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The official brand of the hipster scene is now Abercrombie and Fitch? Is that making a kind of sense that escapes me?

Now that they are telling us the way to run our lifestyles (see website for more), we can all rest easy. Because we'll be cool now, see? They even have pretty little music tabs with free downloads of the hippest songs. So we can even listen to the cool music!

My heart died a little inside when I saw both the Bloc Party and the Decemberists on their list. Oh good, so now every little music tourist can claim a place on that band wagon. Because the crowd at Saturday's show (says Lizzy) wasn't enough evidence of a faux-fan hostile takeover.

P.S. I secretly detest the term "hipster" because I don't understand it. Sometimes it's cool to be one, sometimes it isn't. Personally, when I hear hipster I think of the two self-professed in my acquaintance: a particular little blond girl and her accompanying chubster-come-journalist(?) whining perpetually drunken friend. Hence, the term obviously carries negative connotation for me.

Therefore, I will hereafter refuse to use hipster at all, and only speak of people who like music, and people who claim to because they heard that's what everyone is doing.

P.P.S. The server at the diner didn't deserve the tip I left her. But I am nice that way, every waitresses dream.

P.P.P.S. Eight sneezes on the way to Victoria College was the now-undeniable in your face announcement of spring approaching, loud with bells on. Hurrah for allergies!