[flanker_ji]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
Living in a house with my friends in Aptos, CA. It was my first time living away from home, I had disposable income, and I was livin' it up.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
Living in a large city, working in the IT field, and possibly living with my boyfriend.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
Ha... I'm at least a football field away from that mark!

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
Living here, Portland, or Seattle, finishing school, starting a business, and a family too.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
I wanted to be a veternarian at first, then a fashion designer, then an actor.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
A book with possibly the most misleading title ever - How to Make Every Man Want You (or Make Yours Want You More).

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
The Simpsons Movie, I think.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
Yes!

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
The multi-color striped Ikea armchair my best friend gave me for my birthday years ago.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
This is such a hard one... I was a hardcore collector of awesome things. I guess I'll say my black/gray/white paisley print docs. They're still going strong!

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
I got a few tapes at the same time... NKOTB - The Right Stuff, Color Me Badd - 1st (only?) album, and Portrait. Oy...

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
That the lawyer I worked for always, ALWAYS had Bob Dylan playing. I could. not. stand. his voice.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
The fun co-workers and guests.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
Uh... almost any of 'em would do, really. I love reconnecting.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
They're all pretty lean, in a muscular way.

16. What does your hair look like right now?
Chin-length, curly, reddish brown bob.

17. What is your favourite insult?
D-hole. Like, worse than a-hole. Ever since my friend Laura introduced me to it, I find myself saying it all the time. And then on TV Sunday night, someone said "he's a grade-D slice of jackass!" So I might have to work that one in now.

[missladyj]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
chi-town in my little house on the west side that I recently purchased

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
done with my masters degree

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?I will be done this summer

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
working on my EdD or PhD. or teaching health
5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
Be a conductor of an orchestra on roller skates and a vetenarian

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Starship Troopers By Heinlien. Also just finished Brief Lives the Sandman comic series . Best comic book evah!

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theatre?
Transformers

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
Yes.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
Our bedroom set

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from teenage years?
a team alva skate shirt, an h-street jacket.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
Duran Duran Rio

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?

Working in a mall

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
my students

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on myspace?
Josh

15. What physical traits do the bulk of your exes share?
smarmy white boys

16. What does your hair look like right now?

layery bob.

17. What's your favourite insult?
douche bag, fucktard, dickweed. stupid whore

[funnybird]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
Living in a big house-share in north London, planning to quit my badly-paid job.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
Still living in London, married to Architect Boy, with a great job and maybe a baby.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
Well I managed the marriage part... And I still live in London.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
Hopefully still married! Hopefully I'll have managed to quit the badly paid job...

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
I wanted to be a nurse, because that was what my Mum was.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Freakanomics.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theatre?
Sunshine.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
Yes.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
Our bed. No other bed feels quite right.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from teenage years?
A red and white flowery tea-dress, worn with my Doc Marten boots. A look inspired by Claire Danes in 'My So Called Life'.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
Madonna, 'The Immaculate Collection'. On Tape.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
The paper cuts. I was stuffing envelopes for mail-outs.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
The flexi-time.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on myspace?
Probably Tom, my ex. He had some issues, and I'd just like to know that things worked out okay for him.

15. What physical traits do the bulk of your exes share?
Cheekbones and beautiful mouths.

16. What does your hair look like right now?
Like I cut it myself. Which I did.

17. What's your favourite insult?
Cock (which can sound supremely disdainful if said correctly), or fucking fuckhead.

[kiss_the_fiddler]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
In the larger town north of here, getting used to being married to my sweet wife and working on my undergrad in social work.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
I thought I'd be working as a social worker in my town.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
Not very close. I continued school, finished my undergrad and my master's in social work. Moved to a different town. Joined the fire department. not working in social work at all

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
I hope I'm parenting a 4 year old child. living in the same house. still on the fire department. happily running my own business. still married to my sweet wife.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
I wanted to be an OB doc.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Taking Charge of Your Fertility

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
oof. It's been so long, I don't remember.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
don't remember

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
My bed.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
A tee shirt I have with a map of the missiles in Montana on it.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
Emmylou Harris or Itzak Perlman

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
That it was McDonalds and I had to drive an old truck into town for a stupid short little shift for three bucks an hour.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
That it pushes me and I'm constantly learning new things.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
boobs

16. What does your hair look like right now?
short but needs cut, sort of reddish brown and getting shaggy

17. What is your favourite insult?
fuck-tard

[mouse]

oh jeeze, i do love me some surveys!!!!


