Back in the Day

Suffering from a feeble memory, I remember very few things from my formative years. I like to think that the things I do remember are remembered for a reason, because they are important, and that's why I still keep them with me to this day.

Here are the few that stand out:

1. NEON, specifically, wearing sunglasses just like these:









Thank you Saved by the Bell.

2. Being embarassed by anything my mother did. Which is why I thought it was hillarious, not only that this picture below captured that feeling, but that Yahoo actually used it as a part of their marketing spiel.

Here he is, the happiest camper:

Maybe its his grandmother. He still looks mortified.

3. Getting caught for doing stupid things, and then doing even stupider things to get into more trouble. Case in point: My mom always had strawberries plants in our backyard growing up. I used to get in trouble for picking them before they were ripe...

So my clever idea was to eat them off the stem without actually picking them. Genius. She'll never notice 18 half eaten green strawberries.

I also consequently learned at a young age that rules are all just wording. There's always a way around them. Maybe I missed my calling as a lawyer??

4. Our dog Taffy who's main life activities included pooping in the house, jumping up on every guest, and eating all the trash. He was the best.

And that about sums it up. I remember wearing ridiculous things because I thought they were cool, being embarassed by parents because I thought they were uncool, trying to be clever and thinking I knew it all, and putting crappy things on an undeserved pedestal just because I loved them.

Not much has changed, and I'm okay with that :)