I immediately became wistful at how much I used to love reading about the Hardys, Chet, and old jalopies. I remembered that I had made a vow with myself to never stop reading books in the series because I loved loved loved them so. Of course, I have sold out my ten year-old self. I haven't read a Hardy Boys book in years. Then I started remembering some of the other vows I remember making as a child- most of these are true.
- Eat Peanut Butter Crunch and Pop Tarts for breakfast everyday.
- Never become one of those people that laments how much better things used to be.
- See Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back at least once a year.
- Mow the lawn and shovel snow myself rather than hiring a neighborhood kid.
- Beat the shit out of Ricky Schroder
- Never stop reading my favorite Lloyd Alexander books.
- Meet Erin Gray
- Stay up to watch Saturday Night Live every week.
- Watch as much MTV as I can.
- Keep making lists.
I wish that I could have stayed more true to my ten year old self in the way that a certain Balgavy fellow that I know has. I worship him for living up to impossible ideals.
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13 comments:
I loved Lloyd Alexander too! Hated that disney movie though, they ruined Gurgi!!!!!!
I vowed to do more tham "meet" Erin Gray......
Hard Fantasizing Larry
Meet Erin Gray? What is this? A brisket convention? Erin Gray is pure! The evil princesses who tried to tempt Buck, now that's a different story.
Like the new look links bar; mucho listo Senor Listmaker.
Should your passions overflow:
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They recently started reprinting the Hardy Boys books in hardback - I got my dad a nifty new edition of the first two books for his birthday a couple months ago (read one story and then flip the book over and start at the back for the second one).
did you really believe yourself when you wrote out #4?
looks like you had some mized feelings about "Silver Spoons". how did you feel about Joel Higgins and Alfonso Ribeiro?
I had no idea that you were that passionate about both junk cereal and serials. (I do know that you and dad used to eat mounds of Fruit Loops when I was away). Anyway, it thrills me to my reading specialist heart how much you loved reading as a child. Your Amazon Wish List would indicate that you still do.
i think it was more of a hating ricky in the champ and loving erin in buck rogers more than a silver spoons thing.
what do you mean that you had no idea that i liked cereals? you would never let me eat it no matter how much i begged!
Hey, don't argue with your mom in public.
This is getting ugly
I promised I would try to meet and kiss Parker Stevenson.
Was shaun Cassidy the other Hardy Boy on Tv or is my memory warped?
Yeah, it was Shaun Cassidy. I was also a P. Stevenson girl, despite his borderline crossed eyes.
I still reread all my favorite Lloyd Alexander books once every couple of years. Even at the grand old age of 18, he hasn't lost any of his charm, or relevance. Simply fabulous author. The Disney Black Cauldron was a pile of steaming evil however, as was previously stated.
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