Why Yesterday was the Best

Filed under a taste for tv, no i really do love ohio

1) I spent the night with my best friend, Tracey, as I will do nine out of the thirteen days I’m in Ohio, and as she was dropping me off at my parents’ house yesterday morning, one local radio station played Soundgarden’s “Blow Up the Outside World”, and another played Grant Lee Buffalo’s “Truly, Truly” after it, and we affirmed our dedication to 90s music despite the overall concensus that it sucks.

2) While getting ready to go to my great-aunt’s house to decorate a gingerbread house with my cousins, I happened to turn on “Degrassi” to celebrate the fact that my parents have cable for the first time in my entire life, and it was the episode where J.T. gets stabbed! Which I had never seen before! It was meant to be.

3) I came home from my great-aunt’s house to find my dad, one of his friends, and my step-sister’s future husband using a wooden board in the backyard for target practice. I was surprised to find that I thought it was kind of cool.

4) My parents drove me two towns over to buy New Super Mario Bros. for Wii as my final Christmas gift, and the guy who checked us out at this tiny gaming store that probably sees ten customers a day told me, “Just so you know, this game is awesome.” I didn’t tell him that my co-workers Jeff and Steve stayed late at work with me every night the week before vacation so we could beat it on the office Wii before I left for Ohio.

5) My parents and I watched Julie & Julia, and then when they went to bed, I found an episode of “The Office” on. It was the one where Jim tells Pam he loves her at the office casino night and then kisses her. I am a sap and won’t apologize.

8 Comments

  1. Megan says:

    first of all, ’90s music is awesome!! i always make cramer put ’90s on 9 on the satellite radio when we’re driving.

    second, an office wii! seriously?! this just further affirms that i need your life.

    lastly, i also adore that episode of the office. it always makes me cry a little. i have that season on dvd, and when i got to that episode, i had to rewind it a few times. so cuuute!

  2. Jack says:

    Wait, they were using a wooden board as target practice for what? Darts? Big Buck Hunter http://www.amazon.com/Buck-Hunter-Hunting-Video-Arcade/dp/B0014Z7MS8?

    Oh, and you’re welcome for all of the cool games that I put onto our office Wii which you and Jeff and Steve had so much fun playing while I was stuck traveling all the time and couldn’t enjoy the fruits of my labor! Little bitter? MAYBE!!

  3. Sandy says:

    I’m a little hopped up on the Ambien at the moment, but this almost made me cry in its awesomeness.

  4. It’s like the universe is welcoming you home to Ohio!

  5. Kirsten says:

    It almost sounded like my personality was writing this post. I like it.

    Um, I love 90’s music even though everyone hates it. I keep telling people its the only kind of music I’m having at my wedding and then they keep telling me they arent coming.

    Just got Super Mario for Wii for Christmas as well. Havent opened it yet but I’m very excited for some free time to play it.

    Annddd Degrassi is awesome.