Tagified

Remember when adding "ified" to the end of a word used to be cool? Me neither.

So, I've got about 5 posts I should have finished long ago, but get too frustrated trying to upload pictures. I was trying to get those done before responding to a tag by this beautiful woman, but I'm getting left behind by friends in a later generation of tagging, so I've got to hurry up and do it.

For the record, I'm pretty sure my husband has already done this, but I haven't read it yet.

Here are the rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

What were you doing 5 years ago?
1. Starting our personal webpage (joeandkathryn.us ... I thought "dot us" - how cute!)
2. Just starting work at a research lab at the medical school (I'm now in a different lab, but same school)
3. Adding a degree in "pure mathematics" so I would have options other than medical research.
4. Wondering how my baby sister could be old enough to be graduating from high school (she's now married and done with college).
5. Discovering life after Aggies for Christ (some of you will know exactly what I mean).


What are 5 things on your to-do list today (not in any particular order)?
1. Get pictures to upload to blogger or complain about it enough for someone else to figure out my problem.
2. Write and start filming a new video.
3. Paint bamboo for our wall.
4. Finish the laundry.
5. Get at least one more verse mostly written for the song I'm working on for Joe. (My days are not usually quite so creative, but today is a holiday, so I've set it aside for some projects.)

What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
I made some categories, depending on my type of desire for the snack:
1. sweet: cinnamon-sugar anything (preferably toast or soft pretzel)
2. want a good taste in my mouth: cheese (sharp cheddar is my favorite)
3. really hungry but need to wait to eat a meal: Nature Made Oats & Honey Granola Bar (it works!)
4. slightly hungry: Pink Lady Apples (the best!)
5. "hungry" only because I happened to see it: bread of ANY type!

What 5 things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Ask people I love what I should do with my money, and do what's good from that. I'd probably ask some "educated" people I don't know, too... I think you're supposed to invest money or something like that so you can keep getting more.
2. Pay off my debt and that of loved ones who are trying (or will start to try) to make better choices with how they deal with money. (Apparently I like attaching strings more than my more generous friends.)
3. Have a homestead. Build at least one big house and some little ones nearby, and let my mom design them. There would be an orchard and a big garden for us (everyone who lives there) to share.
4. Only work in ways I really believe in and not get paid to do so.
5. Have some extended (at least 6 months) stays in several countries, becoming fluent in multiple languages and learning from their cultures.

What are 5 of your bad habits?
1. getting sick of things / people
2. getting in bad moods & withdrawing
3. reading for very long periods of time (though sometimes it's nice)
4. getting very frustrated when interrupted while typing (I just threw Joe out of the room) - this seems to be the one time I hate (and can't do) multi-tasking.
5. being sad / disappointed about things instead of letting them go

What are 5 places you have lived?
(I'm writing them in order)
1. Dallas, TX (first almost 18 years)
2. College Station, TX (2 years, then again Bryan or CS since 2002)
3. Bangkok, Thailand (1 summer)
4. Malibu, CA (1 fall semester)
5. Agoura Hills (one of the millions of LA suburbs, past Burbank then Thousand Oaks), CA (9ish months)

What are 5 jobs you've had?
(not all paid positions)
1. Junior Camp Counselor at Pettijohn (where I met Joe)
2. Volunteer at Presbyterian Hospital in whatever they call the area with the overly moody women who just gave birth ("Look at this sweet miracle... this is the best day of my life. No, I said juice half-full of ice - this is nearly 2/3 full of ice! Nevermind, I hate juice anyway.")
3. Proofreader for a publications company (Where their favorite game was "Pin the Blame on the Ass")
4. Cosmetician (no, it's not a real word, but it was my job title) in Malibu... imagine me helping the most vain people I've ever met with makeup? yuck.
5. Waitress for one week at a friend's family business... they didn't let me keep any of the tips, who's dumb idea was that?

What 5 people do you want to tag?
note: I picked people a while back, so they may have already been tagged by someone else, but I took off the people (like Joe) who have already responded.
original note: I first thought "I don't know 5 other people who blog who I can ask to do this" but then noticed on Google Reader than there are exactly 30 blogs I read. Busted.

1. Christy: She's awesome and does way more cool things than her blog reveals. This will at least get one more post up!

2. Shelley: Who I didn't get to catch up with when she was in town this weekend... this can be your penance. I know summer's busy, but you've got to get back to posting - inquiring minds must know!

3. My cousin, Bobby (though I think he just goes by Bob now): He's lived a lot of cool places and done a lot of cool things. I don't think he will want to post this, but I know we've got tons of family members who rave for weeks every time he does post something. Bobby, if you post, I'll let you out of the whole "tagging 5 more people" thing - so you don't have to worry about bad luck or a giant zit or whatever this sort of thing threatens if you don't pass it on!

4. Jenny: I'll pretty much do anything to hear again how you were paid to dance wearing Vegas-style feathers. That's so awesome.

5. Thad: Because sometimes it's just fun to jump on the (tagging) bandwagon.