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Views / Predictions for 2009
With Apologies to Paul Valery and Yogi Berra

By Mimi Zeiger
Mimi Zeiger founded loud paper, an architecture zine and now blog, in 1997. A Brooklyn-based freelancer, she writes on art, architecture, and design. Her latest book, Tiny Houses, is due out in March.

The future isn't here yet, the future isn't viral, the future isn't virtual, the future isn't even in beta; it's merely "TBD," The future isn't a bad thing, the future isn't blade runner, the future isn't so bright, the future isn't worth it, the future isn't functional, the future isn't quite what it was, but e-business is growing, the future isn't just, the future isn't on a college campus, the future isn't what you think, the future isn't flat, the future isn't assured, the future isn't an iPhone, it's a big-ass table The future isn't what it used to be, the future isn't even in the future, the future isn't fun, the future isn't really my style, the future isn't pretty in the persuasive mirror, the future isn't modern, the future isn't orange, the future isn't what it claimed to be, the future isn't now with videoconference, the future isn't rock solid, the future isn't what they thought it would be in 1962, the future isn't now, the future isn't now for ducks, the future isn't black and white, the future isn't always set in stone, the future isn't invisible, but it is real quiet, the future isn't happening in the US, the future isn't so sketchy, the future isn't always necessary, the future isn't mine, who took it? The future isn't what it used to be in paperback, the future isn't important mug, the future isn't hopeless, the future isn't here, the future isn't very unique, the future isn't plastics... it's video (in your hand and FAST), the future isn't written, ringtone by Alan Silvestri, the future isn't future, the future isn't an easy game, the future isn't what it was, the future isn't a light bulb at all, the future isn' t exactly stellar, the future isn't just evolving, it's exploding, the future isn't pretty ... but reading about it can be fun, the future isn’t about conventional soil tests, the future isn’t in companies and initiatives like Mowser any more, thinking about the future isn’t just for analysts, the future isn’t hopeless, because your example may inspire others, the future isn't worse than it already is, the future isn't a straphanger's delight, the future isn’t linear, the future isn't here for the city of Boston, the future isn't always better than the present, the future isn't quite as positive for Glam, the future isn't looking so bright for the former Silicon Valley giant, the future isn't an ideological problem, the future isn't a novelty album from a novelty band; it's a statement, the future isn't proactive as much as it is retroactive, much like a prequel to a movie, the future isn't a gleaming plastic and stainless steel sci-fi utopia filled with anthropomorphic robots, conveyor belts, and furniture, the future isn’t search, it’s personalization, the future isn't a noun, it's a verb, the future isn't Twitter, the future isn't always fictional, the future isn't that farfetched, the future isn't just unpredictable, it's absurd, the future isn’t difficult—it’s impossible, the future isn't what I expected, the future isn't the same thing as for the moment being on track to fulfill the obligation, the future isn't just the province of fortune tellers or crystal-ball gazers, the future isn't on the ground, it's in the sky! The future isn’t ever assured, for anybody, the future isn't just about money, the future isn't shaping up to be as futuristic as we expected, the future isn't just some arbitrary thing that happens on its own, the future isn't paradoxical, since he returns to 1985, the future isn't fixed and we can change it, the future isn’t likely to be created from scratch, because the risk of failure is just too great, the future isn't going be like what Popular Mechanics promised? The future isn’t required by contract to purchase anything, and that’s not what Microsoft wants, anyway. 
reading your prediction sent me to a beat coffeehouse on an open mike night. you are the winner of the most lyrical. well written! i'm snapping my fingers in appreciation.
Posted by: treekiller on Dec 27, 08 | 7:59 am
Brilliant!
Posted by: Smokety Mc Smoke Smoke on Dec 27, 08 | 12:24 pm
Indeed definitely the most poetic of them all. It flows....
Posted by: namhenderson on Dec 27, 08 | 4:31 pm
well, let's thank Google for the poetics.
Posted by: mimiz on Dec 29, 08 | 8:35 am
(wild applause)
Posted by: miss chief on Dec 29, 08 | 2:23 pm
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