C'MON NEW DECADE - LET'S DO THIS

What news, what life, what a time we are a part of. 2009. The two thousands. A year littered with death, disgrace, tragedy and scandal, heightened by the ways of an ultra intrusive and insensitive time - a 'need to know right now' time seen like no other. Has '09 been the penultimate year of the untimely celebrity passing, the free fall fluttering from grace, the liar, the cheater and the redeemer alike? The air of '09 is thick with controversy on the biggest of scales - and the outlets that eagerly and unabashedly promote them. MJ, Tiger, A-Roid. A T an M, a Z, an S.I. and a self proclaimed, "Queen of All Media." Blogs, Twits, spaces and faces. Faces are the key. Every face has a story, every story an audience, every audience a potential dollar sign - no matter how mundane, ridiculous, irrelevant or unnecessary, as long as it has bite. Every letter, colour and Internet connection is worthy of such attention. What did '08 have? Kwayme, Obama and bail-outs. The hype surrounding the election of a first ever black president was huge, but not as huge as the King of Pop's 'untimely death' - or rather his 'overdue overdose.' Does the turning over of a decade promote an increased desire to or rather addiction for turning over stories, whether they be true, half- false, rumoured or speculated hearsay? The 'real' dig deep truth of the matter doesn't well, matter any more - just as long as there are photos/videos and or/printable evidence to prove or disprove and a site to upload them onto in record speed - it's definitely believable, no matter how deceived or falsified they appear to be. If it can be seen it can be believed. Believe me. I do. C'mon new decade - let's do this.