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Hello to you all!

Our school will have a 80's styled party this Thursday so I thought that I could write a little about my love towards the crazy decade. I haven't been into this 80's stuff for long, maybe one or two years inactively so don't expect me to be some awesome 80's master who knows everything...

I don't know what's so great about the 80's, something just draws my interest. I like to find out what kind of clothes teenagers used to wear that time, I like to watch 80's movies, I like to know about... well, everything related to the 80's. I think it began with my other hobby, VHS collecting. (I could write about it as well, ohoho~)

And yeah, I mainly focus on the USA's decade but I try to find out about other countries as well :---D

This site has been a real golden treasure chest and Holy Bible for me: Like Totally 80s
It has so much info and personal experiences that you just have to love it!

Also this has helped me a lot with my movie-watching: The 80s Movies Rewind
...but I'm sure even that page lacks movies so please recommend good 80's movies for me! Any movies!

This is how I'll look on Thursday. I might put a little more makeup (if I find my eyeliner...!) and tease my hair more.

Quality sucks. Click the photos to enlarge!

I don't have money to buy new clothes for just one event so I'll just go with what I already have on my closet. I'll wear my fake Converses as well. (since my real ones are dirty D: ) People tend to dress in neon colors and aerobic clothes and other ugly stuff and that bugs me a little since 80's fashion is much more than that! You could be punk! Or preppy! I'm not saying neon colors are a bad choice, it's just a little uncreative. An easy choice.

By the way I was shocked because I heard Kanye West and Jay-Z's Otis today at H&M. First I was like "Cool! They're playing "Try A Little Tenderness!"" and then the rap part came and I was like... Like... I gotta tell you, if I were on a little more sensitive mood I would've cried! The rap artist have rap(p)ed too many songs... Why am I so emotional about this? Because the lovely Duckie sang that song to Andie in the movie Pretty in Pink and it's one of my favourite movie scenes ever. So thanks a lot West & Jay-Z. u___u

Here's my 80's movie list.

Watched (favourites bolded)

Back To The Future (1985)

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Blues Brothers (1980)

Breakfast Club, The (1985)

E.T. (1982)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)

Karate Kid, The (1984)

Karate Kid II, The (1986) (I don't know if I've seen all four of them... Three at least!)

Little Mermaid, The (1989)

Lost Boys, The (1987)

Police Academy (1984)

Porky's (1982)

Pretty In Pink (1986)

Princess Bride, The (1987)

Rain Man (1988)

Stand By Me (1986)

The Man Who Saves The World (1982) (a.k.a. Turkish Star Wars :''D)

Waiting to be watched

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Commando (1985) (...you ask me why? It's called "boyfriend-influence".)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Empire Strikes Back, The (1980) (I haven't seen the Star Wars. Yes, I am ashamed.)

Flashdance (1983)

HairSpray (1988) (But I have borrowed the 2007 version... Well, at least I get Travolta! :D)

Rambo: First Blood (1982)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Staying Alive (1983)

Want to watch

Fame (1980) (I've seen the new version but I have to see the original one!)

Footloose (1984)

Ghostbusters (1984) (I have to see the original Ghostbusters as well!)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

Grease 2 (1982) (I dunno if I really want to watch this... x''D)

Masters of the Universe (1987) (HE-MAN!)

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983)

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) (I have no idea what this movie is. But it sounds awesome xD)

Rocky III (1982) (I have to see the Rocky movies as well...)

Rocky IV (1985)

Sixteen Candles (1984) (Because of Molly Ringwald. And John Hughes.)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (....I have to see Indiana Jones movies as well...)

Oliver & Company (1988) (I haven't seen this! ;_;)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock (1984)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) (These three because I want to see Star Trek for common knowledge.)

Terminator, The (1984) (.....boyfriend-influence.)

Feel free to share you thoughts and experiences of this lovely decade with me!

Ps. I found a zebra under our kitchen table today.

...I told my roommate not to bring him to our place but she brought it anyway. I don't think animal skin looks good on our floor. Or anyone's floor. Or anyone's coat. u___u

"Hi! ♥ I'm Seppo. Please treat me as your own daughter. ♥"

...So now I have to eat with my roommate AND a dead zebra. Yay.

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