Post 153: Glow in the Dark

I love the stars. I have always loved the stars. Some of my earliest memories include looking up at the stars. One I remember vividly, though I don't know how old I was, is at my Grandmother's house in rural New York. I'm standing outside, just looking up at the stars. There were almost no lights, the city being miles and miles away, so I could see thousands of stars.

The second memory couldn't be far from that time. I'm on my way home from my grandmother's house. I'm sitting in the passenger's seat and the chair is all the way back. I'm looking out the window. And I'm watching the stars between the trees as they fly by. I remember thinking it was funny that as the trees went by in a blur, the stars didn't change position.

The reason for the title and this discussion on stars, is because I just put up glow in the dark stars on my ceiling and walls. Well, more. I had some but I got new none, cheap ones from a store. They're official glow in the dark stars. They came in a box and everything.

They glow so brighter faster. I put the light on for five minutes and the new ones glow brighter. An hour and they glow the same, but the new ones actually fade faster.

I love them. They look so cool. It is like I am in space looking around at the stars surrounding me. There are little shooting stars and nebula. There is even a crescent moon.

It is kind of funny. When I bought them, I was asked if they were a gift for a kid. They said their kid liked it. The reviews online are mostly from parents buying for their kids. When I told my mother, she scoffed.

And yet most of my friends, older and younger alike think they sound cool. It isn't like I am using them because I'm scared of the dark. In fact, I turn my lights off awhile before I go to sleep because I prefer to go to sleep when they are dark.

I think people can get too preoccupied in "kid" things and "adult" things. I mean, if I want glow in the dark stars because I love stars, then whose business is it but mine? My mom acts weirdly about playing Pokemon Go in public because she is worried someone will see her playing because it is a "teen/kid" game.

Why does it matter?