Friday, February 10, 2006

something that was pointed out to me last night



i've transitioned into the middle class! YAY! no more waiting for student loan checks and using boxes stacked on top of one another as a kitchen table. no more leaving dry cleaning to fester for months as i await my semesterly payout from uncle sam. no more trying to figure out creative recipes for ramen. no more sharing a studio with a virtual stranger. no more bundling myself in layers indoors in the winter, because i can't afford heat. no more bargaining with telephone companies on a payment plan.

i bought bookshelves, a kitchen table, and an entire refrigerator full of groceries. i have a savings account. i have all the cable channels. i can afford to go to the eye doctor and get a contact lens prescription. i can pay my student loans without going under. i can get my girlfriend's corporate health insurance. i'm middle class! i'm middle class! yay!!!

(this post wasn't meant to be ironic. hipster irony is so early 20's. plus, being a member of the middle class infinitely better than being broke. hipsters use irony to cope with the fact that they are bitter and broke.)

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