Late, I know. I've had zero free time. I guess these are bits that I can remember from my childhood. Maybe they can give some clue as to who I might be...
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four Privet Drive were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." Watching Winnie the Pooh and Disney's Robin Hood every day before nursery. Sitting at my own little red table with a little red chair to eat or paint. Wanting a Barbie simply for the fact that it came with some stuff to colour it's hair that I instead used on myself and ignored the doll. Going for walks and picnics at the weekend with my parents. Wycollar - it's still one my most favourite places to this day. Begging, and begging, for a dog and thinking I would never get anywhere. Sweeping the yard with a giant brush, just because. Sitting in the washing machine with the cat and pretending we were going to space. Putting bread in the video player thinking that would make toast. Wanting to be a toaster sales person to give everybody the gift of toast. Stealing carrots and potatoes so that I could post them through the cat flap. Dreams of becoming a vet and watching Animal Hospital every day it was on. GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL POKÉMON! Collecting and trading Pokémon cards with friends, playing the games and trading and battling in the back of class instead of doing work. Hanging around in town every weekend. Eating Ben and Jerry's under the gazebo, and making cookie and chocolate squirty cream sandwiches. Buying a bunch of strawberry laces, energy drinks, chocolate, and fruit juice and having picnics in Thompson Park. The penis tree and the hedgehog. Golden Weinge, Rosemary, Elmy faces, Babe Lotus. Going to Manchester Gay Pride Parade every year and collecting a bunch of the stickers all over our chests. Silly string fights, sitting in the corner of the car parks and drawing weird things all over the floors. Sitting in a squared off section in the middle of Tesco and having a woman come up to us and say "What a good place to store teenagers!" Skipping PE to go to Art instead. Doing Alice in Wonderland in Drama and falling through the stage. Making a musical in Music - Boil her, mash her, stick her in a stew! "Good day young ladies, would you like to re-arrange my hat?" Assigning one another an element to bend and ending up being a waterbender because my hands are always cold. Having a car meatlbended away from me so I didn't get run over. Teksta the robot dog. Collecting anything Godzilla. Making a secret den in a small clearing behind the trees in somebody's private garden and leaping over the wall when we thought we were about to get caught, which we never were. Somehow coming to the conclusion that we'd found the remains of a witch in the den. Lego, pop tarts, and cartoons in the mornings. "Who loves Orange Soda? Kel loves Orange Soda. Is it true? I do, I do, I do-ooo!" Reading A Series of Unfortunate Events, Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Enid Blyton, Goosebumps, and the Hobbit. Trying to collect all the Mr. Men books just because it made a face on the spines if you managed it. Horrible Histories. Gremlins, Labyrinth, Princess Bride, Willow, and The Neverending Story. The Devil in Legend terrifying the crap out of me. Trying to watch Jurassic Park 3 for the first time on the tv in my parents room but getting so scared of it I had to walk out of the room without switching it off because I thought going near the tv would allow the dinosaurs to get me. The candyman and bloody Mary mirror tricks that never worked. Everyone getting a sudden obsession with yo-yos and buying a green light up one just to fit in. Furbys, Crazy Bones, Beyblades, Digimon. Looking everywhere for a Gatomon plush but never managing to find one. Stealing the pick 'n mix from Woolworths and being amazed by the tiny cans of coke and popping candy. Mona the Vampire, Arthur, The Story of Tracy Beaker, The Smurfs, The Raccoons, Moomins, Round the Twist, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Hey Arnold, Cat Dog, Cow and Chicken, Rugrats, Count Duckula, Zzzap!, Art Attack, Recess, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Woody the Woodpecker, Sailor Moon, Pinky and the Brain, The Simpsons, Jackie Chan Adventures, Funnybones, Penny Crayon, and The Demon Headmaster. Learning all about people like Robin Hood from watching Wishbone. Spice Girls, S Club 7, Busted and McFly. Sneaking into my brothers room to watch him play video games. Ross's fake tan, leather pants and insanely white teeth in Friends. Learning every single one of Phoebe's songs. Watching Spy Kids and really wanting to be a spy, and having a massive crush on Carmen. Setting up the board game Mouse Trap and then not even bothering to play it afterwards because it took way too long. The Land Before Time. Samwise Gamgee's first steps farther than he has ever been before. Beanie Babies, Pogs, and those aliens that 'hatched' from the eggs and supposedly bred if you put them back to back. Dr. Seuss books. Oreos, jelly tots, and actually being able to get sweets for 1p. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, and Open All Hours. Sitting in the grass and making daisy chains in the summer. Going fishing with my brother and eating Pot Noodles as soon as we found a spot to fish. Boys with curtains and flannel shirts. Never understanding the presence of Coolio in the Kenan and Kel opening. Watching every episode of Buffy, having a huge crush on Willow, Spike, and Oz and hating Angel. Dungarees and people always wearing their baseball caps backwards.
That's what I'll remember.
I'm not entirely sure what I'll be back with next. But I will think of something.
Until then, as always...
Adieu.
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