A list of random things I miss, in no particular order.
• Fruitopia - A positively delicious beverage that had psychedelic commercials. I’m not sure when they stopped making it, but now that I can’t find it of course I want it.
• Typewriters - While the personal computer began hitting the boom my junior year of high school, we had yet to buy one. I wrote my term paper on an old electric typewriter that didn’t have a functioning corrector. It made that night more interesting, to say the least. (Yes, that night. I was a procrastinator after all.)
• Snapple - Second beverage on the list. And I know they still make it, but I can’t find anything more than the Kiwi-Strawberry and all the teas. I don’t want tea, I want the variety of flavors they used to have. Actually, in retrospect, I always thought Snapple tasted like it had dirt in it. Maybe I don’t miss it.
• Riding on the trams at the airport – Yeah, what? Used to be one could just go to the airport and ride the trams for kicks. But nooooo… Now there’s security to get through and you have to actually have a ticket or some nonsense like that. What the hell?
• Real World Seasons where the cast did more than sex each other up – Okay, I’m no longer MTV’s prime demographic, but come on! Remember when the cast needed to actually accomplish something other than getting drunk and bumping uglies? I blame the Las Vegas season for ruining Real World.
• Videos on MTV, while we’re at it - Way before MTV became the place to watch the dumbest reality and game shows, they used to show a plethora of music videos. It was awesome. Even if the videos sucked.
• Decent Indie movies – Every now and then a good one comes out. But let’s face it; indie flicks aren’t quiet the same. Now they are over marketed or overly “quirky”. They are simply trying too hard.
• Boo Berry and Count Chocula Cereal – I very rarely find these anymore and when I do, my kids think they are for for them. I don’t know what on earth would give them that idea.
• Taco Bell Fajita wraps – Trust me, like ten years ago they had these awesome wraps. Huge fajita veggies, rice, some delicious sauce and cheese. Best shit ever. Now what do they have? Chalupas? What the hell is a chalupa? Who would pick a made up word food over a fajita?? It’s insanity.
• AOL’s Insomniacs Asylum - I know, who the hell misses AOL anything, but back in the mid-90s, this was the shit. The Insomniacs Asylum had some hilarious stuff on it for us folks who couldn’t sleep at a decent hour.
• Writing letters via snail mail – I suck at letter writing, cause I get distracted and forget to do it. But man, picking out stationary and special pens and writing oh so neatly is a lost art and I miss having the excuse to do it.
• Pre-Social Media – I know, boo on me for being a spoil-sport. Here’s the thing. It’s great that I can suddenly keep up with people I’ve lost contact with years ago. But the endless barrage of information is too much. I don’t care where people are and frankly, I’m tired of sharing that. While it’s great to get the news instantly thanks to Twitter and Facebook, my tolerance for hearing about a subject has reduced dramatically. Two hours later, it’s old news and I’m tired of hearing the chatter about it. So I know I’m not helping matters. I like to save twitter for the jokes and the observations, and less about what I’m drinking or eating.
