In this economy...

Doug Clark from the Spokesman had a humorous column in the Sunday paper about how he and other journalists have had to slim down their every day habits, which basically went off like "THEN: Eating food at Denny's and NOW: fighting Spokies for food on street corners" and that got me thinking about how the economy has affected us all.

THEN: Brandon spends $200 on a tattoo of David Ortiz.
NOW: The Mendoza line would be an achievement for Ortiz, so Brandon buys a $2 magic marker to cover up the tattoo.

THEN: Casey loves squirrels and writes about them in the school newspaper.
NOW: Casey eats squirrels to survive.

THEN: Instead of going home and changing after a night of drinking, Brandon would buy a new t-shirt at the school store and go to class.
NOW: Brandon now looks through the lost-and-found for clothes he can wear.

THEN: Red Lobster was the place to eat.
NOW: Skippers seems kind of pricey.

THEN: Casey uses a cellphone to call his fiancee.
NOW: Casey uses a paper cup with string on it to pretend call his fiancee.

THEN: Brandon spends 80 dollars on a Spokane Indians game-worn jersey.
NOW: Brandon is now playing for the Spokane Indians because they can't afford real players.

THEN: Casey rides the STA bus to class in Spokane.
NOW: Casey now panhandles on the STA bus while riding to a pawn shop.

THEN: Brandon didn't shower.
NOW: Brandon doesn't shower.

Well somethings never change!