Today the government officially recognizes my semiadulthood. I'm not quite sure how i feel about that. I can legally smoke, no real new ground broken there, however I can be tried as an adult in a court of law, and be drafted. I suppose I'm mostly glad to be done with 17. 17 was so last year. In survey, however, seventeen was pretty great. I lost 40 lbs (and put 25 back on :) ) I was part of an amazing musical production. I graduated from a spectacular school. I made an amazing cross country trip with my Dad. And now I am at a great college, making some really good friends. 17 was a good year. I'm going to have to work pretty hard to make 18 even better.