(no subject)

[adderslj]

A post by ladyjestyr reminded me of a reason why I'm a little melancholy and distracted at the moment. Just under a fortnight ago my 32nd birthday slipped past in a quiet and subdued fashion. My mum, wife and in-laws provided the requisite presents, including work shirts and whisky (I'm a grown-up now...) and I hit the cinema with Lorna and her ex-flatmate to see Finding Nemo. And that was it. My work colleagues were completely unaware of it. Only a couple of friends sent cards.

The worst thing was that I didn't care. It's a bit like Christmas, I suppose. You just grow out of the magic of it after a certain age. A quiet, unnoticed birthday was fine with me.

Still, birthdays do seem to generate a bout of life analysis in me, which is happening right now. I wonder what will come out of it?

Comments

[nerd-king.livejournal.com]

>>birthdays do seem to generate a bout of life analysis in me<<

Well from where I'm standing you're doing okay. You're happily married, you are working, you have some good fiction under your belt, you have your faith etc.

In fact the only thing I can see that's wrong with your life is the long hours you work which I couldn't personally handle.

Apart from that it seems all good in the Tinworth camp
- Pat yourself on the back, you're doing well in this crazy game we call 'life'.

[vocis.livejournal.com]

Sorry I was in the crowd that missed your birthday (and ladyjestry's), but sending wishes for happy todays and tomorrows up to and including future birthdays.

[wtimmins.livejournal.com]

A merry happy birthday and happy merry christmas early from me... or something.

I'm hoping I have kids at some point in the near future or find friends with fun kids to hang out with. Really, the birthdays and halloweens and so on... it's hard to enjoy them as an adult, except through kids, IMO.

[adders.livejournal.com]

I think you've hit the nail on the head. I'm in that no man's land between being a kid and having kids. Ah, well, maybe in a couple of years... :-)

(Yes, my paternal instincts are raging at the moment. Lorna has, quite sensibly, suggested we wait a few years, though.)

[maliszew.livejournal.com]

Don't wait too long or the adjustment will be even more of a shock.

[tenzil.livejournal.com]

Not that I want to urge you to run out and procreate, but kids improve the Christmas Experience and Birthday Experience immensely.