Tell the truth: Before you lost your job (or began living in abject fear and dread and hope that you may soon lose your job), you went to the park less. You probably hadn’t flown a kite in years. You read less. You didn’t play as many games, you didn’t spend as much quality time with your friends and family, and you certainly didn’t put things like “Burping Contest, 8PM” in your iCal. And herein lies the secret beauty/silver lining of this recession: By gum, it’s going to make you more of a person. Now, sure, not having health care blows. And dodging creditors, trying to figure out how the bills are gonna get paid, and how/when in the hell you’re gonna find a job are all very stressful things. But look at the silver lining: You’re far more interesting to talk with because you’ve read things and gone places recently, and when you have a conversation with someone at a party, it’s not that lame show-n-tell “Gossssssshhhh, I’m sooooo busy/Yeah I’m realllllly busy, too” nonsense. This is all we could think about when we saw the flyer for Print Liberation’s Burping Contest this Friday, an event that, frankly, we’re not even 100% sure is real. It’s the thought that counts. And sure, we know you’d probably love the security and stability of an honest-to-goodness job right about now, but also, the fact of the matter is, being a new-school Flâneur kind of has a ring to it. Burp.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am.