So what’s your art?

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Yes of course, this is a normal question to ask a person you just met. I still recall doubting if I heard this right—hard to hear above the cacophony of clanging cymbals and people who were either singing along or screaming in each other’s ears…couldn’t tell. Yeah clearly, this was my “scene.”

I had just begun dating a musician at the time and this was all rather intimidating. Usually I just prepare a cute, little outfit. But this didn’t just feel like a date. It was a test, one that I had to pass!! I even primed myself for conversations that start with, “So Chelo, who are your top 5 creative influences? Alive or dead.” No idea why I was prepping for a Pulp interview but nevertheless, I knew I had my biting wit as my resbak. (They’ve done studies you know. 60% of the time, it works every time.) But of course, I get…

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The Risks of Reminiscing

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Everyone enjoys taking the trip down memory lane. While it’s usually a rocky one, the Internet gods have again, generously provided us with shortcuts: #TBT and #FBF (which, by the way, is just a lame excuse for those who forgot to post the day before), the trusty Timehop app, and there’s always the good ol’ manual approach of digging up Facebook photos. There’s a whole treasure trove of memories online; there are some that perhaps we’ve misplaced, can’t seem to place, or just desperately want to replace.

When Multiply first announced its closing, everyone freaked out like the world was going to end. To be fair, it really was the end of a world, one of handy dandy “digicams” and over-“uploading” of photos. There are just too many mems (pardon the term) that we refuse to let go of. But this brings us to a more important question: Should we just let go…

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