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Marisa tagged me so here it is

10 YEARS AGO I WAS:............................... 9 years old.............................. Sneaking around all the time pretending to be as stealthful as Batman and wishing i could fly or at least glide.............................. building big mazes out of 30+ cardboard boxes on the grass field in our apartment building for the other kids to play in until teenage bullies came and stomped on it. .............................. selling candles i bought at the dollar store for $3 door to door and then after the Ridgecrest earthquake, emergency kits door to door taking advantage of peoples fear. ha ha poor suckers............................... living in an entirely mexican neighborhood because we were so poor. nothing against mexicans.............................. trying to invent with Ken a way to stay at the bottom of the pool for a long time. (a weighted balloon, a garden hose.).............................. Flying back and forth between Kentucky and California visiting my mom and dad and being torn apart every time.............................. and the smallest kid in school. and as skinny as a twig or skinnier............................... 5 YEARS AGO I WAS:.............................. 14 and in Jr High.............................. being introduced to a world that was less straight forward than i thought.............................. wishing i wasn't so small.............................. figuring out girls. (never worked).............................. learning to push back.............................. making closer friends than i had had before.............................. 1 YEAR AGO I WAS:.............................. looking back at the extreme amount i had changed in 4 years.............................. ready to take on the world.............................. excited to meet and learn from so many new people.............................. dreaming of building Whitehall Academy.............................. NOW I AM:.............................. learning all that it means to be an adult.............................. and alone............................ YESTERDAY I:.............................. learned new dance moves.............................. taught three new students.............................. discussed future money making ideas with my mom over the phone on my drive home from work.............................. 5 SNACKS I ENJOY:.............................. Häagen-Dazs chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.............................. banana chips.............................. white chocolate macodamia nut cookies.............................. skittles.............................. fresh mango.............................. i totally forgot Sainsbury's digestives.............................. 5 SONGS I KNOW ALL OF THE WORDS TO:.............................. Jesus loves me.............................. itsy bitsy spider.............................. "the Mahna Mahna song" from the muppets.............................. "i just can't wait to be king" lion king.............................. New way to be human - by Switchfoot.............................. 5 THINGS I WOULD DO WITH 100 MILLION DOLLARS:.............................. build Whitehall Academy.............................. buy a lifetime supply of socks and die a happy man.............................. bring all of you to work for me (you know, so we could all be in one place).............................. tie $100 bills to fishing lines and get hobos to chase after it............................... stockpile a hidden treasure of gold.............................. 5 PLACES I WOULD RUN TO:.............................. The Lord.............................. my mom (mama's boy).............................. England.............................. JH Ranch.............................. Argentina.............................. 5 THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR (unless paid enough):.............................. A miniskirt .............................. two left shoe (well, maybe).............................. black jeans.............................. white jeans.............................. see-through jeans.............................. 5 FAVORITE MOVIES:.............................. Muppet's Treasure Island (with the right people).............................. Knight's Tale.............................. the Secret of Nimh.............................. Braveheart.............................. the harry potters.............................. 5 BAD HABITS:.............................. leaving my mouth open all the time.............................. listening to too many conversations at once.............................. some would say changing my socks (i don't think so).............................. Not Eating Healthy.............................. Chewing on anything in my hand unconciously (never let me hold your hand on a date hehe unless we've already had dinner.............................. 5 BIGGEST JOYS:.............................. my walks with Jesus.............................. dancing.............................. my siblings.............................. making others laugh.............................. suprising visits.............................. * 5 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS I WOULD DATE:.............................. wonder woman.............................. Padme from Star Wars............................. lady guenever from King Aurther (is she fictional?)............................. josh gave me this idea, Catherine Zeta Jones (The Mask of Zorro)............................... Catherine Zeta Jones playing any fictional character............................... 5 PEOPLE I TAG:.............................. definitely Josh.............................. i would love to hear Luke Streckfuss.............................. Liana.............................. The Iceman.............................. and Rob McAlister.............................. (i have to admit this was fun. it's like talking all you want about yourself with the excuse that you were asked. we should do this more often)

posted by Benjamin @ 7.10.05