I turned thirty on Monday. And have been wondering what angle to take when writing about it ever since.
Shall I go with the 30 to 39 age bracket, instead of the 'safer' 20 to 29? Or maybe thinking that I should be in the workforce for 30, probably 40 more years? Or should I be thinking about what life goals I should have for the next few years?
The attainable, if I actually put my head to it, like going to the gym and getting fit, or the longer term, probable ones, like actually getting into a long term close-range relationship rather than hiding behind excuses like debt, a need for therapy and the like. Close range as opposed to long distance of course.
And what should I be using my blog for anyways? That's another thought creeping in there - should I just be reporting my life, in a dry sense? Or ranting about the injustice of it all, either on a personal level or, probably more boringly, the current affairs sense? Or use it as a testing ground for my writing skills, about topics many and varied, and leaving the reporting and opinions to the better editorial pages?
Or should I even keep a blog anymore? I have always kept a diary, either offline or on, for most of the past twelve years, but I have to admit, my photography webpage is getting more love and care than the blog the last couple of months.
Well, at least I can actually say I do have actual real hobbies, instead of the normal reading, socialising, movies, music, 'computer stuff' I used to quote - photography and writing have actually been real hobbies, rather than just the generic.
Where was I? Oh, my thirtieth birthday.
Dry reporting style, I could say I got my cards and presents, and we went out for dinner at the pub out at Sandgate. Mainly seafood on the menu, my sister dislikes seafood, so she ordered the meat lovers pizza. The salami was too spicy, my sister doesn't like hot spicy food. Dad of course had steak, and Mum had the seafood combo. I had the salmon, which was okay, but not really chargrilled. Was nice to have an evening out with the family though.
Opinion wise, I could say it didn't really hit me, the whole 30 thing, until Friday, when the guys at work gave me a card. The 3 as the first digit kept catching my eye, into a whole new age bracket now. When I was at high school, I thought 30 was old.
Another opinion piece could be that the salmon I had at the pub wasn't chargrilled like the woodsmoked salmon I put together on the barbeque in Ottawa. Now that was a smokey piece of fish, and it was delicious. And we could spiral into the whole Ottawa/Canada subject, but we won't, I don't want to bore anyone to more tears than they already have.
And on the general writing practise angle, I could write about how me, a Generation Xer, turning thirty, may be compared to the first of the baby boomers turning 60 this year, and going on to a screed about what I have done with the past ten years, whether it was worth it in hindsight. Whether I am happy at the moment - that sort of thing.
But, before I decide on any of the options listed above, I think this post is too long to withstand an extended version of one of the above paragraphs, so I will leave it here I think, may post later in the day, or weekend.
Pauly
Shall I go with the 30 to 39 age bracket, instead of the 'safer' 20 to 29? Or maybe thinking that I should be in the workforce for 30, probably 40 more years? Or should I be thinking about what life goals I should have for the next few years?
The attainable, if I actually put my head to it, like going to the gym and getting fit, or the longer term, probable ones, like actually getting into a long term close-range relationship rather than hiding behind excuses like debt, a need for therapy and the like. Close range as opposed to long distance of course.
And what should I be using my blog for anyways? That's another thought creeping in there - should I just be reporting my life, in a dry sense? Or ranting about the injustice of it all, either on a personal level or, probably more boringly, the current affairs sense? Or use it as a testing ground for my writing skills, about topics many and varied, and leaving the reporting and opinions to the better editorial pages?
Or should I even keep a blog anymore? I have always kept a diary, either offline or on, for most of the past twelve years, but I have to admit, my photography webpage is getting more love and care than the blog the last couple of months.
Well, at least I can actually say I do have actual real hobbies, instead of the normal reading, socialising, movies, music, 'computer stuff' I used to quote - photography and writing have actually been real hobbies, rather than just the generic.
Where was I? Oh, my thirtieth birthday.
Dry reporting style, I could say I got my cards and presents, and we went out for dinner at the pub out at Sandgate. Mainly seafood on the menu, my sister dislikes seafood, so she ordered the meat lovers pizza. The salami was too spicy, my sister doesn't like hot spicy food. Dad of course had steak, and Mum had the seafood combo. I had the salmon, which was okay, but not really chargrilled. Was nice to have an evening out with the family though.
Opinion wise, I could say it didn't really hit me, the whole 30 thing, until Friday, when the guys at work gave me a card. The 3 as the first digit kept catching my eye, into a whole new age bracket now. When I was at high school, I thought 30 was old.
Another opinion piece could be that the salmon I had at the pub wasn't chargrilled like the woodsmoked salmon I put together on the barbeque in Ottawa. Now that was a smokey piece of fish, and it was delicious. And we could spiral into the whole Ottawa/Canada subject, but we won't, I don't want to bore anyone to more tears than they already have.
And on the general writing practise angle, I could write about how me, a Generation Xer, turning thirty, may be compared to the first of the baby boomers turning 60 this year, and going on to a screed about what I have done with the past ten years, whether it was worth it in hindsight. Whether I am happy at the moment - that sort of thing.
But, before I decide on any of the options listed above, I think this post is too long to withstand an extended version of one of the above paragraphs, so I will leave it here I think, may post later in the day, or weekend.
Pauly
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