#genx

[gleafer]

Hello. I love all your drawinhs and comics. I was just curious how long you have been drawing already?

I used to do black and white pencil and coal drawings......22 years ago.😅

Best regards.😄

Helloo! I’ve been drawing since I was a kindergartner and have been a professional illustrator for a good 25+ years. So a very…very very…oh so very… long time.

And I hope I skid into my coffin with pencils in my hand and a trail of sketches behind me!

#illustrator #illustration #digital artist #artist on tumblr #long in the tooth #GenX #art is life #illustrator on tumblr #draw everyday #keep going

[sassclassnass]

Raised by one, and raised the other. ✌🏼🎀

#genX #gen x #milennial #boomers #breakfast club

[ridenwithbiden]

#GENX

[wetgeliscasualinterval]

The Doom Generation (1995) dir. Greg Araki

#The Doom Generation #Greg Araki #films #cinema #movies #movie stills #film frames #cinematography #genx #gen x #generation x

[genx3791]

#GenX #gen xers #gen x

[juno73]

As a "Gen 'X'er, this bike represents the main mode of transportation during my teens. High speed, low drag. It was a 20" BMX wheel base which carried me through my paper route.

#bmx #genx #oldskool

[theremina]

Fight The Nothing.

#the neverending story #gmork #genderqueer #genderfluid #genX

[knithacker]

Pattern To Crochet A Q*bert Video Game Amigurumi: 👉 https://buff.ly/3IqapB6

#crochet #handmade #amigurumi #retro #1980s #QBert #GenX

[punkieagainsttheworld]

Billy Idol

#punk #punk rock #70s #punkrock #70s punk #80s punk #80s rock #punkart #england #punk guy #rock and roll #punk girl #billy idol #genx #generation x

[turning50isnttheend]

This is me. Having the time of my life a few months shy of 50 with my ride-or-dies, Heather and Stephanie. I should probably introduce you to them now because I'm sure they will be recurring characters in this blog. They are a part of all the big moments in my life and have been for years. I'm privileged to be a part of their lives.

So, just to be clear: This picture wasn't taken at the start of this year. It was taken at the moment I realized that this year was different. I have had some really good years and some really hard years. (Haven't we all?) But this year felt different from the start. I just wasn't sure why then. I think now I know why.

My goal with this blog is to chronicle the places this year has taken me and all the feels it's given me. Because if this is what 50 looks like (and beyond) I'm here for it!

Ok, so this particular picture is a perfect example of "carpe diem." (Side note for all of you fans of Dead Poets Society, carpe diem actually means "pluck the day" or to seize it in the way you would pick a beautiful flower from your garden instead of how you would seize a piece of property or something of the like. I actually prefer that translation. The softness in the way you go about taking hold of your life - or days - is important.) But I digress...

Back to our story. One day in February I texted Stephanie and Heather and said, "I have a crazy idea. Who's in?" Because of the beautiful, lovely spirits they both are, they answered with "Of course! So what are we doing?" They both have jobs and families and lives so they needed details, but when I told them I wanted to fly to London for 3 very short days in May to see Harry Styles in concert in Coventry, England, they were in. It wasn't even a hard sell. They. Were. In. I mean, can you ask for more than that? (Ok, cheers to my Mickey, too. My ever supportive husband of all my crazy ideas, who agreed to the plan. And to a couple other good friends who encouraged me to follow my dream - Gina and Garrett - despite how crazy it sounded.)

A couple months later we were on our way. There were a few hiccups, I can't lie. I was flying in from Miami from a work conference to meet them in Newark and then we were flying out the next morning to London. Unfortunately, due to issues with my ticket, they got on the plane and I didn't. Instead, I spent 12 hours getting to know the Newark airport intimately. Womp, womp. But I digress... the point is I made it to London in time to see Harry.

Also, we stayed at The Ritz. (Thanks, Jarrod.) That gorgeous historical hotel was the place where we were told that we couldn't go into the bar in the jeans we were wearing. Welp. What can we say? We love our jeans and there were many other pubs in London that would love us in our jeans, too. And whatever Detroit attitude that Heather... I mean that (cough, cough) we ALL brought with us from the US didn't matter. We politely declined and decided to visit several of those other pubs just to get the full experience.

It's safe to say I had the time of my life with my best friends and Mr. Harry Styles.

The point is that this trip was the moment when I knew this year was different. It's when I knew that 50 was going to be good. Really good. I can't say I always thought that. I never really thought much about life after raising my kids. Strange I know. Considering the average life expectancy is 75-ish for women and your kids are with you only 18-ish of those 75-ish years. There is a hell of a lot of life to live around that. Maybe I had tunnel vision? I don't know, but I can see clearly now. My kids have grown into amazing young people with bright futures. But what I'm realizing is I still have a bright future, too. A future I plan to fill with travel, good food, good wine, good friends, and finally, FINALLY, all the writing I've put off for so long.

Want to see some more pics of the trip? Here you go:

Yep. We had an amazing time.

Just a few housekeeping notes:

This blog won't go in chronological order. I'm currently sat in the British Airways Club waiting to board our flight to London then on to Rome for the 2023 Ryder Cup . This current trip will be what my next posts are comprised of. But I will be going back to earlier in the year. Because I've counted recently and I've been to at least 12 cities so far this year. It's VERY out of the ordinary for me. Upcoming posts will talk about my trips to New Orleans; Savannah; Charlotte; Nashville,;Dana Point, Los Angeles; Hollywood, Florida; London; Rome; New York; Chapel Hill; Raleigh (Louis Tomlinson concert!!); Chicago and more! Stay tuned...

#turning50 #aging #lifeafter50 #travel #travelblog #travelblogger #writing #GenX #over50 #London #Harry Styles #HSLOT

[sassclassnass]

Cooler than both ✌🏼🎀

#genX #boomers #millennials #generation x

[ridenwithbiden]

#GenX

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The Doom Generation (1995) dir. Greg Araki

#The Doom Generation #Greg Araki #this mortal coil #films #cinema #movies #movie stills #film frames #cinematography #genx

[cynicalbastard74]

#therapy #genz #gen x vs gen z #genx

[etakeh]

Where

is

Gen X

on this chart

of who feels

lonely.

one might say they were

left out.

alone.

by themselves.

lonely.

#loneliness #generational froofra #genx #gen x

[heavenlynotices]

Americana- Whatever Happened To Good Values and American Pride

I have been thinking about this topic for several weeks now as I watch various videos on social media accounts and the obvious destruction of good morals, family values and American pride in our society. I see video after video of people attacking others, beating them up for no reason and filming it. I see violence all over the internet and it seems to be the norm now for our younger generation.…

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#babyboomers #behavior #bible #church #commonsense #faith #family #freedom #genx #genz #millenials #violence