I wasn't much of an angst-y TV show watcher in my younger years (Now? Uh, ummm, yeah...).
I didn't really get into that kinda stuff back then, it always seemed like I had enough drama in my own life to keep me busy :) But, in college, my dear friend Bernie introduced my bestie Hil and I to Dawson's Creek, the epitome of late '90's early 2000's teen turmoil and romantic craziness. Sadly, the year that we began watchin' DC, was also it's final year... but that didn't stop us! We spent many much-needed study hours throughout our first year of college in our Morris dorm rec room glued to the TV with rented DVD seasons of DC. My grades freshman year may or may not reflect this certain pastime, but I will never tell.
As a full-grown adult, this should be an embarrassing revelation, but I'm not ashamed, because as silly as it sounds, I actually learned a lot during my first year of college, and very little of it had to do with the classes that I attended. I hate to say it (mostly because of the presence of my never-ending student loans), but some of my my most perfect life-learnings that first year were through this show and the friends that I watched it with.
How can you regret something like that?
Feeling a little nostalgic after my 10 year high school reunion last spring, I found all 6 (stellar!) seasons of DC on Amazon Prime and decided I'd watch just a few. Just a few turned into much more, and now almost a year later, I have finished watching the entirety of the creek and all of it's glory.
For most other nearly-30-year-old women, this would be ridiculous to announce to the world. Luckily, most of the world does not read this blog (ha ha, suckers!), and how can I be ashamed of once again having learned a few lessons along the way? And because I know that many of you have never, and will never, condone this type of television indulgence, I'm gonna highlight a few things for you. Maybe you'll see a little bit of baby-college-Kelly, or maybe you'll see a little bit of "Oh-my-gosh-is-that-a-gray-hair...??-oh-thank-God-it's-just-blonde"-adult-Kelly in these tiny nuggets of truth, but either way, I hope that they make you smile.
- For a supposedly "poor" girl, Joey Potter has a LOT of coats. Like, f'reals.
- Life is not like the movies (or the TV shows).
- "It's not about knowing what's right, it's about knowing when it's wrong and doing something about it."
- I forgot that Joshua Jackson was actually a good actor (cough, cough, Fringe?).
- With all of the studs that Katie Holmes kissed on this show, how in the world did she end up with Tom Cruise?!?
- "Dreams come true, not free."
- Apparently, in order to properly end a popular teen show, you must kill off one of the main characters (why Jen, why?!?)
- "A soulmate is like a best friend, but more. It's someone who knows everything about you and makes you a better person. No, actually, they don't make you a better person, you do that yourself, but you do it because they inspire you to be better. It's the one person who knew you, believed in you and accepted you before anyone else did, or would, and no matter what happens, you will always want the best for them."
- 90's soundtrack songs will always rock. Forever and ever.
- Hope springs eternal.
- Dawson is a ugly crier. We're talkin' end of the world, full throttle, "U-G-L-Y, you ain't go no alibi" ugly.
Memory lane is a fun place to take a leisurely drive every once in a while, just make sure that it's not your daily commute...
Anyone up for a Dawson's reunion? :)
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