The 'Then & Now' meme everyone is doing.

[cornerofmadness]

Got this from kiramaru7. By chance she picked one of the more interesting years of my life. If interested in playing, comment below.

Then

Age: 21

I lived in:
It depends. Part of this year I was a senior and lived in a college dorm in SW Pennsylvania. I graduated with degrees in both Chemistry and Biology and the last part of this year I went to medical school, moved to Cleveland and into my first apartment. It was an amazing first apartment which your typical WTF roommate. It was on the 11th floor with a balcony that overlooked one of the 2 pools (indoor and outdoor pools, underground parking, gym) and Lake Erie. In fact some idiot screwed the pooch on this apartment. It was SUPPOSED to be a singles/DINKs apartment only with a mall inside the apartment for the residents/locals. It wasn’t zoned for a mall and someone decided ‘no kids’ was discrimination. By the time I left four years later it was HUD housing and going to hell. What a shame.

I drove:
Nothing at first then when I was in college then my parents gave me their Toyota Corolla when I went off to medical school. I named him Shinji.

I was in a relationship with:
I had just broken up with the guy I was seeing because he thought I was going to be a house wife and I had better plans

I feared:
failing out my first year of medical school

I worked at:
medical school was my job but in college I worked as a lab tech and librarian assistant.

I wanted to be:
a doctor

Now

Age: 45

I live in:
The shaky shack in SE Ohio. It’s a two-bedroom apartment, one of three in the building. It’s so redneck, like a giant trailer. My neighbors are so damn stupid they make me not come out lest they want to babble at me and they seriously make my brain bleed.

I drive:
2009 Honda Civic, shiny silver named Naru

I am in a relationship with:
God, the men here are awful. We have a 25% drop out rate for h.s. and it’s a generational thing here in Appalachia. Education is actively sabatoged I’m alone and frankly, it’s just better that way.

I fear:
being destroyed by debt

I work at:
a universary. My medical career is over so now I’m a professor and teach the next generation of doctors and nurses

I want to be:
As thin as I was at 21? No? (well yes, I do), happy with what I do and that publishing deal would be nice (You know, for the non-erotic stuff but I’ll take the erotic too)

Comments

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Alone is so much better than in a relationship with a person who makes you miserable--and there's plenty of that talent out there. Wise choice.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Coolness! I enjoyed meeting your younger self as much as meeting you now! (if that makes any sense... ^^;)

[raceulfson.livejournal.com]

Just smile and nod and don't let them get their stupid all over you.

For a first apartment, that sounds awesome. I would have been spoiled for life.

I want to play!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I just weed outside with my headphones on so I can't hear them.

It was spoiling. It was supposed tobe a luxury condo!

okay how about 25

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

indeed it does, thanks. Young me had such ambitions

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

believe my dad and a couple of my uncles prove that all the time

[raceulfson.livejournal.com]

Age 25

I lived in:
A commune with 5 other adults, 3 dogs, and around 40 cats. We were all working entry level retail and/or going to school. Flour was 5 pounds for 89 cents, lard was 23 cents a pound, and we had a giant gala apple tree in the back. We lived on apple pie, because all of our food budget went to pet food.

I drove:
a 1977 Datsun B-210 hatchback named Cutie. I loved that car.

I was in a relationship with:
Acid Rain. But two of our male roommates proposed. Awkward.

I feared:
My parents finding out

I worked at:
nothing. I was finishing school late due to illness, and we all lived on my allowance between their paychecks.

I wanted to be:
a lawyer

Now

Our house backs up to a creek and we have squirrels, possums, raccoons and a million stray and feral cats we feed. And a messy mock lilac tree instead of the apple.

I drive:
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid. It's pale green and named Ling.

I am in a relationship with:
Acid Rain. We just celebrated our 36th anniversary.

I fear:
My parents aging to the point where they need my help 24/7 - and that I might not be able to give it.

I work at:
I'm the Controller of a Steel Fabrication/Erection firm.

I want to be:
a millionaire. Money may not solve all the problems, but solutions are easier to find when you have big bucks in the bank,

Thanks for letting me play!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that was good. I get the aging fear, I really do

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

oh good & you're welcome! *nods*