This wasn't for Halloween... I dressed up like this every day after I came home from school and danced to the musical 'Cats' for about a year

Dec 2014 ⋅ ⋅

My 6th grade gangster phase.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I went through an Elvis phase when I was 15-16. It still hurts looking back and remembering calling girls pretty mama. It *really* hurts.

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #15 #16

Freshman year was rough for me.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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The time I jumped on a kids ride at 14 years old, and realised I wasn't a child anymore.

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #14

At age 15 I thought I was the only true goth in middle school, and that everyone else were posers or copycats.

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #15

Senior Year, 2007. I am ashamed.

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #2007

I was in 2nd grade. I look like I am 50.

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #50

Level 20 Basement Sorcerer

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #20

As discussed in another post, here is me and my Lindsay Lohan cardboard cutout/girlfriend I begged the Walmart salesperson to let me have. I was so proud. My Mom was so ashamed.

Aug 2014 ⋅

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How about the first EVER picture of me?

Dec 2014 ⋅

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A gift from me ~1990 to you on my cake day

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I used to be obsessed with chess, and Paint Shop Pro.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I thought I was hardcore with the mouthwash...

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I always carried chips around because I thought it made me cool

Sep 2014 ⋅

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This is my friend's Kindergarten picture circa 1986

Mar 2014 ⋅

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My Blunder Years: Ages 20 - 30

Aug 2014 ⋅

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My Myspace profile picture from 2008

Apr 2014 ⋅

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It took about seven more years to grow into my feet

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I was almost too fly for a white guy.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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7 going on 70 (me circa 1994)

Aug 2014 ⋅

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I thought this dog collar from petco made me look super cool

Sep 2014 ⋅

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The year I discovered Hot Topic.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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I made some bad decisions in High School

Oct 2014 ⋅

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After laughing at you good people for so long it's time to give something back. Here's my shame.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Stretchy Chokers and Butterfly Clips - 1999

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1999

I used to think wearing a hair clip made me look cool

Jul 2014 ⋅

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This hair seemed like a great idea when I was 12..

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I remember trying to convince my mom that I NEEDED a juggalette tattoo

Feb 2014 ⋅

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My worst Halloween costume in middle school. It did NOT go over well.

Jun 2014 ⋅

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Someone suggested I X-post this here. April 10th is my boyfriends birthday. Please help me commemorate this glorious occasion with this wonderful photo of him during one of his awkward years.

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #X-post #10

The first and only group photo of our middle school band, the Low Lifes. We were all 13.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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High school photography project

Dec 2014 ⋅

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This was my MySpace profile pic when I was 16

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I had to assert my alphaness at a young age

Nov 2014 ⋅

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For years I tried to hide from my past, but today I embrace it.

Mar 2014 ⋅

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High School, idk how to explain

Sep 2014 ⋅

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In fourth grade, I had Lego hair.

Aug 2014 ⋅

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First day of school, grade 6, circa 1988.

Jul 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1988 #6

When I was in high school, I though more gel = more charm

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I don't talk to girls anymore.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Parted down the middle...and dyed

Mar 2014 ⋅

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1995 - I was a suburban teenage goth

Jul 2014 ⋅

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1987 - The look on my face is pride over my brand new acid washed jean jacket.

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1987

I shaved the middle of my head and dressed up like an old man in high school.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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What thirteen year old girl isn't obsessed with pulp detectives? Stubble courtesy of vaseline and ground coffee. Trench coat and trilby courtesy of grandpa's closet. And yes, I left the house like this.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I was the hardcore emo kid at my conservative Catholic school. Did my own piercings. I was pretty popular on Vampirefreaks. So much cringe

Oct 2014 ⋅

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My godfather back in the 80s

Jun 2014 ⋅

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Band Geek, 1987

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1987

This thing surfaces once a year and I wish it wouldn't

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I went through a different kind of blunder at 14 years old.

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #14

Girlfriend went through my old fb photos and found this. She promptly shared it.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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why yes, i am aware of the total hypocrisy of this image. myspace was a weird place.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Apparently 4th grade me thought wide open eyes was a good idea.

