Nostalgia refers to when you miss where you came from, so much that it hurts.
Recently, I ate lunch at mexican restaurant that used to be a Pizza Hut. My family used to take me there to redeem the personal pan pizzas I had earned from Book-It. That had been a happy time. The roof still had the recognizable pavillion style, and even the basic interior architecture was similar, although the decor had now been replaced with a brightly color mexican motif. I stared at the vestibule entrance, which in the renovation, they had retained, but in a slightly reduced size to make room for a server computer station. I stared at it for a couple minutes trying to visualize its original dimensions which had once housed Double Dragon and Road Blasters arcade cabinets. I sat in a booth and ordered a chimichanga, and felt the pain of nostalgia. It was a little bit sad, but it got me thinking... do I like to feel this pain? I think I would prefer to remember and feel nostalgia, than to move on without a second thought for what had once been.
Don Draper talks about this in Mad Men. I think he was selling Kodak Carousels. Same exact quote...
Let's get real, book it was the only reason some of us read books, remember some of the prizes you would get with the pizza.. x men cartoons on VHS, awesome. It's true that many entities are trying to capitilze on the nostalgia wave to a certain degree but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Look at some of the homebrew games that are being made by some of the members, although they are entirely new games they have that late 80s early 90s vibe, and I love it.
Let's get real, book it was the only reason some of us read books, remember some of the prizes you would get with the pizza.. x men cartoons on VHS, awesome. It's true that many entities are trying to capitilze on the nostalgia wave to a certain degree but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Look at some of the homebrew games that are being made by some of the members, although they are entirely new games they have that late 80s early 90s vibe, and I love it.
I'd go so far as to say that Book It was the only reason many of us ever ate at Pizza Hut, either.
CS Lewis said, ".. [a] fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms." In other words, to be happy, you have to accept the truth about the world. Fight the truth, and you'll never win.
Gandalf said, "...All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'" It's better to accept the way things are so we can do the good that needs to be done, rather than stay in the cave watching our own shadows of what we would prefer the truth to be. (referring to the "allegory of the cave.")
Nice quotes. Love C.S. Lewis.
I live for the pain of nostalgia. It's one of my favorite feelings. I like to exacerbate it by making new games for the NES. The more poignant and teary eyed the feeling the better. When I'm working on my game I go around muttering "feels like christmas feels like christmas feels like christmas" under my breath.
Nostalgia is weird. I created Nostalgia Ward for that very reason: to highlight how odd and painful nostalgia can be. It's a work-in-progress. Everything around my home town underwent some sort of metamorphosis over the years to become an entirely different place. Most folks say this town sucks--it's an easy target for sensationalist blogs and whatnot--but the truth is, it kind of sucks everywhere. It's all about perspective and sometimes, nostalgia helps improve that. All of our Pizza Huts are shuttered, abandoned husks of buildings, with boards over the doors and windows to keep the panhandlers from squatting. Surprisingly enough, we still have a Kmart AND a Sears.
I once read an article about the history of nostalgia and how it used to actually be considered a medical condition. Doctors would diagnose someone with a case of nostalgia and give them medication for it. In the olden days of course. I think seeing nostalgia as a positive thing is very much a 20th and 21st century thing.
I once read an article about the history of nostalgia and how it used to actually be considered a medical condition. Doctors would diagnose someone with a case of nostalgia and give them medication for it. In the olden days of course. I think seeing nostalgia as a positive thing is very much a 20th and 21st century thing.
Sounds like some people here might need some of that medicine.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
I once read an article about the history of nostalgia and how it used to actually be considered a medical condition. Doctors would diagnose someone with a case of nostalgia and give them medication for it. In the olden days of course. I think seeing nostalgia as a positive thing is very much a 20th and 21st century thing.
Sounds like some people here might need some of that medicine.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
That's one way to feel old. I generally started feeling old once I would tell younger people about the things I enjoyed when I was a kid and they'd have no idea what I was talking about.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
That's one way to feel old. I generally started feeling old once I would tell younger people about the things I enjoyed when I was a kid and they'd have no idea what I was talking about.
