The same is true for those of us somewhere in between. Alec Baldwin said while being interviewed in one of the earliest episodes of Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee‘, “I’m almost 60 now so the things I need to do, I really need to do.”
I’m almost 50 now so the I need to do, I really need to do. And watching Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is not one of those things. Or Game of Thrones or House of Cards or much TV at all, even though I love the medium so much. I’m pretty sure on my death bed I will not be wondering how Dexter or Mad Men ended? Anyways, finales’ are really hard to make. Remember how ‘Seinfeld‘ ended? Need I say more.
I’m not talking about bucket lists; seeing the sunrise over the Taj Mahal or swimming with dolphins in the Indian Ocean. Things that matter to me. Creating something worthwhile and of value beyond dollars and sense. And just as soon as I figure that I’ll let you know.
I’m not suggesting I’m giving up entertainment in all forms but certainly leaning towards much more creating and a lot less consuming.
Also, global warming! We may all be facing fewer laps of the sun than we expected. Who knows when our time is up but when it is there are no deals to be made to stretch it a bit longer. I might not make 50. Louis CK once said (when he was still considered to be funny instead of a creepy, pervy misogynist), “If I die at 45 people will be like, ‘oh, that’s too bad’. But if I die at 50 people will say, ‘oh yeah, that makes sense.’ There are no candlelight vigils for 50-year-olds.”
I hope I make 50. You should I make 50 too or you won’t find out how this series ends.
To be continued…
Also, this “Tick. Fucking. Tock”
*Apologies for the gender-specific terminology but that’s how I first heard the quote. I kept it the way I heard to indicate the age from whence it came.