tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813482229350216372024-02-20T11:13:52.647-05:00Throwback VaBeezyNostalgia and hometown pride.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-39368476741423705042009-12-15T08:20:00.002-05:002009-12-15T08:24:33.305-05:00Having an 8th grade boyfriend.Before relationship statuses on Facebook, there was...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FkT0xyPDHvJeXNGWDfh6X5p1IA2eta9ErLGK-pG5r2tu9jMEGuoGggx3TwQsPAX18o1VRBgPcd1TCsoew0nFKaCkMO-eJYXSeNK5SqfZ2So7TDyLkIvhxrHwTvWidOKrTPmgo5MR79Zm/s1600-h/fist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FkT0xyPDHvJeXNGWDfh6X5p1IA2eta9ErLGK-pG5r2tu9jMEGuoGggx3TwQsPAX18o1VRBgPcd1TCsoew0nFKaCkMO-eJYXSeNK5SqfZ2So7TDyLkIvhxrHwTvWidOKrTPmgo5MR79Zm/s400/fist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415453069343460930" border="0" /></a>...writing "I <3 boy" on your fist.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-60701185164546272182009-12-15T08:00:00.000-05:002009-12-15T08:40:05.581-05:00Song of the Day: If You Love Me<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6cTfAfijmFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6cTfAfijmFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed><a class="xldxvgwpvkcfarbduvtq" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/6cTfAfijmFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></a><a class="xldxvgwpvkcfarbduvtq" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/6cTfAfijmFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></a></object><br /><br />As much as we love this song, it begs the question: why Brownstone? Did they think being a trio was close enough to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstone">Triassic sandstone</a>? Or did they realize their group name would become associated with rich yuppie houses and/or heroin, a la Guns N' Roses, and so would make us wonder forever?<br /><br />In any case, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstone_%28group%29">Wikipedia</a>: On April 28, 2009, Maxee Maxwell of Brownstone confirmed that the group had not disbanded. The group is said to be recording new material for an album with an anticipated release date in 2010.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-77705042126287350782009-05-18T09:41:00.004-04:002009-05-18T09:46:13.665-04:00Song of the Day: Anywhere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSmIfRm25hV5rdC3eosacaJwJnRzk0D-seQxKNDcTo5dTz_6u07dELxhXdEp3wqiCec9taSKmVDYZvPdS9ea3DHPs0eUvImmXTa9iccTcDenv7s01c4Y7kLdSZoSaspRs32HTVW6n/s1600-h/parental_advisory.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSmIfRm25hV5rdC3eosacaJwJnRzk0D-seQxKNDcTo5dTz_6u07dELxhXdEp3wqiCec9taSKmVDYZvPdS9ea3DHPs0eUvImmXTa9iccTcDenv7s01c4Y7kLdSZoSaspRs32HTVW6n/s400/parental_advisory.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337159278787602242" border="0" /></a>I'm serious. NSFW, don't watch this with Asian parents, not suitable for computer lab browsing, etc. etc. etc.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="343"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1ginz"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1ginz" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="343"></embed></object>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-52880427967427411452009-05-15T09:30:00.001-04:002009-05-15T09:31:59.975-04:00Song of the Day: Mr. Wendal<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kyqp2f6VPos&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kyqp2f6VPos&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-9987809347893395122009-05-14T10:22:00.002-04:002009-05-14T10:24:36.990-04:00Song of the Day: All My Life<object width="425" height="321"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dalealplay.com/dalealplay.swf?file=49769/CiJojoAllMyLife.flv"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.dalealplay.com/dalealplay.swf?file=49769/CiJojoAllMyLife.flv" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="321"></embed></object><br /><br />If you never dated a boy who played enough piano to play you the intro in front of everybody in the auditorium, you totally missed out.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-38341360535782768392009-05-13T13:33:00.003-04:002009-05-13T13:40:18.376-04:00Lexicon: Cyber<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjSHia-urBgwMnMONjTVpymzULfVQzctUvghsbk2FJ4jSao2jekZ7eXzs19oyNnnD0zyZosb3QxqItQcfG9z5Gclb-MOtvh4nITORvAhioUHXAuoWihw9FLvc8Ud5EvUiu5mAKLiCQInc/s1600-h/bot3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjSHia-urBgwMnMONjTVpymzULfVQzctUvghsbk2FJ4jSao2jekZ7eXzs19oyNnnD0zyZosb3QxqItQcfG9z5Gclb-MOtvh4nITORvAhioUHXAuoWihw9FLvc8Ud5EvUiu5mAKLiCQInc/s400/bot3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335364611972985570" border="0" /></a><br />Pronunciation: si'-bur<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>1.<span style="font-style: italic;"> adjective</span>: <span class="sense_content">of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (as the Internet)<br /><br />2. <span style="font-style: italic;">verb</span>: to engage in quasi-erotic activities on the internet that involved PMs (private messages) and repeated usage of the "M" key<br /><br /></span><br />Usage:<br />Private message from socrboy83: yo baybee u want 2 cyber?