Mid Life Crisis?

Glorified KC

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

F Me In The Brain

47 and I recently left an executive position I could (and thought I would) retire from....started at another company as an exec that is about 10x bigger than the company I was with.  I know nothing of this field/industry.  Wanted more of a challenge.
Started running a few years ago and recently completed a 31 mile run (50K), damaging my leg and knee in the process.  Wanted more of a challenge.

My wife jokes it is my mid life crisis.  I tell her this is better than a fancy sports car and 23 year old girlfriend!

Would probably be smarter for me to get a tattoo, Chris.  .   Hope you like yours!

F Me In The Brain

https://youtu.be/U8b88US-6ts

tempo_n_groove

Just turned 46.  I bought a road bike.  Still don't have any tattoos.  You don't put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari, lol.
I do find myself wanting to do more though.  There isn't anything wrong w that.

DavidD

Just before my 40th birthday I decided to join a gym, never walked into one before. After about a year of kettlebell and metcon classes I decided to do a Spartan Race. I did the easiest one. A sprint 5k with 20 obstacles. And had so much fun doing it. Decided the next year I was gonna do the trifecta. One sprint 5 k 20 obstacles, one super 10k 25 obstacles and one beast 21k 30 obstacles. Complete all 3 in the year to complete the trifecta. But Covid screws that up. So I’m aiming for 2022. I’ll be 44

Only problem I have are my knees. I don’t have any cartilage left so long runs are not my friend. The races are spread throughout the year so I think I can do it.

This is me after the race. The smile on my face says it all lol

hedonist

I consider some of these not as cliches (or, crises) but as personal challenges, whether of the body or mind/grit. It’s admirable, to me. Garners my respect. 

dankind

The whole fucking thing has been a crisis.

DavidD

hedonist said:

I consider some of these not as cliches (or, crises) but as personal challenges, whether of the body or mind/grit. It’s admirable, to me. Garners my respect. 

Yeah, not sure if it was a midlife crisis but my wife likes to tell me it is lol

Wobbie

I’ll let you know, when I reach mid life.

tempo_n_groove

Wobbie said:

I’ll let you know, when I reach mid life.

Aren't u on the back end of life now?

DavidD

Wobbie said:

I’ll let you know, when I reach mid life.

🤬 
lol

Wobbie

fuckers

F Me In The Brain

DavidD said:

Just before my 40th birthday I decided to join a gym, never walked into one before. After about a year of kettlebell and metcon classes I decided to do a Spartan Race. I did the easiest one. A sprint 5k with 20 obstacles. And had so much fun doing it. Decided the next year I was gonna do the trifecta. One sprint 5 k 20 obstacles, one super 10k 25 obstacles and one beast 21k 30 obstacles. Complete all 3 in the year to complete the trifecta. But Covid screws that up. So I’m aiming for 2022. I’ll be 44

Only problem I have are my knees. I don’t have any cartilage left so long runs are not my friend. The races are spread throughout the year so I think I can do it.

This is me after the race. The smile on my face says it all lol

Awesome!
My sister did the trifecta, she's a damn beast.
(I can run more than her but can't do the other stuff!)

static111

I haven't got to a comfortable enough place to have a crisis yet.

DavidD

F Me In The Brain said:

DavidD said:

Just before my 40th birthday I decided to join a gym, never walked into one before. After about a year of kettlebell and metcon classes I decided to do a Spartan Race. I did the easiest one. A sprint 5k with 20 obstacles. And had so much fun doing it. Decided the next year I was gonna do the trifecta. One sprint 5 k 20 obstacles, one super 10k 25 obstacles and one beast 21k 30 obstacles. Complete all 3 in the year to complete the trifecta. But Covid screws that up. So I’m aiming for 2022. I’ll be 44

Only problem I have are my knees. I don’t have any cartilage left so long runs are not my friend. The races are spread throughout the year so I think I can do it.

This is me after the race. The smile on my face says it all lol

Awesome!
My sister did the trifecta, she's a damn beast.
(I can run more than her but can't do the other stuff!)

For me it’s the opposite. But with some good knee support I can do a little more then normal.

DavidD

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

Nice tattoo op. But watch out they are addictive lol

Gern Blansten

I'm getting ready to have my MLC tattoo done....it will be my avatar

hedonist

static111 said:

I haven't got to a comfortable enough place to have a crisis yet.

brianlux

I'm not sure I ever had a midlife crisis but I had a personality crisis.  I got it while it was hot.  It's always hard to know when frustration and heartache what you got.

Yeah yeah yeahhhhhhh!

Glorified KC

DavidD said:

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

Nice tattoo op. But watch out they are addictive lol

I did joke with a friend of mine that there are still 10 more album covers I can put on myself!

Glorified KC

F Me In The Brain said:

47 and I recently left an executive position I could (and thought I would) retire from....started at another company as an exec that is about 10x bigger than the company I was with.  I know nothing of this field/industry.  Wanted more of a challenge.
Started running a few years ago and recently completed a 31 mile run (50K), damaging my leg and knee in the process.  Wanted more of a challenge.

