Hiss and Hearse

Today I realized that it’s the end of a decade. When 2000 came, I was 18, with long blonde hair, and home for winter break. My parents had a huge Y2K party, and all of my high school friends and I sat for hours in their garage talking about our first few months of college and if the world would end at midnight.

In this short period of time I had my first kiss, found graphic design, drove a bus, created a zine, had my first fashion photo shoot, voted in my first election, graduated college, turned 21, drove with a packed car from Sacramento to Seattle, met and lost friends, got my first real job, lived by myself, started running, and traveled to London, Hawaii, and New York. In 2003, I embarked on a ten hour train ride to from New York City to Pittsburgh, PA, where I met Richard Wayne, learned how to use Photoshop, worked in San Francisco, learned some things the hard way, saw Morrissey three times, saw the Cure, dyed my hair black, started wearing high heels and red lipstick, got my first digital camera, started a website, learned about studio lighting, found a muse, and had my first art show. In this time my siblings grew up, I turned into a woman, became a photographer, unexpectedly found love, and moved across the country.

And these many moments, words, tastes, happiness, tears, and dreams are only what I remember. Now that we are starting a new decade, it’s time to make more memories.

Download Pulp’s, Disco 2000 here.

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