The Quarterly “I Know I’m Getting Older…” List

10. College Loans. Enough said.
9. I’m considering leases in a place other than Ithaca. It’s scary knowing that I’ll have to deal with landlords that aren’t complete pushovers!
8. Episodes of Seinfeld are beginning to look outdated. It was once a contemporary sitcom, but looking back at the plain jeans, the cordless landlines, and all the big hair – everything just looks… old! Aesthetically, it belongs up there with Cheers and Laverne & Shirley. Somehow, Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets better looking every year, though.

What's the deal with the passage of time?

7. I’m reading more books out of personal desire and less out of compulsion.
6. Meals are planned ahead of time – many of which are cooked to suffice for two nights’ dinners.
5. I’m looking up more words in the dictionary.
4. In my move to the Bronx, I only brought one piece of wall décor – my Grateful Dead poster was deserted, a plaque abandoned, even a mirror ditched. An American Flag is the only thing on my walls. For some reason, the flag seems like an old-person –maybe senile – thing to bring.

God Bless

3. I went to a Laundromat for the first time. Note to self: when looking at new apartments, choose one with a washer and dryer. Signage at the Laundromat read “No Running, No Screaming, No Scooters, No Ballplaying,” etc. Each of those things, along with excessive sweating and Ebonics were rampant in the Laundromat. Not to mention the quarters! Ohh, the quarters.
2. I utilize shoetrees.

yeah, these things - circa your parents' closet 1995

1. I’m collecting business cards. This is a good thing though. Right?