Aug 2014 ⋅

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At 16, I legit thought I was punk rock.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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Baggy clothes are cool, right? Well, then surely the baggier, the cooler, right?

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I'd be upset if 14 year-old-me was my main demographic, too. (Note the band member furthest away from me is also the happiest.)

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I was the hacker who released all of the celebrity nudes

Oct 2014 ⋅

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Vacation 2008. I was at the beach. (Deleted from r/cringepics)

Apr 2014 ⋅

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I wonder how I survived middle school wearing this all the time.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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My dad looked like Velma when he was in high school.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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In response to the guy who had some curls at 12, this is me at 16

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Was told to post this here. Me 1986, Nanny Goat coat and afro moussed hair.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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On holiday at 16. Might have been a working holiday.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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My mom made matching outfits for me, my fourth grade teacher, and her daughter.

Mar 2014 ⋅

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If we're still doing bands, here's my boyfriend playing a show with his pants down

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Senior year 2006. I wasn't sure how clothes worked.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Taking my GF to the 6th grade dance

Aug 2014 ⋅

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2000, 6th grade. An ADHD, wrestling Harry Potter. The longer you stare, the funnier it gets.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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We're doing bands now? How about my Christian rock band?

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I was a very manly 7 year old girl

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I was a funny kid

Sep 2014 ⋅

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My best friend and I in 9th grade. We are now 24 years old.

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #24 #9

I was the coolest dude ever.

Jun 2014 ⋅

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This has been hanging on my fridge since I was in grade 6

Sep 2014 ⋅

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I was so pretentious and insufferable.

Jun 2014 ⋅

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Back in eighth grade when I thought this was the coolest photo of me ever. I think it was my profile picture for around 1/4 of a year

Sep 2014 ⋅

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I was 15. It's cranberry juice.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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Me three years ago, having just discovered reddit.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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The school offered to re-shoot the photo buty parents declined.

May 2014 ⋅

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Looking cool for my school president campaign

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Me as a 13 year old. I am sorry.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I went to a glamour shot party in the 7th grade.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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At 18 I was the singer of an emo band

Apr 2014 ⋅

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I was very proud of my TellyTubby when I was 18

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I can't handle how poetic my 15 year old self was.

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #15

Me circa 2007... So much contrast I lost my nose.

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #2007

r/trashy told me this subreddit would enjoy my sophomore year (x post from r/trashy)

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #x-post-from-r-trashy #x-post-from-r #r/trashy #trashy

My high school band landed an article in the school newspaper. We were called The Sex.

Aug 2014 ⋅

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Mullet, acne, Jurassic Park, guinea pigs (me circa 1994)

Jan 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #me-circa-1994

I wanted to be like my cool dad in the 90s...

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #90

Every few years my friends like bump this on Facebook so my new friends can learn who I really was in 10th grade

Jan 2014 ⋅

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Boyfriend's flannel: check. Pearl Jam Shirt: check. Seattle, 1992

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1992

This is it. You're a sixth grader now. This is the year you're gonna be one of the cool kids.

Mar 2014 ⋅

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Well, I just found a picture of my favourite outfit from 5-6 years ago.

Jun 2014 ⋅

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Here I am on spring break in the Bahamas during my senior year of HS. I remember thinking I looked SO GOOD. Predator braids, white eyeshadow, plastic hoop earrings, can of Coors Light... man, I was the worst! Btw I'm pretty sure my t-shirt reads, Flirty Flamingo Flirt Lounge. No. No. Just no.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Brought a Lawn Gnome to pose with for elementary school pictures + terrible smile

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I thought being random was hilarious when I was 14.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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If you ever want to feel embarassed, go through your old Myspace pictures.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I thought I was the master of Adobe photoshop :(

Oct 2014 ⋅

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That's me on the right. I'm a guy. 1983ish.

May 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1983

We rocked so hard

Dec 2014 ⋅

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This is my friend. The jazz hands were meant to distract from the outfit

Jun 2014 ⋅

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I was damn cool in 10th grade.