<br /><br />(image via <a href="http://www.technospot.net/blogs/bots-are-back-in-yahoo-chat-room/es/">Technospot</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-57168111132602107362009-05-13T09:36:00.004-04:002009-05-13T09:48:36.158-04:00Song of the Day: Free Your Mind<object height="370" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1hp2f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1hp2f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="370" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Prejudice, wrote a song about it.<br />Like to hear it? Here it go.</span><br /><br />This song may be 17 years old, but the <a href="http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Free-Your-Mind-lyrics-En-Vogue/9C710C1E462C9357482568BA00162819">lyrics</a> are still fresh.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-58491444427002499802009-05-12T15:44:00.003-04:002009-05-12T15:50:14.136-04:00FREEBIE ALERT! (MP3'z, yo)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027JC0MI/?tag=mmbevigaotst-20"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA7-vUJFYX8Cku09ar5BKR_pJoX58GhZqM8gYMEHaAohJcih0pbv1-TLAU_GgE9YSQmNV44-LAff9ocBOEZ9uLo8L-8DgpTYjxsZpbwwBEjGf5kagDLC-Xg1oooOQB5PSgWPCFfPr/s400/freebies.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335026993342367346" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027JC0MI/?tag=mmbevigaotst-20">Delicious Vinyl Sampler</a> - 9 free MP3s from Amazon.com. Includes Bust A Move and Wild Thing. If you love yourself some throwback, you'll love yourself this download.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-19614793355148169422009-05-12T08:00:00.001-04:002009-05-12T08:28:17.270-04:00Song of the Day: Holla Holla<object height="343" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1p2uv"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1p2uv" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="343" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Here in upstate New York, we had a low of 35ºF last night, allegedly with patches of frost. So lame. I'm missing the Beach something fierce right now.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-87541171214009028112009-05-11T08:44:00.001-04:002009-05-11T08:46:11.096-04:00Song of the Day: The Sign<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WW7yWs6t6e4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WW7yWs6t6e4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Add this to the list of videos I hadn't seen until now.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-71410921335995404122009-05-08T11:01:00.009-04:002009-05-08T18:39:33.605-04:00Fitting a lyric + inside joke + relationship start date + subprofile link in 1KBDo you remember AIM 1.0? Do you remember when screenames could only have ten characters? Do you remember a time when getting somebody's screename was much, much more likely (and exciting!) than getting somebody's cell phone number? Did you ever have warning wars? Did you have involved conversations with SmarterChild and then update your Expage with the transcript? Did you spend time with Notepad editing your profile HTML so you could fit more information into those measly 1024 bytes? Did you constantly monitor all the screenames that clicked on your SubProfile link? Did you measure your popularity based on Guestbook entries in said SubProfile? Do you remember when people started getting broadband internet and competed for the longest online time? Do you still have a screenshot of somebody having been online for 16 days 8 hours 22 minutes somewhere, maybe on a Zip disk? Do you ever long for the days where "status updates" could also have fonts and colors and line breaks and weren't there for everybody to read long after you'd taken them down?<br /><br />Enough questions. Time to right-click => Get Info...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN3j0F_sDFUtEFiFll_3JwZGWwhhwQEfnGCn1goD4pVwRP6O1vu5q7Aq38rTHlTzVDyxfw7IKma7sUanNP3lrSwivec-KbQKIMw5u9Vq1qwIMdOWpnIujmhFidZukLxd7pKEwRlpu/s1600-h/aim_profile.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN3j0F_sDFUtEFiFll_3JwZGWwhhwQEfnGCn1goD4pVwRP6O1vu5q7Aq38rTHlTzVDyxfw7IKma7sUanNP3lrSwivec-KbQKIMw5u9Vq1qwIMdOWpnIujmhFidZukLxd7pKEwRlpu/s400/aim_profile.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333530127341570626" border="0" /></a><br />(I believe the screename belongs to a bot - didn't feel like editing it out of the <a href="http://www.coolquiz.com/IM/splash.asp">found screenshot</a>. Intensely accurate profile Photoshopping thanks to yours truly.)Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-30570449861310711632009-05-08T08:00:00.000-04:002009-05-08T08:00:01.422-04:00Song of the Day: Sexual Healing (Reggae Remix)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6dFZF0y41Gs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6dFZF0y41Gs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Marvin Gaye's original will always be a classic, but this is the version we all grew up hearing on Z104. Guess there wasn't an actual music video, though.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-70205258811733563072009-05-07T10:18:00.004-04:002009-05-13T09:44:55.273-04:00Song of the Day: Trippin'<embed width="425" height="350" src="http://www.pp2g.tv/pYnx5ZXA_.aspx" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#000000"></embed><br /><br />Classic Missy in a suit. Oh yes. Doesn't a Missy collabo just make everything better?