Apparently Nichole challenged me to fill out this list thing a few days ago.
Five things 25-year-old Rockford didn’t see coming
- Two children.
- Working for the man.
- Living where we live.
- That I’d be using hair product.
- Living in the same apartment complex as my friend Don.
Five things I was doing 10 years ago
- Working in a plant biology lab.
- Working at a radio station.
- Working at a newspaper.
- Going to class.
- Playing lots of Tetris.
Five things on my to-do list today
- Take out the trash.
- Take Poppy for a walk.
- Take old mattresses to the dump.
- Eat pancakes.
- Make pudding.
Five things I will do when I am a millionaire
- Pay off my student loans.
- Record a cover album featuring all my favorite hip-hop songs, including but not limited to: “California Love,” “Mama Said Knock You Out,” “Dear Mama,” “Today Was a Good Day” and Biz Markie’s “You Got What I Need.”
- Buy a cabin on the Rainy River.
- Go see a Sunday day game at Wrigley Field in the bleachers.
- Buy a house.
Five things I will never wear again
- Flannel shorts.
- Leather vests.
- Tighty-whities.
- Dickies.
- T-shirts featuring sport-lebrity figures.
Five of my favorite toys
- Golf clubs.
- Computer.
- Centrifuges.
- Puzzles.
- Legos.
Five banes of my existence
- Nichole and her stinkin’ challenges.
- KU
- Biscuits
- The Cardinals
- Harold Baines