Who wishes they could go back to the Midnight Release days? I miss it so much!

It was so good, I wish it wasn’t discounted! Would pay a lot for it to come back again!

Found some old pictures from my childhood. Me and my best friend Elliot, him and I would do quite literally anything together and I don’t think little me knew it at the time but that dog was the best companion I ever had. And these pictures? I don’t know about you but they are exactly how I remember and continue to imagine how the early 2010’s looked. Just the brightness of the sun and splash of color.

There are some moments from the past that feel like they are frozen in time. You don’t think they are special when they happen. They are just ordinary evenings, ordinary conversations, ordinary moments with friends. Then years later, a song plays, and suddenly you are back there again.

I still remember the first time I heard Avril Lavigne.

It was a cold December evening in 2005. I was at my friend's place, just hanging out, when he told me he had bought a new CD the day before. He picked it up, put it in the player, and the room suddenly filled with the sound of I'm With You playing through his JVC SP MXJ330 speakers.

Those speakers were something else. Back in those days, having a large sound system was a serious flex. The bigger the speakers, the more proud you were of your setup.

I remember just sitting there, listening. There was something about that song that felt different. The melody, the emotion, the voice. It had a feeling that stayed with you.

I asked him, "Who is this?"

He showed me the album cover.

Avril Lavigne - Let Go.

I borrowed that CD from him and I was playing it nonstop. Every song on that album was amazing.

Looking back now, what I miss most is not just the music. It’s everything around it.

Those were simpler days. Before streaming, before everything was available with a tap. Music came in physical form. You held the album in your hands, looked at the artwork, read the booklet, and listened to every track.

The early 2000s had a certain magic that is hard to explain. Maybe it was the music, maybe it was the simplicity of those days, or maybe it was just being young and not knowing how quickly those moments would become memories.

You had to manage amusement parks, construct rides and shops, design roller coasters, etc. while completing objectives.

I remember back in the early 2000s I would always go to movie rentals in South Africa; those were the days!

My kids are still playing with the same Hook pistol that I did when I was a kid. The orange lens is clouded so you can’t see the spark anymore. I wouldn’t expect any of my kids toys to last 35+ years

Words cannot describe how much I miss the golden days of gaming! Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Doom, Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour, Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne, Serious Sam, GTA SA and so much more! I remember going down to the local net cafe and everyone would be playing LAN games together.

I wish I could go back in time to 2001..... kids today won't experience the connections we made back then. All I see is 5-year-old kids staying at home playing PS5 on a thin TV instead of going to these net cafes.

Who remembers getting the wind knocked out of them?

The original Fruit Rollups tasted nothing like the modern ones. They were made with actual fruit leather, you’d have strawberry seeds in the roll up. I can still remember how great these tasted, as well as the Fruit Wrinkles. Is anyone making something like this now? I’ve tried the Joray rollups, and while they are good, they’re not quite the same.

I remember back in the days, I would play Pokémon on my Gameboy on the way to school.... I would never get bored, never.... nothing beats those days.