Picked up a copy of People magazine in my office today. They had an article on "Pretty in Pink," a wonderful coming of age movie from the 80's. The showed Molly Ringwald, and the Duckman, and the other stars...as they are today. And, they look OLD. I remember being a teen and watching this movie, multiple times. These coming of age movies were wonderful. Anyone remember "Sixteen Candles"? And of course, "Ferris Buehlers Day Off." "Risky Business." I can remember tons of flicks from the 80's, but very few from the 90's. And quite frankly, I don't think there were very many decent movies over the last 6 years either. But looking at these stars as they are now...makes me feel old. I am starting to think of my mother, who waxed nostalgic about Lawrence Welk, and Bobby Vinton. Or my Uncle lamenting the retirement of Johnnie Carson. The stars of my youth are...old... Anyone else go through this? When did you start feeling old?
As a child of the wondrous 80s I too, feel that that generation is slipping away into "classic" status. Alot of today's youth have no awareness of the great music that we grew up with during that decade of exuberance, enthusiasm, and excess. Anytime I hear "Love plus One" from Haircut 100, or any such happy song, I am young again. What makes some of you 80s guys feel young?
Here's an article that should make you feel old as well. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_on_re_us/mindset_list I realized that this year is my 20th high school reunion. Hard to believe it's been 20 years already. And, to top it off, this weekend is my 12 year wedding anniversary? Tempus Fugit
this may sound weird coming from a 19 year old, but the fact that today's high school students weren't even born in the '80s makes me feel old.
Heh, born in '85 here, but what makes me feel old is realizing that some people have a driver's license that were born in the 90s!
I can shave 20 years off my life by: 1) Listening to the "Best of Maddona" CD. 2) Watching Risky Business, War Games, Miami Vice 3) Driving a 1980's supercar 4) Looking at old highschool pics Youth is wonderful, because of all of the open ended possibilites. You just don't know what you will end up doing in life. Bythe time you are in your late thirthies, most of your life is already determined. You now have a wife, kids, a job, bills, a house, etc. You get in a rut. Now, some of us are in a nicer rut then others. Your rut may involve running a Fortune 500 company, and flying a jet. After 20 years, its still just a job. For some, their rut involves working in a factory. Irregardless, the magic of the unknown is mostly gone...
I feel old every day when I get out of bed. Then again every month when I have to pay the bills. Responsibility sucks.
It does feel that once you are a certain age, you are on the working threadmill. The bills just keep rolling in every month, and it really is difficult to change the path you are travelling on. It doesn't seem to matter if you are a doc, lawyer business man, or whatever. Once in your 30's and 40's each day seems like a repeat of the last. And it basically is. Most folks wak up at 7am or so, work 8-10 hours, then sleep 6-8 hours. So, for better or for worse, 18-20 hours of each day are accounted for the moment you wake up. And usually, your job is repetitive. If you are a neurosurgeon, you do the same 5 or so surgeries over, and over, and over. If you are business owner, you do the same products, ad infinitum. When you were a teen, you learned something new each day. Took new classes each semester. Had new friends each summer... Now life, is a blur. Having kids does give you some perspective...
The hot 21 year old receptionist at my office who flirts outrageously, tells dirty jokes and flaunts her rather ample bosom at me, all the while telling me that I'm too old for her. I'm 26...
Couldnt agree more... Im 38 and dating a 21 yr old and shes been complaining about how broke she is and how she doesnt know what the future holds, etc...and I was trying to tell her to embrace that feeling of the unknown because one day you'll wake up and realize you've already peaked. Sure theres more money to be made , more things to aquire..but truthfully the journey was much more fun that the destination...
Sixteen Candles is a classic! "The donger need rest!" Don't feel old, and don't act old. Go watch Napoleon Dynamite or RV, and laugh like it's 1985. BT
-Turning 22 next week...all "cool" birthdays are in my rear view mirror. -I'm about to graduate college and need to find a real job soon. -I look around in class and see 18 (and sometimes 17) year olds in my elective classes. -I associate myself with older people, rather than people my age. -I wake up with back pains so bad I can't move at times. -My knees get blown out if I am on top of my lady for too long. -I started high school in the last century. -I realize I very well might not live to see the years 2060-2070. -I'm the only one in my rock music history class that remembers when Guns N Roses was heavily played on MTV. -I remember Magic Johnson AIDS P.S.A.'s on TV. -I had an original Atari and a turn table...kids now have only HEARD of Atari, and what's a turn table? -I go on guitar forums and half the people posting are still in high school, some in middle school. -I've known my spouse since we were in kindergarten. That's more years being friends, than not.
About a year ago I got a new kid that came to work for me. I knew he looked familiar and when I saw his name realized who he was. He was the son of a guy I had worked with years earlier. His Dad was only a couple years older than me!! That made me feel old. Being at the same place for 23+ years pretty much makes me feel old anyway!!
i feel old because first of all, i remember music on mtv, i remember when i got an atari, and i remember life before the internet, this is pretty crazy being only 19
1) Going to work. When I'm not going to work I'm less stressed, I exercise consistently, I eat better, I'm well rested, etc... But I have to work to retire, so WTF. 2) Being around college kids. Buddy of mine wanted to go back to our university and see a band this weekend.... I wasn't too interested, I just feel out of place.
For most of my late teens through my mid-twenties, I wanted one thing: stability. Not moving every couple of years to a different city, changing jobs, having to make new friends, etc. I wanted to stay in one place, settle down a little, start to "get ahead," and have a group of friends to hang out with that I know well. It was a little fearful not having a clue what the future holds, and I could never honestly answer that "What do you see yourself doing in five years" job interview question. By my late twenties, I started to really appreciate all of my moving around. At 31, one side of me wants to continue with "instability" and live it up, but reason says it's time to settle down a little and enjoy the things I wanted ten years ago, like a garage that holds all three cars to go with a house where I set the rules, not a leasing company or condo association! Can't keep starting over; time to stay in one place and make some money. Glad my fiancee wants to travel and get out. She's an angel; thank God not "all the good ones were taken".
In regard to age, what slaps me in the face...seeing the monthly bill for health insurance. It's more than our total monthly mortgage payment was when we bought our first house in August 1983; mortgage interest rates were around 12% at the time. Otherwise I don't feel all that old.
