re: 1998 was the pinnacle of civilization

1998 was the ultimate turning point year in my life.

I went from an awkward, chubby teenager who was 6 foot and weighed 225 pounds who just got crew cuts and wore XXL baggy t-shirts and baggy jorts because I had no sense of style. I was forced to listen to country music by my dad who thinks any music made after 1990 is considered Rap or pothead music as a Sophomore in 1997. In 1998, I lost the first 35 of the 55 pounds I would lose by the time I would graduate High School in 2000. I would also work my first 2 real paying jobs as a cashier at Kash n' Karry and then as a Pharmacy Tech at Eckerd. I bought my first car, a 1983 Ford Mustang. I grew my hair out, styled it with a front spike. I bought and wore better, stylish, clothes. I stopped listening to country music because my dad wasn't in the car forcing me to listen to it anymore. And most importantly I started getting the courage to ask girls out and then took them on dates.