Calculator Watch = 1 Easy Blog Title
When I was in grade 4 for the first time in my life I had something that a the other guys wanted – a calculator watch. I didnt really need a calculator around all the time because I was already kick ass at maths. But this bad boy also had a stopwatch, world time and was water resistant. It was at least 15 years since the CW had been brought to peoples attention and 5 years since Rick Moranis had worn one in Honey I Shrunk the Kids but they were still enough to make me a god among men.
Well recently my Fossil watch that I had bought myself as a birthday present one year decided to be too expensive to have batteries changed so I needed something new. While watching Everybody Hates Chris (before anyone says anything…shut up) which was set in the 80s I noticed the inclusion of the Casio model and a 1980s lightbulb(probably non-energy saver, take that hippies) lit up in my head.
Back in 94 my parents bought my original calculator watch from a Chemist for $19, after I had been nagging my parents about it for weeks. I immediately hit Ebay which is the place for all your non-body organ needs. Can you believe you can pick up a brand new calculator watch online for $13?!
Now I have a calculator watch I am wondering how I got through those years from 1995 to 2009. Maybe those awkward years might not have been so awkward with the help of a calculator and a stopwatch. I was never really a big fan of wearing watches back then. It was in my “the man aint bringin me down” days where I didnt want to be a slave to time by strapping it to my wrists.
My girlfriend hated the watch from the beginning and cannot even look at me without her eyes making their way down my arms. I kept it a secret from her for weeks and I think she only barely allows it now only because the one gay guy at her work thought it was cool.
Everything is good now though, people acknowledge that by wearing a 20 year old piece of technology on my wrists that I am actually up to date with current technology. It is also hard to be socially awkward when all I have to do id type 58008. It also helps me meet my quota of boobs jokes that as I guy I am obligated to make each day. Thank you Casio!
