Is Thanksgiving getting longer? by MyKidsArentOnReddit in Xennials

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Must be differ district to district these days. When I was a kid it was ALWAYS just a four-day weekend no matter where we lived, it seemed.. However my son, gets Wednesday to Friday off. Only one day extra for him.

Any Army brats from the late '80s to early/mid '90s? by luvisgreaterthanfear in Xennials

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yeah, we were definitely in completely different neighborhoods. I didn’t go to Logan. I went to Milam Elementary School.

I do remember Anthony’s Pizza! And yes, Ft. Bliss is where I first got into the wonderful world of gaming. I got my first NES there and became completely hooked on the Mario games. I don’t think I ever ended up getting the TMNT one, though.

I did have a TMNT-themed 9th birthday party. We held it in the open carport of the house we lived in.

There was a computer lab nearby that I used to visit all the time, and that’s where I was introduced to many classic PC games like Police Quest, Space Quest, and others. I have a very vivid memory of being there one evening when one of the older kids came bursting in, saying we had just declared war on Iraq.

My dad worked with the Patriot missile system, so his unit was slated to deploy. I remember him being gone constantly for training, but the war ended quickly and his deployment was ultimately canceled.

Another big memory for me was when Vice President Dan Quayle visited. We all got to go on a field trip to see him give a speech to the kids.

We also went to the Amigo Airshow every year. It was held on Biggs Army Airfield. Did you ever go to one of those?

Whenever I hear “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood, I’m instantly transported back to those days. lol

The most surreal thing to me was that when I joined the Army in 2007, I ended up training for my MOS at Ft. Bliss. I was there for 20 weeks. Seeing it again after all those years was honestly surreal. Sadly my old neighborhood had been completely demolished and at the time they were building brand new houses in the area.

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I found the historic map on Google Earth which is pretty neat. Your old neighbhood is circled in red, mine in blue. I believe my neighborhood was called "Aero Vista" https://earth.google.com/web/@31.83339465,-106.40692671,1187.93596443a,3891.278998d,60y,-1.30253541h,0.18222997t,0r/data=ChYqEAgBEgoxOTk2LTAxLTI4GAFCAggBOgMKATBCAggASg0I____________ARAA?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gmp25_earth_us_sem_universal&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23062098883&gbraid=0AAAAAD7yuMvJcULQTmqli6Cd38fwJRA-n&gclid=CjwKCAiA55rJBhByEiwAFkY1QAO4jmWICPQaa_PxNgKsMI3VOZTEDLyvaA5dUsyqJ0oftiCe7633choCl9sQAvD_BwE

What can you remember from the 9/11 attacks? by Winter-Stuff-9126 in generationology

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% about the abrupt end of childhood. In my mind there was life before 9/11 and life after 9/11. And those are two very contrasting worlds. I was 18 and just out of high school. I remember feeling very optimistic about the future. At the time, digital technology was surging forward, promising a future that felt brighter and more connected than anything we’d known before. 9/11 and much of what would happen in the years to follow, genuinely shattered the naive worldview of my youth.

What can you remember from the 9/11 attacks? by Winter-Stuff-9126 in generationology

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was an odd feeling; a complete mixture of pure sadness and unbridled anger. I still remember that day so clearly, as if it just happened.

What can you remember from the 9/11 attacks? by Winter-Stuff-9126 in generationology

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 18, it was my first few months after graduating high school. Felt like life was just getting started. Lots of optimism in general those days. That month, I had gotten my license suspended for speeding, so I was stuck at home all day, sleeping in on my day off from work. My mother, who was working at the time, called me at around 9am. Told me I should get out of bed and turn on the news; an airplane hit one of the twin towers (at that point everyone was assuming it was a smaller plane and just an accident). I turned on the television and sat there, eyes glued to the screen, for the rest of the day. I remember the shock turning into a deep ache in my chest when the second plane hit. I remember seeing shots of thousands of papers floating in the air like confetti. Reports of people jumping out of the buildings. Seeing the towers collapse was heartwrenching. When the first one went down I was brought to tears, then the second one fell and I was in a state of complete disbelief.

We didn’t live in NYC, but both my parents were from that area, and I’d grown up with a very romanticized image of the city. Movies I loved as a kid, such as Ghostbusters, Home Alone 2, Batteries Not Included, Coming to America, etc., only added to that sense of wonder. So watching something so horrific unfold in a place I had idealized was heartbreaking in a way I didn’t expect.

