Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago, it was 1996. Take this survey, post the results, and see how many things have changed since .

1) How old were you?
THEN: 14 mostly
NOW: this is a math test

2) Where did you work?
THEN: work hadn't been invented in 1996
NOW: Anchor Bay Entertainment

3) Where did you live?
THEN: Ottawa
NOW: Toronto

4) How was your hair style?
THEN: I had just chopped my hair off for the first and only time...straight hair to my chin, parted conservatively in the middle.
NOW: um straight hair almost to my boobs, parted at the side.

5) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: mais non
NOW: mais non

6) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: when DIDN'T i wear glasses, hmm?
NOW: still blind

7) Who was your best friend?
THEN: the clique, of course
NOW: harris pals, what remains of the clique, a crazy girl in montreal, and some boys (ewies, boys!)

8) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: meaghan
NOW: meaghan...as of a few days ago, anyway

9) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: ewies boys
NOW: neil young?

11) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: gad, i can't remember...ethan hawke? brad renfro? boys in rock bands?
NOW: no crushes....but johnny depp and ewan macgregor are hot hot

12) Real life crushes
THEN: i honestly can't remember. nothing that lasted more than a few weeks. there were hundreds i'm sure.
NOW: neil young?

13) How many piercings did you have?
THEN: none
NOW: none

14) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: none
NOW: all over

15) What was your favorite band/singer?
THEN: smashing pumpkins, nirvana, matthew good band
NOW: EVERYBODY I LOOOVE YOU

16) Had you smoked a cigarette?
THEN: no
NOW: yes

17) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: hahaha i remember this one time in leanne's backyard.... yes i was drunk.
NOW: no i've never been drunk.

18) What kind of Car did you drive?
THEN: i didn't even have my g1
NOW: the parents' car kind

19) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
i'm EXACTLY where i planned to be:
i got all the degrees and diplomas i predicted i'd get.
i have all the friends i planned to make.
i have the exact foods in my fridge as i'd planned.
i'm visiting all the places i listed.
i'm living in the city that i never claimed to hate.
my apartment is infested with the same insects i had hoped for.
i'm wearing the exact same yellow flip flops i hoped to be wearing.
i'm sweating all over, from all the places i hoped to sweat.
and i'm dating the boy i met in high school.