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On the date

Sunday, April 19, 2009

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile

The damp concrete under my boots rivals the grit of these new denim skinny jeans, which feel stiff against my skin as I crouch for the perfect shot of a kid clutching a fuzzy, plastic-wheeled Zhu Zhu Pet. Sunlight glints off a glossy *17 Again* poster plastered over a brick wall, where the air smells of cheap cologne and the metallic tang of the nearby subway. I check my digital display, realizing I can instantly sharpen the contrast of a passerby’s polyester hoodie; honestly, there’s an app for that now, making my heavy glass lens feel like a relic. The city hums with a restless, digital energy, vibrating through the soles of my feet.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Boom Boom Pow"

The Black Eyed Peas

The must-have

Zhu Zhu Pets

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2009

  • Imma let you finish
  • There's an app for that

Tech Check

Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,256 days ago

(17 years, 51 days)