I remember when

Back in the day, I was watching Siskel and Ebert give a review for an upcoming movie that had everybody talking about it even before it was released. Why? Because the entire 2 hour movie was set in a high school library, and nobody could believe that such a movie could be any good. Yeah, you know the one, or at least you had better. I watched the movie so many times I had it memorized by the time I was actually old enough to understand that those weren't just cigarettes they were smoking. (Yes, I'm one of the babies of the X-gen - so sue me.)

So, thinking about my cravings for sushi, I was reminded of the lunch scene and went looking for it online. What I came across is this article about that specific scene.

And it made me feel OOOLLLLLDDDDD.

First off, you have to enter your birth date in order to see the video. This got me to thinking that anyone not old enough to watch the movie wasn't even born when the movie came out, and have probably never seen it simply because of that fact.

Secondly, the article is in fact about that sushi scene, and the perception differences between then and now. When you are old enough to understand John Bender's response in the movie, then you know you're old.

Lastly, I feel old because I know the difference between the Texas-suburb girl I once was and the more worldly person I've become. I feel a level of "sophistication" because I know how to eat sushi AND I LOVE IT (along with numerous other foreign foods). Of course, my level of addiction to sushi right now has me wanting to take a sashimi and wasabi-joyu bath, so my level of sophistication is still circumspect.

Balls of fun

I cannot tell you how much FUN these rare Earth magnetic balls are.

Also, I totally understand stroboscopic effects, but that doesn't mean that having an indoor water fall with said effects would be any less intriguing on a regular basis.