1. Where were you 5 years ago?
october 2002: newly moved to jamaica plain in boston, living with three other rad girls, going to art school, working at the mfa.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
living in a city by myself with a cat and lots of plants and a big sunny apartment, making art.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
living in a city by myself with no cat and lots of plants and a tiny sunny apartment, making art.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
same thing i am doing now, but with more skill and for better clients. hopefully getting laid a little bit more.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
i wanted to be an illustrator!

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
anne tyler, "the accidental tourist"

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
hm. could it really have been "bourne ultimatum"??? ew.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
i didn't think i would like it, and i didn't!

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
small pink chest of drawers

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
i had a fantastic pair of vintage wrangler jeans that i wore until they fell apart. also a bright yellow shirt with a bee on it that said "MR. BEE!" that was stolen from the laundry room in college

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
greenday's "dookie". on cassette tape. *shame*

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
i was a dishwasher in a seafood restaurant. what WASN'T the worst thing??

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
i get to draw for a living

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
a.g.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
penis

16. What does your hair look like right now?
chin length, reddish brown, shaggy

17. What is your favourite insult?
ponyfucker!

[shinyx3]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
married to the wrong man getting ready to move to germany

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
as i was already aware i was married to the wrong man i had no idea where i would be going or what i would be doing in the future

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
maybe still in montana, i love my home here, but maybe somewhere else. i don't really know but if we have a great opportunity i can't see why we wouldn't take it. hopefully i will be running our company, but that can be done from pretty much any where.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
sing, dance, be on stage, be famous

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
in the company of the courtesan. i liked it.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
um, oh right, we went to see 'knocked up' right before i had our baby

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
yes

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
well, i guess the dining room table but i am not really attached to any of the furniture.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
my orange bum equipment sweatshirt. i still have it. it is a total rag though.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
i think it was motley crue - girls girls girls

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
omg, was there anything good about it? fiddler and i worked at a really horrible motel, cleaning rooms.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
i am not working outside the home right now and that is wonderful because i get to be a mom. i didn't get to just be a mom with shinyboy and i am so glad that i have the chance to just take care of my kids. at least a few more months. lil is not ready for daycare yet, only 8 wks old.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
if i used myspace, mary, she is such a neat person and i wish i had kept in contact with her

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
thinking . . . i guess that none of then are particularly tall. not overly short, just not over 6 ft. other than that they really have nothing in common physicaly

16. What does your hair look like right now?
about 2.5 in past my collar bone, blond with really bad roots showing. straight, layered (i have a air apt on wed)

17. What is your favorite insult?
fool, mooncalf, dumbass

[venetia]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
Flatting, just starting my degree.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
Well, I thought I'd be finished the darn degree.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
Not close enough! At least live in a nice house now though.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
I have no idea.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
I wanted to be a criminal lawyer.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Joann Sfar - the Rabbi's Cat.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
Superbad.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
I liked it even more than I thought I would.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
The sofa bed.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
*cringe*

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
probably a madonna album.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
wasps stinging me. (fruit picking)

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
no wasps here.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
my friends aren't really lost.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
um... they all had all their fingers and toes?

16. What does your hair look like right now?
short and blonde.

17. What is your favourite insult?
alas I'm trying to come up with a new one because I don't like any of the ones I use.

[edie52]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? Starting my 2nd year of college, which I was about to fuck up, living in a haunted and crazy communal apartment, crushing on the boy who would soon become by boyfriend for 2.5 years, and smoking too much pot.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I was in too much of a marijuana haze to think that far ahead.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? Well, I'm living in a foreign country right now, which is something I did like to dream of as a teenager.... but also something I couldn't have predicted.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Hopefully a bit more settled. It may be too soon to say this, but I don't think I'd mind a bit if I were living with my current boyfriend, in a house with a piano and a couple of cats. Maybe done grad school, but more likely still in it.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? Trapeze artist.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? A collection of contemporary short fiction by Japanese women, entitled "Inside."

