Monday Meme

10 YEARS AGO I
1. was 24
2. was in my second year of grad school
3. found my dogs

FIVE YEARS AGO I
1. worked at the university of maryland
2. knew george bush would be problematic
3. had totally different priorities. It's funny how that works out.

TWO YEARS AGO I
1. was a magazine editor in a bizarro work situation
2. could not have predicted where I'd be sitting today
3. was loving my new apartment

ONE YEAR AGO I
1. was in a MUCH better mood
2. was not working this hard 
3. made some curious choices

YESTERDAY I
1. went to the beach
2. visited tarpon springs, the sponge capital of the united states. (!!!!)
3. thankfully flew home from florida

TODAY I:
1. left a Web training early
2. ate gypsy soup for lunch. so good. 
3. feel sad and hormonal and wish something wonderful and uplifting would happen

TOMORROW I WILL
1. rehearse our songs for this weekend 
2. make prints from last week's negatives
3. hopefully be less tired than i am today

FIVE SNACKS I ENJOY
1. my words 
2. spinach dip
3. chocolate of most varieties, in any form
4. wild cherry ice from rita's. i think i'm going to try to make it at home
5. totally bad for me, and not allowed in my house, but potato chips and onion dip is the ultimate splurge food

FIVE THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT (using "live" in the "have a fully operational and rewarding human experience" context...)
1. friendship
2. good food 
3. love (i've tried, but it's such a drag.)
4. books/magazines/websites/newspapers/any kind of print media
5. a sense of why i'm doing what i'm doing - the big picture

FIVE BAD HABITS I HAVE
1. spending money
2. procrastinating
3. drinking soda 
4. nervous talking
5. obsessing 

THREE NAMES I GO BY:
1. laurie 
2. when i'm sad i call myself "sugar dumplin'" to cheer myself up
3. a complete and total liar (see 2 above)

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i can entertain myself and make myself laugh 
2. i don't always do or say the expected thing
3. i really am disgustingly supportive

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. that disorganization thing
2. i get on my nerves when i'm anxious and moody
3. when I eat due to stress or boredom 

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. irish
2. german
3. left-handed, brown-eyed american woman

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. amusement park thrill rides
2. violent and/or unexpected death (particularly from drowning or being in a car accident)
3. anything bad happening to my family and friends

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. contact lenses
2. food
3. incessant, random babbling

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. lovely jewelry that my friend made
2. new ballet slipper-shoes with six straps apiece
3. a new brown shirt that is my new favorite article of clothing

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. parking lot owner (have you seen the prices they charge? please.)
2. photojournalist
3. english professor

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. the american southwest
2. everywhere in europe that i haven't been
3. japan and thailand

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. have a child
2. write a book
3. be completely out of debt