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Look Back at It

  • Writer: Alexander Deslandes
    Alexander Deslandes
  • Sep 26, 2022
  • 2 min read

"Then I put a fat rabbit on a craftmatic" is a lyric penned by 2 Chainz. As ludicrous as the lyrics can be, this phrase just has a poetic elegance and flow just to make the statement, "I be fornicating it".


This is Jairo, my mom says Harold. If his name was Harold, he would not be fornicating it. Fortunately, his name is Jairo and he owns a craftmatic.


I don't really recall where we were exactly but it's late night Medellin, Colombia. We're on our way to discover the locals who have been turned into denizens of their town as new migrants parade around looking for hookers and pink cocaine. Being a local has to be interesting in post-travel lockdown. They watch foreign aura come into their homes and idolize its vices and that aura is a shitty tipper on top of that.


After 4 bottles of White Nyquil (Augardiente), the aura shifted around us. We stood victim to it as the place torn its own roof off. But our fascination for real life allowed us to just watch and enjoy the authenticity of it. We all try to live according to the script but when it's time to improv, would you be ready or are you going to fumble your lines again?





I had 12 shots of da White (el Guaro) that night.





The aura the photo is vague which makes it open for interpretation. I sense a comforting aura in it but not all of us wear rose-tinted glasses (highly recommend a pair).


Do gifs make these reads more legitimate? I feel like they do, Scooby Doo. I think I use any excuse I can to share kid doing his best "Scarface Dancing at a Club" impression gif.


Hey Tyler, it's Monday, why are you vomiting next to the arepa vendor at 4:34am?


 
 
 

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