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? The Manhattan Short Film Festival, last week.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? No, a lot of it was bad! The Canadian animation was good though, I voted for it.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? I'm not currently living in my home. But in this place? I'll go with the nice big bathtub. Back home? My antique dresser with the big oval mirror, passed down through generations of women on my Mom's side.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? Brown Wrangler cords.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? A Michael Jackson tape, I think.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? The dirty dishonesty of telemarketing.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? That I don't have one!

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? Maybe my older cousin who I used to write letters to.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? A certain boyish cuteness, mixed with a certain manly handsomeness.

16. What does your hair look like right now? Wet, up in a towel. But usually- my natural medium brown, chin length, with bangs.

17. What is your favourite insult? Cunt, if it's warranted.

[yuefie]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? Living in San Marcos, recovering from my aunt Debbie's sudden death, after having lost mom and grandma all in a span of 2 years.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I had no idea, I was just trying to make it through the day then.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? I'm much better off, I'd say.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Hopefully having a family of my own, and finishing a degree in something.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? A teacher or a nurse.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Sicko.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? It was eye opening, to say the least.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? Mmm, besides my comfy bed it would be the two hand painted tables from India.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? Oh lawd, that would be the giant Chicago Bears nightshirt my cousin Jodi gave me that I wore until it was so threadbare it was see-thru.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Damn, I can't remember if I bought it with my own money or not but I think it was Rick Springfield's "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet". I know for sure I bought Peter Gabriel's "So" with my own dinero.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? It was in a scary part of town!

13. What's the best thing about your current job? The flexibility.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? I've already found a few, the best was my ma's bff Cathy.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? Hairy asses? I dunno, hahahaha.

16. What does your hair look like right now? Crap. My curls are all frizzed out, so it's up in a claw clip.

17. What is your favourite insult? Where do I begin? Fucktard, dickhead, asshat, cockbadger, shitstain, fucknut, batshit loon, douchebag, dickwad, cockgoblin, assmunch, and when I'm driving and someone is rude, just plain ol "dick!".

[lananans]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? In eleventh grade, rowing 6 days a week and doing IB.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I thought I would have my life after university figured out at least.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? Very far. Graduating in May, no idea what I want to do.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Married to my boyfriend, living in a big city, happy.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? Writer.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? One of the Gossip Girls books.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? The Bourne Ultimatum

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? YES! It was awesome.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? Well, it was my couch until I woke up one morning and found all of my housemates and her boyfriends clothes on it with them sleeping in her bedroom. Now its my armchair in my room; the living room grosses me out.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? My kilt. I was a Catholic schoolgirl.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Nelly Furtado - Whoa Nelly!

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? Being hit on by creepy old men - driving snack cart/working in a snack bar at a golf course.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? My boss likes me so I can get away with a lot.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? I don't have MySpace but probably my grade 7 boyfriend who I dumped because I had a crush on another boy.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? None really, I have diverse tastes.

16. What does your hair look like right now? Red, wavy, shoulder length, side bangs (which I am trying to grow out, most of the time I wear a hairband of sorts)

17. What is your favourite insult? Jackass, fucker, douchebag, asshole. I have a serious case of sailor mouth.

[lilacwine13]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? In Duluth, MN, severely depressed and trying to finish my degree.

2. 5 years ago, what did you (hope, pray) you'd be doing now?
I think at that point I was just hoping to be alive and not working in fast food.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
Well, I'm still alive, living in Arizona, with my degree, working towards a career and possibly grad school, and my job has nothing to do with food, so I'd say pretty far off.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
In grad school, working as an archaeologist, maybe living in a cooler climate

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
Either a nurse or a writer

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Fiction--Neil Gaiman's American Gods; nonfiction--Jennifer Baumgardner's Look Both Ways. I have a tendency to read a fiction book and a nonfiction book at the same time.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
Revival screening of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
Yes I did.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
A gold chaise lounge that doubles as my sofa. It looks like a Victorian fainting couch covered in 70's upholstery, very comfortable

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
Probably this XXL tie-dyed shirt with a peace sign on it.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
Ghostbusters II soundtrack on cassette. (That makes me feel old...)

