From the day
Perspective: The Teenager · Sound
The screech of Beyblades clashing on the pavement is drowned out by "Dilemma" blasting from a nearby shop, and I can’t help but hum along to Kelly’s verse while checking my reflection in a store window. My low-rise jeans are dragging in the dirt, but I’m too busy trying to snap a grainy, pixelated selfie on my new Nokia camera phone to even care. This tech is everything—it’s literally my precious. If I can get the lighting right, this shot is going straight to my Friendster profile tonight.