Dustin Soper
Hospitality Social Media and Marketing Expert

From LiveJournal memories to mini binder time capsules, I’m trying to find a better way to capture life’s small moments.

Picture it. It’s 2012. I’m sitting on Music Row in the office of Rolling Thunder Management trying to figure out how to get a few albums my friend Deborah Allen recorded for Capitol Records, RCA Records, and Giant Records onto digital music platforms. Spotify was just getting started. Apple Music didn’t exist yet. iTunes was king.

A big thank you to Fremantle US for including me on this new Baywatch project for Fox Entertainment! Check out the website I designed at baywatchcastingcall.com and learn more in Variety's announcement about the reboot here.

See highlights from Sin City Classic 2025, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ sports festival, including multi-sport coverage and community moments.

During a recent holiday visit, I revisited decades-old family home videos—including reunion footage from my dad’s side of the family—and discovered a moment I had never noticed before: my grandmother pulling me close and kissing me on the cheek. In a time before smartphones and constant documentation, these rare recordings preserve pieces of our family history that might otherwise have been lost.

This year, I once again tried to rein in my holiday card list—and while I still sent more than I planned, I’m happy to report I didn’t quite hit the 200-card milestone of years past. That said, I wanted to share the year-in-review insert that went out with my cards—consider this a little sneak peek.