30...... Wow...

I got old. Not old old. Not like I have grandkids or a hip replacement old. Just old.

I don't actually know how it happened, you know, I still feel 20, occasionally I still feel 5 or 6, but it depends - normally I just act it.

So, step-by-step I've wandered along my journey, not really taking notice of my age, I mean, why would you? You can take it for granted that it changes every year, that the wrinkles are getting a little deeper, and the 'podge' is getting a little.... podgier - why take time out to notice?

Well... this year, right before my birthday I decided to return to an old hobby of mine - radio controlled planes. Time was, I could launch a plane, fly around, wow the people around me, and land it relatively comfortably.

Time was you could buy the bits for your plane, build it, test it, fly it, and come back with lots of little bits to rebuild.... and suddenly after my birthday - i found that time again. In getting older I returned to a younger ability!!!

I was 10 the last time that happened to me! I've been out of the sport for about 11 years, so.... in 11 years I've lost all my RC experience/skill!!! ARGH!

(I've rebuilt the plane 8 times now, and can actually get a good flight )

Then that got me thinking, 30 years.... what have i forgotten how to do in 30 years....

Well I know it's a lot harder to breathe underwater now But that started when I was about a minute old and they cut my cord...

I don't remember how to hang upside down from a tree branch.... I'm sure I could do it if I had to, but I haven't in 15 - 20 years, no need.... lol - and thinking about it, I don't really believe in my ability to do it anymore - there's a test for the weekend.

I doubt I could remember all the rules of conkers....

I know I can't roller blade anymore - it's like watching bambi's first steps!

I can't be happy sitting in the garden digging out worms to scare my sisters with... I find that boring and uncomfortable now... Still.... needs must.

I can't pursuade my mum to make me pancakes anymore - she responds with "Make yer bloody own!"... and she lives a long way from me, making the cost of fuel just to get them quite... detrimental to my pancake fund anyway...

I still find cartoons entertaining, especially Code Lyoko - thats just mint! And I still adore chocolatey goodness....

Being 30... things are very different, and yet just the same... the only thing that has changed is my being conscious of the changes I mean, do you look at your ability to walk and then regret not being 3 months old again?

The big question, do I dislike getting older? No, on the whole I love it... Getting a wide butt bugs the hell outta me though!!!

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