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I watched the sunrise every morning this past week in Mexico. When I looked to my left and right, everyone was taking photos of it. I’m very anti “Put your phone away and enjoy the show” vibes, I think that’s pretentious and naive. BUT: when it’s something as simple and common as a sunrise, the effect actually IS better if you just let it all in IRL. Because you probably will never look at that photo again. If you can google image search something, why would you need an image of it?
Nov 21, 2023
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Without sounding like a bitter luddite, I miss the days of people capturing moments for the sake of remembering, not sharing with strangers. We all have childhood VHS footage and disposable photos of seemingly mundane moments at family BBQs, birthday parties, vacations, etc, but in the iPhone age most of our photos are taken with the intention of posting. This is a crucial difference, for me at least, so I recommend getting a camera not because it takes better photos than your phone, but because it'll remind you to capture more regular slices of life.
Jan 5, 2023
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“Oh man that’s hilarious - I gotta post that.” “What a novel concept! I gotta post that. “That sunset is amazing - I gotta post that.” … save some of the awesome in your life for just you and your memories.
Feb 25, 2024
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Sometimes I carry a digital camera with a big lens but you don't have to do that. A phone camera works fine. Some people nowadays feel ashamed when taking photos, and I think that's sad. Yes, photos can be curated highlight reels of your life that take you out of an individual moment to capture it, but that's okay. People curate their perceived lives all the time, by what they talk about in conversation, what they wear in front of certain people, what they write about for interviews. And capturing a moment for future memory can be worth a slight step out. It’s powerful to create your identity and remember your past.
Jul 16, 2024
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Eat a fried egg with a sliced up banana in the same bite… pure illegal pleasure
Nov 4, 2023
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I think this song gets a bad rap. Sure, it was overplayed, and probably got way bigger than it should of. But that style of indie pop has such potential to be clean, highly danceable, catchy bliss. Taking notes from Neon Trees for next Frost project…
Nov 17, 2023
As a Trans, I believe in Ariel Pink's gender dysphoria. This song technically came out right at the end of 2023. I heard it while on a run early in the morning in Setagaya City, Tokyo. In the track, Pink sings, "When I was born, something went wrong. They told me I was lucky-- I came this close to being a girl. But I want to be a girl." I absolutely believe his dysphoric yearnings, and detect no sign of post-woke edgelordism. I think it's probably very common, yet hardly documented, when men feel like they want to be a girl, ultimately deciding to remain with their birth gender. In fact, I think this sentiment is rather trans-affirming. As one male friend of mine said of his COVID-era gender experience: "I couldn't decide if I wanted 'Her', or wanted to be 'Her.'" It's a brave stance to portray in a song, one that edges on Macklemore's "When I was in the 3rd grade, I thought that I was gay", but with all the heart and none of the corny virtue signaling. And it's wayyyy too catchy.
Dec 30, 2024