My wife jokes it is my mid life crisis.  I tell her this is better than a fancy sports car and 23 year old girlfriend!

Would probably be smarter for me to get a tattoo, Chris.  .   Hope you like yours!

I love it, it came out as well as I could have hoped.  I was driving back to Milwaukee from Kansas City with my wife after July 4th and just said to her "I know what I want for my 40th." Getting a tattoo was always something I thought about doing, but never knew what I would get.  I love the No Code album artwork so much and figured it would be worth getting the background image. 

Get_Right

F Me In The Brain said:

47 and I recently left an executive position I could (and thought I would) retire from....started at another company as an exec that is about 10x bigger than the company I was with.  I know nothing of this field/industry.  Wanted more of a challenge.
Started running a few years ago and recently completed a 31 mile run (50K), damaging my leg and knee in the process.  Wanted more of a challenge.

My wife jokes it is my mid life crisis.  I tell her this is better than a fancy sports car and 23 year old girlfriend!

Would probably be smarter for me to get a tattoo, Chris.  .   Hope you like yours!

But its not LOL

PJ_Soul

I have a friend (46) who I and his wife are pretty sure is going through a pretty typical midlife crisis. He did a few unoriginal things: bought a motorcycle and went on the keto diet, started getting his hair cut in a salon for the first time in his life instead of giving himself the clipper crop that always grew into the dumb and dumber look soon enough, lol. But he also went and bought a big amount of cannabis products in a pot store for the first time ever recently - I asked him why the sudden interest in randomly getting high, and his response was, "my life." So..... yikes. I did not tell his wife about that comment!

F Me In The Brain

Get_Right said:

F Me In The Brain said:

47 and I recently left an executive position I could (and thought I would) retire from....started at another company as an exec that is about 10x bigger than the company I was with.  I know nothing of this field/industry.  Wanted more of a challenge.
Started running a few years ago and recently completed a 31 mile run (50K), damaging my leg and knee in the process.  Wanted more of a challenge.

My wife jokes it is my mid life crisis.  I tell her this is better than a fancy sports car and 23 year old girlfriend!

Would probably be smarter for me to get a tattoo, Chris.  .   Hope you like yours!

But its not LOL

Hahaha.  I was expecting someone to respond with that 
Nice 👍

2-feign-reluctance

My wife is drawing me up my first, and likely only tattoo. Might also buy a truck. Yep. Mid-life. 

JOEJOEJOE

brianlux said:

I'm not sure I ever had a midlife crisis but I had a personality crisis.  I got it while it was hot.  It's always hard to know when frustration and heartache what you got.

Yeah yeah yeahhhhhhh!

Love the NY Dolls quote!

HughFreakingDillon

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

13 months ago, at 46, I got my first tattoo as well. PJ stickman of course. 

not sure if it was a mid life crisis, or just a life reminder to live for the day and stop thinking about shit too much. I'd been literally thinking about getting it since Ten came out.

you only regret the stuff you don't do. 

Purple Fairy Tree

dankind said:

The whole fucking thing has been a crisis.

I'm hearing ya @dankind! I'm 44 and I think mine started about 15 years ago.  I'm still driving around in it! I really like this thread, it reminds me of the midult. I also like the - you know you're getting old when... thread.

Brave tattoo @Glorified KC but why not!

@HughFreakingDillon my mate got the PJ stickmam tattoo in the early 90's, he still loves them so much. I like your advice  "Live for the day and stop thinking about shit too much" I might try to adopt that attitude on a daily basis! Thanks x

F Me In The Brain

HughFreakingDillon said:

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

13 months ago, at 46, I got my first tattoo as well. PJ stickman of course. 

not sure if it was a mid life crisis, or just a life reminder to live for the day and stop thinking about shit too much. I'd been literally thinking about getting it since Ten came out.

you only regret the stuff you don't do. 

You must not have done some of the stuff I've done.  Lol.

Purple Fairy Tree

F Me In The Brain said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

13 months ago, at 46, I got my first tattoo as well. PJ stickman of course. 

not sure if it was a mid life crisis, or just a life reminder to live for the day and stop thinking about shit too much. I'd been literally thinking about getting it since Ten came out.

you only regret the stuff you don't do. 

You must not have done some of the stuff I've done.  Lol.

I could say the same back to you @F Me In The Brain

F Me In The Brain

West Coast Dreamgirl said:

F Me In The Brain said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Glorified KC said:

So I turned 40 last month and made the decision back in July I was going to get my first tattoo.  Is this a mid life crisis?  Does anyone else have an example of a mid life crisis?

13 months ago, at 46, I got my first tattoo as well. PJ stickman of course. 

not sure if it was a mid life crisis, or just a life reminder to live for the day and stop thinking about shit too much. I'd been literally thinking about getting it since Ten came out.

you only regret the stuff you don't do. 

You must not have done some of the stuff I've done.  Lol.

I could say the same back to you @F Me In The Brain

Of course!  Point being that I for sure regret things I've done....don't you?