I was watching How I Met Your Mother yesterday, and as usual, they have come up with another interesting idea — The Murtaugh List.

The Murtaugh List is based on a character in the Lethal Weapon series,  Sgt. Roger Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover), who has this iconic line in the movie — “I’m too old for this shit”.  So, in a nutshell, the list is about things that you are too old for.

It got me thinking… what sort of things are in MY Murtaugh list?  Hmm.  Let me see…

1.  Pull an all nighter. — I need 5 hours of sleep (no more, no less) to function properly the next day.

2.  Drink gin, and not vomit. — Well, technically, I was never able to drink gin without vomitting, so I guess this doesn’t really count. 

3.  Listen to emo. — I just don’t get it.  Perhaps, I AM old. 

4.  Eat nothing but “college food” for a whole day. — Stuff like instant noodles, chips, cookies, etc.  I need rice.  I need bread.  I need pasta.

5.  Play video games nonstop all day and all night. — I used to do this all the time.  I remember getting my PS2 in mid-December a couple of years ago, and it was my sole objective in life to finish Metal Gear Solid 2 before Christmas.  And I did it.    Now, I could barely finish a level in Resident Evil, without taking a break to eat or go to the bathroom.

6.  Do complex computations in my head.  — Again, another thing that I used to do all the time.  Yeah, I’m a geek.  Now, I’m just too dependent on the calculator. 

7.  Drink more than a cup of coffee a day.  — This one is really sad.  Unfortunately, even drinking 1 cup of coffee is bad for me.  But hell, sometimes, I give in anyway. 

I’ll update this post each time I think of other things, but in the meantime, let me ask… what’s on YOUR Murtaugh List?