Ten Years in Ten Days: The Year 2000
A new decade is upon us, and it got me thinking about how much can change in 10 years. I’d be willing to venture a guess that the last 10 years have held more than any other period every will. Just think about how much stuff transpires between the age of 16 and 26. Big stuff. Big life stuff.
In the last 10 years I’ve graduated from high school and college, got my first car, first kiss (because of the car), first girlfriend (because of the kiss), first job (because girls are expensive), and first home (because being homeless isn’t really popular right now). I thought it’d be fun to recap the highlights from each year in the last decade, in a new series called Ten Years in Ten Days. Buckle up, time for a quick trip down memory lane.
In the Year 2000…
The year 2000 was possibly the most over-hyped year ever to exist. People were busy buying powdered milk and canned food, all the while significant technology spending and the likes of e-commerce fueled the economy (sock puppets anyone?). Tw0-thousand was also when I started my senior year in high school.
I remember the first week of school it was all about the vests. Old Navy had been brainwashing us all summer with their Tech Vest commercials. Ah yes, the Old Navy Tech Vest. Truly technology at its finest. Remember kids, it was hip to zip.
Favorite memory? Zipping my way up and down the hallways of Cicero-North Syracuse High School, fresh with frosted tips and and some sort of beaded necklace from my cousin. Oh, and a Messenger bag too. Sounds about right.
Here’s a shot with my future r-blading partner and Summer 2002-03 BFF, Bridget Frio (Fredenburg) sporting said style.
Gosh, was I ever a sucker for those Lisa Loeb glasses.
lol – great post, Derek. If memory serves me correctly you hadn't discovered the sustain pedal in 2000 yet, so musically you've come a long way too.
Kristen – how true, how true. You're always going to use that to stay on top, aren't you?
It's all I got.
ewwww…..
this is fantastic….ha