It happened again! With all my running around I forgot that it was my posting day.

So let me take you on a drive wherein I’ve also edited audio as part of my learning to put new media up here in the future. However, as I was reviewing the video and all the scrambling I did to it (as part of my experimentation) a thought occurred to me.

With the vehicles just passing, the color grading of the video and – of course – the music, outside of the obvious resolution upgrade, there’s almost no way to tell exactly WHEN this video was taken.

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For all we know, this could have been taken in the 90’s and you are actually in the passenger seat listening to Sophie B. Hawkins with me.

What would it be like?

Would we be wearing the Doc Marten boots that were fashionable during that time for young adults? With torn jeans and flannel shirts?

There’s certainly no scrolling on the phone or talking about the trends on Twitter.

Our world would be that much smaller on this ride.

Which begs the question…..how sure are you that I, Michael Williams, am not a time traveler from the 90’s, jumping through time, just uploading video of my present life from there to servers of today?

Lol. This is actually part of a train of thought that I’m looking to put onto a future post. But nevertheless, I hope you enjoy this reminiscing of the 90’s and the times when we all could just get in our car and drive (I was young in the 1990’s, my most immediate concerns were hiding my atrocious report card from Mom so I wouldn’t get a thrashing).

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60 responses to “DAMN! I Wish I Was Your Loverrrrrr! AKA I Forgot It Was Friday And I Need To Scrape Up A Post ASAP lol”

  1. KikiFikar Avatar

    Damn! I was singing along (love that song)! Love driving with Mike days especially while eating tacos. That is a special skill set in and of itself!

    1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

      EXACTLY! I was humming too, watching the cars wizz by (and seriously worried about everyone’s safety – the tacos I get are super messy – how come it didn’t all end up in your lap??) Ahhhh… the mysteries of Mike! Keep driving mate! πŸ™‚

      1. Michael Williams Avatar

        i’m glad you enjoyed the drive whilst eating the tacos πŸ˜€

        and yes, some taco filling did spill. darn it!

        1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

          ok… so you are human after all… ps – did your mom ever see your grades? these days they’re all digital, so my kids wouldn’t be able to hide them for long!

          1. Michael Williams Avatar

            unfortunately, yes lol

    2. Michael Williams Avatar

      heck yeah Karen! πŸ˜€ (btw-i think my reply to you disappeared, i’m looking at this thread and i am confused lol…damn this WP)

      this song is a true classic for sure. and I’m glad you enjoyed the drive. i wish i could do a drive on the Belt! one of these days, when i have to go up there i will make sure to bring the gopro…but i am not sure if i’m adventurous enough to do the tacos haha

      1. KikiFikar Avatar

        Tacos are not recommended on the Belt my friend. You must maintain a 10 & 2 position on the wheel. Lol. The Belt to Brooklyn and back to Long Island was my life for years growing up! I know every inch.

        Why is WP so glitchy lately?

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          hahaha! that huge CURVE though near sunrise hghway! you know it’ll be a choice between spilled taco beef and me not dying ;D

          I think Lisa’s tip just fixed EVERYTHING for me!

          1. KikiFikar Avatar

            Wait I missed the tip!!

            That curve has a G force of 9 I believe.

            1. Michael Williams Avatar

              lol @ the g force

              so, about the tip, as you know i’ve had so much trouble with my website and Linda suggested the actual profile page of WordPress not that dumb Gravatar thing they always push on us. and sure enough, when i looked at my profile – my old URL was still on it! like, what’s the point of Gravatar then haha

              1. KikiFikar Avatar

                Ooooh yes! I’m telling you I’m still figuring this all out. Ugh!

  2. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

    OK – found you – I think I know what the issue is – when you leave a comment on my blog, I click on the link next to your name to come visit you – the link on there is to the old 646 domain name – not this one – not sure if you can update it – but that way when people see your comments on other blogs they’ll get transferred to the right place. hope that makes sense? xx

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      thank you! i figured that too and I’m looking anywhere for a link updater. i don’t know why it keeps doing this. i guess such is the tribulations to becoming a wordpress master lol

      1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

        maybe under users > contact info > website (not sure as I’m always too scared to go into these areas if I don’t need to in case I F-it-up!!) Good luck!! xx

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          Linda! you are heaven sent! the page link on my profile was indeed my old URL.

          I am crossing my fingers that this is it. I even dedicated my profile About section to you lol πŸ˜€

          1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

            I’m on my phone which doesn’t love WordPress, but I’ll check tomorrow for you and report back – super happy to help 🀩

    2. Ana Daksina Avatar

      Hey, thanks for the heads-up! What does my comment icon do these days ~ go to the old “Poet’s Public Record” site, or come to the new one “Rising Light of Reason?”

      1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

        Hi there lovely! OK, so you have the same issue – next to your name in my comments section (in my WP dashboard) it has the link to the old ‘poets’ site – but – since it hasn’t closed down, I can see the post you have at the top of the site that includes a link to the new site URL – but if you close this old site down in the future, I suppose you’ll have the same problem as Mike. (I’m guessing / hoping my link is to my blog since I’ve only ever had one site!!) xx

        1. Ana Daksina Avatar

          Thank you SO MUCH for your trouble! We bloggers have to have each others’ backs! πŸ‘Œβ€οΈ

          1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

            no probs – we’re all learning together and WP can be confusing and glitchy at times (much as I love it!)

            1. Ana Daksina Avatar

              πŸ«‚

      2. Michael Williams Avatar

        Ana, I’m hoping that this is it and I have a feeling it is. But yes, when i looked at my profile – which is different than the gravatar profile – it did have my old URL on it!

