“You’re perfect, yes, it’s true
But without me you’re only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain’t bleedin’ enough for two
It’s a midlife crisis.. It’s a midlife crisis.”
Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”, 1992
So, 40 is one of those milestone ages for men when, by popular stereotype if not by some male biological equivalent to the menopause (manopause?!), they start to behave in quite an atypical fashion. Apparently this “mid life crisis” was a phenomenon first identified by Carl Jung who thought of it as part of the aging process, which is thankfully quite a relief when you realise that there may be something biological in action here rather than a slight feeling of bewilderment. After googling the term (I dare you to try it) I found any number of hits with frighteningly lists of symptoms that managed to sound all too familiar in parts. A sense of meaninglessness, insomnia, feeling depressed, angry and/or bored, drinking more, weight gain, deliberate changing of appearance (clothes, hairstyle, tattoos, etc) to feel younger, being dissolusioned with work, and the lists go on (and on and on). My little countdown below shows 324 all too short days left and I’m starting to think this may turn in to a medical journal. You could read previous posts here on this blog and, with the help of a mid-life crisis bingo card, you could cross off all sorts of symptoms and be calling “house” in no time. I think I’m ready for my mid-life crisis now. Anyway, plans remain afoot, resolutions are in place and more news will follow as I plan to ambitiosly add to those new year promises. In the meantime, I’ve been delving in to this year’s Schott’s Almanac to bring you today’s list of newly coined words and phrases….
- Stealth Starbucks – unbranded Starbucks outlets designed to look like neighbourhood coffee shops
- Mourngasm – morbid delight at celebrity death
- The Forever Generation – A cohort of British youth who, because of a dearth of savings, face working forever
- Manscaping – Male grooming
- Buffling – business waffling
- MDF – “My Daddy’s Famous” – children of celebrities who seem to expect same adulation as their parents
Tweet Count: 4
Countdown: 324 days
Work Days vs Play Days: 22 – 19
Consecutive Days of Blogging: 41
TV Watched: Party Animals (ep 6, 7 and 8). What a great series.
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