I was getting extremely annoyed at Firefox 3 this past week for not letting me install the latest flash player. You might be wondering, “what the hell has that to do with funny childhood memories.” You’ll see. I was sent the following video by my sister in law:
After ages of stuffing around I did what I usually do, stumbled upon the folder that held the flash files and forced an automatic update. It worked! I then beheld the above and what happened next is largely due to my strange ability to make connections between things that have none. Yes, I thought of G-Force. Here’s what I grew up watching:
Ahh the memories came flooding back. I was taken back to a simpler time when life the most exciting thing in life was a morning cartoon. But that isn’t the weird part… what amazed me was the fact that I could remember something special. No, I am not talking about the cartoon either. I could remember what it felt like to watch it. I could remember the same excitement I felt every time I switch the cartoon on. It is the same today when I watch it. Sure, it’s crap but the same emotions come flooding back. I thought I’d take a look at how old it was… 1985. That would have made me eight years old.
This got me to thinking (of course). Courtesy of a recent email conversation I have come to understand the human differently. I think perhaps information is stored in our minds in whatever format we choose to store it and it never goes away. How often have you walked through a shopping centre and you catch a whiff of some woman’s perfume and it reminds you of a past lover? What about when it rains? Ahh… this is just a Houghton thing isn’t it? Then again… maybe it isn’t.
Anyway this is just a random thought for you. I enjoyed watching those videos again… it really took me back!