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-46060270068963564462009-05-06T11:11:00.000-04:002009-05-06T15:01:19.274-04:00First there was the Hokey-Pokey...Seems to me like there are some dance routines that are basic to our experience as schoolchildren. First we learn little things like ring-around-the-rosy (morbid, much?), then it's the hokey pokey, then it's square or line dancing (at least, that's what happened at Fairfield Elementary), and so on and so forth, until finally we enter the realm of school dances.<br /><br />School dances in Virginia Beach are nothing like what I keep seeing in movies or on the TV. We didn't have punch bowls or a live band. I already did a <a href="http://throwbackvb.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-you-go-to-8th-grade-formal-with-me.html">short bit about school dances</a> though, so I'll keep moving. Anyway, no school dance would be complete without a DJ to play all the greatest group dance hits - the Chicken Dance, the Electric Slide, YMCA, the Cha-Cha Slide, or the Macarena.<br /><br />If you don't know the Macarena dance for who-knows-what reason, there's even an instructional video on it, complete with children who shouldn't be shaking their hips:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vlzwuFkn88U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vlzwuFkn88U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Now for the full song, so you can put your newly acquired dancing skills to the test:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4NZjHKfbbiQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4NZjHKfbbiQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I was going to find the rest of those dances, but I've gotta get back to work for now. Maybe next time I feel like you need a little torture. I'm sure you're already cursing me for the Macarena.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-13845280379967011792009-05-06T10:02:00.003-04:002009-05-06T10:04:57.994-04:00Song of the Day: They Don't Know<object height="343" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1vvk3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x1vvk3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="343" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_B.">Wikipedia</a>, Jon B. comes from a musical family, like the way Mozart came from a musical family.<br /><br />Oops, sorry. I'm not supposed to bring my current real life into this blog. Carry on!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-55066078363155915372009-05-05T08:00:00.003-04:002009-05-05T08:00:02.366-04:00Song of the Day: Livin' La Vida Loca<object width="425" height="343"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2btgi" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2btgi" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="343" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br />Maybe it wasn't really the start of the Latin invasion, but it was definitely a sign of things to come. Happy Cinco de Mayo!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-86280071860029191522009-05-04T10:53:00.003-04:002009-05-04T10:58:58.122-04:00An unexpected benefit of having Squids stalk you at your local Chick-Fil-AIf you're a girl, that is. <a href="http://vivianblah.blogspot.com/2009/05/yeah-vb-is-totally-recession-resistant.html">Virginia Beach is Recession-Resistant.</a><br /><br />Lexicon: Squid.<br /><br />Pronunciation: skwihd'<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">noun</span><br />1. <span class="sense_content">any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support<br />2. a male sailor, usually under the age of 30, who frequents fast-food restaurants near any of the Hampton Roads military bases that are also located near high schools between the hours of 2pm and 4pm to pick up unsuspecting young girls.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-29578336445238077352009-05-04T08:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:00:02.466-04:00Song of the Day: Name<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ip1Tz-35WB4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ip1Tz-35WB4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And now for a rock break.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-62825297556229364462009-05-03T08:00:00.001-04:002009-05-03T09:34:56.192-04:00Song of the Day: Sweat<object width="425" height="343"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xefjt" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xefjt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="343" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br />All together now: a la la la la long, a la la la la long long li long long long!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-31690215779868386432009-05-02T08:00:00.002-04:002009-05-03T09:41:42.301-04:00Song of the Day: Regulate<embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:47636" width="425" height="349" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="configParams=type%3Dnormal%26vid%3D47636%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A47636%26startUri=mgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A47636" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed><br /><br />REGULATORS!!!!