Buy Nothing Day - 2005

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    gogo mapcore!

    ive always liked adbusters, i always try to pick up with i see it at a book store or our local art supply store, but i really dont believe in these "one day boycotts" i suppose they do send some sort of message, especially if they get media play, but i saw the cnn interview with adbusters editor in chief, and *uck cnn's host, her god damn argument was 'oh COME ON, COME ON' what the f is that? at least take it seriously. he did a really good job though in the interview. anyway... power to the people, solidarity, etc. and what not!

    Something like nine or ten years since my first Buy Nothing Day

    I used to be waay into adbusters back in the day. The editorials and subvertisements were some of the first things to open my eyes to some of the brutal realities of this world. Now I'll pick up an issue every couple years or so just to keep tabs - but they're so horribly depressing to read I just can't take much more than that.

    Oh yeah, what sucks about this kinda thing is the media coverage. But ironically, they depend on the media to be so big. And what sucks even more about this is that people will come back to their shopping routines the day after it.

    Well, for me, buy nothing day is like... everyday! Not that I want, but I all my little money goes to paying these fucking expensive bus tickets.

    Ok, what I'm going to say next is going to blow your mind.

    let's say that you are a devoted fan of the 'Buy Nothing Day' and like so many years past, you have bought nothing that day, but this time it will be different, you have a new girlfriend and you two are smooching and cuddling and all that, eh, sweet?

    So, then comes the sex part, but OHNOES! She is not on the pill and you are out of rubbers! Will you suffer the consequenses or denounce your devotion to the BND?

    Think about it, it's cosmic.

    For that being said, I usually respect the day and I'm going to keep my money away from the stores, but I'm always prepared to trash my believes for something much better than what I currently believe, keep an open mind.

    Some friends and I are planning on going to the local mall caring a long fabric strip with the sayings: "You are not what you buy" or something like that.

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