Like my status if you’ve ever liked Bright Eyes.
Like my status if you’ve ever used Bright Eyes’ “First Day Of My Life” as your ‘relationship song’ at least once in your life.
Like my status if you’ve ever listened to Bright Eyes’s “First Day Of My Life” obsessively, masochistically, during a break up.
Like my status if you’ve ever subsequently repudiated Bright Eyes because listening to “First Day Of My Life” had become too loaded and/or too painful.
Like my status if you’ve ever lied and said that you just grew out of Bright Eyes, really, and Conor Oberst’s got that bloody patronizing attitude anyway he’s just unbearable.
Like my status if you’ve ever watched Amelie and thought, “That’s just me. That is just so me.”
Like my status if you’ve ever had an obsession for the colour green for a period of ~3-5 months.
Like my status if you’ve ever owned more than two pairs of Converse All Stars at the same time.
Like my status if you’ve ever believed that the appropriate thing to do, when purchasing a pair of said Converse, was to rub the rubber sole of one over the rubber top of the other to achieve a ‘worn-out’ look.
Like my status if you’ve ever inscribed band names/lovers names on the side of said Converse.
Like my status if you have ever cut holes in the knee area of perfectly new jeans.
Like my status if you have ever privileged using a razor blade to slice out said holes because scissors would leave a cut too neat.
Like my status if have ever attempted wearing out the jeans using a pebble but gave up the task because it was too time-consuming.
Like my status if you’ve ever wanted to dye your hair green but never did because you didn’t want to fall out with your parents.
Like my status if you’ve ever wanted to dye your hair green but never did because you were afraid that your school marks would be affected.
Like my status if you’ve ever wanted to get a mohawk/dreadlocks/assorted piercings but never did because you convinced yourself your face was too fat/you didn’t want to have to shave your head off/you were concerned about the piercings leaving marks in your older age.
Like my status if you’ve ever compromised and dyed your hair purple/dark red.
Like my status if you’ve ever compromised and got a nose ring after the age of 21.
Like my status if you’ve ever had a crush for a boy with a mohawk/dreadlocks/assorted piercings who was a few years older
Like my status if you’ve ever had a crush for a boy with a mohawk/dreadlocks/piercings who was experienced with drugs.
Like my status if you’ve ever had a crush for a boy with a mohawk/dreadlocks/assorted piercing who was politically involved.
Like my status if you’ve ever had a crush for a boy with a mohawk/dreadlocks/assorted piercings who played in a band.
Like my status if you’ve ever had a crush for a boy with a mohawk/dreadlocks/assorted piercings but he never fancied you back
Like my status if, while kissing a boy at a party, you struggled to place him though he looked familiar.
Like my status if, while kissing a boy at a party, you suddenly remembered him from school.
Like my status if, while kissing a boy at a party, you noticed he was balding but kissed him deeply anyway.