Am I Turning Into...

MAY 17, 2005 BY SUSAN J

a 16-year-old boy?

Evidence in favour of this thesis:

During a walk in the park with husband and dog on Sunday, James (husband) looked at me for a long moment and then said: “You know, you sort of walk like a rocker.”

Me: “What?”

He begins to mimic my walk. It’s kind of a loose-limbed, shuffling, head-bobbing stroll. “Dude,” he says, “You going to the Van Halen show later?”

Me. “Hmf.”

On Monday, I put a down payment on an Electra Rat Rod. It’s a cruiser bicycle painted matte black and decorated with leather handles. It has a flame and dice motif.

Evidence that I am actually a mid-thirties woman:

I cancelled the hold on the Rat Rod and instead ordered a Jamis Earth Cruiser. I also checked my music collection and found not one single Van Halen album anywhere. (Okay, there were plenty of Metallica albums, but that’s completely different.) I am also spending 15 minutes per day walking around with a book on my head to get rid of the rocker walk.

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