7 posts tagged “growing up”
Madeleine L’Engle was one of my favorite authors when I was in high school. I read the entire Austins series as well as the Wrinkle in Time books, and of course, Camilla. I think I read all her books and when I exhausted that, it was a long time before I found another author to love (enter Gabriel García Márquez).
She'll be sorely missed.
More of The Jets, yay! I posted about them a couple of weeks back and posted some fast songs. This week it's all about the ballads. Really excellent ones, if I may say so. These five would be my favorites, mostly because they've got *ahem* memories attached to them. Some of them, anyway. They're also great for singing in the bathroom.
Enjoy and have a nice weekend!
What television show stands the test of time?
It's a tie between The Wonder Years and My So-Called Life.
I don't know why, but when I try to think of songs that I associate with happy times when I was a kid, I always go back to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine and The Jets. And—horror of horrors—Menudo (and my long-time, decades upon decades-old crush on Ricky Martin).
It has also left me with most of Gloria Estefan's ballads forever burned in my memory. I'm all karaoke-ready when it comes to that. However, I really like this one a lot. If I had to pick just one torch song, it would be I Still See Your Smile.
It's no small wonder that I turned out this way, you know, kind of twisted. Heh.
So here's my contribution to 80's Music Friday; it's the 80's Pop Extravaganza! And may the rhythm get to you, too.
Video: What was the first R-rated movie you saw (or were allowed to see)?
Submitted by Lisa.
Edit: Now that I think of it, the first one might've been Pretty Woman (when I was about 10 or 11) or Belle Epoque (when I was 13 or 14). I'm not sure if they were really R-rated, though. I guess I started watching grown-up movies pretty early and it didn't occur to me until just now.
Who was your first celebrity crush?
Submitted by Glory.
And look at Ricky Martin transforming!
Have you ever secretly unwrapped a gift before the big day?
Submitted by Red Pen.
Naughty. It was a coloring book and a box of Crayolas that had 48 colors.