May 2014 ⋅

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6th grade, 1997--for some reason I thought bucket hats were really flattering.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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America's Most Wanted

Aug 2014 ⋅

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Me in 8th grade. I just...why.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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My friend posted this 90s pic of him to Facebook today. Ladies I'm sorry, he's taken

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #90

Haircuts At Home

Jun 2014 ⋅

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The days when I let my cousin dress me as a girl. Year 1999

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1999

When I was in 8th grade, I sure was a sharp dresser!!! And that hair? RAWR

Dec 2014 ⋅

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I thought I was soooooo deep as a high school senior. I was also eating a lot of acid during these times.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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Middle school dance. Friend and I thought we'd be the coolest if we went like this.

Jul 2014 ⋅

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Prepare yourself for the coolest of the cool. 7th grade, clip-on tie, fedora, and oversized sweatshirt. I was literally the shit.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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I wore this winter hat EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. for about a year when I was 17. My family and I went on a tropical cruise and I still wore it through all the sweat.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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I found a bunch of my school stuff from 9 years ago. This sums it up..

Dec 2014 ⋅

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My 16 year old self and her gangster-goth-punk-emo-identity-crisis phase.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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My sisters said they would buy me Grand Theft Auto if I let them dress me up...they never did

Oct 2014 ⋅

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The only thing worse than my jeans and jean blazer, is the quilt of my face in the background

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Our first date 1999

Dec 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1999

They didn't clean mirrors in the 50s... I mean 2006. (The rockabilly guy)

Dec 2014 ⋅

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happy thanksgiving from 14-year-old me

Nov 2014 ⋅

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5th grade was tough.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Neckbeard? Check. Fedora? Check. Vampire Freaks? Check. 16 year old me sucks.

Apr 2014 ⋅

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At 15, I was like a weird scenekid episode of Lizzie McGuire

Sep 2014 ⋅

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Since we're posting highschool band pics....

Nov 2014 ⋅

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My senior picture.

Jan 2014 ⋅

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My fantastic graduation picture that my mom still wants a copy of to hang on the wall.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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I wore a fitted hat... to my High School prom.

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Here's me in my prime Hot Topic years.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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I was very hardcore 11 years ago.

May 2014 ⋅

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You thought you were a rock star? I thought I was gangsta as fuck. I'm British and I live in Wales.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Past me, sent myself an email. Past me was stupid, I'm actually 22 today....

Oct 2014 ⋅

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Me at Jewish Camp, being totally unique by the pool.

Nov 2014 ⋅

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So, in 1998 I was Pugsley Addams. No, not for Halloween, I mean all year round.

Jul 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1998

Lovely 90s family photo. I'm on the far left. I'm a girl. (X-post from r/funny)

Aug 2014 ⋅

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My random, military, industrial, kawaii, lesbian, steampunk, classy, Hitler, glorious teenage years.

May 2014 ⋅

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I used to wear a sombrero everyday at school in 9th grade. thought I was the coolest kid ever

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #9

I took glamour shots very seriously

Nov 2014 ⋅

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Christmas '97

Nov 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #97

I thought it was a good idea to scan my face and use it as my Facebook profile picture. 8th grade ~2009

Dec 2014 ⋅

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In High school I watched Cry Baby and it went to my head a little. The most rockabilly dude that ever lived. ME!

Nov 2014 ⋅

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I too was born for this sub

Dec 2014 ⋅

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Kurt Cobain is one of my biggest influences, I can give you a copy of my bedroom demo cassette when we're done with this shoot. -- Me, 1996.

May 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #1996

I have no idea what I was thinking

Dec 2014 ⋅

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You guys liked hot topic phase, so now I give you my most dreaded phase, the trilby, dress shirt, and tie phase.

Sep 2014 ⋅

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This was only 3.5 years ago. I had 0 followers. I was in 10th grade. Literally tweeting at nobody.

Oct 2014 ⋅

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In high school, my favorite pastime was covering myself in glue and rolling around in Hot Topic.

Mar 2014 ⋅

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I used to think it was cool to dress like the Secret Service to go to school

May 2014 ⋅

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