@shahnm Similarly, from Jane Eyre:
“And what is hell? Can you tell me that?”
“A pit full of fire.”
“And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?”
“No, sir.”
“What must you do to avoid it?”
I deliberated a moment; my answer, when it did come, was objectionable: “I must keep in good health, and not die.”
Dye my hair…purple. Or pink. Or teal. Or whatever. More of a “this looks awesome on me” than a battle against aging. In fact, I the silver streaks at my temples against the bright purple hair!
Bike riding, keeping my brain active, sunscreen and not feeling like I am old(er).
I also ride the Costco cart to my car every time by jumping on to the back lower area and holding onto the handles (there is no steering available so I can’t get all the way to my car). It generates onlooker smiles and I feel better.
@andyw You can steer a bit if you pull back a little and swing your weight around.
Ease of steering depends a bit on what’s in your cart and how it’s loaded.
@Limewater
You are right and as a former, and old, waterskier, I do what I can but it isn’t enough to safely turn corners, so I have to hop for a moment and re-aim.
@rtjhnstn I guess. My mom looks young too; my dad has a picture of them together on his desk, and he had a coworker ask if she was his daughter. He’s only 5 years older than her.
I’m sure I’ll appreciate it when I’m older, now, not so much.
Observe in a kind of detached way how young and naïve everybody’s getting, and how strange they’re starting to seem.
Cultural movements, memes, tech corporations, politics, (social) media, it’s all increasingly foreign and ill-conceived… wait a minute. I’m only in my 30s.
i play video games. i do martial arts and archery. i learn new skills (in the past decade i’ve taken up, for varying amounts of time, archery, glass blowing, ceramics, new cooking skills, bead making, painting, competitive video gaming - also learning how do deal with household electrical and plumbing projects). i take joy in life. My body is getting older with its aches and sags and wrinkles and grey hair (and since when did grey hair become the hot trend?) - but i keep my mind expanding and i feel younger in my mind at 50 than i did at 29.
So, when I look in the mirror, I think I look about average for someone my age. But Friday I had some passport photos taken for renewal, and I look 10 years older in them. Lighting? Some kind of filter? WTF?
i mean, i do dye my hair, i do take care of my skin (including staying inside or wearing sunscreen), and i do dress the same way i did when i was in high school, but that’s just because i like doing those things. it’s not in an effort to cling to my youth for fear of aging or looking “old.”
By not dying yet.
@shahnm Similarly, from Jane Eyre:
“And what is hell? Can you tell me that?”
“A pit full of fire.”
“And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?”
“No, sir.”
“What must you do to avoid it?”
I deliberated a moment; my answer, when it did come, was objectionable: “I must keep in good health, and not die.”
Facials, moisturizers, chemical peels…and let’s keep that face out of the sun!!
Act immature. But really, it’s not acting.
Use the Keith Richards diet.
I am delighted to see so many members of Meh with level heads living in the present.
Well the father of a friend of mine does it by celebrating anniversaries of turning 29. Trouble is he has celebrated more than 29 of them…
Dye my hair…purple. Or pink. Or teal. Or whatever. More of a “this looks awesome on me” than a battle against aging. In fact, I
the silver streaks at my temples against the bright purple hair!
@QuietDelusions my mother-in-law is turning 70 this year and this is her MO! Also got a dragonfly tattoo recently!
She the crazy grandma and all the kiddos love her!
Sunscreen
Denial
Some opt for surgery. I would stay away from Kenny Rogers’ surgeon though.
@katbyter Is the dude on the right Kenny Rogers’ surgeon… or Kenny Rogers???
@shahnm that’s Kenny post-surgery (and years later from the looks of it)
I dress like a young person just not one from this generation
/giphy heavy metal music
Laugh a lot.
(Even about aging.)
Get enough sleep
I started roller skating again a couple of months ago. I’m not sure how much it’s helping cuz I feel old since I’m not that great at it.
I guess I’m not too worried yet because most people think I’m 5-10 years younger than I actually am.
I think one day I’m going to wake up and suddenly look old.
Laugh, love, live. And play a lot with my grandkids, they keep me young.
Bike riding, keeping my brain active, sunscreen and not feeling like I am old(er).
I also ride the Costco cart to my car every time by jumping on to the back lower area and holding onto the handles (there is no steering available so I can’t get all the way to my car). It generates onlooker smiles and I feel better.
@andyw whenever i see someone racing by on the back of a carriage like that it always makes me smile!
@jerk_nugget
Funny, after doing this for many years, possibly 20 or thirty years, for the first time I saw another do it recently.
@andyw You can steer a bit if you pull back a little and swing your weight around.
Ease of steering depends a bit on what’s in your cart and how it’s loaded.
@Limewater
You are right and as a former, and old, waterskier, I do what I can but it isn’t enough to safely turn corners, so I have to hop for a moment and re-aim.
With a sword.
By having a boss who’s less than half my age.
Moisturizer, moisturizer, moisturize and make sure to moisturizer my neck too. And get enough sleep.
I don’t. I’m 25 and I still get people thinking I’m in high school.
I need an aging cream.
@Weboh In other words, good genetics.
@rtjhnstn I guess. My mom looks young too; my dad has a picture of them together on his desk, and he had a coworker ask if she was his daughter. He’s only 5 years older than her.
I’m sure I’ll appreciate it when I’m older, now, not so much.
shaking my head and accepting it, with a sigh…
Observe in a kind of detached way how young and naïve everybody’s getting, and how strange they’re starting to seem.
Cultural movements, memes, tech corporations, politics, (social) media, it’s all increasingly foreign and ill-conceived… wait a minute. I’m only in my 30s.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i play video games. i do martial arts and archery. i learn new skills (in the past decade i’ve taken up, for varying amounts of time, archery, glass blowing, ceramics, new cooking skills, bead making, painting, competitive video gaming - also learning how do deal with household electrical and plumbing projects). i take joy in life. My body is getting older with its aches and sags and wrinkles and grey hair (and since when did grey hair become the hot trend?) - but i keep my mind expanding and i feel younger in my mind at 50 than i did at 29.
I just lie about my age and tell everyone I’m 10 years older than I really am, and they say: “My, but you have aged well!”
/giphy how do you do fellow kids
@Brandon313 I love this.
So, when I look in the mirror, I think I look about average for someone my age. But Friday I had some passport photos taken for renewal, and I look 10 years older in them. Lighting? Some kind of filter? WTF?
@macromeh Everyone knows passport and drivers license pictures totally suck.
i mean, i do dye my hair, i do take care of my skin (including staying inside or wearing sunscreen), and i do dress the same way i did when i was in high school, but that’s just because i like doing those things. it’s not in an effort to cling to my youth for fear of aging or looking “old.”
@jerk_nugget yep. Same here.
@jerk_nugget Me too, in my case I’m just lazy.
@Fuzzalini i feel that! minimal effort is key.
@jerk_nugget At this moment I’m trying to get up the ambition to color my hair. Meh, I can always spray the roots for another couple of days…
You don’t get smile wrinkles if you never smile.
Death
I sniff the heads of infants to absorb their youth essence.
I break the all the mirrors and throw them away.