The Scene and Herd

I was reading some optimistic economic forecasts (off warren kinsella’s last post highlighting optimistic economic forecasts) and I swear, if the economy is in an upswing by mid-2009 my faith is shot. Or rather, my faith is unflinching.

What I mean is, I have seen some of the most terrifying newspaper, business section and magazine covers in the past few months. They’re all like, black with swear words (because now that the world is ending, do whatever you want kind of thing) and I kept on having these surreal moments, telling myself “when you’re destitute and everything sucks you’re going to remember this day and the newspaper cover you noted a little too casually when you went to buy milk in the morning from the corner store. You didn’t even buy a copy!” 

Does nobody understand that my generation is so pessimistic, that when we read gloomy economic forecasts we assume no one knows what they’re talking about so we end up, by comparison, really optimistic? But this time everyone was like, “no, seriously guys this time it’s real. We’re in the shit” and  everyone I know was like, “maybe this time everything really is going to hit the fan” and we let our guard down and got worried and went with the crowd, freaking at Harper and pretending to put money into an emergency savings account? (Of course, we need that money now! haha)

If the economy is in an upswing by mid-2009, no one of my generation will freak out about anything, ever. Because, 2009? What were we getting so upset about? 

Thank you (I’m talking to, I don’t know the media I guess. Or the official opposition) for making us into the apathetic mass you, evidently, are dying for us to be. Ah, it’s so nice to be us. Nothing bad ever happens. Things are looking up. 

I think I’m going to become a Conservative. Conservatives are nice and positive. And steady, like the economy.

My hopes and dreams of the past two years have finally come true. I’m not sure I truly believed there would be another chance to watch Ignatieff come through. Not so soon, at least. And Warren Kinsella is supporting him. I can’t believe my luck. Last time Kinsella was involved I didn’t care about politics. I’ve never really witnessed him in action and now he’s backing my favorite living political personality. The next few months will be a dream! blogsblogsblogsblogs. 
What a glorious time to be essentially unemployed. This is all getting out of hand. I am giddy.

And I have been to seven delis in three days.
And I am going to my second Reel Asian Screening for free to tonight.
And I have a metro pass (which is a JOY, let me tell you).
And I just ate half a bowl of chocolate frosting with, so far, zero consequences (aside from the consequence of a sudden burst of optimism).

Later rant – the genuine and superficial merits of MI.
Thanks be to God.