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
Having the radio set on country music, the grouchy coworkers, and getting yelled at for slacking off because I couldn't think of anything to do. (Kitchen help at a local nursing home)

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
Low pressure, some cool coworkers, being able to do my own thing without being interrupted

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
Um, maybe someone I used to work with, I don't know, I'm not really into Myspace, and am thinking about deleting my profile because I just don't care about it.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
Dark hair. They were also raised Catholic, but that's not really a physical trait.

16. What does your hair look like right now?
Brown, kinda shaggy and down to my shoulders. I really need to get it cut this month.

17. What is your favourite insult?
Jackass.

[humanist77]

1. Where were you 5 years ago?
doing absolutely nothing worth mentioning

2. 5 years ago, what did you (hope, pray) you'd be doing now?
-just about what I am doing now!

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
-pretty close, but perhaps with a bit more money.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
-Hopefully near completing school with a good idea of where I'm headed and not struggling with money (psshh, yeah. right.)

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
-be an artist or a rock star

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
The Poisonwood Bible

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
Simpsons' Movie

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
Even more so!

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
-We just got this pretty, colorful lamp made out of cocktail umbrellas. Sorry, I have to give the link here, because these are just so darn cool! Make sure you move the mouse over each picture of the lamps so you can see what they look like lit up. so neat!

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
my plaid golf pants, homemade abercrombie tshirt, and steel toe docs. Okay that's three items.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
-I have no idea..maybe 7 Year Bitch?

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
-the nasty, lowbrow coworkers (I worked at a cab company-go fig)

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
-I get discounted spa services..and most of my coworkers are cool..other than that, the place is hell! Help me!

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
-there isn't anyone from my past who I would want to find me again.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
-absolutely nothing besides having a penis..some more than others, but definitely at least a Y chromosome.

16. What does your hair look like right now?
-blah-chin length, shapeless, washed out reddish brown and about an inch of roots..must get hair done.

17. What is your favourite insult?
-I'm afraid to say, because when I'm driving and pissed off and yelling at people, my insults are NOT very P.C.

[mornington]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? starting my IB at school

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? in third year of vet school

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? well... I made it to the first year. twice.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? hopefully doing a job I enjoy (I'm thinking aid/development work) or maybe doing a masters

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? be a vet (see 2.) and a ballerina. and maybe a princess. I had every intention of multitasking

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? Marilyn French - The Women's Room

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Harry Potter

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? pretty much - i thought it was better than the first one, and I was pleasantly surprised.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? well, as it's the only piece of furniture I actually own, I'm going to have to say my desk. I'm awfully fond of the sofa though.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? the doc martens my mum bought be for my sixteenth birthday.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Bellatrix - Jedi Wannabe, for my brother's birthday. I must have been about eleven or something, it was when they rereleased the played-about-with star wars in the cinema. It was on fierce panda records and he still has it somewhere. According to my ex, this makes me some sort of indie goddess, but I only bought it 'cos Boy Wonder was obsessed with star wars.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? The uniform. 'twas back in the day when m&s still had those nasty navy and green blazers.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? it's non-existance.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? my best friend from primary school, who got married a couple of years ago. or the first friend I ever made, who lived across the street from me in australia.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? weeeeell... uh. a tendency towards facial hair (and glasses).

16. What does your hair look like right now? bleach blonde, pixie cut that's slightly growing out, roots, bit crap really.

17. What is your favourite insult? cockbadger. fuckwit. cumstain on humanity. arsebandit. knobcheese. tit. arsewipe. I like insults.

[Divala]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? Living on my own in a really cool apartment in the trendy part of the city, single, same job as now.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? Living in NYC, doing something other than what I'm doing now, or maybe in law school.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? Nowhere near it. I'm still in the city, but in a different neighborhood with my boyfriend of just over 2 years. Same job as before, which is the thing I most wanted to change.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Still in the same city, married to boyfriend with a kid, maybe own a house, and definitely get my desert bar opened, which I'm taking classes for right now.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? President

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? One of Jimmy Carter's books. I switch off between political books and chic lit. Now I'm on the chic lit selection.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Supabad.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? No. I think you have to have a penis to really appreciate that movie.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? Red microfiber sofa.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? Please don't make me think about that!

