Me, wheeee!!!! I am really chuffed with my latest acquisition – my first ever scanner, and what a beauty it is too!! Admittedly, I am somewhat behind the times on this technological front, but in my defence, I have never needed to scan anything up until now – indeed have never used a scanner up until now. And I’m normally much more on the ball with such electronic innovations, having championed both the mobile phone and the Minidisc in the mid-90s (“MP3s? They’ll never catch on; are you seriously expected to cart your PC around to listen to music?” – a somewhat Betamax moment from me, I think you’ll agree).
Anyway, the purpose of my scanner is to copy graphs, tables, diagrams and a whole host of scintillating information. But I actually think it’s much more fun to preserve old film pics for posterity. Behold!
Fashion forward in 1981 – See that turtle in the background (with the doll on him)? He’s still in my bedroom today! Don’t live anywhere without Turtle.
Dad, Andrew and I, c. 1984 – I hated that sofa – it would be another 22 years before my mum got rid of it!
Mum and I, c 1985 – This is my favourite photo of my mum and I. Look what a chunkster I was 
Such fun!
The other thing I have been enjoying greatly is the ‘Manga Me’ game, which has taken the Flickr world by storm. I love it, and am particularly impressed with how much mine actually looks like me! Whenever I draw cartoons, this is exactly how I depict myself!
John’s, on the other hand, looks somewhat less grumpy than he is in real life 
You really must have a go, and be sure to share the results!
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Melissa in NZ // August 17, 2008 at 9:46 am
Ah, congrats on your new acquisition!! It’s such fun to rejuvenate old pics and get them online.
Really cute photos you unearthed there. As for the sofa … I wonder if it were still around, if it would be considered “retro” and therefore a very desirable piece of furniture to have! Ha ha ha …