10 years ago (1996):
1) I “graduated” middle school and entered high school
2) I saw the appearance of a comet that’s visible on Earth once every 10,000 years
3) Syracuse b-ball made it to the National Championship game, losing to Kentucky
4) I slow-danced with a girl for the first time
5) I saw Weird Al Yankovic in concert

5 years ago (2001):
1) the new millennium began (God I’m soooo fucking sick of people who are too stupid to realize that it started in 2001, NOT 2000!!!)
2) I met Greg and Tyler, two of my very best friends
3) 9/11 happened
4) I asked three girls out, and got rejected by all of them :-(
5) NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the Daytona 500

Last year (2005):
1) I met the girl whom I want to marry, have kids with, and spend the rest of my life with O:-) I LOVE YOU JEN!!!
2) I lost my virginity
3) I worked with the Syracuse SkyChiefs
4) I went to Grand Manan with another one of my very best friends, Mike
5) I went many places I’d never been before: a Renaissance Fair; a casino; some of the bars of Downtown Syracuse

Yesterday: (wednesday)
1) I woke up next to my darling Jen
2) I had a yummy piece of Jen’s mom’s famous coffee cake
3) I paid my health insurance bill
4) I went to the Syracuse vs. Rutgers game with Mike, Cory, and Otis (SU won in O.T.!)
5) I did this survey \m/

5 Snacks I Enjoy:
1) Ruffles “All Dressed” chips (only available in Canada)
2) pretzel rods (not the skinny wimpy little “pretzel stix”)
3) fresh muffins (bran, chocolate chip, or blueberry) from the North Head Bakery
4) reduced-fat Cheese Nips
5) celery with crumbly bleu cheese (haven’t had that in forever!!!)

5 songs I know all the words to:
1) almost every Metallica song
2) “Misdirected Hostility” - 311
3) “One Week” - Barenaked Ladies
4) “Bohemian Rhapsody” - Queen
5) “Disappearing Boy” - Green Day

What I Would Do with a million dollars:
1) pay off my college loan and any other bills
2) buy my parents a nice little house :-)
3) buy a nice house for my Jen and me :-D
4) save everything that’s left

Places I would Run Away to:
1) Grand Manan, NB
2) anywhere else in Canada :-D
3) Maine
4) anywhere my Jen wants to go :-P

Things I Would Never Wear:
1) women’s clothing
2) tighty-whiteys (those days ended freshman year in high school :-P)
3) a rug (when my hair REALLY starts to go, it’s ALL gonna come off)
4) religious artifacts/jewelry
5) my birthday suit (at least not for anybody but Jen :-P)

Favorite TV Shows
1) simpsons
2) family guy
3) sportscenter
4) law and order: SVU
5) full house

Bad Habits
1) swearing
2) not excercising enough
3) sleeping too late
4) not eating right all the time
5) getting mad at myself

Biggest Joys
1) being in love with my beautiful Jennifer O:-), and all the wonderful things we share and get to experience together
2) hanging out with my best friends/family
3) going to Grand Manan
4) listening to Metallica (on CD, OR live \m/)
5) collecting autographs

5 Favorite Toys
1) PS2 (esp. March Madness ‘04 and MVP Baseball ‘04)
2) digital camera
3) cell phone (even though mine is old and out-of-date)

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS I WOULD’VE DATED
1) Julie “The Cat” Gaffney in Mighty Ducks 2 (Colombe Jacobsen)
2) Janie in American Beauty (Thora Birch)
3) Stephanie Tanner in the last couple seasons of Full House (Jodie Sweetin)
4) Kit Keller in A League of Their Own (Lori Petty)
5) Sonora Webster in Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (Gabrielle Anwar)

I TAG:
1) Jen
2) Melissa
3) J to the Oz