Did you know that, in French, 'meme' means 'same'?

Rampant memery (samery?) abounds below.  But a few random facts about the Simian that may have heretofore been unarchived in the annals of historical archivery are henceforth archived for historical purposefulness.

via Dixie.
(I've eschewed the linking/tagging bit.)

 

What were you doing 10 years ago?

February of 1996:

I was in my third year of chemical engineering at the University of Alberta.  I was dating a woman I would eventually ask to marry me, which didn't happen.  (Thankfully!)  I was much more intimately involved with beer than I am now.  She is just a fleeting mistress compared to the steady girlfriend she used to be.  University in general, and engineering more specifically, has a tendancy to do that to a guy. 

What were you doing 1 year ago?

February of 2005:

Same job as now
Nine month old son
Training to run the Death Race
...
Basically, just a slightly less evolved domestic situation than that in which I find myself in now.

How boring!

Five snacks you enjoy:

• Home made popcorn.
  It is nothing more than a vehicle to transport butter and flavoured salt into my body.  Dill pickle shakin's are my favourite.
• Cheetos.
  I keep eating until the bag is empty, no matter how full I am or how gross I feel.  The layer of orange goo on my thumb and first two fingers is about two millimetres thick by the end.  And then I feel guilt.
• A handful of chocolate chips as I meander by the kitchen.  Just 'cause they're there.
• Cheese 'n' crackers.
  Triscuits with a nice brie or camembert is delightful.  Add a slab of Mundare garlic sausage for extra kissable freshness.
• Dad's Goodie Rings.  (Dad's as in brand name, not actual parent.)
  Chocolate and coconut and peanut butter.  They should totally be outlawed.

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics: 

• Boots or Hearts, Tragically Hip
• Can't Keep it In, Cat Stevens
• Amazing Grace
• Never Surrender, Corey Hart
• Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

• Sock away for retirement.
• Kids' educations totally tooken care of.
• Throw a mortgage burning party.
• Get an unlisted number.
• Two chicks at the same time.
  

Five bad habits (of a highly ineffective Simian):

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• Procrastination.

Five things you like doing:

• Reading for hours on end.  (nostalgiac sigh)
• Movies at home with my missus.
• Playing squash.  (another sigh)
• Tickling my son.
• Writing.

Five things you would never wear again:

• Acid wash jeans.
• That red wig from when I came to work dressed in drag. 
  It was itchy. 
  It was Halloween. 
  Amy did my makeup.
• Cardigan sweaters. 
  My mother made me wear one for my grade 8 school photos.  Life scarring event.
• Speedos.
  For the good of mankind.
• A full head of hair.

Five Favourite toys:

• Anakin Skywalker Force FX Lightsabre.
• Home computer.
• My son.
• Whatever pen I currently have in my hand.  (I'm a flicker and twiddler.)
• Slide rule.

Comments

[Marc]

Oh, man, there's nothing quite like a good cardigan. I'm sorry you were scarred. But then I'm a 50 year old man in a 28 year old's body.

Incidentally, my intimacy with beer has increased significantly. In fact, 10 years ago I was chaste with the booze. While I'm not exactly a beer jigalow right now, I certainly know my way around a bottle.

[Mark]

I'm with you on the Cheetos, so I just don't ever keep them in the house, or I only buy a vending machine-sized bag.

Many other similiarities, too, but detailing them might make me seem like a stalker.

Americans as a whole obviously are far behind the rest of the world regarding cheeses. Wallace and Gromit go over my head when they start talking about cheese. I love sharp cheddar (is that so wrong?) and find it hard to stop cutting off more to eat. Other than that, I eat only a few others -- mozarella, ricotta, and provolone. Never tried brie, and never heard of camembert. Perhaps I'm missing something.

[Alvis]

Two chicks at once?

I think I'm going to go ahead and have to ask you to come in on Saturday. Ummm, yeah...

[Linda]

I never tire of learning what the Simian is made of...
I would have to include Banana Nut Bread under Favorite Snacks and Hiccups under Like Doing ;-)