Let’s face it.
The kids of today, with their mini iPads and iPhones and no need for handwriting, just don’t understand what it feels like to put a new piece of lead into a mechanical pen.
Or what a new, big, pink eraser smells like.
And they don’t even know that one majestic name that made going back to school all better.
Lisa Fucking Frank.
And though none of us at GlobalGrind are going back to the fourth grade, we can still harp on the golden days when cursive was the bane of our existence and Power Rangers ruled the afternoon cartoon sessions.
So in honor of the end of summer, here’s a list of those magical items that always meant another year of school, but a bangin’ pencil case full of supplies that would make even the most popular girl envious.
BTW, who is in charge of time, because we need them to bring the ’90s back…STAT!
Trapper Keepers
To hold all your most important papers dotted with gold stars
Mechanical Pens
Because number 2 pencils were soooo ’80s
Pencil Lead
And no, you can’t have a stick, bitch
Floppy Disks
Because it’s not just a symbol on a word document that means save
Lisa Frank
Folders, binders, pencils, stickers…I want all that shit
Protractor
Not sure why I need it, but my pencil box isn’t complete without it
Pencil Box/Spacemaker
How else will I stylishly store my treasures?
Pencil grips
Because writing a final draft hurts.
Compass
Because drawing Marvin the Martian ain’t easy
Gel Pens
For the classy broads
Lunch Boxes
You thought I was using a brown paper bag?
Scented Markers
The blue one. The goddamn blue one
TI-83 Calculator
Phuck yo iPad
Scratch and Sniff Stickers
Because, why not? Go ahead and…
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