Two thousand and eight reasons to keep trying.In all likelihood, 2009 will be exactly the same as 2008. We will spend a lot of time talking about the economy, complaining about our political leaders and hoping our sex lives pick up. There will be a new number at the end of the date, but our lives won't feel any different.
Britney Spear's PR machine will convince us that she is either a) making a comeback or b) taking a well deserved break. iPod commercials will provide us with new bands to adore and then complain about when we discover other people like them too. And formerly respectable publications will continue to print overly-analytical articles about the mystique of "hipster culture."
New bars will open that are almost exactly the same as the bars we already go to, but we will insist the new ones are much, much better. The artists and the gays will move further into the ghetto, and will soon be followed by pricey coffee shops and condo developments. We will complain, just like we did last time.
I will continue writing wordy, self-indulgent blog posts, and you will continue reading them, even if it's only so you can make fun of them later, with your friends.
It's going to be that kind of a year... just like it was last year. I wish you all the best, in 2009.
7 comments:
okay, it's still early for this but so far your version of the required new year post is my favorite. congrats.
also, how garden state of you. xo
bullshit
we love the ghetto, don't we
Well you were right on one thing:
"self-indulgent".
i remember this shirt from the time you tried it on in three different variations (tie; no tie; bowtie) and emailed me the .jpgs for approval.
i still don't know how to feel.
self deprecation, acknowledging that no one actually takes you seriously, and admitting to your relentless self-indulgence, hardly makes you any less of a try-hard, or any more relevant as a blogger.
just shut up already. go back to manitoba or whatever.
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