The following come to mind for being 39 years old ( I turn 40 in November )
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“Killing yourself, one M&M at a time.” Bonus points if you sing this to a “Fugees” tune and your coworker thinks you’re having a stroke.
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“The Advil Years”. Significant things cause you to be sore the next day. Like walking.
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“Remember when _____ didn’t hurt all the time?” Knees….how did these things pass design review?
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“Yep, that’s me.” You not only recognize the face in the mirror, you come to accept him.
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“Remember when we didn’t yell?” Deafness. Yep, that’s what it is. Suuuure.
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(Before Noon) “Coffee fixes….everything.”
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(After 6pm) “Wine fixes…everything else.”
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“Teenage me was so naive.” Well, he was.
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“Twentysomething me was so egotistical.” Yep.
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(Tech-specific) “Remember the first two times they invented this same thing?” It grows tiresome to write the same logic in a different framework/language/whatever just because somebody thought Kotlin/Go/D/Whatever is the solution to all problems.
Yeah, I’m tired today. I’ve earned it.