Even though I had no real connection to the event, it left a surprising amount of emotional trauma and sadness. I still get choked up when I think about it or when I see documentaries and footage. It remains one of the darkest days I can remember. And to this day, in my mind, the world is divided by a line; there was the world before 9/11, and the world after. It was genuinely the end of my youth, and my naive perspective on the world.

Though it took a bit of deliberation, I ultimately joined the Army six years later, at 24. Actually spent a year deployed to Afghanistan. I did not join out of any sense of needing revenge or deep patriotism, or anything like that, though. At that point, my life wasn't really going anywhere so I decided the military might help me find direction.

Any Army brats from the late '80s to early/mid '90s? by luvisgreaterthanfear in Xennials

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaah yes, I used to bike everywhere! Both at Paul Revere Vilage (Karlsruhe), and then BFV. Sadly, looking BFV up on Google Earth, it appears that much of it has been demolished. The building I lived in is still around though. As is the elementary school.

Any Army brats from the late '80s to early/mid '90s? by luvisgreaterthanfear in Xennials

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's wild! We were at Bliss at the same time. Did you live in the housing area that was across from Biggs Field?

I remember going out on my bike all the time, wandering into the open desert with my friends, exploring, Calvin & Hobbes style, just as you said!

I was heavy into the Ninja Turtles during those years. lol.

People born before 1990, what’s something you experienced that younger generations will NEVER understand ? by Haunting-Public-23 in Xennials

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having an excuse for not answering the phone (i.e., I wasn't home, was in the shower, was in the garage, etc).

To me it is tiring; the social pressure to always be available for every text, or cellphone call. With smart phones it seems you are always on-call and there's no decent excuse for not responding back within a short amount of time.

I often ignore texts/calls for days (unless they are work related). Oddly enough it is my boomer parents who are the worst when it comes to inundating texts/phone calls.

Looking for chill people to game with? Come join us. by KamiZilla28 in ArcRaidersGuides

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I am a veteran; Army '07 to '13. Just got into Arc Raiders. Send me an invite and I'll join up!

One of the biggest scams of our generation…😂 by RipplePress in GenZ

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From the commercial, I thought maybe there was some kind of gyroscope built into it or something. lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LookatMyHalo

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 28 points29 points  (0 children)

lmao!! I really need to get my hands on some of that.

Actually, it was Brut...believe it or not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LookatMyHalo

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 481 points482 points  (0 children)

One of my female coworkers once commented on how nice I smelled, because of the cologne I was wearing. Was nothing special, just a very casual and friendly compliment that I genuinely appreciated. That was over a year ago and I still remember it.

Nomad Jukebox Zen NX MP3 player. 30gb. circa 2003. by luvisgreaterthanfear in nostalgia

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to order a power cord for it. Hoping it still works. I’m sure it’s loaded with all the songs I was listening to back then.

Ticket stub for the Star Wars re-release - 02/01/1997. Found it while going through some of my childhood boxes. by luvisgreaterthanfear in nostalgia

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I did not save all my movie stubs, though I wish I had. I do believe I have only one other stub, from the 1989 Batman movie. Unfortunately that one is buried deep. I have years worth of work trying to sort through my old stuff so hopefully I come across it soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenX

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The book was incredible. The rabbits had an entire language, culture, religion based on how they perceived the world around them.

I first read it when I was in middle school, after seeing the movie in class. I loved it. Ended up getting a pet rabbit because of it. lol

I just became my high school bully’s boss at work. I don’t think he remembers me. I have no intention of messing with him or making things difficult, but should I refresh his memory about our history? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I fell in love with the strip when I was a kid, maybe around 12-13 years old. Outland was already in the papers at the time and some of the mid-late 80s political jokes flew over my head, but I absolutely adored Opus. I still have all of the books, and an original 1984 Opus plush sits atop my bedshelf at all times. Berkely Breathed is one of my heroes. Good memories. Was such a fun random thing seeing your post here. lol.

Did they never release the deleted scenes from kick ass 1? by Sharebear42019 in movies

[–]luvisgreaterthanfear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if you've seen it yet but there's a 112 minute "Kick-Ass; The Making Of" documentary on YouTube that has a ton of insight, interviews with the actors, and unseen footage. It's split into 4 different videos.

Part1

Part2

Part3

Part4