        1. Ana Daksina Avatar

          … And I’m operating on a five inch touch screen as well… Not likely to find a way to fix it on my dashboards, but if you do find one let me know and I’ll see whether there’s a mobile counterpart to the process. At least our final “go to this new URL” posts come up visible!

  3. Ana Daksina Avatar

    Did I SAY you weren’t a video-uploading time traveler from the ’90’s? I don’t REMEMBER saying that… 🀭

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜€ ! let’s all go back to the 90’s – but with our internet connections haha

      (and of course, a way to get back here)

      1. Ana Daksina Avatar

        Yeah, when we rediscover that it really wasn’t so much better after all!

        Haha, onward and upward, right?

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          EXACTLY Ana!

  4. CJ Antichow Avatar
    CJ Antichow

    Cool Mike but your voice is better!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜€

      that new profile picture!! you are going to cause trouble here ;D <3

      1. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        Oh hey πŸ˜‰
        Thx for noticing Mike!

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          everyone would notice! πŸ˜€

  5. MJ🍸 Avatar

    Hey! I still rock out my Doc’s now and again. Broke in to perfection.
    Time travel question… with what you now know… where and what time would you want to spend the remainder of your life if you could time travel? And who or what would you take with you?

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      you know MJ, when i was younger I liked the whole time traveler bit but maybe it’s because they think it through more carefully in movies now but i’m like…terrified of that possibility. but i’ll tell you, if i could hope between two periods of my life it would be the last 3 years or so and probably relive 2004-2006 if just to take special relationships back to the present with me. πŸ™‚

      how about you?

      1. MJ🍸 Avatar

        I understand. I think if I had the chance, it would probably be this current time. I’m the strongest I’ve ever been and I’m more focused on things that are really important. Besides… sadly I can’t pinpoint a time in my life before the past year that didn’t have some kind of pain attached to it.
        Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for even the painful moments and everything I’ve been through because it created who I am now. But… I don’t ever want to relive any of it.
        I’m glad you had great memories of relationships and would go back to that. Community/friendships/relationships are important. I hope you can regain that again. πŸ™πŸ½

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          thanks MJ and yes, i do agree. there are things that happens in the past that more than likely contribute to things the way they are now. i don’t know if you were reading the blog back then but i had this dream where I went back in time but then i realized that anything changed in the dream changes my present now and it became a nightmare!

          so, i suppose we should be thankful to be in our present. but of course, there are things that would be nice to bring back from the past. πŸ™‚ be blessed!

  6. justrojie Avatar

    πŸ˜‚ if you are a time traveler, I want in on this

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      lolol πŸ˜€ u know it!

  7. Nancy Homlitas Avatar

    Mesmerizing video. You’re not a time traveler, Michael. You’re probably a bot πŸ™‚

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      hahaha! I’m laughing so hard Nancy πŸ˜€

  8. Moongirl Avatar

    I really like the video; it feels very soothing! Nice road trip song!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      hi MJ! i’m glad you enjoyed it – it’s another day here in ol’ New Jersey πŸ™‚

      1. Mj Buck Avatar

        Was wondering where you were!

  9. Hazel Avatar

    It looks like a gentle drive, as I’ve seen that some cars overtake you, hurrying to where they need to be. Beautiful video, Kuya Mike. Cool music, too.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      hehe πŸ˜€ i am a slow driver. maybe i should be Lollo (is that how it’s spelled?) Mike now haha!

      1. Hazel Avatar

        It’s lolo like granddad.😁 I don’t think so.🀩

  10. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
    Willie Torres Jr.

    There is something about those kinds of reflections that slows everything down in a good way.

    It is true though, how a simple drive can feel like it belongs to another time depending on the sound, the mood, the way it is captured. Back then life did feel a little smaller, in some ways quieter, before everything started following us everywhere we go through screens.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      totally agree Willie – what were you up to in the 90’s? were you enjoying it or were you looking forward to the next decade?

  11. ibarynt Avatar

    Sorry Mike, I don’t kniw what you’re talking about. I was caught up in the drive and the music 😁.
    The timeline does look retro. Happy Sunday Mike.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ as long as you enjoyed that – then it’s all worth it!

  12. Mindful Mystic (MM) Avatar

    Nice song and visual. I do miss the days before cell phones and internet, but I’m conflicted by the fact that I no longer feel safe or comfortable being without my cell phone. I do remember cruising down the road or highway, in a much simpler time. Despite technological advances, I don’t feel we’ve progressed in beneficial ways β€” given all the wars and inhumanities we’re bombarded with on social media. I like the idea of you as a time traveler.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ™‚ hi MM. it would be quite interesting to be able to jump time periods and just wander around wouldn’t it? I bet we’d find that most daily human nature hasn’t really changed.

      which is why I loved your point about progress. the more things “change” the more they stay the same. I suppose we can be positive and give some type of incremental acknowledgement though! πŸ™‚

  13. Bana.fahgeo Avatar

    The reminiscing of fabric and conscious decision. I love doc martens. And classic movies. And anything that jives!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      for sure – those doc Martens will forever be immortalized in fashion. it’s nice to see some people still wearing them! I know a part of them reaches back mentally to those distant past moments.

  14. Edward Ortiz Avatar

    Well, something happened to the link to the Vimeo video. I checked on both my iPhone and desktop and can’t see it. I guess I should read your post from five days ago. πŸ˜‚ Here is what I see: .

    1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

      Error: Tag:Vimeo=Video Not Found

      1. Michael Williams Avatar

        I am so beside myself with wordpress lol!

        it’s almost as if it is declaring war on me. here is the link:

        cff21458

        1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

          πŸ‘

      2. Michael Williams Avatar

        hold on Edward I’m having trouble with the link now

        1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

          I’m watching it. Nice song.

          1. Michael Williams Avatar

            oh very good! ok!

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