I have a confession: I freaking love the Spice Girls. They were my favorite band in the 90s and they were my very first concert I ever attended when I was 11. My best friend and I were taken by our moms and it would have been the perfect night had my best friend not … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Spice Girls

Many a child of the 90s will remember this stupid toy with the catchy theme song that was about as creative as the Hot Pockets jingle. Essentially, you attached a a weight to your ankle and spun it around, hopping (or skipping, if you will) over the over the string. The Skip-It was based on … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Skip-It

Back in the 90s, there was a very popular drink that showed up in many a school lunch: Squeezits. It was introduced in the mid 80s but really gained popularity in the 90s. Straws were for bitches and instead, we preferred to squeeze a plastic bottle so we could fling away the empty bottle like Thor … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Squeezits

At some point in the 90s, many males looked into the mirror and, apparently feeling inspired by Nirvana's debut album title, decided their hair was looking a little too dark and melancholy. Hair bleaching was ridiculously popular in the 90s and even into the early 00s because no one knows how to let a bad … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Bleached Hair

The other day, I was leaving a store I'll refer to as "Shmarget" after spending entirely too much money (again) when I saw an accessory that I haven't seen in many, many years: a chain wallet. What I found funny about the guy wearing the chain wallet was that he didn't necessarily look like the … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Chain Wallets