I saw this format on another blog, and thought it was apropos given how many people I know are coming up on birthdays that serve no real purpose other than to remind one how old they are getting. So with that in mind, here is a brief review of the last 20 years of my life. And I think it's absolutely terrifying that I have memories that are 20 years old.
20 Years Ago I...
was illiterate.
was a biter.
wanted to be a hairdresser, waitress, or doctor. Because you know, they require roughly the same amount of training and education.
10 Years Ago I...
was a dissaffected teenager.
was not writing a huge research paper that was due for class. (IDRP anyone?)
was really into Chris Princiotta.
5 Years Ago I...
was giving up on my hopes of going to an expensive private school and getting ready to go to the University of Maryland.
was spending a lot of time in the newspaper computer lab.
played Bingo with my grandma.
1 Year Ago I...
frequented Thursday nights at the Fe.
was living in a s***hole basement room in a College Park house that I shared with 6 cool people.
got into a fight outside a bar.
So Far This Year I...
have enjoyed living in a nicer room in a Bethesda house that I share with 4 people who are also cool.
took a day off to go see the cherry blossoms, and almost died when the pest control knocked on the door.
won a loaf of bread for coming in second place in my age group in a 5k race.
Last week I
didn't do much work.
went running with Rachel.
went to the Eastern Market.
got four cavities filled (8 more to go).
Today I...
am not doing much work.
canceled my appointment with that crazy dentist.
have to take out the recycling.
Tomorrow I....
won't do much work.
will go out for happy hour.
will begin my week-long adventure with vanity.
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3 comments:
12 cavities? Wow.
first-
see, michelle? see what happens when you eat plain brown sugar. sure, it seems a little less like just eating sugar because of its lumpiness and ability to be squished into shapes, but teeth won't be fooled. put down the sugarbag, sugarbag
second-
did you hear about that woman "AJ" who has a "unique (see: freakish) memory" according to memory scientists? She can remember everything that happened to her on every day of her life since she was a toddler, though does poorly on memorization assignments. she's not a rain-man-like savante or anything. she just remembers shitloads of boring crap that happened to and around her. i think npr might have explained it better. maybe.
oh I definitely heard about her! she is CARAZY, as in so crazy I had to add an extra vowel. She couldn't learn history in school, and for some reason can only remember everything that ever happened to her. ever. as in, on september 5 1990 she baked cookies and had pink eye. I thought I had a good memory because when I go back and look at my day planners from hs I can remember days,but I was definitely shamed by AJ.
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