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so its my birthday next week. and as usual i find i get a bit reflective about how old i'm getting, and its kinda scary.

the other thing i'm noticing is how much all "the youngsters" i know from SGUK also complain about how OLD they're getting...when they've only turned 22, or 25 or summat.

shit, wishing your life away or WHAT? i wish i was still in my 20s. mentally i probably still am - actually i think i'm probably still 15 mentally, with my 22 year olds drinking habit, but without the friday night amphetamine fixation. but whatever...

you never have to "feel" your getting old - maybe you only ever have to become an adult when you have kids - a responsibility where you no longer are the most important person in your own life.

i'm kinda lucky i suppose...not many people actually know EXACTLY how old i am. and noone ever guesses my age. people always seem to be about 5 years off, which is good (thanks Vix!).
I don't know if this is because of my younger mentality, or my wonderfully young physical state (haha yeah RIGHT!). but i know i'm probably gonna still be behaving like this for years to come - still going to gigs, still reading comics and buying action figures, still buying an obscene amount of music, still getting tattooed, still playing my guitar, still loving daft gory horror movies...and still working during the week to subsidise my fun.

for those that don't know? i'll be 37 in ten days time. an i'm not gonna be growing up anytime soon - not until i have to. and when that time arrives, i'll be dealing with it then.

i can't say that its the best way to live - but it works for me at the moment.

all you "young people"? fucking enjoy it - and never "get old".

Some pics from fridays Pirate Night @ The Ship:











UPDATED TO SAY: i don't have to dress up as a pirate - i have pirate tattoos. so i'm a mini-pirate by default!