ee
     
     
      the
      nineties”,
      and
      this
      tag
      is
      true,
      to
      an
      extent.
      Those
      falling
      in
      and
      out
      of
      love,
     
     
      however,
      are
      fresh
      out
      of
      college
      and
      clearly
      members
      of
      our
      beloved
      generation
      x.
      If
     
     
      you
      find
      yourself
      to
      be
      a
      card-carrying
      member
      of
      this
      loved-to-be-hated
      group,
      then
      |
     
     
      strongly
      suggest’you
      see
      the
      movie.
      If
      you
      are
      presently
      not
      in
      the
      aforementioned
     
     
      group,
      mayb:
      4ou
      should
      stay
      home
      and
      cocoon,
      or
      bond
      with
      the
      family,
      because
      Reality
     
     
      Bites
      will
      Ms
      little
      relevance
      to
      your
      life
      or
      to
      your
      experience.
     
     
      |
      did
      not
      plan
      on
      giving
      a
      movie
      review
      this
      week,
      but
      this
      one
      movie
      in
     
     
      particylar
      is
      very
      clever,
      and
      |
      could
      not
      continue
      with
      the
      regular
      lamentations
     
     
      without
      first
      suggesting
      some
      pop
      culture.
      It
      is
      rather
      fascinating
      that
      our
     
     
      genération
      actually
      has
      its
      very
      own
      culture--be
      it
      music,
      magazines,
      or
      a
      big
     
     
      H¢llywood
      production.
      It
      should
      be
      noted
      that
      this
      movie
      is
      not
      entirelythe
     
     
      inchild
      of
      a
      group
      of
      bored
      fortysomething
      executives
      looking
      to
      exploit
      us
      on
      the
     
     
      ig
      screen.
      The
      screenwriter
      is
      just
      23
      years
      old,
      and
      seeminglyVery
      in
      touch
      with
     
     
      her
      generation.
     
     
      |
      found
      certaif
      interest
      in
      Reality
      Bites
      simply
      because
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      plan
      on
      furthering
      my
      education
      in
     
     
      attempts
      to
      become
      even
      more
     
     
      overqualified
      to
      flip
      burgers
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      accounts
      of
      the
      state
      of
      our
     
     
      generation
      being
      broadcast
      by
      those
     
     
      who
      do
      not
      understand
      the
      perils
      of
     
     
      being
      twentysom
      sthing.
      Many
      of
      the
     
     
      commentaries
      to
      Which
      |
      have
      listened
     
    
   
   
    
     
      somewhat
      attentively
      include
      bits
      and
     
     
      pieces
      of
      pity
      aimed
      at
      the
      myth
      that
      we
      will
      not
      be
      able
      to
      better
      our
      parents
      in
      the
      area
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      annual
      income.
      Have
      we
      ever
      said
      we
      needed
      or
      wanted
      to?
      |
      cannot
      recall.
      In
      high
      school,
     
     
      when
      |
      was
      naive
      and
      hopelessly
      idealistic,
      |
      expected
      that
      |
      would
      grow
      up|to
      become
      a
     
     
      character
      from
      “‘thirtysomething”
      and
      drive
      a
      BMW.
      Things
      have
     
     
      certainly
      changed.
      Now
      |
      drive
      a
      VW
      and
      wear
      thrift
      shop
      clothes,
      even
      ifjthe
      Gap
      remains
     
     
      a
      beacon.
      |
      could
      not-have-predicted-such-a-drastic-change.
     
    

    
     
      |
      do
      often
      wonder
      what
      we
      will
      be
      like
      at
      forty.
      Will
      we
      remain
      the
      generation
      x,
      or
     
     
      will
      that
      have
      faded
      by
      then?
      By
      the
      time
      we
      are
      approaching
      middle
      age,
      the
      boomers
      will
     
     
      be
      tucked
      away
      in
      nursing
      homes
      and
      seniors
      villages.
      Who
      will
      then
      misunderstand
      and
     
     
      resent
      our
      supposed
      apathetic
      and
      uncommitted
      group?
      Maybe
      our
      own
      children.
      The
     
     
      vicious
      cycle
      will
      not
      stop
      with
      us.
      Too
      many
      compromises
      would
      have
      to
      be
      made
      by
      those
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unwilling
      to
      do
      so.
     
     
      It
      is
      now
      time
      to
      bring
      this
      week's
      type-written
      complaints
      to
      a
      close.
      |
      had
      not
      ;
     
    

    
     
      planned
      to
      write
      on
      this
      subject,
      but
      |
      felt
      compelled,
      and
      |
      have
      not
      harassed
      the
     
    

    
     
      yuppie
      crowd
      in
      quite
      some
      time.
      |
      felt
      they
      should
      once
      again
      be
      put
      in
      their
      place.
      f
     
    

    
     
      My
      original
      intentions
      for
      this
      space
      were
      the
      history
      of
      my
      pet
      ownership
      and
      all
      the
     
    

    
     
      surrounding
      trauma--the
      mysterious
      death
      of
      my
      little
      turtle
      Bip;
      the
      sad
      demise
      of
      my
     
    

    
     
      suicidal
      mice,
      Twist
      and
      Shout,
      refugees
      from
      a
      grade
      seven
      science
      project;
      the
     
    

    
     
      unexplainable
      disappearance
      of
      the
      frog
      |
      raised
      from
      a
      tad
      pole;
      and
      the
      death
      of
      Ginger,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      stray
      cat,
      adopted
      by
      my
      neighbourhood,
      and
      killed
      sadistically
      by
      our
      bus
      driver
      as
      he
     
     
      drove
      over
      poor
      Ginger,
      ignoring
      our
      screams
      from
      the
      back
      of
      the
      school
      bus.
      There
      are
      other
      stories,
      but
      |
      shall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      save
      those
      for
      another
      time
      when
      |
      can
      delve
      into
      this
      topic
      at
      length.
      Now,
      go
      home
      and
      love
      your
      pets.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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