Now tell me so I don't embarrass myself, how is your last name pronounced?

Good evening reader. I mean that in the singular sense very literally. I have never done this before, so you'll have to bear with me while I work out the kinks of what it means to be a blogger.


I think I'll start by explaining the title. "The Uncool Exchange" is not from my creativity, but is actually from the Cameron Crowe movie "Almost Famous." Almost Famous holds a special place in my black hole, I have seen it well over one hundred times and it is, without a doubt, my favorite movie.

Now to why I chose "Uncool Exchange" is a little more specific. The late great Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays the role of a rock journalist who serves as a mentor of sorts to the main character; an aspiring rock journalist who is writing his first article for Rolling Stone Magazine. He's covering a mid-level rock band growing in popularity as they travel across the country. Oh, and it turns out the kid is only 15 years old (Rolling Stone thinks he's a college grad). Anyways, the kid's really down on his luck, he's had this rock band whom he idolizes take him across the country, he's partied, lost his virginity, fallen in love with an older woman, and done all the things you'd expect a 15 year old traveling rock journalist to do, but he has nothing to show for it. He realizes that things weren't as great on the road as they thought he would be, and the band is trying to force his hand into writing a story that will "make them look cool."

Cue Phillip Seymour Hoffman's worldly advice that helped get me through high school.









And there it is. You're uncool, probably weird (or my professor in which case you're the exception of everything I've previously mentioned) and you're reading my blog. I'm not cool, you're not cool, let's get some ideas about education flowing people!