i must above all things love myself
It’s well-documented that I’m no great fan of birthdays, but the sort of ironic thing was that my objection was never really about getting or feeling older. At least not until recently. And then this year happened. I don’t know why turning thirty-seven had such an effect on me when the more traditional milestone birthdays didn’t. Perhaps it’s my contrarian nature. Or the fact that I officially entered the ass end of my thirties. Or that I was severely depressed through much of the winter, spring, and summer. It’s possible it’s a combination of the three – or at the very least, most likely we’ll never know.
At any rate, I’ve spent the early weeks of Rocktober thinking about aging again – as I have for the past decade. I’m now as close to thirty-eight as am to thirty-seven, but this year I have been trying to think differently. I know that the glass is also half-full. So that’s why it doesn’t bum me out that Nick Cave is cooler than me by a mile. Yes, he’s fifteen years my senior, but he’s still getting better with age. This is what I have to look forward to. And that’s a good thing. It’s going to take me that long to grow out that tremendous mustache.
October 13th, 2010 at 8:21 PM
That right there is Rocktober done right. How are you going to top that?
October 13th, 2010 at 8:27 PM
Honestly, I’m not sure I can. That is some serious, ferocious rock and the G’n'R I have on tap doesn’t come close. I hope you will still visit now and then anyway.
October 15th, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Yep. Tough to top that one. Going to find my head now, as it was blown right the hell off.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Yeah, that one is intense.
Good to hear from you again. Thanks for checking in. I’ve added you to the blogroll.
October 16th, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Thanks. I am now consuming your RSS feed. Mmmm…yummy, yummy RSS feed.