my survey

before & after.
1. before my next birthday, i ... should really post my list of 28 goals for the year.

2. before i turn 35, i ... want to have driven the entire pacific coast.

3. before i die, i ... hope i know i'm dying. i want the opportunity to really experience the time i have left by knowing i only have so much time left.

4. after highschool, i ... lost touch with some really fantastic people.

5. after getting married, i ... hope to honeymoon along the ocean.

6. after a long day at work, i ... sing loudly in my car.


you just won 5 million dollars.
7. do you tell everyone you know or keep it quiet? keep it quiet. i wouldn't know how to talk about it without flaunting it, and i certainly wouldn't want to make money-friends.

8. who's the first person you call? my mom.

9. what's the first thing you buy? a new digital camera.

10. what's the first bill you pay? my college loans.

11. do you keep your job? for awhile. i'd look at going down to part-time, maybe freelance or contract work.

12. do you make any other major lifestyle changes? i'd buy some artsy loft in san francisco. spend as much time there as i could.


would you rather ...
13. read someone else's blog or post to your own? read someone else's.

14. read the book or watch the movie? watch the movie, usually. i do like reading ... but watching movies requires a lot less discipline.

15. be 9 years old or 16 years old again? i think i'd be 16. we had a lot of fun when we were 16. i don't really remember much about being 9.

16. drink wine or beer? i don't drink either. but i think i'm more of a wine person. it sounds sophisticated ... i like to make people think i'm sophisticated.

17. go out to eat or eat at home? eat at home.

18. surprise someone or be surprised? be surprised! i do really enjoy surprising people, but i love being surprised.


who's the person ...
19. you crushed on the most in highschool? george, i think.

20. who first asked you out? nick. to homecoming our sophomore year.

21. you first turned down for a date? nick. to homecoming our sophomore year.

22. you wish lived next door? malissa beamer.

23. who was your first rebellious friend? adrienne. we hung out a lot in eighth grade. she knew all about sex and drinking and drugs. not that she did any of it necessarily, but she could talk about it like she did. she was a transplant - came to the school from somewhere west of here. it added to her appeal. she hadn't known me since i was 5, so i could pretend to be wile when i was with her.

24. you wish you were more like? marlana. she's inspiringly independent.


what one thing ...
25. would you change about your childhood? i would remember more of it. i've got a steel trap in my head for random information, but i can't remember more than six occasions in my life before i turned 12.

26. would you change about your job? i'd bring april into the department.

27. would you never change about yourself? my craftiness.

28. would you change about your spouse? i don't have a spouse. again, everyone say "awww!"

29. would you snack on any time of the day? chili cheese fritos!

30. would you never wear in public? the little silver dress i tried on with jessica at the club clothes store in san francisco.