If you’re a long time reader, you’ll recognize my BFF Gwen – she’s the mom of triplets. ZOMG, I know – right? You can read her story here.
Anywho, Gwen and I have been friends since the 7th grade. We went on to rock our high school drama class and break hearts everywhere. OK, that last part was a big huge lie, we actually went on to get good grades and meet nice guys to procreate with. But long before all that we had a book – a best friend book. A book that held all the secrets and desires of our 16-year-old selves and I’m gonna share (at least my half) with you.
When I was 16:
Dead Guys I’m in Love With
- Robert Kennedy (really Lori?)
- River Phoenix (still)
- Brandon Lee
- Kurt Cobain (hahaha)
- James Dean
Qualities I’m Looking for in a Man
- Tall (ahem)
- Buff
- Tan
- Dark hair
- Washboard stomach
- Considerate to old people (weird, but important nevertheless)
- Polite
- Kind to animals
- Manly (my hubs wears cycling shorts and is pondering shaving his legs)
- Talented
- Honest
- Funny
My Life Goals
- To register for college (remember when this was like so scary?)
- To learn my job well
- To meet a college man
- To get my teaching credential (whoopsie)
- To get married
- To own a house
- To have a child
- To graduate college
- To own a castle next to Elton John (I’m dead serious, it’s actually written there)
Things I Like About Myself
- Adherence to my moral code without any support from my friends (I totally wrote that and it’s totally true, haha)
- My generosity
- My inability to hold a grudge (read: pushover)
Things I want to Change About Myself
- Stop being so nervous
- Stop being so bitchy to my mom (sorry mom)
Things that Don’t Make Sense
- Why you can serve your country at 18 but you can’t drink
- Goofy
- College applications (these must have really stressed me out)
- Why there is so much Geometry on the SAT
- Why the boys always hang out with the drunk girls (um, duh)
My Favorite Movies
- Dead Poet’s Society (Oh Captain, my captain)
- Swing Kids
- Terminator 2 (An Eddie Furlong thing ::shudder::)
- Only You
- Goodfellas
My Favorite TV Shows
- Melrose Place
- Seinfeld
- Sally
- Whose Line is it Anyway?
- Coach (really?)
- SNL
- Late Night with David Viscott (WTF?)
- Herman’s Head (OMG, ‘member that show?)
- I’ll Fly Away (no memory of this show whatsoever)
- 90210 (um, yeah)
- Mad About You
- 20/20 (while the cool kids were partying at 10pm on Friday night, I was home watching 20/20)
- Jeopardy
And that dear Mommy Friends was me at 16 – just a girl in the world.
What were you like at 16?
MOMMYFRIEND 
at 16 I was finally granted permission to date a guy i was ‘forbidden’ to. we dated the remainder of HS. i drove a red geo metro -, made mix tapes – fell in love with theater – couldn’t wait to get out of my small town – and i loved watching mad about you too. 😉
I liked Herman’s Head solely because I loved Herman from his role in my family’s favorite movie of all time, Fright Night (which is currently being remade with I think some actor I dislike, or wait, maybe Russell brand, who I LOVE).
Oh, this? Is an awesome post and I think I will have to steal it for my blog next week! 🙂 I too LOVED River Phoenix. Sigh. And Dead Poet’s Society… yes.
I can’t believe you watched 20/20 at 16 years old. I STILL don’t watch that show.
I like that you squeezed in: “Kind to animals”
Is your hubs kind to animals?
Indeed he is Anthony. Kind to animals totally matters, it says a lot about a person. And 20/20 is quality programming!
Sally – what was that show? I’ll have to look it up. You are too funny. Great pic of you and Gwen, too. And, Lori, at that age I was often watching 20/20 as well.
Remember Sally Jesse Raphael, the talk show? She wore big red glasses?
Soooo Agree with liking Goodfellas! Great movie, and holy TV show – Who’s line is it anyway? That was soooo funny I wish they’d bring all those people back! Man I was 16 8 years ago LOL, i know i probably made other angry with that. I was outta control tho, my girl friend use to ask me whos the flavor of the week cuz there would always be a new interesting guy I was getting to know. Umm, lets see I was hanging out with the same people everyday and playin lots of softball and volleyball. Good times, wish some things wouldn’t change….
OMGosh Mommy Friend Mary, 8 years ago? You’re a youngin’! Gwen had flavors of the week, I crushed on the same boy for like all 4 years and he never knew it, still doesn’t. That’s OK though, time hasn’t been kind to him (oops, did I say that outloud?).