Feeling Old, Part II

The fact that there has to be a Part II to last night's entry is just plain sad, but two more incidents happened today that were the final nails in the coffin of me feeling old.

The first occurred immediately when I woke up this morning; my body was sore. Now, it wasn't me being sore that made me feel old, it was the fact that I had no idea why I was sore. I get sore all the time, but I know it's because I did some sort of physical activity the day before; maybe I ran or spent the entire night tearing it up on the dance floor. Today I woke up and could not think of a single reason why I should be sore. Isn't that what happens when you get old? Doesn't your body hurt for no reason? I spent half the day trying to think of why I'd be sore... with no success. This was it; I truly was turning into an old man. Luckily, my sister came to my rescue and reminded me that I went bowling last night. Eureka! My soreness had its cause. Still, being sore because of bowling doesn't make me feel much better, and not being able to remember going bowling only the night before makes me feel like my memory is fading.

However, that wasn't the worse deciding factor today. The thing that really made me feel old, but in a sort of good, nostalgic way, was when I played Disc 1 of Season 4 of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon for my little sister. She had never seen watched it, so I thought it'd be good if I schooled her a bit in classic cartoons. We didn't even get through a full episode before she thought it was ridiculous. Even the opening theme song sounded old to her. I looked at her and couldn't help but laugh at the fact that she thought a cartoon I used to worship as a kid was now a relic. I have to admit, that cartoon has not held up kindly to the tests of time. As I watched the jumpy animation and heard the dated slang being spoken, I saw my childhood float away on the television screen.

It's official: I'm getting old.