"Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood"

I set aside time today to take my midterm for World Music online, but alas it only took me 13 minutes because it was literally questions from the quizzes in exact order...what a class. So with this free time, I decided to blog.

Last night I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original) and could not help but think of my childhood the entire time. What an awesome movie (minus the part in the tunnel that gave me nightmares as a child). In honor of reliving my childhood, I thought I would use this blog to reminisce about things relating to the early years (the good ol' 90s and early 2000s).

What childhood would be complete without the wonderful world of pokémon? The cards, the show, the movie...all an integral part of my elementary years. I collected the cards like mad, but somehow never learned to play the game for it looked a bit complicated. Favorite pokémon: Raichu

Another topic of discussion could go on for ages and ages; Disney Channel Original Movies. I always had a fascination with the 1978 version of Return from Witch Mountain, dreaming I would one day have powers like the siblings in that movie. A close second had to be Genius followed by Smart House.




Out of all of these activities, however, there was one for me that provided the best past-time and required the most creativity; Legos. With 3 giant buckets filled with legos, any scenario was possible. You wanted to be a adventurer exploring the wilderness in a Jeep? Done. How about live in a mansion with a moat and 4 cars in the garage? Done. Save the princess from the evil dragon? Done. Anything was possible with legos. Side note: I remember making a makeshift jet-ski with legos, attaching my lego man to it and sliding it down the hardwood floored hallway and watch it crash against the table. Those were the good days.


Life was so simple back then. You could make fun out of ANYTHING and have an imagination out of NOTHING. Doesn't hurt to still live like a child sometimes right?


It's Dark in Here

I am writing these poems
From inside a lion,
And it's rather dark in here.
So please excuse the handwriting
Which may not be too clear.
But this afternoon by the lion's cage
I'm afraid I got too near.
And I'm writing these lines
From inside a lion,
And it's rather dark in here.

-Shel Silverstein