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The big two nine

It’s my birthday later this week - the big two nine. Part of me doesn’t want to acknowledge that turning 29 is a milestone (or a millstone - ha ha!) but if I’m honest I know it is. Nothing’s the same after you’re 29 - suddenly the carefree days of being under 29 are over, just like that. People look at you differently when you tell them you’re 29. You’re expected to show a bit of maturity and experience, rather than stay out all night drinking and fucking like you did when you were 28. And you’re incapable of that now, anyway.

I suppose I’m OK with it. But I do hope no-one makes a big fuss. The last thing I want is one of those big 29th birthday parties, with 100 ghastly relatives ribbing you about how now you’re a ‘29-something’ and a big cake in the shape of the digits 2 and 9 and a 29-year old whisky afterwards.

And the next big one is - god, I can hardly bring myself to say it - 36. You know, the one where they say life begins. So, after Thursday I will officially be closer to 36 than 22. Oh, god.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 29th, 2006 at 9:01 AM and filed under New stuff. Trackbacks are closed.

13 Responses to “The big two nine”

  1. redshoes said:

    Just imagine turning 69. Oh what larks.

    Posted on 29-Aug-06 at 9:46 am | Permalink
  2. menace said:

    They say 69 is the new 57.

    Posted on 29-Aug-06 at 9:58 am | Permalink
  3. Katja said:

    Ah. So we’ll cancel the party then?

    Posted on 29-Aug-06 at 2:36 pm | Permalink
  4. menace said:

    No, please don’t! You only turn 29 once!

    Posted on 29-Aug-06 at 2:52 pm | Permalink
  5. jimi said:

    happy 2 and 9, or happy 11, if that makes it sound better

    Posted on 29-Aug-06 at 11:57 pm | Permalink
  6. pete said:

    Wow, 29? Has the telegram from The Prince Of Wales come yet?

    Posted on 30-Aug-06 at 4:03 am | Permalink
  7. lilo said:

    I notice you posted this on the 29th as well - it’s really got to you hasn’t it?

    Posted on 30-Aug-06 at 6:31 am | Permalink
  8. pog said:

    I’m 143 you know …

    Posted on 30-Aug-06 at 7:08 am | Permalink
  9. menace said:

    Thank you everyone. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel any different, hitting the big two nine.

    Posted on 30-Aug-06 at 11:04 am | Permalink
  10. Moobs said:

    For me it was turning 12 after that it got progressively easier

    Posted on 30-Aug-06 at 12:21 pm | Permalink
  11. Mikeachim said:

    I do hope that now you’re all grown up and mature that you’ll refrain from all these outbursts of adolescent anger, and rude, tawry language, and the use of crude phrases like “monkey sp***”.
    If you’re really good, I’ll send you a pipe for your 30th.
    ….
    Happy birthday, old boy.

    Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 2:47 am | Permalink
  12. Mikeachim said:

    Life begins…..at 36?
    So - all the shit I’ve gone through to get here is, what, a practice run????
    And I’ve got to wait another 2 years before I can pull the chocks out?
    FFARGH.

    Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 2:49 am | Permalink
  13. menace said:

    12 is a big, one Moobs. I had a bit of an existential crises myself at the big one two.

    Mike: thank you. I’ll raise a pipe of monkeyspunk in your honour.

    Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 6:58 pm | Permalink

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