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I seem to have tunnel vision or something. Ben had posted a link to one of his project sites twice in the comments section and seems like everyone found and followed it except me :( Sorry Ben.  At home our speakers are strange, so I have not heard any of the final products yet. However, there are some familiar songwriters and  it would be great for you to send him lyrics that can be put to his incredibly awesome music.

In other news, I have realized that I am starting to get old. Last night, my roommate and I decided to go dancing. First, we took a nap. Secondly, we got to the party at about 10:15pm. We danced for awhile and then realized that everyone was young. It was a definite college scene.  I felt far away from that age bracket. We came home at about 12:15am and were exhausted. At least I did some cardio while dancing.  

This may be a loaded question, but I will ask anyway: at what point did you start feeling old? What event made you realize time was passing by?

Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 08:22AM by Registered Commenter[beastmomma] in | Comments6 Comments

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I started feeling old 30 years in the future. I usually get to the dance club at like 12/1 o clock! But yeah, the young people of like frat style things scare me. But then they always have. I should take you out dancing. Most places I go to have less of that element, ya know? Then you probably wouldn't feel like going home and all.

Plus u know we'd rock da joint!
May 29, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterBen
Hmm....good question. I like to think that feeling old is more a state of mind than body. That said, physically, I've felt a bit old over the past 3 or 4 years with achy joints occasionally along with taking longer to recover from long bicycle rides. I noticed years ago that I don't want to stay out late doing anything including dancing because I like to wake up early in the morning. One day (maybe 10 or 15 years ago) I noticed that I remember being the age of a person I watch (like professional cyclists or tennis players or actors or musicians) or of a person I know or work with. That, along with participating in or otherwise remembering what are now considered to be historical moments (like Watergate, the Vietnam War, the first reports of HIV disease), was a strange realization. I don't so much feel old because of this as I feel different than I felt as a younger person. Sounds weird but maybe you catch my drift.
May 29, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterErinB
I don't think I feel old, I just feel wiser. I think back to my early adulthood and think to myself "What the hell was I thinking?"

Don't get me wrong, I had a great time when I was younger. I just did some things that were not-so-smart from time to time. However I wouldn't change those things. I learned a great deal from them.

I'm sure 5, 10, 15 years from now I'll be looking back at this time in my life and saying to myself, "What the hell was I thinking?" :-)

By the way, with all the talk of 80's toys and stuff, it got me kind of nostalgic and I wrote about that on my blog. If you feel so inclined, check it out. I'd be interested to hear what you have to say! http://conversationswithawoman.blogspot.com
May 29, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterJoan
I don't think of myself as getting older. I just considered it a "generational priority shift." It first occurred when I said, "Gee, 'Our Lips Are Sealed' by the Go-Go's is 20 years old this year."

I also realized today that when I turn 40, Jeff, my partner, will be 48. It's going to be weird to say my partner is a 50-year-old man.

In other news, I started building a porfolio for some of my writing. It's very rudimentary because the focus is on my written work. If you are interested, you can visit the site at www.jefblocker.com.
May 29, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterJef
Actually, last year on my birthday. I felt it only when I sat that afternoon before dozing off, about things that I would normally did when I was young and now I found out that I dont do three-quarters of the things I used to do five years ago. Oh and by the way, I'm only 24.
May 29, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterNaveen
when i was just out of college, and in a dance company, i remember the other dancers (who were almost all 30 - 50 years old) saying, "yeah, when i was your age, i could just bound into rehearsal without warming up and be fine. but once i hit 25 it was like, 'oh, i gotta stretch first'" and sure enough, when i turned 25, that was when i realized i needed to stretch / warmup and do other stuff to stay in shape (which i do not do and am a giant sloth)

being 28, i definitely am feeling the confusion in my body / muscles / flexibility / joints.
May 30, 2004 | Unregistered Commentercrissy

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