Sunday, September 21, 2014 11:10 PM
Never Was A Cloudy Day ~
You wanna know something I've discovered about nostalgia? It's just something that hits you at the most random of times. Or sometimes, a trigger is involved. I don't know, but for the past month, I've just been hit by random spurts of:
"Hey, remember that time when making your own friendship bracelets or friendship whatevers was a huge thing?"
"Oh my gosh, I miss watching that show! I watched it everyday before/after school!"
"Remember when we did that thing during that time back then? Were we really that stupid?"
I mean, the current thing that kids seem to be doing these days is Rainbow Loom, which, yes, I admit is a pretty fun & unique activity to do. *I'm living with an 8-year old who enjoys trying out new things, of course I'd be into it as well* Then it just got me thinking about how when these kids grow up, they'd be reminiscing about at that one point in their childhood that gosh, remember Rainbow Loom? Then that train of thought raced off to what I used to at that age with my family & friends, & wow, I'm stinkin' 19 & really what am I doing with my life?
Somehow, I think whatever point I was trying to make got seriously derailed somewhere.
Basically what I've been doing for the past month, was re-watching old cartoons. Gosh, that makes it sound as though I've been watching a bucket-ton of them. But really, it was only just Fillmore & Totally Spies!
I mean,
One of them is basically a cop parody set in middle school whose main character is an African-American boy who befriends & is partners with a Goth girl. Then the rest of the supporting cast includes a Mexican boy, Japanese-American girl, Italian-American boy, & a Scottish-American *dork* boy. Granted, I was probably a bit too young to catch-up on certain references, but for some reason, I just loved watching the show! Sure it was kind of short-lived with there being only two seasons, but re-watching it eleven years later *Dang!!!* & finally understanding the inside-jokes & references, like, why was this show cancelled? Ugh!
And don't even get me started on Totally Spies! That show was my entire life! I aspired to be like those girls. I've always wanted a friendship that closely resembles theirs. I've wanted to go on amazing spy adventures & be a secret agent & work for WOOHP. I would always pretend that my make-up & accessories were actually cleverly disguised gadgets & make up names & functions for whichever ones don't really resemble the ones from the show. I would design my own spy suit & spend a countless amount of time on deciding what would be my signature colour *for some reason, yellow & orange always seem to be on the forefront, with the occasional purple*. I would write stories about spy missions that I'd go on with my spy-friends & discuss make-believe plots with them. I wanted to be smart & beautiful like Sam, attractive & wonderful like Clover, & cute & athletic like Alex. I also wanted Jerry to hand me all the super cool spy toys. Aside from Mandy *blech!*, I wanted nothing more than to be immersed in the girls' lifestyle! I could cry just thinking about all of this!
The only reason I even watched *parts of* Totally Spies! was because my Baby Cousin just so happened to stumble upon the show on YouTube. And boy, have I never felt more thankful that she did. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten around to actually completing the whole series because then my entire would be completely consumed by a bad-ass girl power cartoon & I'd lose control of everything around me. So, yea.
Speaking of bad-ass shows, lately I've been rather enamoured with old-fashioned crime/detective shows. Like the types that are based in the nineteenth or early-twentieth century. Honestly though, I've always enjoyed any story centered around that timeline. I've recently only discovered this Canadian-based crime drama called Murdoch Mysteries & I was hooked! Granted, I've only seen a few episodes because they were apparently having reruns on the television, but I think it's really good! Haven't gotten around to properly watching it, but I really need to because it's already in its seventh season *wholly crap* so there's that.
I've also been craving really badly to replay L.A. Noire, which is, as you can guess, a neo-noir detective game based in Los Angeles. I only played the game once & never got around to finishing it. When I did plan on doing so, my father has, apparently, lost the game. You can probably imagine my reaction to that. Though I have tried buying a new game *which was kind of difficult considering it's kind of an old game in video game terms* for some reason, I just can't seem to run it in the PS3.
*cue sound of heartbreak*
So really, all I was left with are YouTube walkthroughs, but they're just not the same! Even the walkthroughs I never actually finished watching! Although I always replay the ones involving Stefan Bekowsky. *sigh* Bekowskyyyyyyy!!! I really want that game back.
Well then, I've got Biology practical tomorrow morning & the possibility of last semester's finals results being posted sometime this week & I really don't want to go though with this week but what can you do? Life goes on. Hearts will break. Tears will be shed. And curling under your blanket seems like the best thing to do.
Meh.
xoxo