I'm stealing this from Kelley. Feel free to use on your own blog.
Ten years ago today, it was August 5, 1996. what a difference a decade makes!
1) How old were you?
THEN: 19
NOW: 29
2) Where did you work?
THEN: Blockbuster
NOW: None Ya Business, Inc.
3) Where did you live?
THEN: The East Coast
NOW: The East Coast
4) How was your hairstyle?
THEN: It was long and relaxed, with some honey brown highlights
NOW: Short and twisted.
5) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: Hell yes
NOW: Hell yes
6) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: When I'm not wearing my contacts
NOW: The same
8) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: I didn't like animals
NOW: My cat -- Simba
9) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: The First Love
NOW: Me, myself and I is all I got 'till the end
10) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: There were many. But I always had Taimak from The Last Dragon at the top of my list.
NOW: He's still my main man. Yeah, I know he's probably gay, but let me have my fantasy!
11) How many piercings did you have?
THEN: Two in each ear.
NOW: The same.
12) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: None
NOW: None
13) What was your favorite band/singer?
THEN: 'Favorite' is such a hard word. I will say it was then that I started getting into Groove Theory, because I saw them perform and was blown away. Also the Fugees.
NOW: Amel Larrieux, who went solo from Groove Theory, and Lauryn Hill, who went solo from the Fugees. The Fugees reunited, but I'm not impressed with what I've heard.
14) Had you smoked a cigarette?
THEN: Yes, to see what it was like.
NOW: That first time I tried it was enough for me. That was disgusting.
15) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: Maybe a little tipsy
NOW: Maybe a lot tipsy
16) What kind of car did you drive?
THEN: Chevy Corsica
NOW: Ford Escort ZX2
17) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
Not at all. By now I'm supposed to be a famous novelist who is happily married to Taimak with three kids, a mansion and a summer home in the Hamptons. Maybe I was being a bit unrealistic.
2 comments:
I love the last question. 10 years ago I thought by this time I would be some sort of surgeon living in NYC in my "phat" condo.
Instead I'm a lawyer living in Miami in my "decent" apartment.
Eh, it's a living. ;)
weirdly, i sort of am where i thought i'd be. i never pictured myself with kids but i did imagine my life as one filled with friends, dinners, and a writing job. and that's exactly what i'm doing. along the lines of this blogger though, i thought i'd be a novelist, not necessarily a business writer. but that's good too. a husband and kids would be nice too. hey, lady, i want to start book club back up. any chance you might be in the midwest anytime soon. it's just not the same without you. plus, it would be nice to have someone over who actually read the book.
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