12/09/2005: "It's Friday"

music: Something nerdy
mood: good

The Friday Five
1. What did you want to be when you grew up?
A microbiologist. No shit. I wanted to work in a level 5 lab with the craziest, most deadly and virulent microorganisms on the planet. And find a cure for cancer or AIDS.

2. Did you follow through? If not, what happened?
I started off as a biology major in college. I think if I would have gone to college anywhere other than UWRF I might have. I might also be a zookeeper right now.

3. Is your life turning out the way you thought it would when you were a kid? If not, is it better or worse?
It's definitely better. I always thought I'd never make it past age 17. But here I am with a great career and a wonderful husband and a house (that I own) full of pets and a turkey in the oven. Not fucking bad.

4. Paradoxes aside, if you could time-travel back to when you were 10 years old, what would you tell your 10-year-old self?
FOR THE LOVE OF GODS STAY AWAY FROM CREDIT CARDS!

5. Do you think the child you were, would like the adult you've become?
I think so.

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Friday Fiver
1. What's on your feet?
My ubiquitous black Sketchers.

2. Turn to your right -- what do you see?
A window to the backyard. I see garages and Dan's boat in the yard.

3. What is the last thing you ate?
Fanny Farmer chocolates. One was dark chocolate with a lemon filling and the other was white chocolate and toasted coconut with a dark chocolate filling.

4. What can you smell right now?
The turkey that's cooking in the oven, the onions and apples I sauteed for the stuffing.

5. Do you wear hats?
All the time. I was wearing my MN North Stars winter hat (the kind with earflaps) this morning.