February 2011
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Today I Kept:
Acquired: 1993
In the winter of 1993, I checked out a “How to Make Pop-up Cards” book from the library and became obsessed. I made at least 30 or so pop-up cards over the course of a fortnight, swiping supplies from the after-school care arts & crafts closet. I gave most of the cards away, including an intricately cut cow with a mouth that appeared to speak when you opened...
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January 2011
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Acquired: 1999 (play the slideshow or click through to read my high school principal’s attempts to sooth worried parents.)
In the spring of 1999, high school kids all over the country were uneasy in the wake of the Columbine shootings. Rumors of imminent violence were rampant at my high school. Some students were more on edge than others; at least one kid scurried under his desk when a...
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Acquired: between 1997 and 2000 (view the full set on flickr or just play the slideshow.)
The people in these bands probably didn’t save any of this stuff, but I lined my teenage bedroom walls with xeroxed show flyers. When we moved to California they all got tossed together in a box which has been hanging out in one closet or another for over a decade now.
I kept swearing I was...
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