i have seven minutes left of battery

lets see if i can get my thoughts out before then.

i turn 23 in exactly a week. and birthdays, at least starting this year, are becoming a time of reflection.
i always thought that the time between the ages of 18-24 were the most influential years of life. at least the most productive in the sense of developing patterns of thought to be put towards the benefit of those older and younger. and i guess i just had the essence of it all wrong in my head.
the time spent during those years will be carried on through my life.
i have two more years.