Well, that's it. My twenties have been over for several hours. So far, so good. No new wrinkles, my hairline's right where I left it. Still, I can't help but feel there's something I should begin to do differently now that I'm officially not-that-young.
Here are some non-writing-related ideas I've been throwing around:
- giving up red meat and pork: I just think I could do without them.
- recommitting myself to the only sport I've been good at: Athletically, I'm already over the hill.
- travel: My girlfriend is really into it. Me, not so much. But she wants to see the Galapagos and I am down for that.
To those of you over thirty, what do you think... Is age just a number? I don't buy that, myself. If this was a thousand years ago, I'd be well into middle age and possibly have grandkids by now.
Not gonna lie - turning 30 just sucks....
if we were born with 6 fingers on each hand, you'd be 26.
Nick, the thirties are friggin awesome! There's nothing I could do at 24 that I'm not better at ten years later. The anabolic steroids help.
@ utah -- roids are the fountain of youth except for the baldness and impotence
Exactly. Watch The Expendables and tell me you don't want to be in the shape Stallone is when you're 85 years old.
I'm safely 29 and perfectly happy with that. I'm considering just sticking it out here.
I think HGH is the actual fountain of youth... if only I knew a doctor crooked enough...
@Avery: You have no spirit of adventure!
Will it be weird when I just jump from 29 to 40 one day? Will that seem awkward?
No. It'll seem kinda like you're a member of 1920s upstate New York society, maybe, but not awkward.
Hm. I can live with that.
Well, I feel a bit better about turning 25 and having an ultra shitty day today. That could just be because I'm living like a 30-year-old, though.
35 here, all the parts still work. I still rock harder than most younger than me.
This may make you feel better: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-life-better-after-age-30/.
Well I'm still a young buck but I guess I'm starting to have goals now. Get some more tattoos. Get a job. Hook up with some hippie chicks.
Although I haven't hit 30 just yet, I honestly don't even know or care how old I am. I think breeding has killed any desire I have to keep track of my own time line. I can't even remember my last 5 birthdays, and not due to any fun parties, either.
I just realized I said I don't know how old I am. That was a stupid comment. I know, I just don't care.
16. I've got fuckin long way to go, but I'm sure I'll manage
I turn 23 tomorrow.
I feel the cold hand of death gripping me already!
Hey! 23 is my lucky number. It'll be a great year.
@ Popeye -- that did cheer me up
Love this thread title, sir.
... I kinda figured you would.
I'm also using it as my FB status
But those people he didn't impress? They absolutely crucified him.
Twenty-six here, and suddenly acutely aware of thirty as a problem. I'm not sure I could live without red meat and pork...
@Derek: You could. But why would you want to?
I think I could basically give up pork (except bacon, bacon doesn't count) but read meat? Not a chance.
I was a vegetarian for like 10 years, then pregnancy happened, and I haven't gone back. Probably will soon, though, meat is fucking expensive, plus I no longer have anyone who cooks for me everyday, and I think raw meat is horribly disgusting to prepare, though delicious when it's done.
Oh wait...I'm also a fan of pork sausage. Never mind. I think I'll just cut out vegetables.
@utah1977: Exactly.
33. Look 24. Feel 18. The thirties? Ehh... just a number. It's all about how you frame it.
At 34 I'm not a chain-smoker. Which basically means I'm 24 again, but with a little gray on my head. And better stamina.
At 33, its great so far. I feel strong as ever, and dare I say it, a little wiser too. The only thing I would note is that all the things I said one day will happen are now right here at my feet. Its a little stressful dealing with things you thought were so out in the future.
I have to say I am so glad not to be a smoker at 29. Best thing I ever did strictly for myself was stop smoking seven years ago.
I'm 34 but feel 18 lol
Age comes with experience and experience makes you a better writer.
I'm young, but I doubt I'll see 2013.
Seriously Laurance?? Don't be a Kurt Cobain.
Haha, I didn't mean it like that. Also, why do people keep calling it Cobain? It's Hemingway.
Cause Hemingway waited until he was famous and wrote a few novels, then he blew his brains out. You have to wait until you have become famous and enjoyed yourself for a few years. Or at least fall in love with a prostitute and cut off your ear like Van Gogh.
I just meant shooting oneself in general. Plus I don't really like Nirvana. I'm just bored, need a good drug addiction or unhealthy muse to fill all the void. Haha.
Hemingway was like sixty when he killed himself. Cobain as twenty-seven and had a baby girl. Completely different choices if you ask me.
I'm a couple years away from 30 but already embracing it. I used to sincerely give a fuck what bosses, in-laws, co-workers thought. Now I am self-employed and if it doesn't work out I'll be working in a feild where tattoos are practically a requirement. I just do. not. give. a fuck. I love it. The only people I have to care about are the people I honestly care about, and I know where I am and where I want to go. Fuck the early to mid-twenties. They were bullshit. I'm so glad to be past it!
Your life is over, it's all down hill.
WTF?
"Plus I don't really like Nirvana."
WTF?
"Plus I don't really like Nirvana."
WTF?
@Kitty,
you do know they're going to kill you now...
"Plus I don't really like Nirvana."
Is that a quote from Salman Rushdie's upcoming novel, Hey Buddha you big fat fuck?
Haha, Nirvana is one of the most overrated bands of their time. I'm surprised to see that many fans here.
@Kitty, I don't mind them. Tbh, I'm more mettally.
