August 14, 2004
twenty-five
When I turned twenty-six last month, I was aware that a big chapter in my life was coming to a close. Twenty-five had been a monumental year. My mother said once that I have always been twenty-five. Five going on twenty-five, sixteen going on twenty-five.
It is no wonder to me, then, that in many ways I found myself at this age. I found my writing voice, a new place in a new city. I even found (and lost) love, in various forms. Andmost importantly, I found myself and what it means to be me.
In re-reading some old entries, I decided to put together a list of some of the more defining posts of my twenty-fifth year. Twenty-five of them to be exact. Here they are:
On Love, Sex & Dating
Neverland
Maybe I was thinking of Bocce
In these Borrowed Clothes
Hypothetically Speaking
A Letter to Love
Azure & Coincidence
On Moving to New York
Benchmark
You Wish You'd Thought of it Sooner
Fish in the City
If the Shoes Fit
Fresh Eyes and a Sweet Face
On Writing
I Blog
A Lady Always Knows When to Leave
The Bastard on the Couch
Why I’ll Never Be a Novelist
Evolution of a Fish
On Being Me
I
People Who Need People
Just Your Average Morning
In These Shoes
In my Imperfection
Incongruent
On Feeling
Cooking for Two
Sometimes the Night
Still Night
ahh, I like when bloggers pick a list for us to read. Wonderful, every one. :)
Posted by: Jen at August 14, 2004 09:38 PMSuch a lovely birthday foto! My compliments to the picture-taker. :-)
Posted by: ellephantom at August 14, 2004 11:14 PMhappy belated birthday! loved reading your fav. blogs from this year. cute picture, too. now how about a pic of sir hal? :)
Posted by: teacher lady at August 15, 2004 02:47 PMGreat idea- much better than the list that defines my 35th year on this earth which is "Dishes I tried to make from Cooking Light Magazine that cost me a LOT of Money and turned into Disasters because I only have 5 cubic inches of Counter Space". Yes, am also requesting pic of Sir Hal.
Posted by: Vicki at August 15, 2004 03:45 PMHappy Birthday!
Thanks for the list, Miss Fish. That'll be a little reading for me in the quiet moments back here in ruralsville when the parentals cave into their need for post-meal naps...
I hope you're well and spangly!
Posted by: Stuart at August 15, 2004 05:14 PMA stunning collection of posts. In your 25th year you found an extraordinary voice -- one that will get you published -- and you've inspired blog crushes far beyond New York.
Posted by: Mike at August 15, 2004 10:29 PMLovely photo, lovely writing... I'm very much looking forward to reading the next chapter.
Posted by: Kimberly at August 16, 2004 12:15 AMThat is a Beautiful Picture!
happy birthday!
this year, let's work on a new category. like, on things i was so drunk while doing that i only know what happened because of others' recollections. happy late birthday!
Posted by: kate at August 16, 2004 10:34 AMYou need to change your "about this fish" section to show your age... um, unless you're one of those women who will be forever 25.
Posted by: StephanieKlein at August 16, 2004 05:58 PMcorrect me if i'm wrong but you're actually living your 25th year the day after you turn 24. but whatev.
Posted by: hubs at August 16, 2004 06:53 PMFish... you can be a novelist and have structure if you focus on the process and not the results. For e.g. you can write by time -- one hour, two , three - every day and then STOP or by page - five pages a day, every day for e.g. (although I see you grooving on the time thing)
Posted by: Kristen at August 16, 2004 08:55 PMHappy Birthday, Fish. I've been reading/lurking for a while. Love your writing style. Thanks for the list -- every single selection is moving in some way. And congrats, on all your milestones, big and small.
Posted by: Fifi at August 17, 2004 03:57 PMI discovered your blog a few weeks ago...I so enjoyed your collection here. A great way to learn more about You, and quicker than reading through all the archives (which I plan on doing, eventually).
Always nice to find a blog by an intelligent woman who also happens to be a fab writer. Many of those posts made me wonder how you came up with such cut-to-the-heart descriptions of things we all (at least I) think about, because they were so Me.
Happy belated birthday from a woman on the opposite coast who also turned 26 this year. :)
Posted by: Arianne at August 22, 2004 08:45 PM