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On the date

Friday, April 24, 2009

From the day

Perspective: The Teenager · Sight

The neon glow of the arcade reflects off my metallic leggings as "Boom Boom Pow" thumps through the mall, making the whole floor vibrate under my high-tops. I just saw the trailer for that movie *Obsessed* and honestly, Beyonce looks terrifying, but not as scary as the gas station sign flashing **$3.27**—seriously, my allowance is basically dead before the weekend even starts. I’m currently watching some kid trip over his own skinny jeans while trying to catch a runaway Zhu Zhu Pet, and I actually had to text "rofl" to the group chat because it was so sketchy. Between the retrofits for that old starship in the headlines and my phone buzzing with rumors of this new Windows 7, everything feels like the future is crashing in way too fast.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Boom Boom Pow"

The Black Eyed Peas

The must-have

Zhu Zhu Pets

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2009

  • Imma let you finish
  • There's an app for that

Tech Check

Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.

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

6,252 days ago

(17 years, 47 days)