An epic two-page list the author of Life in Smirley World bestowed upon her soon-to-be destitute grandparents when she was eight or nine. Some thoughts I had while going through all the items:
- Gold snake belt?
- “Rubik’s cube on the key chain (comes that way)”—I had one of those! Cheap bastard.
- Animal Posters?
- I like how she sneaks Parakeet in between Barbie Dreamhouse and Ziggy bookmark.
- There appears to be some conflicting emotions regarding Preppies.
- I had Missing Link and Pyraminx too. Frustrating bastards.
- “$2.00 (for something certian I want)” followed by “Money” is pretty gutsy, and priceless.
- I like how she sneaks Atari in between paint by numbers sets and Tri Lab Pak.
- Merlin!
I’m going to put the year at 1981. The I Hate Preppies Handbook, Pyraminx, and Missing Link were all released that year, so 1980 was too early. I don’t see anything on the list which was definitely released past ’81, but I didn’t go out and research all the Barbie stuff, either.