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karenthecroccy
Where were you when:
1. JFK was assassinated (1963): My parents were 13 years old.
2. Man first landed on the moon (1969): My parents were 19.
3. Watergate broke (1972): My parents were 22, and got married that year.
4. 3-Mile Island occurred (1979): I was three. I do vaguely remember this being on TV, but not at all understanding what it was. I didn't realize I was that young when it happened--maybe I'm remember coverage a year later or so? Otherwise my first memory is from June of '79, when my sister was born, so maybe I do remember this.
5. John Lennon was assassinated (1980): I would have been four, but I don't remember this at all.
6. The Shuttle Challenger exploded (1986): Nine years old, in fourth grade, in Mrs. Thomason's class, and we were watching it live, because she'd put her name in for Christa McAuliffe's spot.
7. The Berlin Wall came down (1989): Watching it on TV. I think I was in eighth grade.
8. 9/11 (2001): I was at work. My friend STS had stayed home from work that day and was watching CNN when it happened and he called me at work to tell me to go home now, and I heard the second plane hit on his TV through his phone. I then had to go tell my whole department and my dippy boss just didn't believe me and kept nodding her head in a patronizing manner, so I left and went to a meeting, which we actually held until the towers started to fall. I think it was 10:30 or so before they decided to evacuate all of us because the governor sent all the state employees home.
Did you see the following movies in the theatre (or were at least around)?:
1. Sound of Music (1965): I saw it in the theatre in college because someone dragged me to it and made me.
2. The Godfather (1972): I rented it one Christmas when I was in high school or early college.
3. Star Wars – Episode 4 (1977): I think I've seen this all the way through but not in the theatre. I can't stand the Star Wars movies, even the new ones, despite Ewan McGregor's presence.
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Saw this one once we got a VCR, but my parents made the mistake of taking my sister and I to see Temple of Doom in the theatre. Big mistake. Little girls + eyeballs in the soup & monkey brains = bad.
5. E.T. (1982): I did see it in the theatre, and didn't get the big deal. I also remember thinking that Drew Barrymore's character was really young, but in reality she's a couple months older than me.
6. Braveheart (1995): I refuse to watch movies that Mel Gibson has anything to do with because he's a small-minded bastard and he doesn't deserve my money.
7. Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Saw it in the theatre because someone dragged me to it. It was okay. I was never able to get through the books though, so I just don't have any interest in seeing the other two.
1. What year did you graduate high school? 1994
2. What did you wear to your graduation (under your robe/gown)? High school: Short black dress from the Esprit outlet, and the first open toed shoes I'd ever dared to wear (I hated my feet until I started doing yoga and had to get over it.) College: Long black dress with black underslip. That was a mistake--it was a billion degrees and I almost passed out.
3. Was your hair long or short? High school: chin length bob. College: about 2".
4. What was the first concert you went to (without your parents)? Nine Inch Nails/Jim Rose Circus Sideshow/Marilyn Manson. (And for the record, I've never been to a concert with my parents. :-))
5. Do you still know your high school’s alma mater? When I started high school, there was no record of the alma mater in existence. My parents ended up digging out their parts from marching band (clarinet and trumpet) so my band director could track it down. No one ever knew the words.
6. Were your Physical Ed. classes co-ed? Yeah. I guess I didn't realize they were ever otherwise, but I guess when my parents went there they probably were.
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karenthecroccyWhere were you when:
1. JFK was assassinated (1963): My parents were 13 years old.
2. Man first landed on the moon (1969): My parents were 19.
3. Watergate broke (1972): My parents were 22, and got married that year.
4. 3-Mile Island occurred (1979): I was three. I do vaguely remember this being on TV, but not at all understanding what it was. I didn't realize I was that young when it happened--maybe I'm remember coverage a year later or so? Otherwise my first memory is from June of '79, when my sister was born, so maybe I do remember this.
5. John Lennon was assassinated (1980): I would have been four, but I don't remember this at all.
6. The Shuttle Challenger exploded (1986): Nine years old, in fourth grade, in Mrs. Thomason's class, and we were watching it live, because she'd put her name in for Christa McAuliffe's spot.
7. The Berlin Wall came down (1989): Watching it on TV. I think I was in eighth grade.
8. 9/11 (2001): I was at work. My friend STS had stayed home from work that day and was watching CNN when it happened and he called me at work to tell me to go home now, and I heard the second plane hit on his TV through his phone. I then had to go tell my whole department and my dippy boss just didn't believe me and kept nodding her head in a patronizing manner, so I left and went to a meeting, which we actually held until the towers started to fall. I think it was 10:30 or so before they decided to evacuate all of us because the governor sent all the state employees home.
Did you see the following movies in the theatre (or were at least around)?:
1. Sound of Music (1965): I saw it in the theatre in college because someone dragged me to it and made me.
2. The Godfather (1972): I rented it one Christmas when I was in high school or early college.
3. Star Wars – Episode 4 (1977): I think I've seen this all the way through but not in the theatre. I can't stand the Star Wars movies, even the new ones, despite Ewan McGregor's presence.
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Saw this one once we got a VCR, but my parents made the mistake of taking my sister and I to see Temple of Doom in the theatre. Big mistake. Little girls + eyeballs in the soup & monkey brains = bad.
5. E.T. (1982): I did see it in the theatre, and didn't get the big deal. I also remember thinking that Drew Barrymore's character was really young, but in reality she's a couple months older than me.
6. Braveheart (1995): I refuse to watch movies that Mel Gibson has anything to do with because he's a small-minded bastard and he doesn't deserve my money.
7. Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Saw it in the theatre because someone dragged me to it. It was okay. I was never able to get through the books though, so I just don't have any interest in seeing the other two.
1. What year did you graduate high school? 1994
2. What did you wear to your graduation (under your robe/gown)? High school: Short black dress from the Esprit outlet, and the first open toed shoes I'd ever dared to wear (I hated my feet until I started doing yoga and had to get over it.) College: Long black dress with black underslip. That was a mistake--it was a billion degrees and I almost passed out.
3. Was your hair long or short? High school: chin length bob. College: about 2".
4. What was the first concert you went to (without your parents)? Nine Inch Nails/Jim Rose Circus Sideshow/Marilyn Manson. (And for the record, I've never been to a concert with my parents. :-))
5. Do you still know your high school’s alma mater? When I started high school, there was no record of the alma mater in existence. My parents ended up digging out their parts from marching band (clarinet and trumpet) so my band director could track it down. No one ever knew the words.
6. Were your Physical Ed. classes co-ed? Yeah. I guess I didn't realize they were ever otherwise, but I guess when my parents went there they probably were.
