Willie Falloon

PERSPECTIVE CLOCK

LIFE · AGE 35.43/80.00

09:41:07

GMT+12 · LOCAL

DRAUGHT No. 5 — THE DISC OF YEARS

ONE RING PER YEAR · BIRTH AT THE CENTRE, THE ESTIMATE AT THE RIM · CLOCKWISE FROM JANUARY · ESTIMATE, NOT PROPHECY

Wairarapa 1991–2009Wellington 2009–2019Travelling 2019London 2019–2021Auckland 2021–now

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LEGEND OF MOMENTS16 PLOTTED

01The exam that redirected me

2008-11-15 · 17Y 8M AGO · AGE 17.7 · CROSSROAD

At 17 I got the news I'd failed an exam, and it changed which university I went to. Without it I'd never have met my wife, made the friends I have, or built the career I did. Nearly everything since traces back through this one week.

A FORK IN THE PATH — RECORDED

02The day we met

2010-04-08 · 16Y 3M AGO · AGE 19.1 · RECORD

The day I met my wife. Everything since is on this side of it.

RECORDED

03The day we married

2021-02-13 · 5Y 5M AGO · AGE 30.0 · RECORD

The day I married my wife.

RECORDED

04My son was born

2023-10-30 · 2Y 8M AGO · AGE 32.7 · RECORD

The day my son came into the world.

RECORDED

05Longer with my wife than without

2029-05-28 · IN 2Y 10M · AGE 38.3 · ESTIMATE

From this week, more of my life has been spent with my wife than without.

MET + (MET - BIRTH)

06Halfway

2031-02-16 · IN 4Y 6M · AGE 40.0 · ESTIMATE

The midpoint of my estimated span — as much behind me as ahead.

BIRTH + EXPECTANCY / 2

07My son picks friends over me

2036-10-30 · IN 10Y 3M · AGE 45.7 · ESTIMATE

Around here my son starts turning to friends first, and I stop being the daily centre of their world.

BIRTH + 13Y — PEER ORIENTATION, EARLY ADOLESCENCE (12-14)

08One parent likely gone

2039-06-22 · IN 12Y 11M · AGE 48.3 · PROBABILITY

By this week, it is more likely than not that I have lost at least one of my parents.

GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.50

09My son turns 18

2041-10-30 · IN 15Y 3M · AGE 50.7 · ESTIMATE

My son becomes an adult.

BIRTH + 18Y

10My son leaves home

2045-10-30 · IN 19Y 3M · AGE 54.7 · ESTIMATE

My son likely moves out around now — 12% of the years spent living at home are already behind us.

BIRTH + 22Y — NZ/AU MEDIAN AGE LEAVING HOME

11Both parents likely gone

2050-05-22 · IN 23Y 10M · AGE 59.3 · PROBABILITY

By this week, it is more likely than not that both my parents are gone.

GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.50

12Married longer than single

2051-02-10 · IN 24Y 6M · AGE 60.0 · ESTIMATE

From this week, I have been married for more of my life than I was single.

MARRIED + (MARRIED - BIRTH)

13Almost certainly no parents

2058-12-22 · IN 32Y 5M · AGE 67.8 · PROBABILITY

By this week, there is a nine-in-ten chance both my parents are gone.

GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.90

14The age Dad is now

2059-02-17 · IN 32Y 6M · AGE 68.0 · ESTIMATE

I turn 68 — the age Dad is right now.

BIRTH + PARENT'S CURRENT AGE

15My last good years

2061-02-17 · IN 34Y 6M · AGE 70.0 · ESTIMATE

Around here the healthy years typically run out; what comes after is usually lived with something wrong.

WHO HALE AT BIRTH, NZ ~70Y

16The estimate runs out

2071-02-16 · IN 44Y 6M · AGE 80.0 · ESTIMATE

The end of my estimated span. The grid stops here.

BIRTH + EXPECTANCY