Earlier today, like a good little member of the online social community (in which, my circle has grown by 4 friend requests just today, so eat it), I changed my Facebook status. I changed it to read “Christopher is … a lone monkey contemplating infinity.” I heard the phrase somewhere and it still resonates with me.

Evidently, it moved one of my friends as well, as she replied on my “wall” that infinity was a deep thought for a monkey to have. Immediately, I was reminded of an Ernest Cline spoken word piece called Dance, Monkeys, Dance. Without delay, I searched it out on youtube and sent it to her, after another viewing myself.

Since I am in a relatively new office, I thought I would also send it out to my colleagues, as it might make their day. It met with approval. I was pleased.

Then, after lunch, I went to Digg and discovered one of the top items listed was another version of the video on youtube. Now, I doubt it was any one I would have sent it to, as they likely would have posted the version I sent. Somehow, as one colleague theorized, I tapped into the great geek unconscious. Or perhaps, as Tim postulates, I am simply from the future.

Regardless, its appearance on Digg wounds my hipster bone – my “hip,” as I call it, but only ironically and only when people can hear me – much in the way that sudden public support of an underground band you’ve loved for years (I’m looking at you, Flight of the Conchords) can sting deeply, despite your seat at the reigns of the bandwagon.

So, as is the purpose of blogs, I hereby present proof that you heard it here first (after I found it, probably on MetaFilter): Buddha’s Bellyaching » A bit o’ the ol’ optimistic nihilism.

And no, I did not change the timestamp, you bastards.