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Wil Wheaton Sure Did Love His Big Eclipse Swatch
Wil Wheaton posted some old teen heart throb photos of himself from back in the day. He prefaced it with the caveat: There’s a whole lot of “didn’t have a fashion advisor” going on here. This photo...
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Swatch Deep Shine Collection
I have to interrupt this Halloween coverage, because Swatch sent me an email announcing the Deep Shine Collection. DEEP SHINE COLLECTION: GLITTER, GLOSS & EYE-POPPING COLORS A colorful set of five...
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Milk Jug Storm Trooper Helmet
Check out this Storm Trooper Helmet made out of milk jugs: Filth Wizardry: Milk Jug Storm Trooper Helmet My dad used to make things like this for me when I was a kid. Since I was a girl, he thought I...
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Crayola Fluorescent Crayons
Seeing this box of crayons on Pinterest brought back SO many memories for me. In third grade, I had Mrs. Ellison’s class. She suggested that we get fluorescent Crayons and my mom brought some home from...
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Imagining Yourself Away
I love this animated GIF of a soldier on the way to war, imagining himself back to the banks of a snowy river. Throughout my life, I have imagined myself away from many unpleasant situations. When I...
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K-Mart: Put Me Through College and Scarred My Christmas Holidays Forever
I was reading Neato Coolville today when I saw a blast from the past: a K-Mart price sticker. It brought back so many memories for me. In 1985, I got a job at the new K-Mart in West Valley on 5600...
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Swatch’s Dodecahedron Watch In Honor of 12-12-12
Today is 12-12-12 and in honor of it, Swatch is releasing a limited edition Swatch called Dodecahedron Colision. To be fair, the watch they have designed isn’t a dodecahedron (a 12 sided object), but...
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The Ritz in the Eighties
I found this video on YouTube. It’s a slideshow of photographs from The Ritz. I was starting to get worried because there were no pictures of me, even though I had been there that night. I know this...
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The Dee Burger Clown
It’s hard to believe there was a time in my life when I could buy a hamburger for 28 cents, but it’s true. This photograph of the Dee Burger Clown reminded me of it all. One strange note, The Dee...
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Pick Me on Valentine’s Day
A special thank you to Thom Allen for sending me the link to this candy heart that says, Pick Me! posted by cuteculturechick. Here is another one I found posted by KateeMacG on Flickr. This is just a...
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Glimpses of a Swatches
A special thank you to Richard for pointing out Jenna’s Swatch in the movie 13 Going On 30. You can see it here on this YouTube video at the 5:32 mark. Here is a screen shot of the watch. It’s the Pink...
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The Little House Vs. Up: A Study In Similarities
I found this video of a cartoon by Disney called The Little House. I had seen it many times on television when I was a kid and even had the little record and story book for it. The cartoon tells the...
View ArticleMr. Rogers Remix: Sing Together
I love these PBS remixes so much. They just make me cry. Mr. Rogers was AWESOME!
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The Fireworks Trailer
I snapped this photo of a little boy wishing he could buy fireworks at the local fireworks trailer last year in Arco, ID. It was such a beautiful moment for me. Watching him look at the fireworks so...
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Swatch Knockoffs in Milan
SecondWatch Blog found some Swatch knockoffs in Milan. Here is a Google Translation of their site: Milan yesterday for me eye fell on three watches are very similar in form and packaging in the New...
View ArticleStar Trek Continues: Kickstarter
I just finished watching the first episode of Star Trek Continues and I want MORE!!! Here is a taste of what they can achieve if they get their Kickstarter funding. Here is a link to their Kickstarter...
View ArticlePalladium Dance Party 1986
This video reminds me of dancing at the Ritz and The Palladium so much. I’m shocked that I didn’t know even one person in the video, though. In 1986, I pretty much only went to The Palladium when The...
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Thank You, Roseanne Barr
I was looking at Tumblr and Feel Good Inc. posted a bunch of these animated gifs from an episode of Roseanne from 1989. It’s from this episode: Fast forward to the 17:19 mark to see the conversation. I...
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Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
I still haven’t taken him out of my contacts list. He died in July of 2007, but I still can’t bear to take him out of my list. So, my phone happily reminded me this morning that it was his birthday....
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Laura and Gray Stripey Cats
I have a much adored gray stripey cat right now named Lucy. We adopted her a few years ago: Pick Me! – We Just Adopted Lucy When we adopted her, we had just lost Maggie, my previously adored stripey...
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