Peace Easy, 00's

Despite one of my previous posts that referred to our entrance into 2010 as our entering of the new "century" (typo that made me look really stupid-oops!), we made it through the double-o's with the survival of the Y2K bug, a reckless economic depression thanks to Texas' finest, hipster-chic style a la Kanye West and Gagaloo, and a bald Britney Spears who looked like my old American Girl doll that I pulled all of the hair out of (But unlike Samantha, Britney Spears couldn't be put away in a little carrying case, poisoning us with a scary performance of "Give Me More" in 2007 when she was hopped up on God-knows-what, and, even worse, procreating). Seeming like the ten years ago at this time, in which I really thought that a compuer glitch was going to cause an Apoclypse, was just yesterday, the new millenium crept up on us and left us with an array of new questions, genres, reality television, and even a hot black president to represent us to the rest of the world. While it looked really cute on paper (come on, didn't any other girls out there think that it looked adorable to write '05 or '02 for the year?), the first decade of the second millenium was definitely filled with its up, downs, and bloopers in between (the kilt on men will never be flattering, sorry Marc Jacobs). Below are some of the biggest hits and misses of the past ten years:

• The Supreme Court ruling of Gore vs. Bush: Made me totally unproud to be an American, with all of the shady happenings that went down during the 2002 election. Like, did those chads really matter?
• Eminem and Elton John Perform "Stan" at the Grammy's: Despite all of the gay protestors, Em & Elt's duo was boundary breaking, and showed, in the grand scheme of things, music is really just music. Even if that little hug at the end was planned.
• 9/11: One of the single most tragic days in American history that sprung a great deal of patriotism upon its aftermath...where did all of those flags go?
• Janet Jackson's nip slip: That I will forever hold a grudge against her for, because now instead of listening to good music during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, will now be forever forced to listen to rancid acts like Tom Petty...and this is the only part of the game I ever care about.
• The Emergence of Facebook: Because what was life ever like before relationship statuses, inside jokes on wall posts, and advisors warning you that you'll never be employed because of all of the drunken pictures your friends decided to tag? We salute you, Marc Zuckerberg.
• RIP, MJ: No matter what you think of him (from pedofile to prophet from God), it's undeniable that he was an insane music talent that impacted the music world and set a standard for all performers to follow. The crotch grabbing forever lives on.
• Hurricane Katrina: In 2005, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit with one of the biggest natural disasters that the country has ever seen. Still trying to rebuild all of the affected areas five years later, many have reached forward to help, while idiots like Barbara Bush have given their two cents on the situation, as well ("What I'm hearing which is sort of scary is that they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them").
• The Emergence of the Heiress: Before, you could only get famous by talent. But in the 00's, girls like Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and Nicole Richie wowed America showing us that if we had enough money, we too could buy our fame without BS-ing our way through voice lessons (bonus points if you decide to lauch a fragrence line for CVS).
• iPods: Buh-bye, Strawberries and all of the other music stores. With the iPod obsession, you now even have WiFi access on most models. And, if you break it three times in one year like I did, there's usually a cute boy at the Apple Store Genius Bar that will give you a new one for free.
• Leggings: Some thought this trend would come and go. But for the past five years, leggings in all different textures and colors continue to inspire fashion by all different lines. But-please-make sue your butt is covered when you decide to rock this look.
• The Discovery of Cupcakes: Not actually much of a discovery at all. But someone decided to make them fabulous at some point during the decade, and now, eating cupcakes is a sexy and rich thing to do. Georgetown Cupcake, anyone? (actually, I'm much more a Baked and Wired fan myself...)
• Paint the Town Leopard: At the end of the decade, this blog revitalized the way blogs were executed-JK-but, I heard it gives some of you at least a little bit of a jolly while your procrastinating from your law school homework.

With the good and the bad, kiss goodbye the past and get ready for ten more years of the unexpected. Happy New Year to all of the sexiest leopards in DC and beyond! =)