Self-inflicted Meme

I’ve been trying to decide what to post today. It’s a filler day for a special occasion happening on Thursday. Since I don’t have any type of story set up, I’m going to torture myself and do a meme because, gosh darn it, those are just oodles of time-consuming fun!

So here it is for your enjoyment.
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FIVE YEARS AGO, I WAS . . .
1 - 29-years-old, which would make it 2004.
2 - a nanny to three autistic children.
3 - almost getting into a fist fight with my brother’s bipolar neighbor
4 - attending my first county fair
5 - writing my second fantasy novel

FIVE SNACKS I ENJOY
1 - water crackers and cheese
2 - mini sausages
3 - Doritos
4 - chocolate-covered raisins
5 - cheese sandwiches

IF I WERE A BILLIONAIRE, I WOULD . . .
1 - Buy a small cottage near the ocean
2 - foster animals from a local shelter so they can go to good homes without having to be euthanized
3 - Donate to asthma research and several other charities
4 - buy a publishing house and give a break to those excellent writers who are passed by
5 - go on my first real vacation ever

SOME JOBS I HAVE HAD
1 - telemarketer
2 - clerical assistant
3 - sales associate
4 - nanny
5 - donations collector

WHAT WERE YOU DOING 10 YEARS AGO (5 things)
1. I would have been 24, which would make it 1999. I was working as a sales associate.
2. Fulfilled my 6-year promise to my brother by giving him the money to buy a new snowboard
3. Dealing with my sales manager trying to hook me up with her available 35-year-old son.
4. Listening to a prostitute make a deal with her john in the alcove outside my apartment building
5. Feeding my manx cat, Rabbit

FIVE SONGS THAT YOU KNOW THE LYRICS TO:
1. Pushit by Tool
2. Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
3. Dead Memories by Slipknot
4. Dull Boy by Mudvane
5. Orestes by A Perfect Circle

(Aside: If I hear any song at least 3 times, I can memorize the words even if it’s not a tune I like. So this list could have gone on forever)

FIVE STORIES I HAVE READ:
1: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
2: Animal Farm by George Orwell
3: The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
4: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
5: The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison

FIVE BAD HABITS:
1. Chewing on my fingernails
2. Forgetting to clip my toenails
3. Sucking air in an annoying whistle through the tiny space in my teeth
4. Plucking the hairs on my chin obsessively
5. Not being able to tell people no

FIVE THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO:
1. Writing
2. Reading
3. Listening to the hockey games on the radio
4. Emailing
5. Listening to music

FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER WEAR AGAIN
1. High heel shoes
2. Bras of any kind
3. Hats of any kind
4. Eyeglasses, but I must
5. pajamas

FIVE FAVORITE MEALS
1. Anything parmigiana with spaghetti: chicken, veal, turkey, breaded eggplant
2. Straight meat lasagna without diced vegetables: just noodles, meat, ricotta cheese, and plain tomato sauce
3. Meatloaf with mash potatoes and corn (my favorite meal of all time)
4. Shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta in a white sauce and cheese
5. Barbeque ribs with whole buttered potatoes and caramelized carrots

FIVE THINGS IN THE WORLD YOU WANT TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. A cure to a few diseases or at least a viable health plan for the lower class
2. The ocean
3. The view from a train window
4. Japan
5. Several of my Internet friends

So ends my meme list. If you want to torture yourself and do one of your own, then please seek medical attention.
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Oh, before I forget. Cat Lady Larew from How to Become A Cat Lady... Without the Cats gave me “One Lovely Blog” award. There were no other strings attached with the acceptance of it except to choose people to receive the award (so ignore the self-inflicted meme above).

I would like to give this to my blogging friend, Kathryn Magendie at Virginia Kate Series, author of Tender Graces (BelleBooks). Recently her family was blessed with the new arrival of baby Norah Kathryn, and Kat is one happy grandmother. Stop by her blog, see the adorable baby pictures, and give her your congratulations!
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I’ll be back with my next post on Thursday. If you need something to sustain yourself in the meantime, or you are a writer taking a brief break from Nano, visit my second blog. I made a post about adding peculiar quirks to your characters in your stories to give more depth.