This is the one that gets me. I have to make sure now that when I drink on a weekend I do it on a Friday nite instead of a Saturday so that I can be ready for work again by Monday.
You know you're getting old when 20-somethings in this thread are posting about getting old and you're just wishing you weren't over twice their age. Or you post a poll asking people to vote on how old you look.
LOL!!! I grew up watching it and it still has a certain nostalgia to it. I really did not go to school with any other blacks until the 6th grade so my cultural influences were largely influenced by those I was around at that time. One of those influences was "Saved by the Bell" and hey, Lisa was cute too.
Now that I think about it, my hangovers last longer than they used too. I was in New Orleans a few months back. I was hungover for a couple days but didn't feel right for about a week.
We're going in a couple weeks for a friend's bachelor party. I've already decided that I'm going to be the guy who stays somewhat sober for the two nights. The main reason is that I want to make sure no one gets in trouble, but I'm also thinking about that drive home and I really don't want to make that drive hungover.
you'd be surpised. that show was extremely popular, all my friends immediately knew that the prostitute in "Any Given Sunday" who sleeps with Pacino was Jessie
Mr. Miyagi is fiction in more ways than one. As for you guys complaining about being carded I still get carded and I'm 38. I still look pretty young, even though my joints feel like they're in their 50's. This isn't always a blessing as for work I'm sometimes mistaken for being a college intern. A couple of years ago I was consulting for a state rep. down at the legislature and was making a presentation to a committee on a controversial subject. I had a good presentation and got a positive response but at the end of it I overheard one of the representatives who opposed the legislation I was consulting on tell another one, "that guy doesn't know anything he's just some college kid." I've also had this happen to me twice where've I've met women in their early 40's and late 30's who've told me that they thought I was really cute but way too young for them.
the good thing about the vicious, "old man", hangovers is that, because i don't enjoy feeling like a zombie who's getting the crap kicked out of him by millions of microscopic and invisible grim reapers, that instead of bringing death bring dread and self-loathing, i drink less.
You no longer play gigs unless they pay....and pay well You're getting married and your friends are MAKING you have a bachelor party, even though you would rather just go to a Rocket game and a sports bar, then call it a night You can't look up to retired pro athletes anymore because many of them are younger than you You still have a goatee - but it has a large grey spot You don't....OK, can't walk up the stairs two-at-a-time anymore...and when you do take the stairs (one-at-a-time, of course), you hear strange creaking noises coming from your knees You listen to 'classic rock' instead of new music
Working outdoors on your lawn/garden makes you happy. And then very unhappy the next day when your whole body feels like it was put into one of those paint-shakers at the hardware store.
I feel fine. Run 5-6 miles on a treadmill most days during the winter and outside when I can. Play indoor soccer on Friday nights, mostly against groups of young punks. We are empty nesters and I am relatively flexible at work so we can generally travel when/where we want. Getting older isn't so bad.
Bobrek; The one thing that I worry about getting old in MN is handling the weather. Its bad enough going out trying to start the car on a day like today in my 30's let alone doing so when I'm in my 50's. Any thoughts of moving from MN back to somewhere warmer?
Ohhh...one other thing. This whole emo thing. It's passing me by and I'm still relatively clueless as to what it sounds like and what it is aside from the sarcastic stereotypes. [old man voice] Back in my day we had grunge and goth! [/old man voice] It sounds like a combination of both. This is the first major youth trend that I'm oblivious to. I've literally thought to myself 'Man, you are getting old' when I've tried to figure out this deal.
At some point we'll probably move someplace warmer especially since Minnesota has a state inheritance tax. We don't want to die here! The cold has yet to affect me in any way due to my age. I suspect if I ever have the need for blood thinners, that may change. My age doesn't matter - I always slip on ice. The more interesting question for me is does anyone remember their parents seeming a lot older when they were your age than you do now? I remember my folks seeming much older when they were 50 than I see myself.
I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.
also, i just read the article on Sam Cassell and had to take a double take on his age. i remember when he was 22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
