Tim Samoff // Weblog (old)

June 09, 2003

Breaching the membrane...

I’ve breached the membrane. I’ve crossed over from the overture of “adulthood” into the proem of my “middle-age.” Today, I am 31 years old. What does this mean? What is in store? Only God knows.

Age has never really affected me — well, getting older hasn’t anyway. Actually, I’ve welcomed getting older almost every year. This year is no different, although I may be seeing “age“ in a different light these days. My concept is probably not very original, but I had never thought about age like it before. I came up with this concept back in April (excuse the rudimentary diagram, but it gets the point across), when my friend Bill made the veritable shift from 30 to 31 years old.

It is simple. There are several “periods“ in life. Every period can be represented as a “bubble.” These bubbles are relational to eacher (i.e., the actions and reactions within each bubble rely on the actions and reactions within each opposite and/or corresponding bubble) and their size (duration) depends solely on each individual person and the choices that he or she makes within their current bubble. Separating every two bubbles is a barrier or “membrane.” Certain “anniversaries“ mark these membranes and, though each membrane may occur at different times in a specific person’s life as stated above, there are certain cultural standards as to where the membranes are most likely to occur. In this case, the cultural membrane in question occurs when someone changes from age 30 to 31.

I am now on my way into “blue: phase 2.” A new time of life, where I am supposed to finally come into “knowing“ with myself; where I am supposed to be comfortable and constant. I welcome this new era, but sometimes, I miss the old, popped bubbles of my past.

Nevertheless, here’s to middle-age!

Posted at 11:53 am

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