I have not been the best blogger lately, but I can assure you my mind is constantly thinking of 90s related thoughts. I am a teacher, so I get to spend a lot of time listening to kids talk about clothes. I also get to spend a lot of time watching awkward teenage relationships unfold, which usually includes the boy ceremoniously loaning the girl his favorite hoodie. Now, for those of you who are not actually 90s kids, let me explain something to you. Sweatshirts did not always have hoods. In the 90s, if our head was cold, we had to wear a hat. Children of the 90s wore something called a "crew neck sweatshirt." Most of mine were decorated with various Disney characters, and my favorite crew-neck sweatshirt had Lola Bunny from Space Jam on the front (I wish I still had that shirt). I don't remember owning a hoodie until I was in 9th grade and my dance team bought them. Now, I know what you are thinking: "But Patsy, if people didn't wear hoodies in the 1990s, what did they wear when they were cold? And more importantly, WHAT DID BOYFRIENDS GIVE THEIR GIRLFRIENDS?"
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Thanks, Carolyn, for showing me this video. I do not condone the language in the title, however I love the video so I couldn't help but post it. Enjoy! Andy "Brink" Brinker was probably my first 90s crush. Either him or Jonathan Taylor Thomas, I can't be sure. Erik Von Detten is one of the most attractive 90s stars ever, I will fight for that little piece of truth. He never played the smartest guy, but I think Andy Brinker was his best character.His greasy long hair was to die for. As a kid, I wanted to be just like Brink. I rollerbladed often with my friends, but couldn't really do many cool tricks (some though). This was one of the many reasons I spent significant time outside. Today, I watched Brink at my apartment because I took all of my movies back to PA and this was one of the only ones left. This past Halloween, I contemplated being Gabriella for Halloween in my Pup 'n Suds shirts but I figured no one would understand. In this movie, Brink and his friends are "Soul Skaters", they skate because they love it. At the same time, there is team X-bladez that skates for the money. Of course, these two groups are in constant competition. There is additional scandal when Brink secretly joins X-bladez to earn extra money while his dad is out of work. The idea behind Brink, the movie, is that Andy is defined by his ability to skate. He isn't quite sure who he is without skating. He doesn't realize that he is a good friend and a good son. His father points this out in a heartwarming moment they have in the garage. His dad tells him, "You are defined by the company you keep and how well you keep it. Not by what you just happen to do." Deep right? I know. So what do we learn from this movie? Skating is fun and people are defined by their ability to make friends. Wait, that's what I was supposed to learn right? What did Brink teach you?
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90s Quote of the Week"I can handle this. "Handle" is my middle name. Actually, "handle" is the middle of my first name."
-Chandler, Friends Archives
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