Sunday, September 28, 2008

An aging meme

Once again I steal inspiration from the Noble Savage, thanks Amity! Read the parts in bold, and then finish the sentences:

At a certain age women should stop worrying about what everyone else thinks!

At a certain age men should realize that being an adult can be more fun than being a teenager forever

When I was a kid I thought I would get married, have a houseful of kids, be a mirror image of my mom.

Now that I am older I wish I had realized earlier how quickly time goes by.

You know you are too old to indulge your first impulses when shopping when the teenagers at the mall are buying the same things you’re attracted to.

You know you are too young to “act your age” when doing that would bore you silly.

When I was in high school I listened to the music of Blondie, Abba, Fleetwood Mac, Beatles, Stones, Journey….

Nowadays I find I like the music of the Stones, Roy Orbison, KD Lang, KT Tunstall, Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, Robert Plant/Allison Krause, Big Brovaz, ….

On my last birthday I didn’t do much. I think I probably took the day off and got a pedicure or caught a movie.

On my next birthday I want to either totally ignore it or throw a big bash, I’m turning 50. How did that happen? But, I know ignoring it won’t make it not happen. But throwing your own birthday party seems egotistical. Wanna throw it for me?

The best birthday present I ever got was trips to the Nut Tree in CA.

The first time I felt grown up was learning to cook.

The last time I felt like a kid was last week when I put one of my Hello Kitty bandaids on my cut finger.

When I read lots of historical biographies in grade school it changed my life

Last year was a disjointed blur. I keep thinking it will get better, will it?

Next year I hope to be settled in a place I can think of as “home”.

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