Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The 80's - my favorite decade!

A little trip down memory lane, survey style.

1. How old were you in 1980?
10

2. How old were you in 1989?
19

3. Were you a Toys R' US Kid?
You betcha!

4. Did you watch Transformers?
Nope.

5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen?
Several times.

6. Did you own a Lite Bright?
Yes. That thing rocked.

7. Who is your Favorite Golden Girl?
Sophia.

8. When someone says "Who you gonna call?" you think?
GHOSTBUSTERS!

9. What was/were your favorite toy(S)?
Merlin, Simon, was Atari a toy?

10. Did you have a Pogo Ball?
A what now?

11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block?
Good God, no.

12. What New Kid did you have a crush on?
To this day I don't know who any of them are, and I'm okay with that.

13. Did you play M.A.S.H?
No... didn't know it was a game. I watched M*A*S*H on TV though.

14. Did you watch The Care Bears?
Sometimes.

15. Did you have Jelly bracelets?
Gazillions.

16. Did you own a glo-worm?
Nope.

17. Did you ever own a slap bracelet?
No. I didn't like them.

18. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles?
Awwwww, man. Do I have to choose?? Hmmm... Sixteen Candles.

19. Did you have a crazy hair style?
Not until I got that perm in my senior year. Holy crap. What was I thinking?

20. What was your first bike?
A little red tricycle!

21. Name one thing you still own from your childhood?
I've got my huge Bear Bear that my brother gave me, the koala my parents gave me (and who is currently residing with my parents), and a little trinket box my Mom's best friend gave me when I was really, really sick. Okay, that's more than one. Get over it.

22. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid?
Never. Those things were, and still are, creepy.

23. Did you dress like Madonna?
Uh, no.

24. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake?
Strawberry Shortcake.

25. Did you watch Miami Vice?
Every Friday night at my sister's house, without fail.

26. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes?
Yeah, I wore them once. Those things suck.

27. Did you own a Trapper Keeper?
Yup. It had a picture of a couple of very cute gray tiger kittens on it.

28. Atari or Nintendo?
We had Atari. Frogger ruled.

29. Did you play Pac-Man?
That's what we played when we weren't playing Frogger.

30. Which was better:
To this day I've never played Nintendo, so I have to say Atari.

31. He-Man or She-Ra?
Yikes. I'll pass.

32. What movie scared you the most?
Alien (I know it came out in 1979, but I didn't watch it until 1982).

33. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson?
No.

34. What Is The First Thing That Comes To Mind When You Hear "Flux Capacitor"?
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."

35. What other colors did Pepsi come in?
Clear. And it was gross.

36. Roger Rabbit Or Howard The Duck?
Roger Rabbit!

37. Did you ever beg your parents to have your school picture taken with the 'LASER' background?
No.

38. Do you know what the Ninja Rap is?
Awww man, now I'm gonna have nightmares about Vanilla Ice. Jeez.

39. Do you know why people cringe when they hear the word BUCKNER?
Oh yes.

40. Can you name the family members from National Lampoons Vacation movies?
Clark, Ellen, Rusty, Audrey, Christie Brinkley, cousin Eddie, Aunt Edna, Lasky, Roy Walley, Uncle Lewis (Christmas), that's all I can think of right now.

41. WallyWorld or Europe?
WallyWorld! WallyWorld! WallyWorld!

42. What was your favorite movie from the 80's?
Anne of Green Gables (the 1985 version in which Anne is played by Megan Follows). Love, love, love, love, love that movie.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Best. Super Bowl Commercial. Ever.




Oh, and by the way -

GO GIANTS!!!