I have this problem where I either block out or don't take time to remember my past. It's bad and I know I shouldn't block things out but it's become a habit. So anyways, this question brought me back to my very first house, living with just my dad, eating mac n' cheese in our living room, watching Happy Days. It's weird how many different emotions just this one question gives me.
In class I talked about Kid Pix, a computer game from my childhood, here's a little preview-
So what? Maybe it a little weird. But it was literally my life.
But even though all I talked about was Kid Pix, this question has made me remember some great times that I took for granted. Not only have I realized how important it is to appreciate the people around you and even the interests you have, but also, to remember the past.
Dear Hana,
ReplyDeleteYou're not weird at all! You were a kid:p I love what you did with one "Do you mind" question. It's really cool how you took a simple question and explained how much it brought back for you:p I seriously feel the exact same way when it comes to remembering my childhood; I almost never can cus I have the memory of a squirrel lol but on the rare off chance that I do, it brings back so many more hidden emotions and feelings than i could have ever imagined so i totally get remembering those random "mac n cheese eating" days:p P.s i used to love a computer game that had to do with some green rabbit and you had to save his wife or something? It was suuper old fashioned but i loved playing it with my cousin:p i know.. I'm a nerd. *Gasp* Let's be nerds together! deal? deal:D
Hana!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about this topic all this week as well. Mr. Allen's questions got me thinking about how my childhood was like and how the life without the Internet was like.
I think I started to use the Internet at a pretty young age. But I still do remember the life outside of the Internet clearly. I went to the park a lot with my neighbors and played house or just roller blade around. I mean it was just a typical afternoon. But now I think about it, they were so special! Especially when I don't even go outside anymore these days and just stay home, watch something on Netflix and eat and spend my saturday "relaxing". Everything is through the Internet and I think about it sometimes, rahter the Internet is really a way to relax or not.
I think it's good that we are both (plus mimi) are thinking about the life before the Internet, because I think it's something to tell our sons and daughters. They might not even have playgrounds anymore, who knows?!
I played kidpix too! In Mrs. Tierneys 2nd grade class. It's amazing how one thing can bring back such a vivid memory. I also remember a brief point in my life before the internet too. I remember playing Freddy the Fish and Pajama Sam on the computer and loving every minute of it. As much as I love the internet I sometimes wish I lived at a time when I had to work to get information. It's literally a different world then our parents had and that's such a strange feeling to me. This exponential growth of the internet makes me fear the future because eventually it'll probably be programmed straight into our brains.. Who knows. It's nice to know that people ponder the same things that I do.
ReplyDeleteHana, this was a really great post. I really like where this do you mind question brought you. When we got this question i was trying really hard to remember being little and what not and not knowing how to use the computer (so the internet really didnt have a impact on me because i didnt know what it was then). But it was really hard to get to that point, eventually i arrived at this one memory of me hiding under a blanket at my old house and watching rugrats. Its weird were our minds end up taking us.
ReplyDeleteI had completely forgotten about KidPix. God, I remember being in the computer lab at Westbrook with Miss Kemper teaching us how to use it. I think I still have a printout of one of my drawings. Thanks for reminding me of a great childhood memory. I don't think we necessarily block these memories, we just store them away in a little time capsule in our brains, which makes rediscovering them even more thrilling and comforting as we remember the little things that made us who we are today.
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