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March 1, 2009
Changes
Nabbed from Julie-O. (And I modified the years a bit, because it was so much fun.)
25 YEARS AGO TODAY (1984)
1) How old were you? 13.
2) Who were you dating? Dating? Eep! Not 'til my braces came off.
3) Where did you work? In my mom's home office, filing. And in neighbors' homes, babysitting.
4) Where did you live? Wynhill Drive, Atlanta.
5) Where did you hang out? Like, totally at Perimeter Mall.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Nope.
7) Who was your best friend? Susan Waters.
8) How many tattoos did you have? None.
9) How many piercings did you have? Two, but could only wear an earring in one ear because the piercing in my right ear was mangled so badly when it was done. It's like I got to be trendy '80s with the one earring thing without even trying.
10) What kind of car did you drive? My mom let me ride shotgun in her Chevy Monte Carlo.
11) Had you been to a real party? Well, I'd have said "yes," but would've defined "real" differently, later.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Were you single/taken/married/divorced? Just boy-crazy.
14) Any Kids? Nope. I still was one!
20 YEARS AGO TODAY (1989)
1) How old were you? 18.
2) Who were you dating? Avi Neurohr, long distance.
3) Where did you work? On campus at the "tutor house," doing academic peer tutoring. Then at Chili's on the weekends, bartending my way through school in a very short denim skirt.
4) Where did you live? Reed III, University of Georgia campus (stadium-adjacent, y'all).
5) Where did you hang out? On campus.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I had just started wearing contacts.
7) Who was your best friend? Candace.
8) How many tattoos did you have? None.
9) How many piercings did you have? Two, but never wear earrings.
10) What kind of car did you drive? Toyota Celica: The Hatchmobile.
11) Had you been to a real party? Absolutely.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Were you single/taken/married/divorced? Enjoying dating long-distance and flirting with the locals.
14) Any Kids? Nope.
15 YEARS AGO TODAY (1994)
1) How old were you? 23.
2) Who were you dating? Every loser in Los Angeles, I'm afraid.
3) Where did you work? Left Bank Management, i.e.: for Duran Duran, The Bee Gees, Richard Marx, Meat Loaf, John Mellencamp, Tony Toni Toné, Stephanie Mills, LA Guns, Luther Vandross, and Joey Lawrence.
4) Where did you live? Hollywood Tower, my first apartment of my very own, 6200 Franklin Ave.
5) Where did you hang out? Dan Tana's.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Contacts.
7) Who was your best friend? Cousin Faith.
8) How many tattoos did you have? None.
9) How many piercings did you have? Two, but never wear earrings.
10) What kind of car did you drive? Mazda Miata: The Tictac.
11) Had you been to a real party? Nightly.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Were you single/taken/married/divorced? Very single.
14) Any Kids? Nope.
10 YEARS AGO TODAY (1999)
1) How old were you? 28.
2) Who were you dating? No one serious. Just whoring around.
3) Where did you work? I was a working actor and hand model with a dozen survival jobs (see previous note about my jobs).
4) Where did you live? Psycho Roommate Hell, Moorpark Ave., Sherman Oaks.
5) Where did you hang out? The Backstage on Karaoke night.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Contacts.
7) Who was your best friend? My Sissa Melissa.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Two.
9) How many piercings did you have? Two, but never wear earrings.
10) What kind of car did you drive? Mazda Miata: The Tictac.
11) Had you been to a real party? Nightly.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Were you single/taken/married/divorced? Militantly single.
14) Any Kids? Nope.
5 YEARS AGO TODAY (2004)
1) How old were you? 33.
2) Who were you dating? Keith Johnson. We were even engaged and shacking.
3) Where did you work? In casting. Mostly from home.
4) Where did you live? Beechwood Canyon, Hollywood Hills.
5) Where did you hang out? Dan Tana's.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Contacts.
7) Who was your best friend? Keith Johnson.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Two.
9) How many piercings did you have? Two, but never wear earrings.
10) What kind of car did you drive? Mazda Miata: The Tictac.
11) Had you been to a real party? Fewer and fewer, being coupled and all that.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Were you single/taken/married/divorced? Engaged and holding.
14) Any Kids? No, but looking forward to more time with Keith's son.
TODAY (2009)
1) How old are you? 38.
2) Who are you dating? My husband.
3) Where do you work? In casting. In production. Online. In any large gathering place.
4) Where do you live? Seven blocks from the beach, Santa Monica.
5) Where do you hang out? Dan Tana's.
6) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? Nope. Got the LASIK, baby.
7) Who is your best friend? My husband. Followed closely by a gaggle of Annas.
8) How many tattoos do you have? Two.
9) How many piercings do you have? Two, but never wear earrings.
10) What kind of car do you drive? Mazda Miata: The Tictac.
11) Have you been to a real party? Occasionally.
12) Have you had your heart broken? Yep.
13) Are you single/taken/married/divorced? Married and loving it.
14) Any Kids? My gorgeous stepson, Quinn (just not nearly often enough in-house).
5 YEARS FROM NOW (2014)
1) How old will you be? 43.
2) Who will you be dating? My husband.
3) Where will you work? In casting. In production. Online. In any large gathering place. On the air.
4) Where will you live? Ideally at a house we picked out years ago, just down the street from where we are now.
5) Where will you hang out? Dan Tana's.
6) Will you wear contacts and/or glasses? Nope. Got the LASIK, baby.
7) Who will your best friend be? My husband. Probably still followed closely by a gaggle of Annas. But who knows?!?
8) How many tattoos will you have? Two and maybe a third. Thinking about something...
9) How many piercings will you have? If I have my way, I may even have the two that are on my ears "filled in" and just be done with the idea that I would/could *ever* wear earrings.
10) What kind of car will you drive? Mazda Miata: The Tictac. And hopefully will have added an FX-45: The Doc Martin.
11) Will you have been to a real party? Suspect I will also be throwing quite a few, once we're in our house. We owe a lot of party karma.
12) Will you have had your heart broken? Yep. But it's still held over from that first time. ;)
13) Will you be single/taken/married/divorced? Married and loving it.
14) Any Kids? By then, my gorgeous stepson, Quinn will be living with us full-time. Will he have any siblings? Only time will tell.
(comments from the Facebook)
Eric Loya
Wow. I liked so much of this, and so will not comment on most of it, since that would be way too long. But I did want to say that I'm very interested and excited about the addition of "On the air" five years from now.
March 1, 2009 at 11:00pm · LikeUnlike ·
Bonnie Gillespie
*beams*
March 1, 2009 at 11:36pm · LikeUnlike ·
Domenic Tudino
I'm jealous that you live 7 blocks from the beach in Santa Monica. I live 5,000 miles from Santa Monica, it's a bit of a walk for me !
March 2, 2009 at 8:50am · LikeUnlike ·
Bonnie Gillespie
Seven blocks, baby. It's awesome. This morning (we had gone to bed with the windows open) the whole house smelled like ocean. It was a lovely way to wake up. I love it!
March 2, 2009 at 1:01pm · LikeUnlike ·
Deborah Cape
I was in Santa Monica....just over a week ago. Ahhh....I miss it so. :)
March 3, 2009 at 3:47am · LikeUnlike ·
Bonnie Gillespie
Isn't it the best? :)
March 3, 2009 at 12:07pm · LikeUnlike ·
Posted by bonnie at March 1, 2009 8:38 PM