So, I'm discovering that at 31 it's not so easy to be "cool" anymore. "hip" or "down", or "with it", if you will. I always told myself that I wouldn't let myself become uncool no matter my age. I didn't want to be the one wearing pegged jeans when boot leg was sooo in! I always wanted to be able to keep up, one way or another.
The other day, I was at the Gym, I have just been hitting 'Shuffle Songs' on my boring 4th generation ipod to get my variety. I find that I do skip a few, but, there are some songs that I just
JAM OUT to! The other day that song was 'Once' by Pearl Jam, off of one of the greatest albums ever. That's right I said album. I mean I was on the eliptical machine just jammin', pumping my arms, working my legs, in my own world. Lip syncing the whole time, with my eyes closed even. I love pretty much anything off of their album Ten. As a matter of fact, I was in high school when the album came out. Ya know, I rock out to this album everytime I hear it, but these songs are like 15 years old. I mean a child that was born in 1991 will soon be driving. I mean with their parents or someone over 25 mind you, but still. Or has that changed? Any way, these kids are nearly the same age I was when the album came out. *breath* Whew, that's a bit overwhelming. Still, not my point...that's a whole nother issue...
At the gym I jam to my pod. In my car, I jam to my pod or listen to NPR (I never thought that I'd be listening to NPR, but it's very informative. Man, I am getting old.) even the new Jack station if in the mood, while at work there is music chosen for me. At home, I have tivo, I watch the shows that I want to, nothing more, nothing different.
So, what I am saying here is I don't know what the "with it, down, hip, cool" music is anymore. I thought that I could do this, ya know, keeping up with what was "in". And now, I just don't know anymore. I turned on 92Q the other day and heard some ridiculous song about Laffy Taffy. Now, I couldn't understand all of what these people were saying, but, were they really talking about that candy that I use to eat as a young'n while reading the jokes on the wrappers as my mouth was filled with watermelon flavored plasticyness?