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The Four Agreements

Generation X Is Sick Of Your Bullshit

Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we're in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things "going forward," to borrow the business-speak. Economists are warning that even when the economy recuperates, full employment will be lower and growth will be slower-a sad little rhyme that adds up to something decidedly ­unpoetic. A majority of Americans say, for the first time ever, that this generation will not be better off than its parents. —New York Magazine

The first generation to do worse than its parents? Please. Been there. Generation X was told that so many times that it can't even read those words without hearing Winona Ryder's voice in its heads. Or maybe it's Ethan Hawke's. Possibly Bridget Fonda's. Generation X is getting older, and can't remember those movies so well anymore. In retrospect, maybe they weren't very good to begin with.

But Generation X is tired of your sense of entitlement. Generation X also graduated during a recession. It had even shittier jobs, and actually had to pay for its own music. (At least, when music mattered most to it.) Generation X is used to being fucked over. It lost its meager savings in the dot-com bust. Then came George Bush, and 9/11, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Generation X bore the brunt of all that. And then came the housing crisis.

Generation X wasn't surprised. Generation X kind of expected it.

Generation X is a journeyman. It didn't invent hip hop, or punk rock, or even electronica (it's pretty sure those dudes in Kraftwerk are boomers) but it perfected all of them, and made them its own. It didn't invent the Web, but it largely built the damn thing. Generation X gave you Google and Twitter and blogging; Run DMC and Radiohead and Nirvana and Notorious B.I.G. Not that it gets any credit.

But that's okay. Generation X is used to being ignored, stuffed between two much larger, much more vocal, demographics. But whatever! Generation X is self-sufficient. It was a latchkey child. Its parents were too busy fulfilling their own personal ambitions to notice any of its trophies-which were admittedly few and far between because they were only awarded for victories, not participation.

In fairness, Generation X could use a better spokesperson. Barack Obama is just a little too senior to count among its own, and it has debts older than Mark Zuckerberg. Generation X hasn't had a real voice since Kurt Cobain blew his brains out, Tupac was murdered, Jeff Mangum went crazy, David Foster Wallace hung himself, Jeff Buckley drowned, River Phoenix overdosed, Elliott Smith stabbed himself (twice) in the heart, Axl got fat.

Generation X is beyond all that bullshit now. It quit smoking and doing coke a long time ago. It has blood pressure issues and is heavier than it would like to be. It might still take some ecstasy, if it knew where to get some. But probably not. Generation X has to be up really early tomorrow morning.

Generation X is tired.

It's a parent now, and there's always so damn much to do. Generation X wishes it had better health insurance and a deeper savings account. It wonders where its 30s went. It wonders if it still has time to catch up.

Right now, Generation X just wants a beer and to be left alone. It just wants to sit here quietly and think for a minute. Can you just do that, okay? It knows that you are so very special and so very numerous, but can you just leave it alone? Just for a little bit? Just long enough to sneak one last fucking cigarette? No?

Whatever. It's cool.  Generation X is used to disappointments. Generation X knows you didn't even read the whole thing. It doesn't want or expect your reblogs; it picked the wrong platform.

Generation X should have posted this to LiveJournal.

Republished from Mat Honan's tumblr. Annotated by REJJr.

Spit

How you do keep from gasping, and my case laughing when you see stuff like this:

(773): I am going to be in the room whjen you have your first child and spit on its face before its even all the way out of you.

http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/ R-

TextsFromLastNight.com

OMG! Rarely do I bust out laughing so hard as I did when I saw this this morning:

(757): If you had to guess, would you say that as a species, midgets are more or less flammable than humans?(269): Less. Duh. They have less combustible mass.

City Center Las Vegas

City Center Las Vegas 2008-09-13 (6), originally uploaded by Eudaemonius.

If and when they finish the Las Vegas City Center I will visit. If I won the lottery, I think I would buy one of the sky-high condos. I am so impressed with the layout of the City Center, and this blue building is rocking my world. I love the smooth feel and modern look it has. I love that it is right on the strip and will have much around it. Has anyone out there bought in yet? Did the market crash kill the hopes and dreams? R-

1994 06-11 Batman and Robin Kiss

1994 06-11 Batman and Robin Kiss 01, originally uploaded by Eudaemonius.

You know this is an old party flyer I had for years and finally scanned and posted a while ago. Today it topped 820 hits on Flickr. It is consistently in the top 10 of my hits, so I thought I would broadcast it all for you. R-

Depeche Mode's New Album

1993 04 Depech Mode Article 01, originally uploaded by Eudaemonius.

Back when the Earth was flat and I was young, I was enthralled by Depeche Mode. I thought often what the London music scene was like and how much I wanted to be there. Flash forward 20 years, and Martin Gore resides in my home town! I have seen him around twice, once purchasing canned corn at Vons supermarket in line right in front of me, and once at the Greek festival where he strolled leisurely with a gorgeous Amazonian Blond on his arm. Not wanting to be Starfucker, I was calm and cool, keeping my distance and letting him have his life without bombardment. Two days ago I got the new album, Sounds of the Universe, and was most sad by the time I finished scrolling through the songs. I will of course go back and listen more fully, but for now the wailing sounds of Dave's recovery bore me. Sorry Robert Joneses, Yawn. R-

OK, Update. I have been listening again, and I am in a different mood, more that seems to match better the album. It is growing on me now. Hint: Be chill when listening, it helps.

Urban Golf - Grunge Style

scan0345, originally uploaded by Eudaemonius.

Originally posted on March 5, 2008 this magazine photo from the 1990's has long been a favorite of mine. Yesterday it was unearthed by someone searching for fashion and zoomed it up in hits. I love the colors and how rough it looks. It is the quindecennial golf picture of the Grunge Era.

Mess-i-ko!

Yeah, I think Slate.com about summed it up. Oh, and then there was this ad under it:

Robert Jones, Jr & Sr

IMG_5654 - Two Robert Joneses, originally uploaded by Eudaemonius.

A very sad day at my grandfather's funeral. Pictured here, two Robert Joneses in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

Robert Jones Listings across the United States

Distribution of Robert Jones Listings across the United States - 2009-03

What a way to open a blog. I would like to extend my blog out there to any Robert Joneses. I know we come from all walks of life, and live in every conceivable place. Near or far please drop in and leave a story or comment about yourself or those Robert Joneses you know.