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Five Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago
1. Working at Apple
2. Reading Zen and the Art of Making a Living
3. Trying to choose a craft to learn
4. Being romantically involved with quite a lot of people
5. Deciding not to have kids after all
Five Things on My To Do List Today
(This is actually my Have Done list. I am being To-Do-List-resistant today.)
1. Figure out doctor appointments for the rest of the year
2. Go shopping at Trader Joe's
3. Drool over my new Rio Grande Tools & Equipment catalog
4. Send a CD to a friend, which required me to find a CD jewel box, which caused me to—
5. Remove a bunch of CDs from their jewel boxes and file them in the binders I keep most of my CDs in
Five Snacks I Enjoy
1. Cottage cheese on tortilla chips
2. Coffee with milk
3. Trader Joe's peanut butter granola bars
4. Ice cream
5. Rice crackers
Five Things I Would Do If I Were a Millionaire, in No Particular Order
1. Anonymously help several friends improve their financial situation
2. Invest in microloans
3. Throw a party on the San Francisco Bay Area zeppelin
4. Give money to some organizations I support
5. Put a downpayment on a new house or a remodel of my current house
Five Places I Have Lived
1. San Francisco, CA
2. Montreal, Canada
3. New Haven, CT
4. Houghton, MI
5. Chicago, IL
Five Jobs I Have Had
1. Jack of all trades, Red Metal Mineral Co., Houghton MI
2. Paint crew, Wesleyan University Physical Plant
3. Manuscript editor, Yale University Press
4. Developmental editor, Instructional Products department, Apple Computer
5. Freelance writer/editor
fattestFive Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago
1. Working at Apple
2. Reading Zen and the Art of Making a Living
3. Trying to choose a craft to learn
4. Being romantically involved with quite a lot of people
5. Deciding not to have kids after all
Five Things on My To Do List Today
(This is actually my Have Done list. I am being To-Do-List-resistant today.)
1. Figure out doctor appointments for the rest of the year
2. Go shopping at Trader Joe's
3. Drool over my new Rio Grande Tools & Equipment catalog
4. Send a CD to a friend, which required me to find a CD jewel box, which caused me to—
5. Remove a bunch of CDs from their jewel boxes and file them in the binders I keep most of my CDs in
Five Snacks I Enjoy
1. Cottage cheese on tortilla chips
2. Coffee with milk
3. Trader Joe's peanut butter granola bars
4. Ice cream
5. Rice crackers
Five Things I Would Do If I Were a Millionaire, in No Particular Order
1. Anonymously help several friends improve their financial situation
2. Invest in microloans
3. Throw a party on the San Francisco Bay Area zeppelin
4. Give money to some organizations I support
5. Put a downpayment on a new house or a remodel of my current house
Five Places I Have Lived
1. San Francisco, CA
2. Montreal, Canada
3. New Haven, CT
4. Houghton, MI
5. Chicago, IL
Five Jobs I Have Had
1. Jack of all trades, Red Metal Mineral Co., Houghton MI
2. Paint crew, Wesleyan University Physical Plant
3. Manuscript editor, Yale University Press
4. Developmental editor, Instructional Products department, Apple Computer
5. Freelance writer/editor
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Date: 21 Nov 2008 03:14 am (UTC)And all of my everyday tools are from Rio because their Bell line has tools small enough for my hands. They don't carry some speciality tools, and I just deal with the regular size, but I work so much better with tools that fit.
(I'm eating Wye River Crab Seasoned Crabbers - baked cheese crackers with Wye River seasoning. I avoid Old Bay -- too much heat, not enough flavor.)
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Date: 21 Nov 2008 03:55 am (UTC)Cheese crackers - nom.
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Date: 21 Nov 2008 04:24 am (UTC)Yeah, and the good thing about these is they don't solidify between your teeth.
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Date: 21 Nov 2008 05:36 am (UTC)Someday I'll tell you about the Very Expensive Round-Trip Ticket.