Mid-life crisis, Part 1: I need those sunglasses

My eyes are annoyingly sensitive to light, so one of my only indulgences is a sharp pair of sunglasses Mrs. Editude found a few years ago. In addition to having the male-required wallet and keys on me at all times, I lug these shades around as if they were keys to my safe-deposit box.

 

Hey, what about me?!

 

Same here. I had surgery on one eye about four years ago, so I needed a good pair. My eyes are still a bit sensitive, so I rarely go anywhere without them.

 

Gotta say, I appreciate the thread. I'm probably a good 15 years away from my own midlife crisis, but I often wonder what it will be like. And the thought of launching a pre-emptive strike on it appeals to me greatly.
As for your dilemma, I say go for the sunglasses lest you succumb to a more impulsive and more expensive indulgence. In the grand scheme of things, $200-$500 is pretty cheap for a midlife crisis.

 

I'm putting off my mid-life crisis as long as possible. I figure if I can push the middle back, I can push the end back, too.

 

Mid-life is a fallacy anyway. The life expectancy of the average American male is still only around 75.
That puts mid-life at 32-33, not 40 and certainly not 50.

 

The racing scenes in Grand Prix are awesome, but pretty much everything else about the movie sucks. LeMans is better because they were smart enough to get rid of almost everything but the racing scenes.

 

Fantastic. I'm much closer than I thought. I'd better get on it.

 

Way to make us all feel better, Bucko.

 

Wouldn't mid-life be 37.5 then? Or does it come early? (hi BYH!)

 

Don't fuck with my delusions, dammit!

 

We're all fucked anyway since we're all going to die in 2012. Our world is a slushie. Buy sunglasses. [/multicrossthreading]