Ignore-uration
*Sigh.* I'm just not feeling it.
I want to be excited about the inauguration, but I'm not. Well, not about the inauguration itself. I have really high expectations and even higher hopes for the president. I feel an overwhelming sense of relief that he's taking over. I'm just not into all of the concerts, parades, media parties, and whatnot that's leading up to it.
I'm happy, but I just don't think we should all be congratulating ourselves yet. It just feels like hype. (The availability of lots of cheap inaugural crap doesn't help-though I would be interested in the Obama Spider-Man if it weren't sold out everywhere.) I love Beyoncé enough to want to put a ring on her, but I don't really want to hear her opinion about the incoming president. Or Bon Jovi's. Or Jamie Foxx's. Not that any of them were speechifying at that concert yesterday-or maybe they did. I didn't watch a second of it. If I didn't want to listen to "This Land Is Your Land" two weeks ago, why should I want to hear it now? Being told "THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT" over and over actually makes it seem LESS historic. It's like what Don DeLillo says about the most photographed barn in America.
Maybe I'm not in the mood for such a celebration because of other circumstances. I had to work today, even though it was MLK day. (We're not total racists, since I have to work on Presidents' Day, too.) It was dead and gloomy. It snowed all the way home, where laundry was waiting for me. I have to work tomorrow, too, so it's not like the inauguration is going to be a big ol' party with "Yes, Pecan" for me. It's just another workday, plus a CNN live stream or maybe an early lunch in our conference room. It doesn't really feel like the dawn of a new era. Start getting stuff done, though, and then maybe I'll be in the mood to party.
I want to be excited about the inauguration, but I'm not. Well, not about the inauguration itself. I have really high expectations and even higher hopes for the president. I feel an overwhelming sense of relief that he's taking over. I'm just not into all of the concerts, parades, media parties, and whatnot that's leading up to it.
I'm happy, but I just don't think we should all be congratulating ourselves yet. It just feels like hype. (The availability of lots of cheap inaugural crap doesn't help-though I would be interested in the Obama Spider-Man if it weren't sold out everywhere.) I love Beyoncé enough to want to put a ring on her, but I don't really want to hear her opinion about the incoming president. Or Bon Jovi's. Or Jamie Foxx's. Not that any of them were speechifying at that concert yesterday-or maybe they did. I didn't watch a second of it. If I didn't want to listen to "This Land Is Your Land" two weeks ago, why should I want to hear it now? Being told "THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT" over and over actually makes it seem LESS historic. It's like what Don DeLillo says about the most photographed barn in America.
Maybe I'm not in the mood for such a celebration because of other circumstances. I had to work today, even though it was MLK day. (We're not total racists, since I have to work on Presidents' Day, too.) It was dead and gloomy. It snowed all the way home, where laundry was waiting for me. I have to work tomorrow, too, so it's not like the inauguration is going to be a big ol' party with "Yes, Pecan" for me. It's just another workday, plus a CNN live stream or maybe an early lunch in our conference room. It doesn't really feel like the dawn of a new era. Start getting stuff done, though, and then maybe I'll be in the mood to party.