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"Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote in message
news:48a5419c@news.povray.org...
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
> > I don't consider 30 to be "young". I consider that to be "basically my
> > life is almost over now".
> At 30?
>
> I'm a year older and as far as I'm concerned, the fun's just starting....
30 is not the "end of life", of course - unless you are an olympian or a
mathematician - but it's an age where the best years of one's live are most
certainly over. Ages 20-25 is where humans peak both mentally and physically
(generally speaking, there are of course rare exceptions). It's all downhill
from there.
> To quote a friend (speaking to the other people in the car at the time,
aged
> between 25 and 31) "You're a bunch of bloody kids"
Well, there's always denial <g>.
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Warp wrote:
> When you turn 30, your youth is officially behind, so you are not young
> anymore. Now you are middle-aged.
Pretty much.
Middle age is when you start trimming your nose and ear hair.
Old age is when you stop bothering. :-)
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:23:40 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>
>When I left school, the idea of walking down the street by myself with
>nobody to protect me was utterly terrifying.
I've been meaning to say. Have you ever thought of going to a martial arts
class? With your size and build you would do well at judo. If you don't fancy
wrestling (sometimes with ladies, OMG) you could give aikido a try.
It does build up your confidence and you get to meet people. I see that MK has
Aikido, Judo, Jui Jitsu, Karate, Tae Kwon-do and Tai Chi. I would not recommend
Jui Jitsu, Karate or Tae Kwon-do but the others are quite gentle.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
> news:48a53636$1@news.povray.org...
>> I don't consider 30 to be "young". I consider that to be "basically my
>> life is almost over now".
>
> At 30?
>
> I'm a year older and as far as I'm concerned, the fun's just starting....
> To quote a friend (speaking to the other people in the car at the time, aged
> between 25 and 31) "You're a bunch of bloody kids"
I just turned 31.. seven days ago. I don't feel like I've accomplished
very much... some minor accomplishments which don't make much difference
in the overall scheme of things.
Thank goodness I was a late bloomer. I still have room to grow :) Many
of my friends from back in the day are now going bald and looking old,
while I'm unable to grow more than a goatee. Must be the Native American
blood.
But 31 does seem like a threshold, like I've tipped over the edge and am
coasting, coasting into (gasp) olde age. Oh well, we all get old! No
need to go out and buy sports cars and zipper jackets. Lol, zipper
jackets. Like it's still the 80s or something ;)
Sam
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Invisible wrote:
> I still dislike walking anywhere by myself without somebody to protect
> me. I just find it very difficult to walk along and look nonchalant and
> stuff when I'm worrying about what everybody must be thinging of me -
> the way I walk, the way I dress, the way my face looks, etc.
This part sounds a bit like me, though I was not afraid to walk alone
for fear of getting my ass beat, but because I was super-self-conscious
about the way I walked and about my appearance in general. I thought I
walked funny, but I could never quite put my finger on *why* my gait was
odd. I always felt like people were watching me, judging me and thinking
I was stupid because I never felt normal when I walked. "Look at that
retard, he can't even walk normally!" As it turns out, my stride was a
little different than everybody else's, due to my long legs and short
torso. One good thing my ex gf did for me was to encourage me to put
emphasis into the movement of my knees, which has helped me smooth out
my steps and keep my head from bobbing too much. I'm still
self-conscious, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.
> And oh my God - I almost can't believe that I have an actual friend who
> is also a *girl*. ;-)
>
> So why am I not getting any? Hmm...
Hmm, indeed. :)
Sam
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:07 -0700, stbenge
<THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>Oh well, we all get old!
If we are lucky ;)
--
Regards
Stephen
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>> I still dislike walking anywhere by myself without somebody to protect
>> me. I just find it very difficult to walk along and look nonchalant
>> and stuff when I'm worrying about what everybody must be thinging of
>> me - the way I walk, the way I dress, the way my face looks, etc.
>
> This part sounds a bit like me, though I was not afraid to walk alone
> for fear of getting my ass beat, but because I was super-self-conscious
> about the way I walked and about my appearance in general. I thought I
> walked funny, but I could never quite put my finger on *why* my gait was
> odd. I always felt like people were watching me, judging me and thinking
> I was stupid because I never felt normal when I walked. "Look at that
> retard, he can't even walk normally!" As it turns out, my stride was a
> little different than everybody else's, due to my long legs and short
> torso. One good thing my ex gf did for me was to encourage me to put
> emphasis into the movement of my knees, which has helped me smooth out
> my steps and keep my head from bobbing too much. I'm still
> self-conscious, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.
I'm thinking maybe I should take speach therapy to see if I can learn to
stop talking like somebody with a brain disorder. I'm not sure if it'll
work though...
>> And oh my God - I almost can't believe that I have an actual friend
>> who is also a *girl*. ;-)
>>
>> So why am I not getting any? Hmm...
>
> Hmm, indeed. :)
:-P
Ask me *after* Sunday.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Stephen wrote:
> I've been meaning to say. Have you ever thought of going to a martial arts
> class? With your size and build you would do well at judo. If you don't fancy
> wrestling (sometimes with ladies, OMG) you could give aikido a try.
> It does build up your confidence and you get to meet people. I see that MK has
> Aikido, Judo, Jui Jitsu, Karate, Tae Kwon-do and Tai Chi. I would not recommend
> Jui Jitsu, Karate or Tae Kwon-do but the others are quite gentle.
OK, two things.
1. Even having an actual gun in your pocket won't help you if you're
outnumbered. I don't think this would make me feel any safer.
2. I'd be far too shy to even attempt to do something like this. I'd be
too afraid of making an idiot of myself in front of everybody else.
(As one of my sister's many boyfriends once explained, his Jui Jitsu
instructor once explained to the class "if a bunch of guys start picking
on you in the street, *run away*! Don't try to do Jui Jitsu on them. It
won't work.")
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 1. Even having an actual gun in your pocket won't help you if you're
> outnumbered. I don't think this would make me feel any safer.
"You can't shoot us all!"
"I know. Who is first?"
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> This part sounds a bit like me, though I was not afraid to walk alone
>> for fear of getting my ass beat, but because I was
>> super-self-conscious about the way I walked and about my appearance in
>> general.
>
> I'm thinking maybe I should take speach therapy to see if I can learn to
> stop talking like somebody with a brain disorder. I'm not sure if it'll
> work though...
Well, it could help. I used to be self-conscious about my speaking
habits too. I would try to talk fast so that people wouldn't think I was
stupid, but as a result I found myself messing up way too often. I try
to talk at a steady pace now, and have found that I can be understood
more clearly. I don't withhold large words or concepts anymore, either.
People respect you for treating them as an equal, not some elite jerk.
(I'm not accusing you of this, for the record)
>>> And oh my God - I almost can't believe that I have an actual friend
>>> who is also a *girl*. ;-)
>>>
>>> So why am I not getting any? Hmm...
>>
>> Hmm, indeed. :)
>
> :-P
>
> Ask me *after* Sunday.
>
Hey, good luck! Maybe you'll get married and have children soon. Who
knows, maybe your shyness is actually due to your wanting a real
relationship, not some fling. Oh wait, that was me :)
Sam
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