Do you remember the posters you had on your wall in the ‘90s and the early aughts? Did we have any in common? Embarrassingly, my posters were chosen not just for what they looked like, but for what I hoped they said about me. It’s kind of funny when you look back on it. Then it’s sad. Then it’s funny again.
I don’t want to make too much fun of my former self, but here’s the message I think I was trying to send with each poster.
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“I got comedy chops.”
“I’m more interesting than you think.”
“I’m slightly less interesting than you think.”
“I’m a straight 20 year-old male, who uses mass-produced promotional material to prove his finger’s on the cultural pulse.”
“I haven’t ‘forgotten’ to wear shoes. It’s a choice.”
“I hope this poster makes you think I’m tough and I never have to actually prove it.”
“No idea what happened in Cuba, but I want you to think I’m righteous.“
I was arthouse Adam. Betty Blue. Facepalm
Opening monologue from Trainspotting and MC Escher. Edgy and deep thinker 19 year old me.