Flannel was the usual centerpiece of a grunge outfit. Girls wore flannel skirts and boys wore flannel shirts. It was that simple. Then there were flannel caps, flannel pajamas, even flannel backpack. The coolest look, though, for both sexes, was a flannel shirt underneath overalls.
And a teddy bear to match!
Although even cooler, is flannel overalls!
Sadly, though, grunge faded out and took flannel with it. Then it came back in 2009. But I don’t think it’s the same.
Something about this flannel is totally subpar. The plaid is too chunky, and the colors too bright. It saddens me so. Or maybe I’m just not familiar enough with flannel. Weigh in in my latest poll.
Hey, I’m back. I unexpectedly got swamped with schoolwork and life in general, but now that summer’s been here a while, I’m ready to get back to blogging. I’m glad to be back, and you should look at my second blog, A Day in the Life of a Junior High Outcast, a blog where I feel funnier, and I plan on channeling that energy in this blog. So check it out- you might laugh out loud.
I was quite the ’90s fan, even when I was young. I was also always boy-crazed. I don’t mean over the boys in my class- they were icky. No, I mean over the boys of the nineties. I always thought they were much cuter than the boys now. And let’s see who the lucky winners were:
Omri Katz, Eerie, Indiana
You can see why I'm in love, right? Length of crush: 2004-2006 Age: 8-11
My sister bought the Eerie, Indiana DVD when I was eight, and I loved it. It was the first crush I remember having. It wasn’t very serious. I just wrote his name in bubble font on the front of my math book, and that was it.
Ross Hull, Are You Afraid of the Dark:
R.G. Quimby, watch out. Length of crush: 2006-2007 Age: 11-12
This was yet another case of my sister bought the DVD for me, hoping to kindle a liking of it from me, which worked. This was a crush, for real, where I got pictures of Ross Hull of the internet, printed them, and taped them over my bed. This usually made my sister go, Awwwww, a lot.
Mike Maronna and Danny Tamberelli
Oh, boy! Length of crush(s): 2005-2008 Ages: 9-12
Guess how I learned about this one. Seriously, just guess. My first episode was Crisis in the Love Zone. I fell in love with Danny quickly, before I saw Mike. I was confused but eventually I got over both crushes, and just watched Pete and Pete with only the emotion of silliness and happiness.
I have started a blogger as well as this blog. This blog will continue, don’t fret, but I decided to start a blog for discussion and dissection of junior high (according to me, at least) and talk about myself in general. It’s sort of a public diary. Check it out sometime. The link will be in my blogroll later.
I’m sure many of you have my story on 30 going on 13. If not take a look here http://30isthenew13.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-to-tademy-academy-part-1.html and http://30isthenew13.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-to-tademy-academy-part-2.html. Sorry it’s sloppy, but I have no idea of another way to put it. Truth-telling time. I did write Tademy in 4th grade, but I edited it in 5th grade. Another truth? I don’t go to Catholic school, and I’m not from Australia. At least, not completely. You see, my parents got divorced when I was four, my sister was eight, and my little brother was one. Yeah, my brother Marc doesn’t remember having his parents together. My dad moved to Australia, so he could live with his friend Bob. Yes, that’s my dad’s friend’s name- Bob. So we live with my dad in August, in Australia, and we live here in America during the school year, and in June and July. I live in Chandler, AZ, and go to Hendrix Junior High, but I attended Catholic junior high for a while, and I used to go to Alma Elementary, which was ok. Oh yeah, did I mention we still have junior high school in Chandler that covers grades 7-9? Reminds you of the good old days, huh? The plan is for me to go to Red Mountain High in two years, and attended all AP courses. Yes, I’m a super genius. Lucky me, my boyfriend and two of my close friends, along with five guy friends are on the same course, at the same school, so I’ll probably get to make new friends, and still hang out with Joel, Arthur, Taffeta, Julia, Jimmy, and Marty. In Australia, I have three girlfriends, too, and a guy friend named Marcus. My girlfriends’ names are Maggie, who looks like Brandy, Alexi, who looks like Georgia Groome, a British actress she likes, and Sadie, who looks like Alexa Vega. Maggie lived in South Africa until she was three, and Alexi lived in Russia until she was six. Marcus looks like Leo DiCaprio, which is no big deal to me, especially since it’s against girl code to like him, since Alexi is his girlfriend. So that’s my life story.
