I play guitar. Not only that, but I also get super into guitar gear, specifically effects pedals. These boxes of magic can do almost anything – any flavor of distortion/fuzz/overdrive, repeat your signal infinitely, shift pitch and harmonize , make your guitar sound like an organ, all kinds of swirly modulation, or completely mangle and destroy your signal. Like many other things in our stuff-obsessed culture, I have turned my pedal board into an esteem generator.
They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. I say that self-deprecation is the most sincere form of criticism, so here we go.
Flakes of Cynicism 