Year of the Tiger
I heard today that 2010 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac. I have no idea what that means, but I like the sound of it.
2009 had a dreary vibe to it, even if you were making money. Every one seemed to be waiting for the other shoe to drop and even the most ostensibly creative projects seemed somehow drained of energy. People walked around with dull looks in their eyes and no one ever said anything funny.
But this year will be different. Remember that scene in Apocalypse Now where the troop is walking through the jungle and that massive tiger comes out of nowhere? Every day is going to seem like that. Or most every day.
There will be a lot of negative surprises and there will be a lot of positive surprises, but there won’t be the boring, grey predictability that seemed to take hold for weeks on end in 2009.
The dull folks had their year. Now it’s time to let the fun people shake things up a bit.
Enjoy the tiger. I hope it doesn’t eat you.
