Livin' In The 90s Month: Day One

movies:

• a night at the roxbury (1998) this totally wouldn't exist if haddaway hadn't been such a boss & come up with 'what is love?'. no other song would've worked as well. cool appearances by loni anderson, jennifer coolidge (playing that one character she plays in everything), and mega 90s babe, elisa donovan (clueless, sabrina the teenage witch)

• the net (1995) wow. sandra bullock has always looked approximately 42 years old, hasn't she? the main joy in this movie is laughing at the technology used, though i seem to remember it already seeming really dated when it first came out.

• sour grapes (1998) written & directed by larry david, it plays like a long episode of curb your enthusiasm meshed with seinfeld (as you'd expect).

tv shows:

• the simpsons (1989-present) season 1, eps 1-3 + season 9, eps 1-2. the first ep of season 9, the city of new york vs. homer simpson, is actually the funniest thing to ever air on television. goddamn. 

• the fresh prince of bel-air (1990-96) according to wiki, will smith had almost mc hammered himself into bankruptcy when approached by NBC to make this show. what if they'd approached mc hammer instead? what if mc hammer currently had the same kind of profile will smith enjoys, and will smith was that bankrupt loser everyone jokes about? what a crazy, mixed-up world that would be! 

music:

• ice-t's o.g. original gangster (1991) 

  reading:

• little girl lost by drew barrymore (1990)

gaming:

• super marios bros. 3 on snes (not released outside of japan until the 90s), clocked worlds 1 + 2.

food & drink:

• soft boiled eggs, toast fingers, tea.
  

• coffee, hot cross bun (i am among those that welcome the early appearance of hot x buns in supermarkets, further opportunities for deliciousness are always welcome!)

• weis mango & cream bar.

• mountain dew & babybel.

• burger rings, i am so sorry that i forgot you existed for most of the 2000s.

• vienetta! these used to come as the dessert option in pizza hut meal deals in the 90s, until magnums took over.

• gin & tonic, in kyle's mcdonald's batman forever mug.

• potato gems w/ sour cream, nandos hot sauce & sweet baby ray's honey bbq.

musings/other:

i will continue to humiliate myself (and loved ones) throughout the month by posting my own glorious moments of 90s fashion. i don't even know what to call what i'm wearing, but the real star of this photo is my brother's mint snoop-inspired get-up. bless.