The third ten

This was my only present:

It was a couple of days late, but it lights up. I'm the queen.

1. I was a punker. I have no idea why. I remember hearing in college that I had no right to be one because I was happy and unscathed.

2. I worked as a bus girl one summer. I shined silverware and glasses with vinegar. I set and cleared tables. I folded the napkins as fancy as I could. I once poured water down a man's back.

3. The best concert that I ever saw was the Pogues at a small club in Chicago. The best song in concert? The Pogues final song, Honky Tonk Woman.

4. I also remembering seeing Depeche Mode, Paul Young, U2, Violent Femmes, Sinead O'Conner, and the Jesus & Mary Chain (they weren't singing about Jesus though). I'm sure that I saw more than that, but I can't recall any others.

5. I went to Purdue for awhile. I didn't learn anything except a love of satire. I also learned to read Gaelic while I was supposed to be doing chemistry or something like that.

6. We had an Elvis shrine in our apartment. We also had an illegal cat.

7. My roomie, Lisa, and my sis, Rosie, threw me a disco birthday party for my 20th birthday. They found disco roller skates in my size at a junk store. They also found me an orange, polyester, strapless jumpsuit.

8. I worked in a picture framing store for a year. I loved the art, and I liked working with my hands. I even did some interior design consulting (that's pretty funny) for some desperate ladies.

9. I worked as a nanny for a year and loved it. The girls were 4 when I started. They were delightful, and I learned a great deal about parenting.

10. I got married when I was 22, eloping in New Orleans.