Adulthood

[owlectomy]

Last night, I was in blue plaid schoolgirl uniform, looking silly at a semi-spontaneous trip to Animazement. Today, I have a 401k. (I got my first paycheck today, for all of $33--that's for two days of work, minus dental, retirement, and so on).

"I'm too old for this," B. said, and it's a bit ridiculous to be too old for anything at 22 but in a way she's not wrong; anime fandom favors those who have time, money, energy, and youth. Youth enough to look good in a schoolgirl outfit. Science fiction fandom, at least, seems kinder to people older than college-age.

Adulthood's kind of scary.

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Not that you can go, but...

[meaghanchan.livejournal.com]

There's an exhibit opening next week at one of Pratt's galleries, on the history of shoujo manga. I thought of you. I'll probably end up going, though I can't appreciate it the way you could.