10 years ago

recently, i discovered an interesting meme on a friend's blog. Per wikipedia:
A meme (pronounced /miːm/)^[1] consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity. Memes propagate themselves and can move through a "culture" in a manner similar to the behavior of a virus.

not sure if it is narcissicistic, exhibitionist or self-reflective, but i find myself drawn to personality tests and such. without further ado (i've noticed myself including these rather trite sayings in my "vernacular". they're like catchy christmas songs that you can't get out of your head.):

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
i was living in the mission district in san francisco with three other nerds. we threw an espionage-themed house party in which we wired the house with webcams and broadcasted to monitors & tvs in the house and the website. * the photo above photo is of me as a half cyborg human agent. of course, i wasn't a total party animal. by day i worked a 9 to 5 job at charles schwab, and by night, i was painting and taking a class on typography.

2. Five things on my to-do list today?
- pick up a book on hold from the library
- change my haircut appt
- solder some leds
- get the motivation to put buttons on juliet and finally finish the damn thing
- clean the catbox
- water plants...oh wait, that's six. shit.

3. Snacks I enjoy
i was asked this at a workshop recently. didn't realize snacks were such a vital part of our culture. anyhoo....
trader joe's parmesan garlic pita chips, terra chips, coconut chunks, trader joe's organic mini cheese sandwiches, gummy cokes, choco-coconut pocky, fruit, oh and chips & queso

4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire (no particular order)
make art full-time.
support my boyfriend so he could make art full time.
buy my mom a house in california near family.
buy land along the coast and design and build a leed-certified home using alternative sources of energy with a large studio, power tools, lots of ridiculous gadgets; grow my own vegetables.
give money to charities and fund research in alternative energy.
i should probably pay off credit card debt, too.

5. Places I have lived
saigon, vietnam
galveston, tx
austin, tx
san francisco, ca
rancho santa margarita, ca
long beach, ca

6. Jobs I have had
sno cone stand attendant
research assistant at university lab
barista & general manager at a 24hr coffee shop
administrative assistant
hostess
web producer
project manager
new media director
graphic designer

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