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-17145949352079756532009-05-01T16:22:00.005-04:002009-05-01T16:29:03.730-04:00JNCOs and Sailing Jackets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh549ljLcJdNNu-GsXk11U5JfAKqS9vwojYpDdhofJ-7grNw4Zop7H57cDE4iVtK2haW4f0S-c2fPh4RiRkbpawMq7jl9ByYCOOybUWcCdSeEpE8t5-3FYy47OXeofBDG24gIJ5Dg_sM8zx/s1600-h/671px-Jnco175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh549ljLcJdNNu-GsXk11U5JfAKqS9vwojYpDdhofJ-7grNw4Zop7H57cDE4iVtK2haW4f0S-c2fPh4RiRkbpawMq7jl9ByYCOOybUWcCdSeEpE8t5-3FYy47OXeofBDG24gIJ5Dg_sM8zx/s400/671px-Jnco175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330953832120943714" border="0" /></a>Like many fashion crazes, I'm almost completely sure that this one began as a way to conceal illicit behavior. How could someone wearing pants that wide NOT be up to something totally shady? Also, I think my little sister has the dresser in the background.<br /><br />Back when these pants were popular, in the second half of the 90s, 20/20 did a special report on Latino gangs in Southern California. Out there, the girls wore their pants so wide that they STAPLED them to their SHOES to prevent EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. So innovative.<br /><br />All you need to complete this outfit is an oversized polo shirt and a Nautica or Tommy Hilfiger boating jacket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaTACpr8TFkgoeueLp7gcrOozwz7BJXbWUTKFSJQkVCo0N1m2mMIhtDvaETI0bHCnjh-D6shyphenhyphentdjms5diheCqFDu17AiXDha2RuY2EyLDTw4Yu4w_Jdi74XfBholgGVl68A1N5NzA6BNO/s1600-h/cb-nau-jack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaTACpr8TFkgoeueLp7gcrOozwz7BJXbWUTKFSJQkVCo0N1m2mMIhtDvaETI0bHCnjh-D6shyphenhyphentdjms5diheCqFDu17AiXDha2RuY2EyLDTw4Yu4w_Jdi74XfBholgGVl68A1N5NzA6BNO/s400/cb-nau-jack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330954833008966018" border="0" /></a>It doesn't matter if you've never set foot on a seafaring vessel, or that the jackets are not suitable for any temperatures below 50 degrees. Just focus on how awesome you look. Full disclosure: I owned the red one in 7th grade.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-44216938137843486462009-05-01T08:00:00.002-04:002009-05-01T08:00:02.443-04:00Song of the Day: Here Comes the Hotstepper<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MS8UHOFk-KI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MS8UHOFk-KI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />ExCUSE me, Mr. Officer! Nahhhh na-na-na-nahhh na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na, na-na-na-nahhhhh.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-26717088467990181982009-04-30T08:00:00.003-04:002009-04-30T08:00:02.053-04:00Song of the Day: Tupac x 2Thanks to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/29/tupac-is-alive/">these alleged photos of Tupac</a> and because one of these songs had a montage for its video, you get a double special today.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FWOsbGP5Ox4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FWOsbGP5Ox4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="261"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o8Y9-JlSRXw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o8Y9-JlSRXw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="261"></embed></object>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-60037967265875423852009-04-29T22:52:00.005-04:002009-04-29T23:18:51.146-04:00Goosebumps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xn_qZdbevn_EsWlopCKc5WM3U9HHXfvgBwFdXBhq9XeQnblIf0UMql20A4tlVzhQuaxODmdwwdfUdK_B5EPRojVHD0ZAjfJwRFTnlThGjTJ23NpWmPqlO0MQkvDEHR3sDj7D80hr/s1600-h/goosebumps.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xn_qZdbevn_EsWlopCKc5WM3U9HHXfvgBwFdXBhq9XeQnblIf0UMql20A4tlVzhQuaxODmdwwdfUdK_B5EPRojVHD0ZAjfJwRFTnlThGjTJ23NpWmPqlO0MQkvDEHR3sDj7D80hr/s400/goosebumps.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330312192422155762" border="0" /></a><br />I guess I could have come up with a creative title for this post, but I think in this case, just the word says it all.<br /><br />Who knows how we got started with these little horror novels - maybe it was the library, maybe it was another kid, maybe it was one of those Scholastic Book Fairs. Whatever it is, I was hooked and I don't know anybody who wasn't.<br /><br />I read all the ones I could get my hands on, getting my dad to buy them, borrowing, trading, whatever it took. It was my goal to read every single one, including the "Give Yourself Goosebumps" series, which were of the choose-your-own-adventure variety. Looking at this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Goosebumps_books">list of titles</a>, though, I don't think I even came close, although I definitely made it through the majority of the early ones.<br /><br />The original Goosebumps were published from 1992-1997, with several spinoffs coming soon after. There were also movies, games, and a TV series. I guess you could say that boys would have enjoyed these more than girls, but I don't think that's true. In fact, I remember it as one of the few series that wasn't directed at a specific gender (i.e. Nancy Drew vs. the Hardy Boys). Thanks for the unisex gore, R.L. Stine.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00055547783819797897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681348222935021637.post-14708029753878965792009-04-29T15:58:00.002-04:002009-04-29T17:04:39.177-04:00File under: Songs Your Older Sibling Might Have Liked<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="362"><param name="movie" value="http://www.pp2g.tv/pYH15Ync_.aspx"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="flashvars" value="width=320&height=273"></param><embed src="http://www.pp2g.tv/pYH15Ync_.aspx" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="362" flashvars="width=320&height=273"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0