tagged by the lovely ms. kc:
10 YEARS AGO
i had just moved to chicago and started school as an undergrad at UIC, majoring in french, and working as a student employee at the computer center help desk. i lived in the dorms, and had a miserable roommate with whom i got along about as well as a Gore voter and Katherine Harris. i drove a 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and learned how to navigate all around the city by giving my friends rides home basically whenever they wanted.
i was living in evanston with steve, working at FastWeb on my first real big iron. when i drove, i borrowed steve’s 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and i was always worried that i was going to somehow ruin the transmission or burn out the clutch as it was the first car i ever drove with a manual. 1 YEAR AGO
i was living in printer’s row, in a studio apartment, taking the #2 bus to work at The University of Chicago daily. i had not yet filled up my apartment, and in fact had nowhere to seat guests other than my one easy chair, my futon, or my computer chair. FIVE SNACKS
microwave popcorn, Wheat Thins, soft pretzels, mixed nuts, and cheese. but not all at once. FIVE SONGS I KNOW ALL THE WORDS TO
Grateful Dead, “Ripple”; Simon and Garfunkel, “Mrs. Robinson”; “Sweet’s Song” from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Once More with Feeling”; Pink Floyd, “Mother”; and “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals. FIVE THINGS I WOULD DO WITH $100 MILLION
pay off my debts, buy a house for me to live in, endow a fund so my cousins who want to go to college never have to drop out because of money, finish my degree or at least spend a lot of quality time taking classes just because they interest me, hire a secretary so i never forget to pay my bills or send a birthday card on time ever again. FIVE PLACES TO RUN AWAY TO
my grandmother’s house, kim’s, sox park, nyc, the uk. FIVE THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR
stiletto heels, ugly shoes, rhinestoned jeans, those stretchy knit stirrup pants that are like thick tights, an ugly winter coat. FIVE FAVORITE TV SHOWS
x-files, the west wing, er, quantum leap, arrested development. FIVE BIGGEST JOYS
rainbow umbrellas, bright colors, my cats, my friends, and perfume. FAVORITE TOYS
my car, my laptop, the laser pointer for my cats, a metal nail file, and a whiteboard with different colored markers. PEOPLE TO PASS THIS ON TO
whoever is so inclined, feel free.
