POP! goes the Decade...

Last night I watched this cool video from Newsweek – it’s the decade in review in only seven minutes: http://2010.newsweek.com/video/decade-in-seven-minutes.html

It’s hard to imagine that in 1999, there were no I-Pods, Wii or even Facebook!

I know that yesterday I was 'Ms. Downer'…and well, I still think the 00’s pretty much sucked, but it wasn’t a decade without some high points too.

Let us focus on the fun stuff today:

Pop Culture:

The OO’s will certainly go down in history as the beginning of over-sharing and self-importance: I got ‘My’ own ‘Space’, found a few friends on Facebook, started a blog and learned how to Tweet.

The OO's were also the decade to bring everything 80's back around again:

I rekindled my love for an old gem in Weird Al Yankovic…a musical genius!

I re-discovered the hilarious and multi-talented Neil Patrick Harris.

I finally got to wrap my arms around Boba Fett when I met Jeremy Bulloch!

I finally got to meet my favorite New Kid, Donnie Wahlberg...and saw NKOTB in concert again!

They finally made the movie – Freddy versus Jason – and my 80’s inner horror geek rejoiced! (Ok…it sucked – but still!!)

Indiana Jones dusted off his fedora one more time and we finally got to see Episodes 1-3 of Star Wars (OK...technically Episode 1 was released in 99.)

Elsewhere...The OO's left it's mark when...

I learned that some vampires sparkle and I rooted for some Gryffindor wizards.

I was astonished to find that the best Bond had yet to come when I fell for Craig’s version in Casino Royale.

British Man of Many Hats, Hugh Laurie, knocked my socks off as an actor, author and musician.

I said “Seriously” a lot and called everyone “Mc” so-and-so for at least a year.

I got my news from Jon Stewart and fell in love with his zany cast of characters.

I preferred Tina Fey’s version of Sarah Palin…and thankfully the majority of the country agreed.

I got LOST, dug Bones and checked into hospitals Seattle Grace, Sacred Heart and Princeton Plainsboro regularly.

Queer As Folk became the first television series I actually paid to be able to view…and I discovered that a man named Gale could make me weak in the knees!

I out-grew my long-held subscription to Glamour and traded it in for Redbook.

I got hooked on Post Secret.

Adopted a Webkinz or two.

TMI got kicked-up a notch with the introduction of the term "Va jay-jay."

I got "green"!

I celebrated Same Sex Marriage victories - in my own country!!

I helped elect the country's first black president!

There's more...I know I'm forgetting so much...but those are the things that stick out in my head tonight as I write this.

Tomorrow I'll focus on the good things in my own personal life.