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Mememememe*

Lovely Megan at Everyday Autumn tagged me for a meme. This is precisely the kind of low-energy, self-centered blogging which I am totally craving today, so thank you, Megan! Here we go:

The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
Ten years ago I was a junior in high school! I was hip-deep in angst, reading Franny and Zooey like Salinger was some kind of obscure discovery comprehensible to myself alone. Amping up the volunteerism quotient to impress future colleges. Going to see Sleater-Kinney, The Third Sex, and The Need in little holes in the wall. Wringing my hands whenever I had to miss the Spinanes, who always played 21+ venues. Scowling darkly whenever a band I liked signed a major-label contract. Writing songs about how I would never sign a major-label contract. In short, navel-gazing.

2. Five things on my to-do list for today (in no particular order):
Send out the weekly newsletter for my office (I always procrastinate about doing this, because I have an ongoing feud with our mailing software); seam the left front to the back of the Warren Johnson jacket; take Mr. Bingley for a walk; schedule a time to get together with my friends Ariel and Charlie before they up and move to Idaho; relax on the couch with some E.B. White essays.

3. Snacks I enjoy:
Sesame seed bread dipped in whole-milk yogurt. Thin Mint cookies straight from the freezer. Sugar snap peas. Cinnamon toast.

4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Pay off mine, and all my friends' and families' debts. Travel. Donate to causes important to me.

5. Places I have lived:
Bend, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Galicia, Spain.

6. Jobs I have had:
Mental health office girl, insurance office girl, barista/counterperson, mortgage processor, full-time student, academic record coordinator/processor, copywriter, billing coordinator, front desk person, knitwear designer (heh).

7. People I'd like to know more about:
Well, there are lots of them, really. But most bloggers I know have already played this little game, so I think I'll let this particular strand die with me. It was fun!

*If you want to see the hilarious re-worked public service announcement that inspired this title, go get it here.