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Things I Loved About the 90s

I was born in the mid 80s, September of 1985 to be exact, but what I remember most about my childhood, is everything 90s. The 90s, by far, was my favorite decade that I have experienced. 

First and foremost, the unique 90s fashion:

Exhibit A: Hair Combs


I wore these things until they were completely stretched out. To this day, I'd still wear one if I could find them in the store! 

Exhibit B: Body Glitter


I blame the 90s for creating my current addiction to all things shiny. Body glitter was a girl's best friend in the 90s.

Exhibit C: Mood Rings


I think I've always loved these things. I still have one, somewhere, that my first love bought for me, with "Princess" inscribed around the band. Because, you know.. princesses wear mood rings, and such. For whatever reason, however, all of mine would only cycle through two different colors... black and blue.

Exhibit D: JNCO Jeans


I was never much of a fan of this trend. I've always been a skinny jeans kind of girl. Even in the 90s.. and people made fun of me for wearing skinny jeans, while everyone else had jeans that would fit several people inside of them. Now, of course, skinny jeans are the thing. Back then, not so much.

Exhibit E: Arm Cuffs


I actually had plenty of these in the 90s. It's one trend that I would actually love to see making a comeback. Apparently, I'm the only one that thinks they're cute. :)

Next up.. TV

SNICK was probably one of my favorite things in life. It aired between the hours of 8 and 10 every Saturday night on Nickelodeon from August 15, 1992, until August 28, 2004. 

Because of Snick, we had wonderful shows such as..
  • Clarissa Explains It All
  • Are You Afraid Of the Dark?
  • Adventures Of Pete & Pete
  • Secret World Of Alex Mack
  • Ren & Stimpy
  • All That
  • Kenan & Kel
TV today.. just ISN'T the same.

Then, there's the music.

I still have plenty of 90s themed playlists on my Spotify, today. I can't get enough. Everything from Nirvana, to The Offspring, Blink-182, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morrissette, Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel.. the list goes on, and on. If I could pick a time period in which I could only listen to that style of music for the rest of my life.. I'd definitely choose any and everything from the 90s.

Lastly, we have the food..

I remember, when I was a kid, my dad would always bring me home unusual snacks and drinks from our local stores in my hometown. This is something I truly miss about my childhood. Today, nothing really compares to the unusual (but tasty) treats we had back then!

A few that I remember and miss the most:
  • Orbitz 
  • Doritos 3D
  • Ecto-Cooler
  • Melody Pops
  • Tongue Splashers
  • Smash Bubblegum Packs
There are obviously too many to mention, but the food, snacks, and drinks, of the 90s were pretty delicious. I'm glad that a few have made a comeback, recently, such as Surge drinks, which you can find almost anywhere in my area, now.

Hope you guys have enjoyed reading about how much I miss the 90s! Leave a comment letting me know what you loved most about that time period!


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342             return $n;
343         }
344         catch(Exception $e)
345         {
346             if($this->_connection->enableProfiling)
347                 Yii::endProfile('system.db.CDbCommand.execute('.$this->getText().$par.')','system.db.CDbCommand.execute');
348             $errorInfo = $e instanceof PDOException ? $e->errorInfo : null;
349             $message = $e->getMessage();
350             Yii::log(Yii::t('yii','CDbCommand::execute() failed: {error}. The SQL statement executed was: {sql}.',
351                 array('{error}'=>$message, '{sql}'=>$this->getText().$par)),CLogger::LEVEL_ERROR,'system.db.CDbCommand');
352             if(YII_DEBUG)
353                 $message .= '. The SQL statement executed was: '.$this->getText().$par;
354             throw new CDbException(Yii::t('yii','CDbCommand failed to execute the SQL statement: {error}',
355                 array('{error}'=>$message)),(int)$e->getCode(),$errorInfo);
356         }
357     }
358 
359     /**
360      * Executes the SQL statement and returns query result.
361      * This method is for executing an SQL query that returns result set.
362      * @param array $params input parameters (name=>value) for the SQL execution. This is an alternative
363      * to {@link bindParam} and {@link bindValue}. If you have multiple input parameters, passing
364      * them in this way can improve the performance. Note that if you pass parameters in this way,
365      * you cannot bind parameters or values using {@link bindParam} or {@link bindValue}, and vice versa.
366      * binding methods and  the input parameters this way can improve the performance.

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1256                 $ifFavorited = $ifAction = 0;
1257             }
1258 
1259             $this->render('article', array('model' => $model, 'article' => $article, 'postedBy' => $postedBy, 'comments' => $comments, 'commentCount' => $commentCount, 'ifFavorited' => $ifFavorited, 'ifAction' => $ifAction, 'allArticles' => $allArticles, 'pages' => $pages));
1260             $article->reads += 1;
1261             $article->update();
1262         } else {
1263             $this->redirect(Yii::app()->createUrl('site/error', array('code' => 404, 'message' => 'This page was not found.')));
1264             exit();
1265         }
1266     }
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11 defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG',true);
12 // specify how many levels of call stack should be shown in each log message
13 defined('YII_TRACE_LEVEL') or define('YII_TRACE_LEVEL',3);
14 
15 require_once($yii);
16 Yii::createWebApplication($config)->run();
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