1. My Clothes
I've recently had friends give me some fashion advice along the lines of:
"You should wear skinny jeans instead of slim fit or boot cut."
"You should try fitted hats instead of regular curved-brim baseball hats."
"You should wear some kind of shoe besides Converse."
Although I know this is all good, solid fashion advice that will keep me up to date with today's trends, I DO NOT GIVE A CRAP. I couldn't be more set in my ways than I am now in regards to my clothes. I will be wearing slim fit (NOT skinny) jeans, Converse All Stars, and a t shirt until the day I die (unless I'm in the office, of course) and on the rare day I wear a hat it will be my black Boston Red Sox hat, facing forward, with a curved brim, because I have a small head and New Era fitted hats look dumb on me. So yeah, THAT makes me an old man.
2. My Music
I've recently become a big Spotify user, and it's shown me this: even with nearly every song ever written at my disposal, I'd rather listen to songs I grew up listening too. When it's beautiful outside and I need to roll down the windows and have a sing-a-long, "Cute Without the 'E'" by Taking Back Sunday will ALWAYS be my go to, until I die. My kids will know the words to that song.
"But there's so many new artists coming out!"
Don't care. I've actually said the words "Music when I was younger was better." Yeah, how geezer-ish is THAT?! Super geezer.
3. My Sense of Humor
People keep telling me I have a "Dad" sense of humor. Why? Because I tell dumb jokes, knowing they're dumb, and walk away laughing out loud even though no one else thinks it's funny. My Dad does that. I do that. For example:
GET IT?! HE COULDN'T FIND THE TIME BECAUSE HIS WATCH WAS MISSING!!!! BAHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHA ok I'm done. Yeah, I'm old.
So yeah, I'm an old man now and I don't care, which proves even more that I'm an old man. GROSS. It's only a matter of time before I start calling kids whippersnappers and telling them about "the good ol' days." God help me. CUTE ANIMAL.
