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I also think MrT's midlifre crises (its not that bad really) is because life isnt what he expected but more that he's starting to notice his age.
He's very keen on his looks. His hair is thinning and graying, and he doesnt like that (but only dying it would help). It does help that I think is gray beard is sexy.
He's also starting to loose mobility in his pinkie fingers and a little bit in his ring fingers. Its a condition he got from his mothers side of the family, where the tendons stiffen and shorten. He can no longer fully stretch his pinkies, and it will get worse.
He also needs permanent glasses (no longer just for reading).
His diabetes is slightly worsening, and that is also due to aging. He's afraid he'll have to go back to needles and insulin, instead of pills. He dreads that.
EDIT: he doesnt dread my nakedness however
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
The General and I decided to get in really good shape and f&$* like rabbits, neighborhood association be damned.
The irony of me dying my hair is it's barely got any white in it. I just was tired of red. But I cut that off about six months later, and it's back to its glorious copper color.
Oh, yeah, cap is right, f!&@ing like rabbits helps a lot. Another way the new girlfriend contributes directly to getting through.
I don't dye my hair but if I'm in the sun enough it gets blonde highlights.
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Grr... too late to edit!
But the garage is a good case in point: I didn't want to refurbish the garage; I would have happily left it as-is for an eternity.
Except when the studio got rebuilt, the *plan* was that it would be my workspace, and Impus Major would move in and live there. Then GothBard got a job working from home, took over the studio, declared that she didn't want Impus Major moving there, and I was suddenly short a bedroom and anywhere near the cash needed to add one the "normal" way. The garage was the low-cost solution to the sudden lack of a third bedroom. I sure as h*** didn't WANT to do it. So if it's a project driven by necessity, can you really call it a "midlife crisis project"?
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Grr... too late to edit!
But the garage is a good case in point: I didn't want to refurbish the garage; I would have happily left it as-is for an eternity.
Except when the studio got rebuilt, the *plan* was that it would be my workspace, and Impus Major would move in and live there. Then GothBard got a job working from home, took over the studio, declared that she didn't want Impus Major moving there, and I was suddenly short a bedroom and anywhere near the cash needed to add one the "normal" way. The garage was the low-cost solution to the sudden lack of a third bedroom. I sure as h*** didn't WANT to do it. So if it's a project driven by necessity, can you really call it a "midlife crisis project"?
I would argue that, when you quit drinking, you needed a project to throw yourself into to distract yourself. It needed to be big enough and worthy of your attention. And also, you had more energy than previously. So, yeah, even though you'd *planned* to do it for a long time, it was never gonna get done, at least not in the same way, no matter how necessary it was.
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I'm now looking for the next krazy, and not too overpriced thing to do in Singapore that involves learning some new sporty skill. I can ice-skate ice-crawl. Haven't learnt how to rock climb or roller blade yet. But rock climbing walls are kind of expensive and neither rock climbing nor roller skating are particularly practical sports.
Running is practical. You can always use it to catch buses or trains, or simply get from one place to another faster.
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Hmmm...let's see...
I drive a new sport sedan, I'm in a poly relationship with 2 women, and I'm 44 years old.
Most would say I exhibit *classic* signs of a midlife crisis, but I disagree.
I bought my first sport sedan in 2002 and worked damn hard for it. I gave it up during my divorce from my first wife for something cheaper that I hated. Aiymi and I replaced that car with two cars when we really needed to do so - her job was 50 miles east and mine was 45 miles west at the time. And we were in a place where I was able to get back in a sport sedan, and Aiymi got a better car than she'd ever had in her life.
As for Zelda being in my life...well...I'm a very lucky man, and it's something Aiymi and I had discussed off and on for years before it became a reality. Nothing spur of the moment about it, and it's something Aiymi and I both wanted in our lives.
If anything, my current state of wanderlust might be a symptom. I've started getting ideas in my head for travel. Things like "buy a spectacular off-road vehicle, ship it to a remote location in Alaska, and drive the entire length of the Pan-American Highway". Nevermind how much time off from work that would take. Don't worry about that.
But for now, I'm starting to think realistically about a long trip south, across the southwest, up a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, and back through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and then the unfortunate stretch of land called Nebraskansas. And doing it without driving any meaningful distance on an interstate. Maybe use my car for this jaunt, maybe rent something different but still fun.
Sometimes I just have to roll with the things the mind comes up with, because if I constantly deny myself the things I want in life I have to ask what I'm doing here.
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I would argue that, when you quit drinking, you needed a project to throw yourself into to distract yourself. It needed to be big enough and worthy of your attention. And also, you had more energy than previously. So, yeah, even though you'd *planned* to do it for a long time, it was never gonna get done, at least not in the same way, no matter how necessary it was.
LOL. I play a LOT more MMORPGs, that's for sure.
The project was more along the lines of, "I no longer have a tendency to keel over unconscious right after work," so I had more time.
I did use power tools while drunk. And I still have all my fingers. But yeah, it was exhausting, so I'd work for 15-20 minutes, get virtually nothing done, and then go take a nap.
