Well, after walking around in circles for a while I finally decided to put this journal to some good (?) use. So to mark this memorable occasion I am dedicating my very first entry to my favorite decade.... the 80's

Here's a list I found online... somewhere. The list is actually longer but these are the things I can actually remember..did myself or wore at some point.

You are an 80's child if:

• You wanted to be on Star Search. (Didn't we all?)
• You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.
• You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
• You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
• You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
• You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
• You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.
• You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
• You'll always hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
• You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."
• You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)
• You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants.
• You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")
• You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
• You ever wore fluorescent—neon if you will—clothing...
• You could breakdance, or wished you could.
• You know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song.
• You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video gaming system.
• You own any cassettes or albums.
• You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
• "Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.
• You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
• You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
• You wanted to communicate with Synergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.
• You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence.
• You ever had a Swatch Watch.
• You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
• You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
• You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
• You had Wonder Woman or Superman Underoos.
• You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
• You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them).
• Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day.
• 3 words: "Atari" "IntelliVision" and "Coleco". Sound familiar?
• You ever owned a pair of "Pop-Wheels"—that handy little combination of shoe and roller skate that lasted about a year on the open market.
• Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language.
• You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.
• You've gotten this far on the list and aren't totally confused.
• You thought eating Reese's Pieces would attract your own Alien.
• You have ever called 867-5309.
• You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.
• You held the top score on Pac-Man
• You owned a t-shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did.
• You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.
• You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.
• You thought "Weird Science" was a masterpiece.
• Chevy Chase was really funny in those vacation movies.
• You actually know who Rick Springfield is
• You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON.
• You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool.

So there you have it.. weren't the 80's wonderful ?? :oops: