Still young, but getting old
August 27th, 2008 Posted in PersonalIt’s amazing how life can change. It doesn’t for everyone, I know that, I’ve known some middle-aged dudes that still hit the clubs, drink a lot (amongst other things), try to hook up with the ladies, and generally avoid the inevitability of life, but for myself, it couldn’t be more different. I did all of that when I was young, I went crazy and had a hell of a lot of fun in Tokyo, but now? I get home, and I’m happy to sit and do not much in front of the TV, or with a book, or with the notebook, whatever. In fact… I can’t imagine having the energy anymore.
There are reasons for that, of course. I put on a lot of weight in Japan, and damn it if that doesn’t make you feel like crap — warning for guys… Seriously, relax on the alcohol, cut back on the meat, and do lots of physical things… Not only that, but your body actually DOES change as you get older, and you just can’t do what you did when you were younger! It’s actually true! But enough of my own regrets…
My inability to keep my alcohol intake in check has also had a negative effect on my life, but hey — if I wasn’t aware that that would happen, then I deserve what I get… Hang on… I was aware of the consequences, thus I also deserve it. Oh well, you’re damned if you do, and you’re damned if you don’t — so no regrets there!!
Anyway, my point is — I can’t be assed going out and doing things that I can do at home. Getting out is awesome on occasion, but that’s enough. I now actually enjoy saving, and have found it’s something I’m actually pretty good at — something that many of my friends and family would laugh at even as little as 3 years ago… Hell, in Tokyo I had to borrow money before virtually every pay day.. Sometimes in the hundreds… Hehe… What can I say? I was good at drinking, and it was an expensive hobby (my growing love for video games didn’t help either).
So what am I saying here? Where am I going? I don’t know really. I guess I just find it so strange that life can completely turn around in just a couple of years… It’s not a bad thing, not by any stretch of the imagination — I’m happy. I jiggle a bit more than I used to, and that sucks, but I’m working on that and you never know, I might be my sprightly young self again someday. I look back, remember the fun — and I miss some of it enormously! but its gone. Hold on to it, people!
Anyway, I didn’t mean for this post to sound all soppy, I really just wanted to say “I’m different but I’m happy,” but it came out a little more “Do what I say, young chappy, or end up like me.” Not my intention, but… It kind of came out that way, so maybe it is the way I meant it?
On a very different note: I like stuff! One thing I like is the Cadbury ad with the gorilla! That is all.
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