So, the original question was, "Did you have a midlife crisis, and how did you cope with it?"
I've already agreed that quitting drinking was likely my version of a "crisis".
But the rest of it is more "effects" than "planning" or "coping".
I stopped drinking. I have more time and energy. I can finally do the stuff that I've been too tired or inebriated to do. I don't think that's "coping". I think that's just an effect of the lack of alcohol.
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Labun Kelong*salivates*
I am so jealous, that looks beautiful!
I'm as confident swimming in [calm] sea waters as I am in a pool, but I prefer pools because natural water is filled with all kinds of unseen things. Most of them harmless, but ick!
I'm generally honey badger don't care about most small wildlife unless I get bit. And even when that happens it'll be, "Get off me you durned leech!" followed by me pulling the offending leech off in question or backing off from a monkey, giving a sheepish, "Ow."
I think if a bat decided to land on me I'd go, "Oh wow," softly then start digging out my cell camera. That is, right until I realize its a vampire bat then it'd be, "Shoo!"
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School is already cancelled for tomorrow.
After 18.5 hours I'm on over time, which is nearly 40 an hour.
We're expecting 12 inches of snow.
So yeah, I guess it's time to start building that Scrooge McDuck money vault.
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Hmmm...let's see...
I drive a new sport sedan, I'm in a poly relationship with 2 women, and I'm 44 years old.
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School is already cancelled for tomorrow.
After 18.5 hours I'm on over time, which is nearly 40 an hour.
We're expecting 12 inches of snow.
So yeah, I guess it's time to start building that Scrooge McDuck money vault.
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School is already cancelled for tomorrow.
After 18.5 hours I'm on over time, which is nearly 40 an hour.
We're expecting 12 inches of snow.
So yeah, I guess it's time to start building that Scrooge McDuck money vault.
Are you holding up under all that snow shovelling, though? Extra money is fine, but don't overwork.
Almost makes me want to pop over to see what it's like snow shoveling again I hate the cold.
And seriously snow inconveniences and endangers more people then heat does.
I'm good, I got top of the line ski gear on clearance so no worries!
I hold up pretty good, I'm more of an endurance guy then brute strength so I actually hold up better than most people.
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*Peeks out from under his cover shell*
Been hiding a lot lately, as I've been feeling...well pretty s+#@ty frankly.
It's mostly been personal and family related, though it's still left me tired, depressed, lonely, and feeling very inadequate/alienated for my fellow human beings. It's basically a lot of things.
It's stuff here too. Lots of good comments, interesting questions and various fact-laden statements...all stuff I really want to comment on, or heck even at times challenge them!, as I'm always curious (and a avid contrarian). But I'm increasingly finding my self stumped to how, and even if, I should comment on all of this stuff…but at the same time I wanna be thorough - giving proper answers, contexts and PoWs _ but these things get me spiraling into further and further minutia of very damn single subject or thing I damn well comment on!
Besides that my ADD doesn't allow me keep any grip on any line of though for very long. Seriously, It was one of the hardest thing for me to swallow, that my g*~#+*n inability to keep on topic for more then a few hours at a time (if that even) - especially when writing! - was a major player in scuttling my hopes for an academic career.
Now talking my ass off is something I'm actually skilled at. It just tends to become a stream of consciousness which wobbles through several aspects - often tangentially related - of a central topic, but its something which has servered me quite well (or at least for my scholarly pursuits).
*Breaths in*
See I'm doing it right now…
I guess I'm saying, that I'm not really feeling I'm participating on a satisfactory level. I'm just trying to find the proper way to explain why, and that's its been kind of gnawing at me a bit...
And please don't mistake thing.
I'm happy to have a place where I can feel just a bit at home and I can rant and rave.
I'm just not satisfied with myself, what I am and what I'm offering to others as I truly believe I can do better.
*Sighs*
I'm already going on for far too long, spending far too much time on this… (which is another point, I hate using hours to hammer out a proper post which lives up to my exacting standarts).
So I might rant tomorrow...then again I might not depending on how I'm feeling.
Nighty night folks
*Retreats back into his cover shell*
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Just jump in and post!
Pretty much everything I post is completely out of context.
That's the beauty of FaWtL. :-)
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Moments that make you proud as a parent.
I took Crookshanks with to the mall to see what was on sale at the sporting goods store and I told her "We can go anywhere you want to before I look for my stuff" her response "can we look at prices for crossbows and skateboards" I held back tears as I said "Yes, yes we can!".
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Garble misses specification what area or targets are affected and in what range. At the moment there is no such things as [confusion] descriptor, so the better formula would probably be "creatures that are immune to confusion are unaffected by this effect".I made a monster. Please feedback =)
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Alright, those have been edited. Thanks!
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
My fiance's sisters husband plays Fortnite but he might as well be a 10 year old.
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Context is for the weak!
