I am a slacker.

This point is illustrated time and time again (23 times, to be exact) on this blog:

http://rubypseudochatchat.blogspot.com/2009/02/23-new-york-teenagers-you-ought-to-know.html

This post is about 23 NY teens that are way better at everything than you. I'm depressed/inspired/depressed. Some of their photography:






Also, check this out:

http://coolingpierecords.blogspot.com/2008/12/spectrum.html

It's a map that relates all the coolest kids you've never heard of to one another. There are bands with names like Duchess of Lightning, The Floor is Lava!, and Elastic Waistband, for christsake. Sigh. Next lifetime, I'm going to be the privileged child of a NY artist.