Posts tagged ‘dancer’

Today’s reader submission comes straight out of Texas. Belle is a professional dancer/singer/comedienne who has decided that even though it is years away, instead of an old cat lady, she is destined to become the epitome of old people awesomeness: an old whiskey and water with a  splash of vicodin in a starbucks thermos lady.

Alrighty! Well, I’m on the verge of turning 27. I’m really not scared of age, so it doesn’t bother me, but for everyone else it seems like that age should affect my universe in a way that I cannot even comprehend. The following things tend to be a trend when I say how old I am:

“Oh my God! Really? Man….”

“Whoa! That’s old!”

“Dang! What are you gonna do? You’re almost 30!”

“I mean…you look good for your age.”

“At least you don’t act that old.”

“So…are you getting married soon?”

That last one really makes me mad. I mean, it’s as if they can see an expiration date written on my body somewhere. For example: Read more…