10 YEARS AGO I

1. rarely left my bedroom.

2. went to a new school for a year.

3. i was fascinated by the presidential election - i wanted to be hillary. always knew i was a democrat.

4. school was everything - i wanted to be a scientist (haha).

5. i was obsessed with batman returns. which is really hilarious.

FIVE YEARS AGO I

1. started high school - whole new friend group and all that comes with that.

2. marching band was life.

3. i wanted to be the best at everything. i fell very short.

4. i still pretty much lived out of my bedroom.

5. i was profoundly maladjusted. (i think i just like the sound of that)

TWO YEARS AGO I

1. worked at marc's. that blew.

2. marching band was ending... so sad.

3. high school was ending... not at all sad.

4. i lost and regained my best friend about 900 times.

5. decided to go to college where i would know no one. a very brave decision, knowing me.

ONE YEAR AGO I

1. found college was not everything i thought it would be.

2. alternately thought i was an empty shirt and the most brilliant thing that ever hit campus.

3. lost my best friend again.

4. found the best group of friends i could have ever asked for.

5. found myself.

YESTERDAY I

1. did absolutely nothing productive. but that's okay.

2. went to 'around the world in four short plays.' one of which was unbelievably brilliant. ('like oedipus i have to know everything!!!' i'll never get over that.)

3. talked to my once and again best friend again. actually, that was last week. yesterday, i started to think we weren't speaking again.

4. went ballistic about losing so much hair.

5. realized hot guy from my high school definitely goes here now.

TODAY I

1. worked almost all day, i am so awesome.

2. discovered emmeline pankhurst is a really cool chick.

3. played settlers of catan and lost :(

4. calmed down a bit about the hair loss thing. my mommy rules.

5. got a great email from my dad. he rules, too.

TOMORROW I WILL

1. start my dhs paper. definitely.

2. mail my ebay packages.

3. start my study abroad application.

4. email judy about the parade friday.

5. overthrow the patriarchy.

FIVE ITEMS I HAVE BRAND LOYALTY TO

1. l'oreal for almost all makeup, shampoo and conditioner, although i'm trying out this new less-girly look now.

2. adidas tennis shoes.

3. coke - fresca and mr. pibb, what more do you want?

4. suave gel and deodorant.

5. colgate toothpaste. so much better than crest.

FIVE SNACKS I ENJOY

1. mom says i need to start enjoying brown rice and sunflower seeds. we'll see.

2. doritos. ;)

3. rainbow sherbet.

4. fruit snacks.

5. chocolate mint.

FIVE SONGS I KNOW ALL THE WORDS TO

1. american pie - don mclean

2. semi-charmed life - third eye blind

3. bohemian rhapsody - queen

4. stairway to heaven - led zeppelin

5. inside out - eve 6

(these are ones i'm kinda proud to say i have memorized. i wish i could add it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine) by rem to this list)

FIVE MOVIES I KNOW ALL THE WORDS TO

1. austin powers

2. dogma

3. harry potter

4. jurassic park

5. batman returns - still

FIVE GAMES I LIKE

1. Scrabble

2. Clue

3. card games - euchre, 500, pinochle, you name it

4. settlers of catan!

5. tetris

FIVE BOOKS THAT MOVED ME

1. the little prince - st exupery (read this read this read this!)

2. maurice - e.m. forster

3. the remains of the day - i'm evil to not remember his name.

4. catch 22 - i don't know if it's moving exactly - parts of it are - it's just so incredibly wonderful amazing like

5. of mice and men - steinbeck

FIVE ALBUMS THAT ROCKED MY WORLD

1. ben folds five - the first one

2. neil finn - try whistling this

3. royal tenenbaums soundtrack (my version)

4. howie day - australia

5. beatles - revolver

FIVE THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

1. chapstick

2. thosepeople

3. plans

4. music

5. 'tang

FIVE THINGS I WOULD BUY WITH $1,000

1. truthfully, i know this is boring, but i'd put it toward my car loan. there isn't a lot i need or want, anyway.

FIVE GUILTY PLEASURES

1. diaryland.

2. 80's music.

3. funny novels meant for women.

4. chick flicks.

5. and i still check up on my soaps from time to time.

TOP FIVE MUSICIANS LATELY

1. howie day

2. ari hest

3. jack johnson

4. phantom planet

5. lisa loeb

TOP FIVE LOCATIONS I’D LIKE TO RUN AWAY TO

1. providence!!!

2. washington d.c. - dupont circle specifically

3. home

4. england

5. oh, god, anywhere in the world

FIVE BAD HABITS I HAVE

1. Procrastination

2. not being realistic.

3. expecting too much - of myself, of others.

4. staying up too late, sleeping in too long.

5. not following through on.. stuff.

FIVE THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR

1. fishnet stockings.

2. a brastrap headband. what is that?

3. jewelry.

4. bell bottoms.

5. fringe.

FIVE SHOWS I LIKE

1. the west wing.

2. real world - we're so missing it! lol

3. the news.

4. Trading Spaces.

5. history channel.

FIVE PLACES I’VE LIVED

1. cuyah0ga falls, ohio.

2. once my address was technically in stow, but it was really cf.

3. another place in cuyah0ga falls, ohio.

4. and another place in cuyah0ga falls, ohio.

5. and marietta, ohio.