7.14.2005
getting old
Introduction
Dude, I am getting old faster than I used to. There are clues all around: I do more "pleasure reading," I have a hard time turning off PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, I subscribe to the Organic Consumers Association newsletter and am captivated every word. Sadly, I am on my way. I think this is a positive change, however, transitioning from a hip way of life to a satisfying way of life. This change can be greatly measured in dating habits. Observe:
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
Fortunately [inevitably] it has been proven that though start up costs in terms of energy are great--seeking out friends based on more than music and fashion tastes, finding a suitable and fulfilling job, beginning healthy diet and exercise routines, etc.--in time the benefits of the good life greatly drive down costs. In contrast, the cool life requires constant maintenance. Trends must be followed, often reinvented. Friends must shift as dating circles become more incestuous; epidemics of social anxiety disorder lead to a level of assholia that can seldom be tolerated for long.
Summary
I am not 14 anymore, and telling people that Modest Mouse is my favorite band has lost the coolness it had in the late 90's. ¶ 9:19 PM
Dude, I am getting old faster than I used to. There are clues all around: I do more "pleasure reading," I have a hard time turning off PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, I subscribe to the Organic Consumers Association newsletter and am captivated every word. Sadly, I am on my way. I think this is a positive change, however, transitioning from a hip way of life to a satisfying way of life. This change can be greatly measured in dating habits. Observe:
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
Fortunately [inevitably] it has been proven that though start up costs in terms of energy are great--seeking out friends based on more than music and fashion tastes, finding a suitable and fulfilling job, beginning healthy diet and exercise routines, etc.--in time the benefits of the good life greatly drive down costs. In contrast, the cool life requires constant maintenance. Trends must be followed, often reinvented. Friends must shift as dating circles become more incestuous; epidemics of social anxiety disorder lead to a level of assholia that can seldom be tolerated for long.
Summary
I am not 14 anymore, and telling people that Modest Mouse is my favorite band has lost the coolness it had in the late 90's. ¶ 9:19 PM
