking a really fat load this semester and getting married only if I feel like it and when I feel like it and becoming Brandie Siegfried potentially in answer to my most fond dreams and working toward "adulthood" any way that I deem fit thank you very much.
I could get used to this.