A certain thirtysomething
This week it turns out I’m thirty years old.
It doesn’t feel any different. Yet. No urge to buy a big, red, penis extension sports coupé. No inexplicable desire to leave J for an eighteen year-old trainee hairdresser.
Out with friends the night before the big number, I realised for the first time that I was the youngest among them. And that I would always be the youngest.
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Who is that guy?
Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.
August 6th, 2009 at 16:36
Well, I would say “lucky you”… being the youngest all the time. It’s just now that I discover this picture and story, so sorry for the late reply… :-)
September 20th, 2009 at 16:02
Hehehehe – gosh – reading your words – I had a flash image of you in a red ferarri with an 18 year old by your side – and you didn’t look happy. Congrats on making it to thirty – its no small feat.
Jude XxX