Hmmm...
I just read an entry on my friends page talking about how today was the five year anniversary of when NSA was released. For those of you not aware, NSA is No Strings Attached. NSYNC's first album with Jive Records. The one that set them apart with songs like "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You".
I have to admit, I didn't know what today was. Probably because I haven't actively thought about NSYNC in a long time. Sure, I still randomly try to find out what JC Chasez is up to...or what he's done with his hair this month...but I'm not what you would consider a member of that fandom anymore. But man...did I ever used to be. My life revolved around the actions of those five guys. NSYNC parties, summer road trips, PPV get togethers. Fan fiction, internet friendships, girlfriend hating. I did it all. And I had the pleasure of doing it with five of the most wonderful people I have ever met. Steph, Stace, Hoss, Spe, and Heather. The six of us have grown and changed in the five years since NSA was released. Some of us are still close. Some of us aren't. But we will always have the memories. And sometimes I think that means more than anything else.
It's funny, I remember the first time I heard "Bye, Bye, Bye" before the album was released. NSYNC performed on the...hmm...I want to say it was the Billboard Music Awards...or maybe the Radio Music Awards...something like that. But they came out in matching black jeans and matching shirts each of a different color and it was one of the first times that Justin WASN'T the one in baby blue. He was wearing gold. And half the free world had a coronary over it. I loved the song. I cried, actually.
I cried when they sang "This I Promise You" for the first time, as well. I'd heard bits of the song before, but the first time they ever sang the full song with JC's bridge was on MTV when they were at Big Bear in California and all those girls were trying to win a date with NSYNC. I was singing along at the top of my lungs and the bridge hit and I just...stopped. My mouth dropped open. And I sobbed. My friend Teresa cried too. And she didn't even like JC.
I have a lot of memories attached to the NSA album. I can't help but think of Gina and her whole NSAHDMDTO... "No strings attached, handcuffs a definite maybe, dessert topping optional". Cassie and Becky and Kira and Danielle. "Unforgettable", "Life With Bobbie", "Twisted Fate" and every other fanfic I ever wrote. It's insane to even think about it now. I was a fan of NSYNC long before NSA came out. But I think NSA was what put everything so over the top. It solidified things. It answered the question of whether or not NSYNC would survive the break from TransCon.
I'm rambling and I realize it but I can't help it when it comes to things like this. There's just so much in my head that comes back to being associated with NSYNC. Some good, some bad...but all a part of my past. I can't believe it's been five years, frankly. I can't believe the way MY LIFE has changed in those five years. I can't believe a lot of things.
I think maybe I'll listen to NSA on the 30 minute drive home from work today.
...if I even still have it in my CD holder.
I have to admit, I didn't know what today was. Probably because I haven't actively thought about NSYNC in a long time. Sure, I still randomly try to find out what JC Chasez is up to...or what he's done with his hair this month...but I'm not what you would consider a member of that fandom anymore. But man...did I ever used to be. My life revolved around the actions of those five guys. NSYNC parties, summer road trips, PPV get togethers. Fan fiction, internet friendships, girlfriend hating. I did it all. And I had the pleasure of doing it with five of the most wonderful people I have ever met. Steph, Stace, Hoss, Spe, and Heather. The six of us have grown and changed in the five years since NSA was released. Some of us are still close. Some of us aren't. But we will always have the memories. And sometimes I think that means more than anything else.
It's funny, I remember the first time I heard "Bye, Bye, Bye" before the album was released. NSYNC performed on the...hmm...I want to say it was the Billboard Music Awards...or maybe the Radio Music Awards...something like that. But they came out in matching black jeans and matching shirts each of a different color and it was one of the first times that Justin WASN'T the one in baby blue. He was wearing gold. And half the free world had a coronary over it. I loved the song. I cried, actually.
I cried when they sang "This I Promise You" for the first time, as well. I'd heard bits of the song before, but the first time they ever sang the full song with JC's bridge was on MTV when they were at Big Bear in California and all those girls were trying to win a date with NSYNC. I was singing along at the top of my lungs and the bridge hit and I just...stopped. My mouth dropped open. And I sobbed. My friend Teresa cried too. And she didn't even like JC.
I have a lot of memories attached to the NSA album. I can't help but think of Gina and her whole NSAHDMDTO... "No strings attached, handcuffs a definite maybe, dessert topping optional". Cassie and Becky and Kira and Danielle. "Unforgettable", "Life With Bobbie", "Twisted Fate" and every other fanfic I ever wrote. It's insane to even think about it now. I was a fan of NSYNC long before NSA came out. But I think NSA was what put everything so over the top. It solidified things. It answered the question of whether or not NSYNC would survive the break from TransCon.
I'm rambling and I realize it but I can't help it when it comes to things like this. There's just so much in my head that comes back to being associated with NSYNC. Some good, some bad...but all a part of my past. I can't believe it's been five years, frankly. I can't believe the way MY LIFE has changed in those five years. I can't believe a lot of things.
I think maybe I'll listen to NSA on the 30 minute drive home from work today.
...if I even still have it in my CD holder.