Five Things...

I'm a compulsive survey-taker.  On all things, when the survey pops up and asks you to participate, my instant reaction is, "Meee??  You want to know what I think? You want to know about me? SURE!!" and then I make up a name and birthday and usually say that I'm from Paris, Texas--a city about the same size as Cookevegas.
But I digress.


Five things I was doing 10 years ago: (April/May 2001 — still in 7th grade, age 12)
1. Wearing these god-awful black boots I was obsessed with.  No, seriously. With everything I could possibly get away with.
2. Singing Kryptonite at the top of my lungs in the shower.  (Wait, does it count if I still do that?)
3. Thinking a lot about whether the age difference would be a problem if I were to marry Russell Crowe. (He's 24 years older than I am...and Gladiator was my favorite. film. ever.) 
4. Reading National Geographic on a daily basis, studying the photos and knowing that one day those would be MY photos in their place.
5. Watching That Thing You Do over and over and over and over...

Five things on my "to do list" today:
1. Go outside. (Check. It's finally warm enough to pack up the parkas!!) 
2. Organize jewelry. (I bought one of those cool hangers with the pouches so you can store it all in your closet!)
3. Write German final paper. (Because if I don't do it now, I'm sure not going to do it any other time this weekend.) 
4. Clean my chair area. (I basically live out of my huge, oversized chair in the living room.  It has it's own ottoman upon which are my various piles of Stuff. Don't judge--it's my one splurge of messyness and I love it.)
5. Check to if International Marketing final grades are posted. (Pleeeeease let me have an A...)


Five things I would do if I were a millionaire: 
1. Invest at least half of it and live off the interest. 
2. Give away/donate to some causes I've really wanted to help lately.
3. Buy those smokin'-hot heels I've been eyeing at the shoe store... 
4. Travel. And fly all my family and friends out to do it with me. 
5. Buy Ryan all the spare parts he could ever need for his beloved, dying Isuzu Rodeo and get it in tip-top shape. (I.e. Working doors, workingheat and a/c, a radio, working speakers, a functional tape/cd deck, real locks, brakes, oh--and an ENGINE.  One that RUNS.) 


Five things I will never wear again:
1. Those black boots.  (Mum stole them while I was asleep so she could "donate" them to Goodwill...)
2. Scrunchies. 
3. Bangs. (After reviewing the evidence--a.k.a. every photo from birth to age 14--I've determined that they are NOT a good look for me.)
4. Anything with a drop-waist. (Yikes.  Ditto the above comment...)
5. Any jewelry item that has a green alien head on it. (...OK, I might wear that again...)

My favorite toys:
1. The Interwebs!!!!/laptop.
2. Cell phone. (Hi. My name is Rachael, and I'm addicted to my Droid X.) 
3. iPod. (I'm obsessed with finding the ultimate free apps...)
4. Planner. (I'm an obsessive organizer.  I LOVE lists...) 
5. Books.


Okay, so that wasn't as much fun as I had anticipated.  But it was better than no survey at all.
How have you spent your Saturday?