Now Denial:
To tell oneself that the only time worth living is in the past
and that the only time that may ever be interesting again is the
future.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
To tell oneself that the only time worth living is in the past
and that the only time that may ever be interesting again is the
future.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Related:
- Vaccinated Time Travel:
To fantasize about traveling backward in time,
but only with proper vaccinations. -- Douglas Coupland... - 2+2=5-ism:
Caving in to a target marketing strategy aimed at oneself
after holding out for a long period of time.
"Oh, all right, I'll buy your stupid cola. Now leave... - Expatriate Solipsism:
When arriving in a foreign travel destination one has hoped
was undiscovered,
only to find many people just like oneself; the peeved... - Strangelove Reproduction:
Having children to make up for the fact that one no longer
believes in the future.
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Mental Ground Zero:
The location where one visualizes oneself during the dropping
of the atomic bomb;
frequently, a shopping mall. -- Douglas Coupland,... - Anti-Sabbatical:
A job taken with the sole intention of staying only for a
limited period of time (often one year).
The intention is to raise enough funds to partake in... - Historical Overdosing:
To live in a period of time when too much seems to happen.
Major symptomes include addiction to newspapers, magazines... - Historical Underdosing:
To live in a period of time when nothing seems to happen.
Major symptomes include addiction to newspapers, magazines... - Dumpster Clocking:
The tendency when looking at objects to guesstimate the amount
of time they will take to eventually decompose:
"Ski boots are the worst. Solid plastic. They'll be...
