Mid-life crises

[Svartalf]

Saoirse-- I've always liked that name. Even though I have to double-check my spelling.

Welcome!

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[Gawdzilla Sama]

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Love the avatar.

Love the About me!!! "Coffee keeps me from killing stupid people" - hello there - jump right in

[Saoirse]

Thank you for the warm welcome. I recently discovered the name Saoirse when I looked up "The Lovely Bones" on IMDB. When I found out the pronunciation, I just loved it.

[hadespussercats]

Thank you for the warm welcome. I recently discovered the name Saoirse when I looked up "The Lovely Bones" on IMDB. When I found out the pronunciation, I just loved it.

I think that actress is lovely. Haven't seen the movie, though-- just read the book.

[Saoirse]

I saw the movie first and then I picked up the book in a thrift store. I really enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is a very talented young woman.

[hadespussercats]

I saw the movie first and then I picked up the book in a thrift store. I really enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is a very talented young woman.

I've been meaning to see that movie where she plays this girl who was trained to be an assassin.

I don't ever see new movies.

[Hermit]

I don't spend a whole lot of time any more enjoying my own life. Some people might call that last bit the drawbacks of being a parent, but I think there's more to it than that.

There certainly is. If you can comprehensively immerse yourself in what you are doing, you won't be bored, and if you are not bored you won't feel like you are wallowing in the doldrums. It doesn't matter what you do. Finish your novel. Polish it. Build a bookcase. Look something up on the internet and get lost following a fascinating chain of links. Get a magnifying glass out and look at photos in newspapers with it. Anything, so long as you can really sink into whatever it is you are doing and retain a strong sense of curiosity. It will keep you feeling fresh.

I think the lack of ennui has me still waiting for my mid-life crisis at the age of 58. I did suffer a severe case of end-of-young-life trauma, though. It lasted for about 18 months leading up to my 30th birthday. On that birthday I said to myself: "OK, so now I am no longer young." and that was the end of that turmoil.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I saw the movie first and then I picked up the book in a thrift store. I really enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is a very talented young woman.

I've been meaning to see that movie where she plays this girl who was trained to be an assassin.

I don't ever see new movies.

"Hannah". Umm, wait for it to come to cable, dear.

[John_fi_Skye]

I don't spend a whole lot of time any more enjoying my own life. Some people might call that last bit the drawbacks of being a parent, but I think there's more to it than that.

There certainly is. If you can comprehensively immerse yourself in what you are doing, you won't be bored, and if you are not bored you won't feel like you are wallowing in the doldrums. It doesn't matter what you do. Finish your novel. Polish it. Build a bookcase. Look something up on the internet and get lost following a fascinating chain of links. Get a magnifying glass out and look at photos in newspapers with it. Anything, so long as you can really sink into whatever it is you are doing and retain a strong sense of curiosity. It will keep you feeling fresh.

I think the lack of ennui has me still waiting for my mid-life crisis at the age of 58. I did suffer a severe case of end-of-young-life trauma, though. It lasted for about 18 months leading up to my 30th birthday. On that birthday I said to myself: "OK, so now I am no longer young." and that was the end of that turmoil.

I knew a guy who was going through that same kind of turmoil in his late 20's and early 30's. Then at the age of 33 years and 4 months he decided he was now a long player, and then he was fine.

[Ian]

Upon some reflection, I've concluded that I have a golf problem.

That is, around this time in a guy's life he usually takes up some kind of passtime to get him out of the house for a few hours on the weekend or in the evenings, etc. Decades ago my dad got into the Sunday morning cliche of golf, and he's still at it at age 65. I don't really have anything like that. My excuse for a while is that I've been too busy helping out with three young kids to take some serious time for myself. But they're increasingly self-sufficient now, so it's time I got a real hobby.

Now I just need to pick one. A manly one:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/01/06/45-manly-hobbies/
http://www.hobbiesformen.com/
http://www.findmeahobby.com/

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm having my mid-life crisis right now, which means you're all fucked for another sixty years.

[Twoflower]

Upon some reflection, I've concluded that I have a golf problem.

That is, around this time in a guy's life he usually takes up some kind of passtime to get him out of the house for a few hours on the weekend or in the evenings, etc. Decades ago my dad got into the Sunday morning cliche of golf, and he's still at it at age 65. I don't really have anything like that. My excuse for a while is that I've been too busy helping out with three young kids to take some serious time for myself. But they're increasingly self-sufficient now, so it's time I got a real hobby.

Now I just need to pick one. A manly one:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/01/06/45-manly-hobbies/
http://www.hobbiesformen.com/
http://www.findmeahobby.com/

My dad golfs and kills animals for fun. He has for as long as I can remember.

[Ian]

I hunted birds with a slingshot for a little while when I was a kid. I'm actually regretful about even that, so the idea of going out and killing anything ain't gonna work for me.

And try as I might, I can't find any interest in golf.

Maybe I just need a mistress.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I hunted birds with a slingshot for a little while when I was a kid. I'm actually regretful about even that, so the idea of going out and killing anything ain't gonna work for me.

And try as I might, I can't find any interest in golf.

Maybe I just need a mistress.

How about Exi? b

[Saoirse]

I used to have a bucket list of hobbies I wanted to pursue. One included Irish Step Dancing. I don't think that will happen with my knees, but I'd like to learn to weld. Luckily, the community college system here has some really great introductory classes for all kinds of activities and interests. I took a belly dancing class about 6 years ago with a friend in her 50s. She got completely obsessed with it and now that's all she does. I haven't spoken to her in years. She is in a troupe and sometimes dances with her daughter (who was a dance major in college). You never know what will catch your interest or when.