So I turn 30 this coming Thursday. And I joined a gym a little over a week ago. I’m not sure which is worse! Actually I do, it’s turning 30. I’m about to no longer be “young.” I mean when your in your 20’s you can claim being young. Who could argue? I mean it’s the first real “age” of adulthood. Your not in school anymore (at some point), you probably don’t live in your parents basement, etc.And look at all the countless stupid things you did that you won’t do now.
But when your in your 30’s what do you have? Babies? Mortgage? Insurance deductibles? You can’t do stupid things…you have responsibilities to tend to, people that depend on you. I mean when I was in college sure I’d jump off that cliff, or run around the parking lot naked. $40 to drink that liquid that’s been in the fridge for a year…why not!
But now…now I have to make sure to go to bed by 9:30 so I can wake up for work the next day. And if I drink that liquid I’d have to make sure to take my stomach medicine first.
No, in just three days I can no longer claim, with any sense of real truth, to be young. I am about to be MEDIAN. Yep, that is what I am. I’m not old by any means, but I’m also not young anymore. 30 years have gone and past, and old is like…60. So I must be median. (all though all the “young adult” Sunday School classes at Tallowood would disagree, but all those old-er people are just being delusional. It’s time to face reality…you have kids as old as me, you’re not a young adult.)
So what do I do now? I joined a gym. I figured if I was no longer young then I should do all those things not young people try to do to reclaim their youth. I also might hire a clown or magician for my birthday party on Friday. What do you think?
I guess I’m ok with being median and not “young” anymore. At least my wife is still young!! Since I’m median and she’s still young I guess that means I have a trophy wife!!! he he he he. After all she’s barely half way through her 20’s.
Yeah I guess I’m not really going to go back to crazy. I should just take my Konsyl and be happy.
P.S. Vote in the poll for either a clown or magician.
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1 Scott // Sep 9, 2008 at 1:45 am
If you get a magician, you could actually hire Micheal Scott, Regional Manager of Dunder-Mifflin Scranton, to perform. I’ve heard that he completed Magic Camp (at least most of it) and that he is very good, particularly with escape illusions.
2 mab // Sep 10, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Welcome to the Old Farts Club! I had a birthday party that was middle-school themed. That helped me feel all of the angst, experience the popularity roller coaster, and recall the parachute pants that were my pre-teen years. Then I remembered that I didn’t want to be that young again.
Enjoy your clown or magician. Or, you could get a clown that does magic. Yeah. That’d be cool.
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