The ’90s was a big time in my life. When they started, I was a freshman in high school and when the final day of the decade rolled around, I was a college graduate trying to find my place in the “real world.” Needless to say, the era holds a special place in my heart and I have a ton of wonderful (and not so wonderful memories) from the time. So, it’s been fun reading the #why90srocked hashtag over on Twitter and getting a peek into other people’s ’90s nostalgia. Of course, I feel freakin’ ancient every time someone tweets “I was born in the ’90s!” But there have been quite a few other points that make me remember all over again why the decade was so much fun. After the jump, a few of my favorite things from the ’90s (feel free to leave your own in the comments).
- We actually spent time socializing face-to-face. Imagine!
- It was always fun coming home and seeing the answering machine light blinking.
- Especially if there was a message from someone cah-ute.
- Carbs were still cool.
- “Being ironic belonged to Alanis, not hipsters.”
- “Saturday Night Live” was still funny.
- Will Smith was still quite likable (what’s up, “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”?).
- Zima!
- Mix CDs
- Regular CDs!
- Seattle grunge music
- Reality TV was still a manageable little baby you could stick in a sock drawer at nap time.
- Overalls worn unironically
- Baby doll dresses
- Before caller ID, prank calls were still an acceptable and fun way to spend a restless Tuesday night in your dorm room.
- Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, and the Indigo Girls
- “Clueless,” “Singles,” “Reality Bites”
- “Seinfeld,” “My So-Called Life,” “In Living Color”
- A six-pack cost six bucks.
- Sarah Palin who?
