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John_Gault · 04-30-2003, 01:42 PM

More boring, no. Less energy, yes. When I was 24 (and I'm only 33 now) I never could understand why the old folks didn't want to go out and have fun all the time. Drinking and carousing and partying all the time and staying up all night to do it was the only thing I knew and I wouldn't have believed I'd ever do it differently. but now, sitting on the roof and sharing a 12 pack with 2 other people and shooting the shit until midnight is sufficient entertainment to keep me going. None of this is to say that partying all night is completely off the menu, I just can't do it more than once a month or so. I just don't have the energy.

As for uptight, I'd say that for the most part people's tension capacity doesn't change all that much throughout life. What I've noticed is that what often looks like someone being uptight is really their way of saying "Hey, I've made that mistake before and I don't want to see you go through the same world of shit I did." The problem is that they usually phrase it like this: "HEY, YOU KIDS STOP THAT RIGHT NOW, YA HEAR ME!"

04-30-2003, 01:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
John_Gault Crazy Location: Beach House on the Moon	More boring, no. Less energy, yes. When I was 24 (and I'm only 33 now) I never could understand why the old folks didn't want to go out and have fun all the time. Drinking and carousing and partying all the time and staying up all night to do it was the only thing I knew and I wouldn't have believed I'd ever do it differently. but now, sitting on the roof and sharing a 12 pack with 2 other people and shooting the shit until midnight is sufficient entertainment to keep me going. None of this is to say that partying all night is completely off the menu, I just can't do it more than once a month or so. I just don't have the energy. As for uptight, I'd say that for the most part people's tension capacity doesn't change all that much throughout life. What I've noticed is that what often looks like someone being uptight is really their way of saying "Hey, I've made that mistake before and I don't want to see you go through the same world of shit I did." The problem is that they usually phrase it like this: "HEY, YOU KIDS STOP THAT RIGHT NOW, YA HEAR ME!" __________________ The battle against abject stupidity cannot be fought with reason. I am Head inquisitor in qpid's liberation army so we can take over the world before Microsoft does... Join the Revolution!