2017–2020 · rendered at 1080p

2017

Age: Age 12Turns 12 in February
Location: Paddock Lane, Cold Spring, Potomac
Era: 7th grade

In my words

Seventh grade.

The world that year

28–3, Fortnite Battle Royale, and the Nationals lose another Game 5.

The Patriots came back from 28–3 in the first overtime Super Bowl, Kevin Durant's Warriors ended the Cavs rivalry, and the Nationals lost a fifth game of a division series for the third time in six years. The Celtics traded for Kyrie and lost Gordon Hayward five minutes into opening night, Mayweather beat McGregor, and the Astros won a title that would be asterisked. Fortnite added Battle Royale on September 26 and nothing was the same.

Dec – Feb · Turns 12 on February 10

Winter

The birthday month. Snow on the street, warm windows, the year still new.

Milestones

A milestone from 2017. Only real ones.
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Memories

from my hard drive

A seventh-grade memory.
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Now Playing

2017

Most played, of what I added in 2017

Party Monster

The Weeknd · Starboy

281 plays

Open

The Way Life Goes (feat. Oh Wonder)

Lil Uzi Vert · Luv Is Rage 2

11 plays

Open

Die For You

The Weeknd · Starboy

209 plays

Open

Lil Uzi Vert · Luv Is Rage 2

7 plays

Open

Trophies (feat. Drake)

Young Money · Rise of an Empire

6 plays

Open

Pretty Mami

Lil Uzi Vert · Luv Is Rage 2

15 plays

Open

BUTTERFLY EFFECT

Travis Scott · ASTROWORLD

175 plays

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way back

Travis Scott · Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight

2 plays

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On the charts that year

Shape of YouEd Sheeran
DespacitoLuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
HUMBLE.Kendrick Lamar
Bodak YellowCardi B
RockstarPost Malone ft. 21 Savage
XO Tour Llif3Lil Uzi Vert
ThunderImagine Dragons
HavanaCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug
Look What You Made Me DoTaylor Swift

The winter season

cultural context

Patriots 34, Falcons 28Super Bowl LI, February 5. From 28–3 down; the first overtime Super Bowl.
Federer's Australian OpenJanuary 29; over Nadal, at 35, after six months out.

Feed

from the camera roll

A photo from 2017. Drop files in public/photos/2017/ and run npm run photos.

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Video

A short clip from 2017: an mp4 in public/photos/2017/ or an unlisted YouTube link.

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Mar – May

Spring

Diamonds drying out, the first catch of the year, the season starting.

Spring ball

cultural context

Sergio's MastersApril 9; on the 74th try, in a playoff.

My Interests

this was everything

What you were into in 2017.

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Things People Couldn't Stop Playing

cultural context

Fortnite Battle RoyalemineSeptember 26; free, on everything, 10 million players in two weeks.
PlayerUnknown's BattlegroundsMarch; the chicken dinner that started it.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildMarch 3; the Switch's launch.
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeApril.
Super Mario OdysseyOctober.
Splatoon 2July.
NBA 2K18Kyrie Irving, re-shot in Celtics green after the trade.
Madden NFL 18Tom Brady; Longshot.
MLB The Show 17Ken Griffey Jr.
Call of Duty: WWIINovember.
Rocket League on SwitchNovember.
FIFA 18Ronaldo.
CupheadSeptember.
Destiny 2September.
Clash Royale and Clash of Clans

Jun – Aug

Summer

The pool, the basement, long light, nowhere to be.

On My Screen

Mine

What you watched or played on repeat in 2017.

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Everyone's

28–3 on FoxFebruary 5; Patriots 34, Falcons 28 in overtime.
Mayweather vs. McGregorAugust 26; 4.3 million pay-per-view buys.
Hayward's injury on TNTOctober 17; five minutes into the Celtics' opener.
Spider-Man: HomecomingJuly.
Thor: RagnarokNovember.
Wonder WomanJune.
Cars 3June.
CocoNovember.
Star Wars: The Last JediDecember.
Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleDecember.
Ninja on TwitchThe year a Halo pro became the face of Fortnite.
MrBeast counts to 100,000January; 40 hours, the video that built the channel.
Jake Paul, "It's Everyday Bro"May.
DuckTales returnsAugust.

