Turning 30

Since I am in one of my melancholy moods again, and when I’m in these rare states, talking (or writing for that matter) becomes excruciatingly -- if not cerebrally -- slow. Or I lose all syntactic sense and my sentences develop in a Chomskian manner. If I’ve gotten you lost this early, all the better.

As they say, when at a loss for words, quote others. So, thank the lucky stars for today as I spare you of my acerbic humour and I cook up what others have to say when they turn 30. This is not supposed to be my version of the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for those turning 30, so give me some slack. The following list ranges from the witty to the morose, and best of all, I didn’t write them. Please address all comments, questions, suggestions and violent reactions to the authors directly. With a great deal of cosmic help from Google, here’s an interesting list of good reads when you’re turning thirty. The list sure did not do much help for me, so don’t get your hopes that high. Continue reading:

• How not to feel sad that you're turning 30
• A survivor's guide to turning 30
• Why turning 30 doesn't have to suck
• 30th birthdays have new meaning (from Hallmark)
• Eight things to do before turning 30
• A chick's guide on turning 30 (and like books from Amazon)
• Turning 30 blog entry (Heidi Fletcher)