Not all of us are pessimists. But what are you trying to say with this thread? Technically you're right though, since Half-Life 2 is finished in a way, meaning that the content is finished but there may be some bugs left.
Optimism is not allowed to live for than a day. When optimism starts spreading throughout the community it is quickly extinguished by a torrent of bad news.
"gold monday" - yay
"Fake" - boo!
"RC sent gold very soon" - Yay
"Vug has Valves nutsack in metallic vice" - boo
"Plethora of Half-Life 2 magazine reviews imminent" - Yay
"Insert piece of bad news to nullify this good news" - boo
It's taking the notion of "balance" too far. Why play these games with us life? I can't take this lollercoaster emotional ride anymore!
Well, at least we have the magazine revies coming in a matter of weeks. Reading them is almost as good as actually playing the game... no wait, not it's not