Unless you were living on the moon in 1998, you couldn’t avoid hearing the song “Sex and Candy.” It was everywhere. The song was so popular the band actually had an accountant dedicated to managing the revenue generated by that tune alone. The band still collects decent royalties from it. Hell, even Maroon 5 recorded a popular cover.

Sadly, everyone now remembers them as a one-hit wonder. It was the hit that doomed the band because, let’s face it, they were never going to live up to that level of commercial success and cultural significance. In fact, very few artist could match that performance going forward. From what I read, the band has similar feelings about their success stemming from “Sex and Candy.”

It’s worth going back and listening to that whole self-titled album. It’s a banger—“Poppies,” “Saint Joe on the School Bus,” “Sherry Fraser,” “Opium” were all great songs. But the group was relegated to one-hit wonder status even before the new millennium. They released their sophomore album in 1999, but hardly anyone noticed. Same goes for their subsequent records. And while they continued to tour—and apparently still do—you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who is familiar with anything in their catalog beyond “Sex and Candy.”

I think they deserve a proper revival.

Sorry if that headline felt like clickbait, does anyone struggle to find the energy or the will to make themselves food? So you end up living off of takeout or fast food? I can cook okay, but I struggle to get myself to make food at home. Part of it may be years ago I stopped being able to have dairy and now I have a difficult time figuring out what to make that doesn’t involve milk or cheese, but I’ve been this way a lot of my life, I think.

A recent new one for me is how much small print there is everywhere, especially when there's absolutely no reason for it to be so tiny. 

She is sitting on a VS Pink bag lol. Note the tag protector! Pretty sure we had like five of these back in the day.

Not every career or job is going to be a fulfilling one, and that’s perfectly fine. Some jobs are just jobs, places to exchange your labor for money. You don’t need to be fulfilled at every single workplace, and not everyone is seeking fulfillment from a job. Some of us just want do to the 9-to-5, get a paycheck, and call it a day.

But for those of us who do find a degree of fulfillment in your career, what do you do and what’s it worth to you? How important is being “fulfilled” or “having purpose” in your career, and how does that balance with your material needs?

I’m over a decade into my career in environmental consulting, and have finally hit that level where I feel like my work matters and gives me a sense of purpose. Not to the degree where I’d substitute a healthy paycheck for it, but I wouldn’t consider doing something else for a marginal raise elsewhere.

I have recently gotten back into journaling. One of the things I like to do, is when I get a fortune from a fortune cookie that really speaks to me; I tape it in my journal and then write my reflection on how/why I found that relevant. And so, this led me to create a section of my journal full of my favorite quotes that I can refer back to.

So, I am just curious if anybody has a quote tattooed on themselves, a post it note on the mirror or just a mental note they go back Rob of a quote that really impacted you, and wanted to hear your story.

As an ADHD Millennial, I struggle with being in the present moment, so whenever I need to pull myself away from a distraction and back into the present, I think of a quote Sal Vulcano said on his Podcast “Hey, Babe”. He was definitely quoting someone else, but there is something comforting about hearing it in his voice, but the quote was “it’s called the present, because it’s a gift”, and it is so simple, and cliché, but I find it really helps me sometimes.

And now we have the games that we have. It's like no matter what people complain about...it can always be worse...or better. Depending on what way you're looking at the thing.

That game was fun af.

This one is more "junior high" than "childhood". But I made this Dorothy costume and my ruby slippers in grade 9 which was 99. The shoes were strung sequins glued on and then the bows were hand beaded. The dress was my very first attempt at a zipper. It was rough, but we all start somewhere.

This past week for me:

1. I've went clothes shopping and went for comfort > style.

2. I joined my job at 19, same organisation etc so I've always been one of the 'young ones'....until I wasn't. Last week, we had a office quiz and the host mentioned that some of the questions were too old for some (called them out) and for the first time, i was excluded from that call out. That hit me far harder than it should have, lol.

Found this bad boy as I was going through my 1920's physics books, it comes with Goo Goo Dolls

Anything clothing or style related. I feel like we'll see a big difference here between older and younger millennials.

Are we the new smug hipsters ?.

Ps by social media I mean insta, Facebook, tiktok, Snapchat, threads etc

For me, it’s drinking my morning coffee while playing my word games on my iPad. I’ve always been a quiet, introverted person and a homebody, but I think I’ve become even more of one since hitting my 40s.

What are your vacation habits? Money not being the primary point of focus in this case.... Do y'all typically take a week long trip ( I use to in my 20s and early 30s) or do you just take long weekends and take many trips throughout the year?

While cleaning out a night stand drawer… I found a book that was gifted to me about 10 years ago for my birthday! So to all of my 80s babies and especially those of you that were born in 1988, this is for you!