austin_tycho | (no subject)

Ganked from

weenerpie, who is in my thoughts today...

Just to help me remember-
at 11, 1978-79, I was in 5th grade living in Richardson Texas.
at 21, 1988-89, I was a junior at UT and living in the Bruel apartments.
at 31, 1998-99, I was dating hub and was living over on Jollyville.

Let's assume that everything written here is preceded by "uh... as far as I can remember..."

Favorite album
at 11: yeah, let's cut right to the embarrassing stuff. Something by Barry Manilow.
at 21: Probably 'Door to Door' by the Cars
at 31: 'Crash', Dave Matthews Band

Favorite fast food
at 11: Big Mac
at 21: microwaved bean and cheese burritos with Taco Bell mild sauce
at 31: Grandy's fried okra

Favorite instant food
at 11: Crunch Berries
at 21: donuts from Ken's
at 31: Marie Callendar's garlic bread

Favorite actor(ess/s/es)
at 11: the David Prowse/James Earl Jones combo
at 21: Patrick Stewart
at 31: Sandra Bullock

Job situation
at 11: drug mule
at 21: archives putter-togetherer at the LBJ library at UT
at 31: Food Stamp/TANF/Medicaid hander-outter

Main musical instrument
at 11: French horn
at 21: bass guitar
at 31: voice

Home computer
at 11: Hal 9000
at 21: whatever I could borrow from a friend
at 31: standard home PC with a 133 something or other processor

Favorite alcohol
at 11: tequila from a hooker's cleavage
at 21: grasshoppers
at 31: Cruzan rum and DrPepper

Political leanings
at 11: Democrat
at 21: more left than you, fascist!
at 31: Greenish Democrat

Number of letters written per year
at 11: 5-6
at 21: 10-12
at 31: if we count emails, about a zillion. If not, 5-6

Preferred format of recorded media
at 11: record album
at 21: record album
at 31: CD

Music playback device
at 11: big ol' home stereo system
at 21: Marantz stereo
at 31: boom box, car stereo

Living situation
at 11: living in the wilds of Tibet, being raised by yaks
at 21: living in an efficiency apartment in the west campus area with a window-unit AC
at 31: shacking up with someone in a nice apartment complex in north Austin

Annual conferences/conventions attended
at 11: Furrycon
at 21: Illuminati
at 31: took a break that year

Career aspirations
at 11: astronomer
at 21: therapist
at 31: whatever pays the bills

Vehicle(s) driven
at 11: that car in Back to the Future
at 21: Yamaha 180 Riva scooter
at 31: 1979 Pontiac Catalina

Last concert seen around this time:
at 11: Doc Severinson (the Tonight Show trumpet player)
at 21: Van Halen
at 31: Dave Matthews Band

Favorite shoes/boots
at 11: flip-flops
at 21: Nike tennis shoes
at 31: combat boots

Typical clothing
at 11: jeans and t-shirts
at 21: jeans and t-shirts
at 31: jeans and t-shirts