How The Times Have Changed

I was looking through some old gchat conversations I had with my mom for fun/ procrastination. I found this gem from 9/29/08:

Kleine: So, can we talk about the financial crisis for a second?
Mammers: Sure.
Kleine: What the hell is going on??!! Did the stock market go crazy today?
Mammers: Well, have you gotten your cardboard box and a spot under the freeway picked out?

At the time, I thought it was funny and vainly hoped that by the time I graduated college (this May), it wouldn't be an actual possibility. BUT I WAS WRONG.