I still long for my Swatch. The best watch I ever had. Black hands and numbers on a black face.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Aug 19, 2013 4:11:15 pm PDT #2999 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Trudy Booth - Aug 19, 2013 4:15:21 pm PDT #3000 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That was a beautiful Swatch.
Hil R. - Aug 19, 2013 4:17:36 pm PDT #3001 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I had a Flik-Flak in the late eighties. That was the Swatch brand for kids, where the hands were different colors and there were a few other things like that, which were supposed to help us learn to tell time. I also had several regular Swatches.
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2013 4:19:43 pm PDT #3002 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My main Swatch was black and yellow. That's the one I had for the longest.
I also remember fetishising Banana Republic back when they did the travel schitck. I still miss some of those clothes. But I have enough BR shit now to make up for it multiply. Which is the same spelling as multiply. Huh.
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2013 4:26:22 pm PDT #3003 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister's not due for HOURS and the CO monitor is beeping and I can't get to it--I can just touch it, but not climb onto anything to read how to open the battery hatch. WHY IS IT WEDGED SHUT?
flea - Aug 19, 2013 4:26:40 pm PDT #3004 of 30000
information libertarian
I just had this vision of Casper sitting around 30 years from now, chatting with her friends using her brain-embedded chip or whatever, all, "Remember when we were in, like, 5th grade? And shopped at Justice? And everyone was so into duct tape? And those shoes, what were they called - oh, Toms!"
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2013 4:29:07 pm PDT #3005 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And shopped at Justice?
Justice is my favorite store at Rookwood Commons. Whenever I'm over there, I get all excited for a minute, and then I realize that it doesn't sell what I think it should sell.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 19, 2013 4:36:34 pm PDT #3006 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Does anyone remember swatch-guards? They were likeajelly bracelet knotted over your watch.
Cashmere - Aug 19, 2013 4:39:56 pm PDT #3007 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Our local, online paper went THERE with Project Fresh Start! Now the comments section gets to be all about the Welfare Queens and the people using food stamps but having expensive smart phones.
What the fucking fuck, people???
Amy - Aug 19, 2013 4:40:13 pm PDT #3008 of 30000
Because books.
I remember those! The Swatch guards, I mean.
And everyone was so into duct tape?
I love trying to figure out what will be this generation's Pet Rocks and sea monkeys. Silly Bandz will be on the list, I bet.