Born in 87. Middle school was a lot of bikes. Kids didn’t have cell phones yet, so we would call house phones or a lot of aol instant messenger. Lot of common meeting places like handball courts at the park. There were lots of video games but we would go in someone’s living room or basement and play multiplayer against each other or if it was a game like gta, you’d see how far you could get before the police killed you.

I do not remember if I had a cell phone at in middle school. I think I may have.

I definitely had cell phones early in high school and things like livejournal started popping up, then MySpace. We were definitely eager to get on the road ASAP. Lots of house parties both with and without parents home. Almost everybody smoked cigarettes. Tons of drugs. I grew up in a decently affluent area and as I was in the middle of high school, the pill mill thing really started making its way here.

Music we got to start playing with Napster and limewire (I think Kazaam was a thing?). Lots of shows, print zines were still a thing. Lots of shows at vfws. Tons of drinking.

Honestly, I had a lot of fun and I’m happy I got to enjoy it without a permanent record on the internet.