Will -- I know you've been a member here forever, but you should hang around more often. You seem like my kind of person. Happy birthday, man.
As for the age stuff, I'm with Eric completely. I just turned 17 about a week ago, and it's screwing with my head. I think I mentioned in some long-ago thread how I have trouble envisioning my future. Well, it's getting to that point where my future is just about ready to collide with me, and I'm not sure I'm ready for it. I still think of myself as just a kid, and yet this time next year, I'll more than likely be packing up and moving out to live alone somewhere.
Absolutely terrifying.