What happened in 1989? - Page 2

Disneykat · 05-21-2007, 07:57 PM

I was in the 9th grade. Best yr of high school ever.

Strangler Lewis · 05-21-2007, 08:00 PM

First half, living in Long Beach next to Euro & NA. Got married. Second half, moved to SF and started law school. Went bang-bang-bang-bang in the earthquake and lost a champagne flute from our open shelving.

FEJ · 05-21-2007, 08:12 PM

Drunk

Turned 21 that year. Bar-tending at The Doll Hut

Jughead P. Jones · 05-21-2007, 08:12 PM

Oddly enough, I was a miserable 8-year-old too! (only as a boy)

I had no friends, I used to get beat up as a kid, and the only thing I had going for me was the fact that I could read at a seventh-grade level!

I guess one thing I remember about 1989 was the fact that my oldest sister got married on September 23, 1989...and she'll always remember her wedding because all the news reported on that weekend was the devastating effects of Hurricane Hugo.

Actually, I'm kind of meh about 1989...nothing really exciting happened to me at all that year.

But, 1999...now that was a good year!

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2007, 08:17 PM

Hmmm, that would be kindergarten through 6th grade. That's why 7 years.

Prudence · 05-21-2007, 08:17 PM

Anything before the past few years isn't really worth remembering. And the jury's still out on the past few years.

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-21-2007, 08:49 PM

In 1989, I had been working for 2 years and married to my first wife for 2 years.
I also bought a brand new condo in SD for the astounding (both now and then) price of 96k.

ozron · 05-21-2007, 08:51 PM

Let's see....

My daughter turned two. I was working in title insurance (my one and only straight job - I learned my lesson!) I was under contract with the Portland Opera Chorus. I had been married eight years and on my thirtieth birthday I sang at Carnegie Hall.

tracilicious · 05-21-2007, 08:52 PM

Wow. You guys mostly seemed to have boring 1989's. Someone please outsuck me for that year, it's depressing! My family saw: sexual assault of one of my sisters, two suicide attempts (though I didn't even know about one until I was an adult, so she must not have done a very good job), my brother's meth addiction and getting thrown out of the house (including a violent fight between my parents), and the death of my grandfather.

I also remember the whole Berlin wall thing. I remember being amazed that countries would separate families over a political dispute. My favorite show was Head of the Class (and Simpson's, but we had to sneak that one). I would frequently fake sick so I could stay home from religious meetings and watch it. It was also the year I was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness. Which, ironically, my family considered the bright spot of the year.

lizziebith · 05-21-2007, 09:16 PM

Started off the year getting married to husband #1, entered the first of many years of abject poverty and tax-hell, went back to college. I mostly dreaded the approach of my thirties, which actually turned out to be a pretty damn good decade in my life!

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Disneykat missing my alterna-hubby Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 42	I was in the 9th grade. Best yr of high school ever.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	First half, living in Long Beach next to Euro & NA. Got married. Second half, moved to SF and started law school. Went bang-bang-bang-bang in the earthquake and lost a champagne flute from our open shelving. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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FEJ Living Now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 563	Drunk Turned 21 that year. Bar-tending at The Doll Hut
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Jughead P. Jones Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 404	Oddly enough, I was a miserable 8-year-old too! (only as a boy) I had no friends, I used to get beat up as a kid, and the only thing I had going for me was the fact that I could read at a seventh-grade level! I guess one thing I remember about 1989 was the fact that my oldest sister got married on September 23, 1989...and she'll always remember her wedding because all the news reported on that weekend was the devastating effects of Hurricane Hugo. Actually, I'm kind of meh about 1989...nothing really exciting happened to me at all that year. But, 1999...now that was a good year! __________________ "I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy!"
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Hmmm, that would be kindergarten through 6th grade. That's why 7 years. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Anything before the past few years isn't really worth remembering. And the jury's still out on the past few years. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	In 1989, I had been working for 2 years and married to my first wife for 2 years. I also bought a brand new condo in SD for the astounding (both now and then) price of 96k.
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ozron The once and former... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 421	Let's see.... My daughter turned two. I was working in title insurance (my one and only straight job - I learned my lesson!) I was under contract with the Portland Opera Chorus. I had been married eight years and on my thirtieth birthday I sang at Carnegie Hall. __________________ http://www.portlandspirit.com/deadhusband.php
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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	Wow. You guys mostly seemed to have boring 1989's. Someone please outsuck me for that year, it's depressing! My family saw: sexual assault of one of my sisters, two suicide attempts (though I didn't even know about one until I was an adult, so she must not have done a very good job), my brother's meth addiction and getting thrown out of the house (including a violent fight between my parents), and the death of my grandfather. I also remember the whole Berlin wall thing. I remember being amazed that countries would separate families over a political dispute. My favorite show was Head of the Class (and Simpson's, but we had to sneak that one). I would frequently fake sick so I could stay home from religious meetings and watch it. It was also the year I was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness. Which, ironically, my family considered the bright spot of the year. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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lizziebith Wishing these titles could be longe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pearblossom CA Posts: 984	Started off the year getting married to husband #1, entered the first of many years of abject poverty and tax-hell, went back to college. I mostly dreaded the approach of my thirties, which actually turned out to be a pretty damn good decade in my life! __________________ $ DO \|\| !$ DO ; TRY TRY: COMMAND NOT FOUND
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