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Queen: Live at Wembeley

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? It was fast food, so it all pretty much sucked. I stayed 2 years, though.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? Weekends and holidays, even the most minor ones, off. The pay is pretty good, too, for my skill set.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? That reminds me, I need to take down my MySpace profile. I hate that site.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? Tall with long hair. The current boyfriend is really tall, but has short hair.

16. What does your hair look like right now? My natural brown color, straight, down just past my shoulders.

17. What is your favourite insult? Waste of air space.

[falljackets]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? living with mrfj in orlando, working as a model, a few months away from getting married

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? living in st. augustine, working from home in some capacity, married to mrfj with a kiddo

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? about 30 miles

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? in st. augustine, maybe with another kiddo, working in sales

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? archaeologist, truck driver, teacher

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? kite runner (unless you count all the pregnancy books i read this year)

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? the simpsons

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? yes, it was the perfect movie for our first post-baby date

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? tie between my bed and my armoire (set)

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? i try to put those unfortunate years behind me

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? two at a time: vanilla ice's to the extreme and george michaels' freedom. (see answer in question 10)

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? the pay. i got $15 a pop to do inventory on calvin klein and christian dior pantyhose in local department stores. i would spend more than i made every time i went.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? i'm a stay at home mom currently, so my son is the best thing about my job.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? i've already reconnected with a few, but would love to see stephanie on there. she was a great friend in college as well as my first bisexual experience.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? their broken hearts. BWAHAHAHAHA!

16. What does your hair look like right now? brown with too short bangs, under a bandana

17. What is your favourite insult? asshat

[zoya]

ooh, it's been a long time since one of these! thanks bustygirl!

1. Where were you 5 years ago? living in LA with my ex

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I had no idea, but was shooting for owning a house, somewhere not in LA, with my ex

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? pretty damn far off the mark

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? based on past experience, I have no idea. would like to be with a great guy in a great relationship, and more settled than I am now, though.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? exactly what I'm doing now

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Superbad!

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? probably more

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? my bed

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? I have no idea

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?I think it was Journey - Escape (dating myself, I know!)

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?my boss. she was a bitch.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?almost everything

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? he already found me! I can't think of who else I'd want to find me.. Maybe Matt, an old BF from like 10 years ago

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? nothing. does whacky, completely un-pc sense of humor count?

16. What does your hair look like right now? brown. and dirty.

17. What is your favourite insult? hmm.. not sure. I'm not much of an insulter, sarcasm is more my style. That said, 'fuck off??'

[kari]

Nice survey, busty girl! I'll play....

1. Where were you 5 years ago? Single, living in a cool apartment in an old house. Working for the state housing agency. Had been dating my now-husband for a year

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I expected I would be in the same field, but in a different job. I also expected I'd be married by then.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? Pretty close. Still in the same field, at a different job, married for 2 years now.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Oh man, who knows. I'm finishing up a degree in counseling at the moment. Not sure if I will switch fields though. Thinking about doing it part-time. I have to see where that takes me.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? An actress!

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? The Alchemist

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Hairspray

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? Eh. I ended up seeing it not out of desire, but b/c that was the only thing on at that time slot.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? Probably my dining room chairs. They are wood & creamy yellow leather.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? Nothing is coming to mind. Does that mean it was all bad??

