My last post of 2006. Woo-wee! I’d like to thank everyone who takes the trouble to read this website, because it’s damn troubling. How finely can I chop the English language before we cry?
To stick a toothpick in 2006, here is my own personal In/Out list, modeled after the popular magazine space-filling feature that reinforces observed trends by juxtaposing cultural phenomenon in a Hot/Not, Cool/Cold, Chic/Geek dichotomy. ‘In’ is my current modus, while ‘Out’ is helplessly 2006.
IN: Nesting OUT: Dating
IN: Worrying about getting hit by a car in Natick OUT: Worrying about getting hit by a bullet in Cambridge
IN: Prada Eyewear OUT: Contact Lenses
IN: Despair over Global Warming OUT: Anger over Global Warming
IN: “That’s so odd” OUT: “That’s so retarded”
IN: Relish-based salad dressing OUT: Mustard-based salad dressing
IN: Baby Shower Gifts OUT: Wedding Gifts
IN: Dreams of traveling in Spain OUT: Dreams of traveling in Japan
IN: Mozart Piano Concertos OUT: Beethoven Piano Sonatas
IN: Businessmen on the Commuter Rail OUT: Future Businessmen on the Red Line
IN: $30 haircuts from Lauren OUT: $40 haircuts from Charbel
IN: Resigned Acceptance OUT: Quiet Desperation