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I was watching the Honest Trailer for Moana, and the post-credits said:
"So wait...Rapunzel has demon hair, Elsa has ice powers, and Moana is a water bender...are we building up to a Disney Princess Avengers movie?!" - and then they cut to those three, along with the chick from Brave throwing down Hawkeye style, and Pocahontas as...what? The Captain America of the group?
Either way, I'd watch the s@~& out of that movie.
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Yup, getting ready to go to work, I have 38 hours to get done before anyone misses me.
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You could try to train the otters.I'm now looking for the next krazy, and not too overpriced thing to do in Singapore that involves learning some new sporty skill. I can
ice-skateice-crawl. Haven't learnt how to rock climb or roller blade yet. But rock climbing walls are kind of expensive and neither rock climbing nor roller skating are particularly practical sports.Running is practical. You can always use it to catch buses or trains, or simply get from one place to another faster.
Training otters is a sport? I don't really have ranks in handle animal.
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Sure it is. All that running and swimming to try and catch them? Sounds like sport to me.Training otters is a sport? I don't really have ranks in handle animal.You could try to train the otters.I'm now looking for the next krazy, and not too overpriced thing to do in Singapore that involves learning some new sporty skill. I can
ice-skateice-crawl. Haven't learnt how to rock climb or roller blade yet. But rock climbing walls are kind of expensive and neither rock climbing nor roller skating are particularly practical sports.Running is practical. You can always use it to catch buses or trains, or simply get from one place to another faster.
They run faster and swim faster then you can, then there will be the otter lovers chasing after you for trying to catch the otters.
Also strangely when we were all seated while eating coconuts, the cat didn't come to me. Neither did the dogs at the docks. They all came to rub themselves against my colleagues though. That's what I mean by I don't have any animal affinity. Maybe they know that I'm a greedy guts eat anything monster.
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Moments that make you proud as a parent.
I took Crookshanks with to the mall to see what was on sale at the sporting goods store and I told her "We can go anywhere you want to before I look for my stuff" her response "can we look at prices for crossbows and skateboards" I held back tears as I said "Yes, yes we can!".
I feel a kindred spirit.
Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
I think my husband is dealing with it by rekindling his passion in electronic music that he had as a teenager. Lots of modular synthesizers.
Its a bit of a money sink, but he's at the point that when he wants somthing new, upgrade, he has to sell an old thing. (my rule, otherwise the house would be full by now).Its a good creative outlet for him.
He is 46 in case you wanted to know.
Modular synths are a good thing, though they're certainly not cheap.
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Modular synths are a good thing, though they're certainly not cheap.Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
I think my husband is dealing with it by rekindling his passion in electronic music that he had as a teenager. Lots of modular synthesizers.
Its a bit of a money sink, but he's at the point that when he wants somthing new, upgrade, he has to sell an old thing. (my rule, otherwise the house would be full by now).Its a good creative outlet for him.
He is 46 in case you wanted to know.
There is a thriving second/third/fouth hand market in the country, so that saves a bit of money.
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If they were slower than you then there would be no incentive to get faster. Also, being chased by the otter lovers would just be a bonus.Sure it is. All that running and swimming to try and catch them? Sounds like sport to me.Training otters is a sport? I don't really have ranks in handle animal.You could try to train the otters.I'm now looking for the next krazy, and not too overpriced thing to do in Singapore that involves learning some new sporty skill. I can
ice-skateice-crawl. Haven't learnt how to rock climb or roller blade yet. But rock climbing walls are kind of expensive and neither rock climbing nor roller skating are particularly practical sports.Running is practical. You can always use it to catch buses or trains, or simply get from one place to another faster.
They run faster and swim faster then you can, then there will be the otter lovers chasing after you for trying to catch the otters.
Also strangely when we were all seated while eating coconuts, the cat didn't come to me. Neither did the dogs at the docks. They all came to rub themselves against my colleagues though. That's what I mean by I don't have any animal affinity. Maybe they know that I'm a greedy guts eat anything monster.
If Big Norse Wolf finds out about it, he'll join the otter lovers chasing me. And I don't wanna get lumberjack santa angry.
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I think Cover Turtle's mood may be linked to the gloomy weather in Europe because its winter.
Actually I think Cover Turtle might need a vacation in somewhere sunny but temperate. If he came to Asia, he might melt.
*sticks a warm glowing sun under Cover Turtle's blanket*
*sniff sniff* Is someone cooking turtle on this thread?
I'm not cooking Turtle. I think he's blue because of the weather and maybe getting some sunshine would help! That and he might need to be somewhere in the great outdoors, away from people.
Well Mort if you put an entire sun underneath a turtle hes gonna cook fast! (actually he would probably explode into flames instantly but you get the idea.)
Oh btw Winter blues is caused by vitamin deficiency. Vitamin D to be precise. you get a lot of it from the sun.
Being night shift I am familiar with this!
Morning John.
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A friend of mine recommended melatonin to help with sleeping, but it turns out its prescription only here. It's odd how treatment of different drugs can vary region to region. Surely if the medical science says it should be treated X, the same medical science would give the same results no matter where it was tested? Then again, perhaps I am giving the drug testing boards too much credit. :P