children are the only ones who blush

excitement is mounting for camping this weekend. the closest that i've ever been to camping was having a family picnic in a park (as opposed to family picnics in cemeteries, but i'll save that for another day), so i've been kinda scared about going. a couple sunday's ago, i went to georgian bay with my mom for a day trip organized by her company. the whole thing was pretty lame and although hanging around a small harbour is nothing like "roughing it" in the woods with a keg of beer and random drugs, i started to get excited about camping. i suppose my hatred of being outdoors on a hot sunny day has subsided considerably :P not only is there a desire to tan my uberwhite legs, but the paranoia about sleeping outdoors is dying down and that only means this weekend of high drunken shenanigans will be the highlight of my summer :) eeek. so excited.

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on a different note...
i really don't like it when people say, "you're really mature for your age." what does that mean? maybe a better question to ask is, what are you using to base maturity on? if you look at evolution, it's hard not think of it as a progression. "to evolve is to become better". (excuse me, but school is just around the corner and i'm a pseudo keener, so just deal with it :P) how many jokes are there about neanderthals? who hasn't called someone a "neanderthal" as in insult? what i'm getting at is since "evolving" doesn't mean becoming better, does aging automatically mean you're getting more mature, and is being more mature better? i've never heard anyone say, "i'm older now, more immature..." but is that possible? i've noticed that the older i get, the more 'racist' i get. no worries, i won't be joining any clans soon. i try not to discriminate with my behaviour...besides, i hate all races and all people :P it's just that a 15 year old me wouldn't have had these stereotypical thoughts. is it just that i see discrimination more now-to the point where i feel it an inescapable part of life and no longer a reason to get angry? is that becoming more mature? cuz if it is, i'd rather not. people act differently with different people, that's a given. so am i more mature because i'm being polite and actually talking to you when other people my age would just snicker and walk away? to measure the maturity of someone, i think you have to know them on different levels. the bottom line is i don't think being told, "you're mature for your age" is necessary (especially since age is just a number anyway right?) and when it is said, i take it to be an empty compliment. and how do i react to that? stick up two middle fingers and say 'go eat a fat one!' how mature is that?