Why my Scott Baio poster has a hole in it
I can grudgingly remember my resolutions from years past. It pains me to know how few I’ve actually kept.
- January 1, 1965: Stop sucking thumb. Do I really want those teeth to come in crooked?!
- January 1, 1978: Stop kissing my Scott Baio poster. The lips are pretty much worn through.
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January 1, 1979: Marry Scott Baio. I mean, he has to get married sometime, right? It’s not like he’d ever be 45 and single! Yeah, right. ha ha. (little hearts and smiley faces)
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January 1, 1984: Like totally figure out that Rubik’s Cube for once….NOT!
- January 1, 1991: Eat cabbage soup every day for next month so I can lose 13.5 pounds so I can have look beautiful in my wedding dress because I’m totally NOT stressing out…OMG…I’ve got to lose 13.5 pounds or I can’t squeeze into that #%$@% dress!!! I mean, all eyes will be on me!!! It’s all about MEEEEEEEE!
- January 1, 1995: Lose baby weight…including the weight from when I was a baby.
- January 1, 2000: Looks like the Y2K diet (”Lose weight by food shortages!”) is a no go. Buy a case of Slim-Fast.
- January 3, 2000: Throw out Slim-Fast. That stuff is disgusting!
- January 1, 2002: This is my carb free year! No more bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, sugar or anything enjoyable ever again.
- January 29, 2002: I think I’m seeing things because of carb deprivation….unless doughnuts have started wearing top hats and now tap dance through my kitchen to the sounds of my growling stomach at 2am.
- January 1, 2007: Never, ever diet again and throw out your mirrors.
- January 1, 2008: I’m going for a realistic resolution this year. How about eating healthy!
Now there’s a novel idea. Good food that’s good for you? Why didn’t someone think of this before?How about this? Epicurious has a great article on keeping an easy, healthy resolution this year…enjoy more home-cooked meals with some great tips on how to do it faster and easier. Now that’s a resolution I can definitely stick to.
Sorry, Scott.
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Francie on January 2nd, 2008 | File Under miscellaneous, stuff | -
January 5th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hi Francie! Thanks for starting this blog, you’ve got some great stuff in here already. Forget Scott Baio, healthy eating is the way to go.
January 5th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Thanks, Jan. I must say that I hear Scott Baio wouldn’t have been good husband material anyway.
February 14th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I was more of a Parker Stevenson loving girl myself. Then I moved on to Tom Selleck. I’m happy to report that I didn’t marry either one LOL!
Love your poster, love your blog. Keep up the great work!
February 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Oh, and I rated this a 5 only because 17 wasn’t an option.
April 6th, 2008 at 7:22 am
I just found this post - I had Scott Baio ironed on to a Jersey T. Remember the T-shirt shops in the malls with wall to wall iron ons.
A typical summer day in 1982, go to mall, flip thru iron-ons at the t-shirt shop, go over to Camelot records - flip thru the 45s, buy an Orange Julious (sp?), shop the Merry Go Round for spandex pants, and last check out the puppies at the pet store.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Jill,
I remember those shirts. The ones with the different colored sleeves. We called them baseball shirts where I grew up. And Camelot records for 45’s was my second home. My kids don’t know what a 45 is. I never thought I’d feel so old.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Um…I know what 45s are…I remember having a couple of those as a kid in 1980-something. Of course, they were kid stories, but thanks to a pair of history-maniac parents, and my own Hermione-Granger-ishness, I do indeed know about a few retro things..and I’ve heard of Camelot record stores, too.
I’m also a HUUUGE ‘YES’ fan…*sighs* my secret crush has got to be Jon Anderson (okay, he’s old enough to be my dad, but I kinda don’t care)…so I totally understand about the hole in the poster.
But while I know who Jon Anderson is…who in blazes is Scott Baio?
April 12th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
You’re kidding, right?
April 18th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Hi, I found your site through Jill.
You are hysterical….I used to kiss my Scott Baio posters too…….I just knew that he was the “One!”
I feel old as well…..When my son was about 4 he saw one of my old “records” and he said, “Cool, huge CDroms!”
I’m a dinosaur.
Have a great day!
Amy:)
April 21st, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Nothing like your children to make you feel older than a dinosaur, eh?
May 4th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
LOL again! Kirk Cameron was my crush.. I had him on pillow cases and everything. Our resolutions have been very similar
May 5th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Boy, are you a baby. Kirk Cameron? Couldn’t Scott Baio be his dad or something?
June 1st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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