g'night TR... Thank you!!

G'nite, TR.

So how was your day Moof?

It was okay, I guess. Took care of some administrative crap, and made a couple of deposits in the bank.

Of course, I saw an article in one of the local newspapers saying how last year saw the lowest number of productions that filmed in L.A., too. So that kind of put a damper in my day.

Well last year is gone, it's a newer year...

Yeah. And the article ALSO said that the number of film and TV productions filming in L.A. THIS year is so far looking to be even worse! D'OH!!!

Well it sucks but we may have another 2 yrs of this... And on a brighter note the world is supposed to end that following year..

Well... that's what they say. Unfortunately, it's all just conjecture until someone can come up with hard numbers. And the LAST thing I wanna hear anyone use as a marker for economic health is the stock market- it might be an indicator of something, but it's NOT an indication of the nation's overall health.

I concur, its a crap model

Yup. Rare concurs.

well it sort of is.. not in the complete sense but the stock market drives spending and creates fear... the fear in the stock market creates layoffs.. It's one viscious circle....

heya 'cess

Hi YB...

looks like a slow night

Hi {{{Joy}}}


Hiya {{Moof}}



http://mingle2.com/topic/show/218235

... and that's due mostly to all the short-sellers and the speculators wantin' the fast cash on wall street. You get a handful of myopic individuals and firms out there have to try to "jump the cue" with their rampant desire for profits, which in turn feeds frenzy across the investment industry.

It's like Jon Stewart from "The Daily Show" eluded- there seems to be two sides to wall street and investment banking... the public face of the industry, which tells everyone not to worry... that their long-term investments are safe and won't disappear before their eyes... and the behind-the-scenes investment banking industry, which is all about the short-sell and the instant profits. It's that same speculation that started the crash that resulted in "The Great Depression", you know...

There's also the matter of the whole privatization-of-profits-versus-nationalization-of-losses thing that's essentially been the hallmark of everything wall street lately. If profits are to be had, the firms want all of it, and they aren't going to give any up... while they turn around and look to the federal government cough up the wampum at the first sign of trouble.

It's like the urban geography instructor I had in college said once- the only TRUE measure of how well a city, state, or country is doing is in now efficiently the infrastructure is working. If the hospitals, police/fire, education, and transportation systems in a given municipality are working as well as they can, then chances are that's an indication of the municipalities' health.

A bit but we enjoy our company...

Yup. We do. For the most part, that is.

I can see why. Joy is smoking.........

Smoking WHAT is the real question....