I think time may be moving backwards. Cartoons and characters from my childhood—well, my sisters' childhoods; they're younger than I am—are being marketed again.
Scooby Doo has been around for a while in various revamped incarnations, but now Strawberry Shortcake, the Care Bears, the Gummi Bears, My Little Pony, Rainbow Bright, and the Smurfs are making another appearance. They aren't even updated, and they weren't necessarily that good to begin with. It's like someone decided to clean out a warehouse and came across the old tapes and unsold merchandise, so they dusted them off and sent them back out to tv stations and toy stores. At least, that seems to be what's happening here, although I did spot Rainbow Bright at a WalMart in Texas.
Who cares about Care Bears, though? Why aren't the Muppets back on the air?! At least I have my Muppet dolls and 3 VHS tapes (3 episodes to a tape). The episode I'm watching as I write is the perfect fusion of my 2 childhood obsessions—Muppets and Star Wars. Ah, Luke Skywalker!
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Well, I've managed to do dick today. Ok, I made popcorn and have run 3 loads of wash through, but I keep walking past the pile of Latin books and pretending they aren't there. Considering that my finals start in less than 3 weeks, that's not a very good attitude to take.
Beware that most of my posts between now and then with contain some amount of moaning and groaning about school, but I will try to make it clear that is what's coming up so you can feel free to skip to the end. Then I can get it off my chest, you don't have to read it, and everyone's happy.
Weather-bitching level: 1.5
I guess I'm acclimated to the cold and wet these days, but today there's been sleet added to the mix in lieu of the promised snow, so I felt the need to mention it. At least I was thrown a bone and got a little sunshine this afternoon, but just enough to make me manic instead of cheerful. Poor family.
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