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On the date

Saturday, October 22, 2005

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

The flash of my Leica catches the glare of oversized sunglasses and layered chiffon as a girl in Ugg boots checks Google Maps on her phone, lost under the neon hum of the theater marquee. *Gold Digger* blares from a passing SUV, vibrating the pavement where headlines about the Albertson’s auction flutter in the gutter near a line of kids camping out for an Xbox 360. I need to swap my film before the light dies, so I’ll be brb to catch the "scene" kids in their skinny jeans prowling for the *Doom* midnight showing. Between the jittery glow of a nearby laptop streaming a grainy YouTube clip and the sharp smell of rain on denim, the city feels like a blurred silhouette waiting to be developed.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Gold Digger

Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx

#1 at the box office

Doom

The must-have

Xbox 360

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2005

  • That's hot

Tech Check

YouTube, Google Maps & Xbox 360.

Style of 2005

Silhouette: Boho-chic and layered

Material: Chiffon and denim

  • Ugg boots
  • Oversized sunglasses
  • Skinny jeans

Cost of Living (2005)

Loaf of Bread

$1.12

Gallon of Gas

$2.27

Average Home

$240,900

New Car

$24,350

Time Elapsed

7,531 days ago

(20 years, 231 days)