Okay, everybody in my school fits under a celeb lookalike category (yes everyone at my school looks like a celebrity, but geeks and freaks are the faulty celebrities):
Book Cover Model
Actor/Actress
Singer/Muscian
Other
Let’s begin!
The famous Lisa (see …Baby One More Time post)
Taylor Swift
Isn't she lovely? (eye roll) The sad part is I love Taylor.
Lisa’s Crony 1: Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
Coincidentaly, Tiffany also plays piano and keyboard
Lisa’s Crony 2: Emma
Olsen twins
I'm still confused about how she got to be popular
Lisa’s Crony 3: Dani
Britney Spears
Please note it's not sexy Britney, it's MMC Britney
My best friend, Julia
Tara Lipinski
Fault: Eyes too small, nose too big
My other best friend, Taffeta (yes, that’s her real name):
OK, basically I assumed Julia Stiles’s teen career ended at 10 Things I Hate About You, and her acting picked back up for those Bourne movies. I don’t know much more, so if you’ve ever seen this movie, comment here with info, since I’m clueless. Thanks!
-Kylie
P.S. Yes, I know, either 2000 or 2001 were the end of the 1990s but the nineties officially ended in 2004, according to me, since things were still pretty cool up until then.
A gay cosmonaut, a sexist rapper, a talent show host, a Dancing With the Stars contestant, and a voice on the Fairly OddParents. What happened?
Stardom.
*NSYNC formed in Orlando, Florida. Florida can spell out Flo Rida. Ahem. Anyway, they launched in Germany. Their first single was I Want You Back. Note that the clothes are so classic nineties.
Shall we deal with the covers first? Yes, we shall.
First, the American version
Americana circa 1999
And the international version.
¡Britney Spears es tan grande!
And now for the singles!
1. … Baby One More Time
Whoa, why is her hair brown? Ohhh, I know!
Brit’s a dye maniac. … Baby One More Time was originally written for TLC. This is hard to believe. The song was called Hit Me Baby One More Time, but Jive decided it was too domestic violence-esque. As Troy Steele would say, What.
This is the video. I go to Catholic school, and you are hunted down for showing your bra.
2. Sometimes
Look, I'm a Backstreet Boy.
From what my eighteen year old sister can remember, the Sometimes music video was about Britney stalking a boy and his dog. She was so wrong. I watched it yesterday and it reminded me of a situation I got in when I was in fourth grade. I was slow back then, (OK, for some reason, in fourth grade I was socially retarded. I was a genius in booksmarts, but I pulled stupid stunts that embarrassed me, and was a recluse.) so I wrote a secret admirer letter to the most popular girl in class. Yes, I said girl. It wasn’t a love letter. It was really I secretly admire you. I remember it word for word.
Dear Lisa,
You are so cool. You’re really pretty too. I wish I was you. I love your clothes and everyone loves you. I hope we can be friends.
Signed,
Your Secret Admirer
Lisa sat next to me so she knew what my handwriting looked like. So, she yelled, “Kylie is a lesbian!” Ever since then, I’ve sort of had that whole “Bad Reputation” attitude to my classmates. I guess I was upset at first because I had a crush on a guy named Joel, who said he didn’t associated with gays. Sometimes makes me think of when he said that. Yeah, I “paired off” (as in, did as much as two eighth grade kids could to act like a couple) with a guy named Cameron. Joel’s his twin brother. This reminds me of
the Wakefields. You know, if Elizabeth was a badass, and Jessica was trying too hard to be normal. But that’s getting pretty far off-topic. Anyhoo, Sometimes actually has something to do with my life. Go figure!
Look, I have always have loved her music. She can sing. I don’t care if she’s bald, drunk, or dead. I will listen to her music. But even as a non-lesbian teen girl, I have to admit, in the nineties and early 2000s, she was hot.
Exhibit A:
See?
I rest my case, your honor. I have on my hands, courtesy of Youtube, Britney’s first interview after her Rolling Stone cover. I look exactly like this in my room, except not airbrushed, and not hot.
Airbrushed to beauty
And her first interview with Popstar! Magazine.
I bet you’re wondering where singing came in. Well, I’m also doing a review of … Baby One More Time today. Enjoy!
