Anonymous wrote:My first thought was to go buy some Viennetta— too bad you can’t find that any more.

Thank you for unlocking a craving that I didn’t even realize existed

Anonymous wrote:That feeling of nostalgia and simpler times is really just because you didn't have a job. So chasing it is tough because the reason we all remember back so fondly is that we had no responsibilities. Of course life was good.

Ha! Speak for yourself. I had a job and responsibilities. What I remember was how many places in DC were sketchy and dangerous even during the daytime.

My first thought was to go buy some Viennetta— too bad you can’t find that any more.

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Anonymous wrote:That was the time of my outrageously fun 20-something in NYC era. I don't know that I would have the stamina to relive that even if I wanted to, but it would involve: flip phones; happy hours that stretch into 4 am last calls; boozy brunches and flea markets on Sundays; and a couple of lost weekends in the Hamptons.

With the exception of flip phones, this is still going on.

I never left and now have young adult children. The city is different now, and their social lives here aren't like mine was then. It's still fun, but a loss less affordable and accessible.

Buy a map of your city for your car. Use it to navigate instead of your phone.

If you can’t find a place, go to a gas station and ask (they’ll probably look at you like you’re nuts and then pull out their phone to give you directions).

Anonymous wrote:Over pluck your eyebrows

Lol. And buy some white eyeliner for lining your upper lids, and some dark lipliner for your lips!

Anonymous wrote:Fly 98% of the way to Martha’s Vineyard.

Omg

Over pluck your eyebrows

Fly 98% of the way to Martha’s Vineyard.

Anonymous wrote:Music choices, for sure. Host a very laid-back party at your home.

You can still find 90s makeup, from MAC, Clinique and Revlon, easily. I bet you can find a 90s makeup book from Bobbi Brown or Kevyn Aucoin on eBay and copy the makeup looks.

It would be cool to score some Max Factor too! 💄

If you have any friends w/landlines you can ask one to page you.

And:

• If you still have a VCR, pop in a movie (or two.)
Bonus if you still have a videotape rewinder too.

• Use the CD 💿 player inside your car.

• Tell the kids they cannot go online until you get off the phone.

• Spend an entire Saturday shopping 🛍️ at your local mall.
(Sucks though if you live near me - all the malls around here charge now for more than two hrs. of parking!!)

Anonymous wrote:Stream shows like Friends, Seinfeld, and 90210 but only one episode a week.

Every now and then I watch Rosanne… mid nineties. Still funny…

Anonymous wrote:That was the time of my outrageously fun 20-something in NYC era. I don't know that I would have the stamina to relive that even if I wanted to, but it would involve: flip phones; happy hours that stretch into 4 am last calls; boozy brunches and flea markets on Sundays; and a couple of lost weekends in the Hamptons.

With the exception of flip phones, this is still going on.

Watch the movie Before Sunrise for a good reminder of what it was like in the 90s, pre-cell phones. Chance encounters, long conversations, and really living in the moment without fomo or performing for a digital audience. Human connection was so much richer.

I love the concept but it's hard to do in isolation. One thing I miss was people just striking up random conversations. I talked to people on trains, in waiting rooms, there was often at least a Hi type acknowledgement. Now everyone is buried in a phone and it almost seems disruptive or surprising for someone to speak.