body breaking down

I'm only 20 and yet sometimes I can already feel my body beginning to break down.

I think back, oh wait, I mean present and future, to countless nights staying up late to study...or talk. It's not just me, I mean I can't believe I used to make my body get by on a couple hours of sleep and then go through a regular day(s) and then let it crash on the weekend or something. Wow!

I started thinking about this at work while I was playing around with a pen. (I'm trying to maintain dexterity with my fingers by learning some neat pen tricks. Hrm, that sounds dorkier than saying I want to look cool because I know a pen trick. Er, I think that's a lose-lose situation. Doh.) Anyway, my finger got jammed/stiff/"crunched" every other time or so. Sigh.

Or even when I went snowboarding over break. I have no problem falling down (as in, I'm not scared to) and then getting back up again. But I wonder how long my body can take it? I saw someone much older fall down a couple of times and then she had to turn in for the day because her body couldn't take it anymore. That's not the first. I mean, I know coworkers (parents) that take their children roller blading and such and only watch because it hurts when they fall. Well I guess that's true for anyone, falling on your tailbone does hurt like no other. Lucky I have a solid cushion that will never leave me. :P

And they're old...dude, this is what I mean by my body already starting to slow down. Isn't this supposed to be my peak age? I should be running marathons right now! Haha...not.

Oh yeah, and when I was running (!) with Simba today, I could feel my knee also beginning to hrm, jam/"crunch." Not so good.

Sigh, I just hope I get to do all the things that I want to do while my body can handle it before something else gets in my way. Maybe I should make one of those lists haha...not.