About This Blog
I am a man in my twenties going to school in Saint Louis, Missouri. I've tried keeping up on trends in fashion, the arts, and on the Internet, but I always seem to get wind of something just as the backlash forms. Recently, I've started to believe that I will remain just outside of the core of trend-setters for the forseeable future. Therefore, I know that any cultural phenomenon reaching me is Officially Over, and I can report on it so the rest of the world will know too.
Is this a narcissistic view? I don't think so. I'm saying I'm more savvy than some but less savvy than others. And I don't want to join any club that would have me as a member.
Think of it this way: once the next big thing leaves the coasts, it must be on its way out. And I'm in prime demographic and geographic position to hear about things on the way out. Maybe a random fifty-year-old in New York City would be as accurate an indicator as me, but I thought of it first, so screw him.
If you read this blog and you're part of the unwashed masses, you'll always know what fad just got old among the movers and shakers. If you read this blog and you're one of the elite, you'll always know what trend to drop like a hot potato. On second thought, if you have to read this blog to know that, you're actually not as elite as you think.
Oh, on the side, I'll also probably mention what the hell I'm reading--mostly to remind myself not to fall further behind in class work.
