What were you doing ten years ago?
In March 1996, we were still getting things unpacked in the house (being just two months in), and wondering where the hell we were going to put all our books. I was hard at work as the IT support manager at the local office, struggling with the remaining Windows 3.x machines and Novell 3.x servers; indeed, I believe this month was when we had an all-week series of server crashes and similar in-every-night brouhaha. Babylon 5 was in the middle of its 3rd Season — Earth was plunging into tyranny, the Nightwatch was making its moves, and Londo was getting prophecies told to him of his destiny,
What were you doing one year ago?
In March 2005, I was celebrating the wrap-up of our rector search, struggling with a flaky cable modem, and was (on this date) just back from a lengthy business trip at which Sarbanes-Oxley compliance was discussed at length.
Five snacks you enjoy:
Well-salted tortilla chips with a smoky chipotle or roasted pepper salsa. Cheesy rice cakes. Pepper slices. M&Ms. Cookies. All sorts of other crap that really isn’t any good for me.
Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
“The Vatican Rag” (Lehrer); “Rent” (Pet Shop Boys); “Pilate’s Dream” (Weber/Rice); “Hallelujah” (Handel); “The House Carpenter” (Trad./Baez)
There are eleventy-dozen more, of course.
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
Invest enough to be supported the rest of my life, and to pay for Katherine’s college ed. Quit my job. Write. Goof off. Do volunteer work down at the church.
Five things you like doing:
Reading. Playing CoH. Playing with Katherine. Being with Margie. Blogging. Singing. Yes, that’s six things.
Five things you would never wear again:
Can’t think of much, under the right circumstances. There’s some 70s-era stuff (polyester suits) I wouldn’t wear without it being an intentional parody. Now, can’t ever wear again is a different question.
Five favorite toys:
Computer. Action figures. Badminiton paddle. Small metal airplanes. Major Matt Mason (et al.)
In theory I’m supposed to tag five other bloggers with this. But the heck with it — do it if you want.
(via J-Walk)