{"id":3387,"date":"2005-07-19T16:19:03","date_gmt":"2005-07-19T20:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2024-10-27T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T19:18:24","slug":"you-know-its-meme-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3387","title":{"rendered":"Meme Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haven’t done one of these in a long time. I got it from S. Faol\u00e1\u00ae\u00a0Wolf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I was doing 10 years ago: <\/b><\/p>\n

1995. My last summer in Chicago. I was in a production of A Death in the Family<\/a>\"\"<\/i>. I made a new friend – Kate. She’s still one of my best friends today. There was a heat wave<\/a>. I was moving to New York in the fall. My heart was broken. Because of a guy I was in love with and couldn’t have. I’ve never loved anyone as much as I loved that guy and I was in agony, knowing I had to let him go. In the meantime, though, I had window-boy<\/a>. He was like a comfy old sweater, just beautiful to hang around, and be with – an awesome comfort, yes, but also a continuous adventure … I don’t know how I would have made it through that summer without him. Strangely: with all the sadness and melancholy and impending good-byes – it was a great summer. Even though I got so ill following the heat wave that my doctor made a house call. I also re-connected with the favorite-ex<\/a>. Can’t keep the guys straight? That summer was all about good-byes. All about the triumvirate of men who meant the most to me.<\/p>\n

Five years ago: <\/b><\/p>\n

2000. Er … no idea. It’s all a blur.<\/p>\n

One year ago: <\/b><\/p>\n

In July of last year, I received my first acceptance letter as a writer – from The Sewanee Review<\/i>. Damn issue hasn’t come out yet! But it was one of those moments – of a small part of my ultimate dream come true. But no big exterior changes. My life looked pretty much the same a year ago as it does now.<\/p>\n

That sucks. Come to think of it. My goal is: If I do this meme thing a year from now – I would like to be able to say: My life looks nothing like it looked like a year ago today.<\/p>\n

Yesterday: <\/b><\/p>\n

Spent the night with my dear friend Jen. We sat in her air-conditioned apartment, babbling about each other’s lives. I haven’t seen her in a while. I got caught up on everything in her life, I raved about my high school reunion and seeing Keith M and the Herbie the Love Bug moment my friends and I all had on the way back from the reunion. We then watched 6 Feet Under<\/i> – just like we used to do. (We were roommates for 9 years<\/a>. NINE YEARS!) Beautiful night. Candlelight, wine, soft comfy couch, crazy girl talk, and 6 Feet Under<\/i><\/p>\n

Five snacks I enjoy: <\/b><\/p>\n

I’m a big Wheat Thins fan. I love sliced red peppers and hummus. Granola. Cashews. Red Hot Blue Chips.<\/p>\n

Five songs I know all the words to: <\/b><\/p>\n

Lose Yourself – Eminem
\nTomorrow – from Annie<\/i>
\nSgt. Pepper – The Beatles
\nLiving for the City – Stevie Wonder
\nLithium – Nirvana<\/p>\n

Five Things I would do with $100 million: <\/b><\/p>\n

Buy a house. Buy a car. Give a lot of it away. Set up a college fund for Cashel. Help out my siblings. Hire a personal trainer. Buy my own roller coaster and put it in my massive backyard. Travel. Travel, travel, travel. Oh, and I would get laser surgery on my poor blind eyeballs.<\/p>\n

Five locations I would like to run away to:<\/b><\/p>\n

Ireland. North Dakota. Wales. Anywhere near a beach.<\/p>\n

Five things I like doing: <\/b><\/p>\n

Swimming. Reading. Dancing. Watching baseball. Singing.<\/p>\n

Five bad habits I have: <\/b><\/p>\n

I bite my nails. I procrastinate. I kill plants. (Although: I have just now hit the 2 year mark with keeping 2 plants alive. whoo-hoo!! I think I am ready to buy another one now …) I wash dishes and then leave them in the dish rack. Sometimes I get around to putting them in the cupboard – but usually I just keep them in the rack.<\/p>\n

Five things I would never wear: <\/b><\/p>\n

I would not dress in a garishly-colored African robe and a turban. I would not wear short shorts and a halter top. I would not wear anything like this<\/a>. I would not wear a micro-mini and thigh-high boots, except as a costume. I would not wear a long flowing Holly Hobby sundress.<\/p>\n

Five TV shows I like: <\/b><\/p>\n

6 Feet Under. The West Wing. Blow Out. VH1 Behind the Music. I guess I don’t really watch much TV. I’m all about renting movies.<\/p>\n

Five biggest joys of the moment:<\/b><\/p>\n

The view at the end of my street. My new haircut. Anticipating the two trips I’m going to take this summer. All my Cary Grant movies that I get to watch whenever I want because I OWN THEM ALL. Nostalgia for high school – as odd as that sounds!!<\/p>\n

Five favorite toys: <\/b><\/p>\n

I’m not really a gadget girl. If I had the 100 million dollars, maybe I could be! So … I am glad I have a TV. I love my laptop. Those are all the “toys” I have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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