091313 #trout A strange peace came over me. And lasted about three seconds. Then my life was shit again. 081813 #treefrog CYNICISM: one of the most important elements of this society's core curriculum. Taught by ironic dissonance. We act as if it's the natural decayed state of embittered adulthood; we pretend we're reluctant inhabitants of its domain; all the while we eagerly, comfortably model it for our kids.