Introduction

I don't particularly like John Reuben's music, but his album title, "The Boy VS the Cynic" has really come to define my life. In recent years, I have found myself becoming more and more pessimistic in everything from humor to philosophy. Over the past few weeks, I have begun to feel that something is not right in this behavior.

I'm not completely bashing cynicism, sarcasm, pessimism, etc., but I do feel that these things have begun to affect the way I see the world. So this blog is intended to explore the relationship and battle between the boy, with his innocent wonder and optimism, and the cynic. I don't know how this will turn out. I know I have a tendency to blog most when I'm depressed, so the cynic may seem to prevail here, although I will try to prevent that by maintaining some semblance of balance. For now, God  knows how this will turn out.