What are the signs you've noticed that you're getting older?
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I don't distrohop or tinker with my Linux install anymore. I just install Linux Mint XFCE edition and don't even bother changing the background.
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And Your Living in the UK.
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20+ years ago i spent hours each day developing my own lcars interface based on enlightenment; now i just use whatever x-windows environment the distro i'm using at the moment defaults to.
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My knee inexplicably hurt for a few days a couple weeks back.
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So very much this. Waking up now includes logging what does and does not hurt. It sucks.
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All kinds of random aches that just just become the new normal.
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Got excited about a four slot toaster that I bought.
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The clothing styles I wore in middle school are cool now, except those damn low rise flares will not work on me at 40 because my mid-section would flab out everywhere. Damn kids.
My shoulder still hurts from last week when I slept funny.
The idea of staying out past 10pm sounds terrible.
I almost set up a breakfast date with a friend for 7am.
I'm really excited for a larger capacity water heater.
I'm starting to do that thing where I look down to focus on small text right in front of me.
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Time feels way faster as you get older.
It's also pretty grim that the people you know are either dying, dead, or have a life altering illness that comes out of nowhere. I feel like there's a funeral in my family once a month, rather than once every decade.
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That first happened to me at 18 and it was so weird. I was helping out at my old school for an interschool music festival—a week of all sorts of different workshops and rehearsals between different schools, culminating in a concert at the end. During a break I was tinkering around on the piano, and a student came up to me and said "excuse me, sir…[some question about the timetable or something, that I definitely didn't have the level of authority to know the answer to]". I have her the best answer I could and she went on her way, but I was just stuck there feeling way too old.
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I feel you, I hate it.
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Driving at night just sucks.
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Nobody mistakes me for a teenager anymore.
Kids call me "lady"
I want to go to bed at 9 PM
I get excited for new appliances
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Im not old but general lack of energy compared to when I was younger. Likely a symptom of both age and more responsibilities.
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I hit that in my mid 20s. Turned out my headlights sucked and I needed to clean the inside of my windshield.
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Looks at a picture of a family dinner from 10 years ago. One third of the people are now dead…
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I feel sick all the time
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Hot take but I think it’s because people stop having or seeking out novel experiences. Most of people’s lives are repetitive and boring jobs with barely any time to zone out in the evening. And once your kids move out and you’re with a long term partner, hardly anything is dynamic in your life. Or fresh. Or unexpected.
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Cuts and such heal WAYYYYY more slowly.
I also seem to bruise easier.
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I’ve started to lose height as I get older instead of gaining it