I wonder how much more susceptible our generation is to this sort of thing, given the pace of change in technology, media, rate of turnover in retail etc...
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From Greek:
Nostos = return home
algia = a painful condition
Nostalgia refers to when you miss where you came from, so much that it hurts.
Recently, I ate lunch at mexican restaurant that used to be a Pizza Hut. My family used to take me there to redeem the personal pan pizzas I had earned from Book-It. That had been a happy time. The roof still had the recognizable pavillion style, and even the basic interior architecture was similar, although the decor had now been replaced with a brightly color mexican motif. I stared at the vestibule entrance, which in the renovation, they had retained, but in a slightly reduced size to make room for a server computer station. I stared at it for a couple minutes trying to visualize its original dimensions which had once housed Double Dragon and Road Blasters arcade cabinets. I sat in a booth and ordered a chimichanga, and felt the pain of nostalgia. It was a little bit sad, but it got me thinking... do I like to feel this pain? I think I would prefer to remember and feel nostalgia, than to move on without a second thought for what had once been.
Don Draper talks about this in Mad Men. I think he was selling Kodak Carousels. Same exact quote...
- a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations;
- a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends;
- a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc.
Personally I have sometimes a nostalgia for my childhood years.
Let's get real, book it was the only reason some of us read books, remember some of the prizes you would get with the pizza.. x men cartoons on VHS, awesome. It's true that many entities are trying to capitilze on the nostalgia wave to a certain degree but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Look at some of the homebrew games that are being made by some of the members, although they are entirely new games they have that late 80s early 90s vibe, and I love it.
I'd go so far as to say that Book It was the only reason many of us ever ate at Pizza Hut, either.
CS Lewis said, ".. [a] fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms." In other words, to be happy, you have to accept the truth about the world. Fight the truth, and you'll never win.
Gandalf said, "...All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'" It's better to accept the way things are so we can do the good that needs to be done, rather than stay in the cave watching our own shadows of what we would prefer the truth to be. (referring to the "allegory of the cave.")
Nice quotes. Love C.S. Lewis.
I live for the pain of nostalgia. It's one of my favorite feelings. I like to exacerbate it by making new games for the NES. The more poignant and teary eyed the feeling the better. When I'm working on my game I go around muttering "feels like christmas feels like christmas feels like christmas" under my breath.
It's the best type of insanity one can have.
Originally posted by: KrakenSoup
I once read an article about the history of nostalgia and how it used to actually be considered a medical condition. Doctors would diagnose someone with a case of nostalgia and give them medication for it. In the olden days of course. I think seeing nostalgia as a positive thing is very much a 20th and 21st century thing.
Sounds like some people here might need some of that medicine.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
Originally posted by: Entity
Op's post was beautiful.
Originally posted by: KrakenSoup
I once read an article about the history of nostalgia and how it used to actually be considered a medical condition. Doctors would diagnose someone with a case of nostalgia and give them medication for it. In the olden days of course. I think seeing nostalgia as a positive thing is very much a 20th and 21st century thing.
Sounds like some people here might need some of that medicine.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
That's one way to feel old. I generally started feeling old once I would tell younger people about the things I enjoyed when I was a kid and they'd have no idea what I was talking about.
I was musing with my family that perhaps what determines when one is old is when all your favorite restaurants are gone. Some I remember going to almost three decades ago and were around decades long before that. My city has changed quite a lot over the past couple decades. Most commercial areas have been demolished and rebuilt and its common to buy, gut, and rebuild houses. There also use to be fields all over the city but now there are none.
That's one way to feel old. I generally started feeling old once I would tell younger people about the things I enjoyed when I was a kid and they'd have no idea what I was talking about.
I wonder how much more susceptible our generation is to this sort of thing, given the pace of change in technology, media, rate of turnover in retail etc...