another quiz thingy (yeah, that's a technical term)

Seven years ago, it was Fall 1998 :-O Take this quiz, post the results, and see how much things have changed since then.

7 years ago...
How old were you? 17
What grade were you in? 12th
Where did you go to school? take pride in cedar shoals!
Where did you work? i had just quit food lion because i was having panic attacks, though at the time i didn't know what they were
Where did you live? athens, ga
How was your hair style? probably about the same, just shaggy enough to flip out from under a hat. it was a lot thicker then...
Did you wear braces? nope, had those in 4th grade and 9th grade (yeah, both)
Did you wear contacts? never have
Did you wear glasses? probably some cheap nascar lookin' sunglasses with one giant wrap around rainbow lens
Who was your best friend? nick dale
Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend? i was still into this girl named pam, but she "liked me and was in love with someone else"
Who was your celebrity crush? wow, back then... probably britney spears, she was blowing up right?
Who was your regular-person crush? pam i guess, i was really flirty with everyone though. i lost my fear of girls that year and got a little out of control with the flirting. i've never recovered ;-) it's all michael ruhumbika's fault.
Were you a virgin? absolutely
How many piercings did you have? just as many as i do now
How many tattoos did you have? see piercings
What was your favorite band? dave matthews band, but i was really big into zeppelin, sublime, and oasis
What was your biggest fear? well, i was agoraphobic, anything public, particularly school or other crowded places
Had you smoked a cigarette yet? my mom reads this thing...
Had you gotten drunk or high yet? see cigarettes on drinking, never done any drugs in my life, never will
Had you driven yet? for almost 3 full years
If so what car(s) did you use? i had had my brand new civic a few months at that point, hadn't hit the deer yet. i probably still missed my boxy 85 accord with 4 brand new speakers.
Which of your pets were still alive? we had a collie named Taylor, he died the next year
Which members of your family were still alive? my grandfather had died that feburary, but other than that none have died (thank God)
Which members of your family were not born yet? my first cousins' many kids (like 6 or so)
Did you know the person who sent this to you? well, no one sent this to me, i stole it from lori's blog, but i didn't know her. i had a long, miserable realtionship to go through before we met in person at cades cove.