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Saturday, August 30, 2008

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

Rihanna’s "Disturbia" is blasting through my silver iPod Nano while the neon glow of the mall’s food court blurs past my side-swept bangs. I’m staring at the Wall-E Animatronic in the toy store window, watching its little robotic eyes tilt with that tragic puppy-dog look that makes everyone go "rawr" like it’s actually alive. My skin-tight neon yellow tee is practically vibrating under these fluorescent lights, and I've got to check my MySpace before we catch *Tropic Thunder*. Brb, gotta convince my mom that three dollars for gas is totally cheap enough for a ride to the theater.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Disturbia

Rihanna

The must-have

Wall-E Animatronic

On This Day

  • A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2008

  • Yes We Can
  • Why so serious?

Tech Check

App Store, Android (Release), Spotify & Chrome.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,488 days ago

(17 years, 283 days)