Regression to the Recession.

Are you Depressed? Emo?

That is not the way to start a new year, dispite all the hoopla about swine 09 being over, i dont see how you can reincarnate yourself and your attitudes overnight. Before i write the future, im gonna take an in-depth look on an otherwise normal visit to the mall.

The Laguna Hills mall is an average sized enclosed shopping mall located in Laguna Hills, California, in Juice County. Built in 1973 and renovated in 1994 it was Anchored by 4 major department stores, Broadway, Buffums, JCpenny and Sears. Buffums closed in 91 to make way for the food court. The Broadway became a Macy's in 1996. Neil Syal moved to Lake Forest in 2002 (or whatever the year was when Robert Horry lit up the Staples Center)

The Laguna Hills mall was one of the first points of interest upon my relocation to Juice County from Anahiem. It was where Fellow middle school students frolicked on a saturday. You couldnt blame me in my "Free Hugs" T-shirt. I had No Ends and 1 Crazy friend whose mom had no problem taking us. Not that i payed attention to the "Happiness quotient" of the mall at the time. But walking in almost 8 years later adding Car Keys less the "Free Hugs" I painted a different picture.

I had one goal, Buy a wallet. But observation led me in different directions. Witnessing the mall closer to Equilibrium after the Christmas hoopla left humbling results. Symptoms of our Recession ring close to the laguna hills mall. Not even a Large "Lemon Julius" could save the downcast in store managers faces. The girl at the piercing pagoda granted me a smile, until i surrended a frown and pulled out my pockets looking like the back of a "chance" card.

Never been here.

The Fountain of Youth Manifests Mortality

This marks the first time i went into the store and decided not to walk out with the Kobe's.

The landmark decision was based somewhere in between my budget and the hideous throng of colors.

Being old sucks. trying to figure their perspective sucks too.

Super spy with my camera phone.

I try to decipher what senior citizens are thinking when they quietly sit in the mall.

B.Dalton Closing x 40% everything + My Hunger = 5 books Copped.

A Cleaned out Kiosk for the Saavy Investor.

And i mean Everything.

Taking all this into account i left the doldrums, and proceeded into the great southern Californian Sunshine. Thinking again about the kobe 5's, (i looked back) then realized the black/purple/gold's are releasing in 2 weeks. Ill probably stack chips till then. Ill be back on the 16th. The beautiful weather in California emulated the Sadness goin down in the mall.

Only the strong survive. Work Hard and This shit wont happen to you. I wont be a senior citizen sitting and witnessing the halt of the Laguna Hills Mall. In fact. Ill never be a "Senior Citizen". I'll never be a Senior Citizen.

Moral of the story

Go outside, Think outside.

Mission Accomplished.

Next Mission: Get Rid of that Red Stripe.