The summer season

cultural context

Durant's Warriors finish itNBA Finals, June 12; 16–1 through the playoffs.
Penguins repeatJune 11; the first back-to-back since 1998.
Mayweather 50–0August 26; McGregor stopped in the tenth.
The Kyrie tradeAugust 22; Kyrie to Boston, Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland.
Justin Thomas' PGAQuail Hollow, August 13.

On repeat that summer

from my playlists

Most played

Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee)

French Montana · Jungle Rules

91 plays

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Tech I Remember

In the house

A device or app you used in 2017.

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Out in the world

Nintendo SwitchMarch 3.
iPhone XNovember 3; Face ID and the notch.
iPhone 8 and AirPods everywhere
Xbox One X
SNES Classic
Amazon Echo Show and Google Home Mini
Samsung Galaxy S8The first mainstream all-screen Android.
Solar eclipse across the USAugust 21.

Sep – Nov

Fall

New grade, Halloween, leaves on the lawn, the good hoodie weather.

The fall rotation

from my playlists

Most played

Dark Queen

Lil Uzi Vert · Luv Is Rage 2

7 plays

Open

No Type

Rae Sremmurd · SremmLife

166 plays

Open

Drowning (feat. Kodak Black)

A Boogie wit da Hoodie · The Bigger Artist

162 plays

Open

Codeine Dreaming (feat. Lil Wayne)

Kodak Black · Project Baby 2: All Grown Up (Deluxe)

159 plays

Open

Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version]

Kendrick Lamar · good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)

10 plays

Open

The fall season

cultural context

Hayward, five minutes inOctober 17; the Celtics still won 16 straight after it.
Nationals lose Game 5 againNLDS, October 12; the Cubs, 9–8. Three Game 5 losses in six years.
Astros over DodgersWorld Series Game 7, November 1; the title the sign-stealing report later stained.

Time Capsule

6 objects

Fortnite glider
Switch Joy-Con
Fidget spinner
Battle Bus
iPhone X
Eclipse glasses

The Internet That Year

cultural context

Fortnite Battle RoyaleSeptember 26; free to play.
DespacitoThe most-viewed video on YouTube by August.
Fidget spinnersEverywhere in April and May.
Distracted BoyfriendAugust.
"Cash me outside" and Salt BaeJanuary.
Expanding Brain
Twitter doubles to 280 charactersNovember.
Musical.ly sold to ByteDanceNovember; the road to TikTok.
Jake Paul and Team 10"It's Everyday Bro."
Ugandan KnucklesDecember, in VRChat.
Bitcoin nears $20,000December.

Meanwhile

The world that year

28–3, Fortnite Battle Royale, and the Nationals lose another Game 5.

The season that year

cultural context

Patriots 34, Falcons 28Super Bowl LI, February 5. From 28–3 down; the first overtime Super Bowl.
Federer's Australian OpenJanuary 29; over Nadal, at 35, after six months out.
Sergio's MastersApril 9; on the 74th try, in a playoff.
Durant's Warriors finish itNBA Finals, June 12; 16–1 through the playoffs.
Penguins repeatJune 11; the first back-to-back since 1998.
Mayweather 50–0August 26; McGregor stopped in the tenth.
The Kyrie tradeAugust 22; Kyrie to Boston, Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland.
Hayward, five minutes inOctober 17; the Celtics still won 16 straight after it.
Nationals lose Game 5 againNLDS, October 12; the Cubs, 9–8. Three Game 5 losses in six years.
Astros over DodgersWorld Series Game 7, November 1; the title the sign-stealing report later stained.
Justin Thomas' PGAQuail Hollow, August 13.

Culture

trends · memes · products

Fidget spinners
SoundCloud rapLil Pump, XXXTentacion, Lil Peep.
Supreme and streetwear drops
Slime videos
Unicorn Frappuccino
The Great American Eclipse
"Lit", "woke", "savage"
Wonder Woman and #MeTooA year of reckoning in October.

How things looked

The notch. Edge-to-edge screens, gesture navigation, and the beginnings of dark mode. Bold type, duotone gradients, and Spotify green as the colour of the year.