How to be cool: an introduction

Posted by Beth Dylan on Sep 3, 2008 in Blog, Contemplation, Introspection | 1 comment

Although I have seldom been the type to bow to societal pressures in order to gain acceptance from my peers, I have at times felt that if I had a particular interest or skill I would feel “cooler”.

When I was in second grade, I purchased many vending machine rings which turned my fingers green because it was the fad. In third grade I spent my allowance on Beanie Babies and brought them to class because all the cool kids did it. In fifth grade, I (shamefully) redeemed my Jokers tickets for an “Oh, My God! You Killed Kenny!” lanyard. I can’t really think of any other concessions I’ve made in the attempt to gain temporary popularity, but this blog is about concessions I cannot make.

This is about what I wish I liked, but don’t.

Actually, this post isn’t about those things; the succeeding posts are. This post is just my way of saying “Hey, you don’t have to do that if you don’t want to!” This post is saying “There are some things I wish I liked because I think they’re cool, but I don’t like them and therefore do not make my affinity for something or lack thereof something by which my coolness should be judged.”

The next few posts will reveal to you things which I think to be cool for one reason or another. These will be things I have tried at length (well not to great lengths, but to a length) to enjoy and have enjoyed little to no success.

And also how I still think of myself as being pretty damn cool in my own right.