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Not sure, but am almost positive it was a Madonna album.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? The pay! I worked at a daycare center part-time and I swear made about $20 a week.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? The work can be interesting & I like my salary.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? I'm not on there myself. But I can think of a few people I'd like to know what happened to. Probably my favorite was my friend Tracy, a loud, crazy, Italian girl. So much fun.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? Pretty skin

16. What does your hair look like right now? It's darkish brown, cut in a bob that's longer in the front.

17. What is your favourite insult? Dipshit.

[culturehandy]

1. Where were you 5 years ago? In University

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I thought I'd be in grad school.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? I graduated from university and am returning to grad school next year.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Completed (or coming close to completeing) my Masters Thesis and working in health care some hoe.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? I wanted to be Madonna.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? the Book of the dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? 300

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? I did.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? my futon

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? a pair of dark, flared denim that I got for 4 dollars, they fit great and worked well with every other piece of clothing I owned.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Ten by Pearl Jam

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? I worked in food, as a dishwasher, so everything stank about that job.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? The people. The pay is opretty good. Aside from that, not much.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? No one. if I'm not friends with someone, there is a reason for that.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? Nice eyes.

16. What does your hair look like right now? Long and curly. Brown with natural highlights. Not very exciting is it?

17. What is your favourite insult? Motherfucker or anything with fuck in it. I am also a fan of douche bag.

[nickclick]

busty, a red couch?!?!?? fancy!


1. Where were you 5 years ago?
just left a dead-end job but still in a dead-end relationship

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now?
working a job i like, living in the same apartment, with the same guy

3. How close or far did you come to that mark?
close and better; i like my job and i'm in a new house and relationship!

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now?
same job, same guy, maybe a baby, maybe a new house but not far from here

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living?
write, probably a journalist although i probably didn't know that word yet (bad vocabulary is one of the reasons i never lived out that dream ha ha!)

6. What was the last book you read all the way through?
Reading Lolita in Tehran; i'm almost finished reading The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
hmmm i think the latest Pirates of the Carribean. anything Johnny of course!

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would?
the movie? eh. Johnny? oh yeah.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home?
besides my bed, an Indian-inspired shabby floral painted chest

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years?
my burlap Chuck Taylors

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money?
(well, cassette) Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual; that album seriously changed my life

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job?
i collected quarters for the pay toilet at a stand down the shore, so like, everything.

13. What's the best thing about your current job?
besides peeing for free? enough nerdiness and creativity to keep me in my cubicle

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace?
the grade school friend who moved away that introduced me to The Cure

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share?
hairyness; i'm not into boys that don't need to shave daily

16. What does your hair look like right now?
too long! i'm waiting to cut it until after i put it up for my boyfriend's brother's wedding in two weeks

17. What is your favourite insult?
der, and sometimes, uh-der

[bustygirl]

I'll answer my own survey,I guess.

1. Where were you 5 years ago? Living in a beautiful old apartment in the city, working part time at a fabric store, full time at my own clothing business, and married to my current hubby.

2. 5 years ago, what did you think you'd be doing now? I thought I'd be where I was then.

3. How close or far did you come to that mark? Well, I nw live in my grandmother's house in mid-county, we have a 2 year old son, a dog, a station wagon, and I'm working on my business full-time. So, pretty far. Still married to the same hubby, tho'.

4. Where do you think you'll be 5 years from now? Here. I ain't moving until I'm carried out.

5. When you were a little kid, what did you want to do for a living? I wanted to either be an artist or a grocer.

6. What was the last book you read all the way through? Love in the Time of Cholera. Classic.

7. What was the last movie you saw in a theater? Oh god, we almost never see movies in theatres nowadays. The Simpsons movie, I think.

8. Did you like it as much as you thought you would? Yep.

9. What is your favourite piece of furniture in your home? My red faux suede couch.

10. What is your favourite piece of clothing from your teenage years? These ripped up jeans I rescued from my stepmother's rag bag. Around the time the holes started to rip in the butt, they mysteriously disappeared. I used to wear them over leggings with black flats.

11. What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? Probably Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran.

12. What was the worst thing about your first paying job? All of it. I was the concession girl at a municipal pool.

13. What's the best thing about your current job? Everything but the long hours. I work for myself, and I do everything but make the fabric from scratch.

14. Which long lost friend do you wish would find you on MySpace? Hmmmm. I'm kind of a "don't look back" girl.

15. What physical trait do the bulk of your exes share? They're all mostly muscularly stocky. I like thick boys.

16. What does your hair look like right now? Black with a swatch of blonde in the bangs. Just above shoulder length, with sideswept bangs.

17. What is your favourite insult? dumbass.