Thursday Throwback: First Day of School

(Every Thursday WKFTB will bring you a throwback, something that reminds us of our late-80s-early-90s childhood. Today's edition: First Day of School.).


I know technically some of you reading this actually had or will soon have another first day of school. But college doesn't really count. Not everyone starts the same day, you might have night classes, you might only be in a class for an hour and that's it...I'm talking about the REAL first day of school, from elementary up to high school.

That's a first day. You get to see everyone you know, some of whom you haven't seen all summer. You are a little pissed about being back in school but excited at the same time to see friends and play sports or participate in clubs or whatever you do.

There are a few things you always have for the first day:

1) A fresh outfit. This is universal. You always wear something new the first day, from Kindergarten to senior year. If you're like me, back to school clothes shopping probably went from being your least favorite thing to one of the best activities you could possibly do. I wish my mom would take me this year. Jealous of my younger brothers and sisters getting an influx of fresh seasonal gear. You always end up looking something like this kid:

-Note the freshy white shirt. Thing is unstained right now. The sneaks, even though they are black, look pretty shiny and new. The lunchbox and backup are also looking good. The hair is short, which brings me to ...

2) Haircut. Gotta get cut up nice for school. Whether it's the wiffle, the bowl cut or the spiked in the front look, you had to hit the barber shop a week or so before. Girls, I'm not too sure how you handled it. I feel like a girl haircut is so random and not on a strict schedule that you could do it at anytime. Get your bangs trimmed? Colored when you were older? Female readers feel free to fill us in.

3) A Tired Ass Look on Your Face. Hey you just spent 3 months sleeping to whenever you wanted basically. Getting in the 6-7 range is not ideal for you right now.

4) Lunch. Usually pack a bagged lunch on Day 1. Why? Too risky to buy the first day, especially since you most likely don't know the menu yet. Don't want to get stuck with Sloppy Joes or hot dogs or something. You might even be singing this song:



5) Pointless accessories. Twelve book covers? Two 10-packs of pens and/or pencils? Parents for some reason thought you were burning the midnight oil, writing and reading tons and slaving away over lined paper. Nah dude, we type everything now. I'll use one pen for this entire quarter/semester/whatever it was called. Oh and the ruler and staple remover? Please. I'm using the latter to puncture forearms the former to measure...well, never mind.

Well, that's pretty much it. Hope everyone who is still in school isn't taking it for granted. It's the best moment of your lives. In the words of Billy Madison, you've got to CHERISH IT!

--Nick