Kyle Minor

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August 19, 2005

"One day in the late mid 80's I was in my early late 20's. "

I am not one of those people who is afraid of saying my age out loud. My life has, by and large, got consistently better and better the older I get, so I figure the best is yet to come, so why not enjoy it.

Last week, as you know, I turned 37 (more on the festivities later), and though I can't pretend the looming four-zero doesn't give me sort of a lump in my throat, I am glad to share that fact with folks I know.

Others, I realize, are different. Based on a funny line by John Cameron Mitchell in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," Emily and I hereby establish this as the new standard of Describing Your Age Without Giving Too Much Away.

AGE "I'm in my...
30 "I'm 30."
31 ...early thirties."
32 ...mid-early thirties."
33 ...late early thirties."
34 ...early mid-thirties."
35 ...mid-thirties."
36 ...late mid-thirties."
37 ...early late thirties."
38 ...mid-late thirties."
39 ...late thirties."
40 "I'm 40."

Based on our formula, Hedwig's line (and not co-incidentally, the title of this post) would translate to: "One day in 1986, I was 27." As you can see, Hedwig's way, and now our way, is way funnier.

Posted by kyle at August 19, 2005 3:41 PM

Comments

Posted by: Will at August 20, 2005 12:38 PM

Posted by: Emily at August 21, 2005 7:57 AM