That Was Then... This Is Now

I found this on a friend's blog and decided to lift and edit.

1996 vs. 2006

1) How old were you?
THEN: 32
NOW: 42

2) Where did you work?
THEN: WACH-TV
NOW: WACH-TV

3) Where did you live?
THEN: Quail Run Apartments/Columbia, SC
NOW: Candlewood Subdivision/Columbia, SC

4) How was your hairstyle?
THEN: Short and disappearing
NOW: Shorter and still disappearing

5) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: Yes
NOW: No, but I should

6) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: Sometimes
NOW: No

8) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: Coco, my beloved Shar Pei
NOW: May he Rest In Peace

9) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: Didn't have either
NOW: Still don't have either

10) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: Too many to list
NOW: Still too many to list

11) How many piercings did you have?
THEN: Are you kidding?
NOW: My pain threshold is ZERO!

12) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: How many Black men have been elected POTUS?
NOW: How many Black men have been elected VPOTUS?

13) What was your favorite band/singer?
THEN: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
NOW: The Artist Once Again Known as Prince

14) Had you smoked a cigarette?
THEN: Yes
NOW: Trying cigarettes and a cigar or two have reaffirmed my hatred of all things tobacco.

15) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: Oh, yes!
NOW: I've never met a good vodka I didn't like.

16) What kind of car did you drive?
THEN: 1992 Honda Prelude
NOW: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 & 2005 HUMMER H2

17) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would still be in Columbia 10 years after arriving.

Oh, Good Evening!