Alas....
The holidays are coming to a close. As I am writing this sentence it is exactly 10:32 p.m. and I am sipping a very potent mixed drink and waiting for the New Year to ring in. I'm very reflective about the valleys, plateaus, and mountains of 2008 and am very much looking forward to the hope and change that I am expecting of the New Year. This year I finally graduated, only to see the stock market crash just a few short months later. I also saw that this country elected it's first Black president. I saw a woman as a serious contender for the presidency and saw another woman rise to heights of politics by winking and using "folksy" colloquialisms to disarm sexually repressed rednecks everywhere.
What a year it was.
Now I look forward to the future. I sit here optimistic that in 2009 I obtain a career with actual promotional potential that will pay rent and student loans. I'm also optimistic about the economy and the depressed retail market. (God forbid that corporate giants cease to meet last year's quota!) I'm excited for my new holiday January 20...please God, let me make it to D.C.! I am extremely hopeful that MTA doesn't raise fares and remove seats from subway cars!!! What will I do if I can't wrestle a grown man down to the ground for the last seat on 3 train! Most of all...I am confident 2008 is a year I'll never forget and am hopeful that 2009 will be even better.
