Saw Taking Back Sunday live (with Twin Atlantic supporting) great fun! Some loser kid was bitching to his mates about me (and Speed) wearing earplugs at a gig. So funny when his mate replied "actually, that's a pretty good idea". Damn straight.
Lucy came to visit me, and, later, I went to Southampton to meet her parents for the first time. I wasn't even that scared! They were really nice and cooked me lovely food. Plus we went to this really fun water flume park! Freeezing cold for the outside bits, but so worth it!
Went to Dan's birthday party, and last Saturday I went to a friend from school's wedding party. Wow, we must be growing up! Scary!
Seriously, though. Lately I've been feeling more and more like I want to feel young and careless again. It seems to me like everyone has forgotten those times, or worse, maybe they're too cool for it now. Now that I've been working full time, I've had to be so serious and old. I want innocent, careless fun. I don't want to sit and watch telly, I want to play off-ground-touch. I don't want to sit in a boring old pub, I want to paint pictures of whales with my fingers! I want to cycle through the woods! I want to play frisbee please!!!Ahh wait, I actually did play frisbee with Nat on Sunday:
I hope I never get too old...—mentally. It's so unnecessary... I had this idea called "Organised Fun" where a bunch of people meet up to do good old-fashioned fun things; to meet people, to forget being serious for an hour a week.Today was my last day at work! I felt really sad as I was leaving. It was such a painful decision to leave; my manager really wanted me to stay and he was paying me good money, and the company is meant to be getting really big, and everyone was lovely... but I chose the Ph.D. I want to do it while I still can. I'm hoping it'll open some cool doors.... we'll see.
I've truly been chilling out, lately. I feel so relieved of stress! I can get up in the mornings without a glimmer of feeling sick—for the first time in probably 6 months! I've been playing my instruments again, I've been drawing and painting, and I've been dancing in my lounge on my own. That probably sounds ridiculous, and it feels a bit wrong, but also totally right.
I'm going on holiday with my family and my sister's boyfriends and my girlfriend on Monday! Center Parcs. I'm going to have a brilliant time, I promise.
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time here. I like what you posted about wanting to be young again. I'm 43 and feel like I'm still anywhere from 10 to 27.
Staying young, I'm realizing is simply a lifestyle and attitude at any age. I know people who seemed like they were 80, but only 22. And I know 80 year-olds who act like their in the prime of their youth! Keep up your fun observations. I'll read more of your older posts when I'm not at work (*snicker*)