Friday Fives
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway?
Well, if I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret would it?
2.What were/are some of your favorite toys ever?
Major Matt Mason (a 1960s era astronaut), Big Jim (a 1970s era action figure)and all time favorite: Matchbox cars. Between my sister, my neighbors and my cousins, we had millions of them.
3.See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs)
Lawn mowing (briefly and mostly for allowance). I once started (with a school friend, Judy) a window washing service when we were 14. We did that for two summers. I worked in the dishroom of an old folks home. I worked as a bag boy, a checker and a produce guy at Safeway in high school and college. I was in the Army for three years as a classified document custodian. I waited tables at Pizza Hut for about 8 months. I worked in newspapers as a reporter and editor for about six years including three semester as editor of my college newspaper. I was an RA in the dorms for two years in college in Gunnison. I worked as an overnight clerk at a dorm for two semesters in college in Boulder. I worked as a receptionist at the college radio station. I temped for a company doing desktop publishing in Denver. I worked as a regular move-around temp for a company in Denver for a few months. I covered politics for two years as a reporter in Denver. I worked at a teleconference company as a conference call operator for about 8 months. I worked at two different companies as a customer service rep and a supervisor of a customer care call center. I am currently a fraud investigator for a cell phone company.
I am also a writer but really, I want to direct.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High School – Briefcase Full of Blues – The Blues Brothers. Great music, a great schtick, cool suits and Raybans. What’s not to love.
College – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Imperial Bedroom. Angry, loud, overly produced. It was very, very 80s.
5. What are your top five pizza toppings?
Pepperoni, cheese, onions, sausage and sun dried tomatoes.
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway?
Recently came to the conclusion that I suffer badly from OCD.
2.What were/are some of your favorite toys ever?
Johnny West—a cowboy action figure. Tinkertoys—the wooden ones were the best building set ever.
3.See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs)
First strange job was working for the state conducting highway surveys. I’d sit by the side of the road counting motorcycles, and noting whether or not the rider wore a helmet. BK while in high school. Mowed lawns one summer, and then watered lawns the next. Worked as an intern for an engineering company the next two summers. Did some tutoring while in college. Was a consumer product intern my senior year in college. Became a sales assistant, and then international sales manager. Marketing Manager. Marketing Consulting. Project Manager, promoted two times to Vice President. Current job—Director of Initiatives du Jour.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High School – Prince: Purple Rain Soundtrack. It was all the rage.
College – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
5. What are your top five pizza toppings?
Pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, onions, peppers.
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway? I ate dirt as a kid. And I liked it.
2.What were/are some of your favorite toys ever? My toy stuffed lamb, Lambikin, and my other stuffed buddy, Morris the Cat.
3.See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had. Throughout HS I was cook/waitress/cashier at The Mustang Cafe. I also DJ’ed HS dances for $. In college, worked at Lallier’s Pharmacy for 2 years, then at Safeway over a summer, then as a waitress at Cattleman’s Inn (Beef n’ Barrel, baby!) at night while working at JB’s Fish Pet Shop in the day. The last autumn I spent in Gunnison, I worked at Internet Colorado ISP and then moved to Denver, working at ITC/Williams with Roy. Then in 98 got hired at Columbine/Encoda. I defected in 2002 to begin my nursing school.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college? HS: Pretty In Pink soundtrack and Metallica’s Black album. College: Guided By Voices ‘Bee Thousand’ and Cocteau Twins’ ‘Four Calendar Cafe’ and Social D’s ‘Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell’. There’s lots more but these are the ones that stick out at the moment.
5. What are your top five pizza toppings? Black olives, shrooms, maters, onions and Canadian Bacon.
Oh and I have to mention another of my favorite toys.. MY HOT WHEELS! I ruled the driveway and hallways of my childhood home.
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway? I love fat chicks with no sense of fashion.
2. What were/are some of your favorite toys ever? Big Wheel. Keeps on turnin’… Mine even had a trunk for the bitches.
3. See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs) paper rout for the Denver Post (afternoon edition. Yes, I am that old. Dish washer at the Country Kitchen. Dominos delivery guy. About 5 different position with Marriot over the span of 5 years. Waiter @ Ge Jo’s IV. Call center employee. Man whore.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High school – “Born in the USA”, Springsteen.
College-Clash London Calling, Neil Young- Harvest Moon
5. What are your top five pizza toppings? Spicy Sausage , pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, cheese
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway?
Which one? That my real name is Ivenka and IÂ’m really a Russian princess?
2. What were/are some of your favorite toys ever?
My Light-brite and my Easy-Bake Oven were my prized possessions.
3. See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs)
13-15 baby-sitting and house-cleaning, 16-17 waitress at a Middle Eastern Restaurant, 18-20 bagger/checker at AlfalfaÂ’s, 21-22 prep cook then sous chef at restaurant in Seattle, 22-28 (off and on) worked part-time at a law firm, short stint at st.markÂ’s coffeehouse and the newsstand, 24-30 customer service rep to call center manager at the chat line, 30-33 operations manager then transactions associate for Dutch-German credit insurance company, currently employed by Acordia/Wells Fargo as an account manager.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High school: all the 4AD bands, especially Dead Can Dance, album was Spleen and Ideal.
College: since it took me over 7 years to get through college, more albums than I can name here.
5. What are your top five pizza toppings? Sausage, onion, jalapenos, garlic and tomatoes.
1. What is your dirty little secret, anyway?
I am extremely morose. Its not anyoneÂ’s fault, nor is there any rational explanation for it, I just am.
2.What were/are some of your favorite toys ever?
I was WAY into Transformers and GI Joe. Looking back, how cool were Transformers, seriously? What a great toy.
3.See if you can remember all the jobs you’ve ever had (paying, non-allowance related jobs)
Subway in high school. Highlights include firing various meats into the ceiling fan.
Landscaping in high school/college. No real highlightsÂ…except learning that I do actually tan.
Mailroom in college. Crashed the mail van.
Radio station in college sales director, dj trainer, etc.. Lots of highlights.
Intern for KBCO in college.
Evergreen Liquor store. HAHA. Yep, as youÂ’d expect.
Record label promotions manager. Victory Records in Chicago. An equal number of self-destructive highs and lows.
TCI/ATT Broadband – various web management positions.
Hotel Teatro – being forced to stand outside in –24 degree temps for 8 hours is a new definition of “lowlight”. My face stopped working at around 9am that day. Penance at it’s very finest.
CU Health Sciences – graphic design. love it.
4. What album influenced you the most in high school or college?
High school – the cure “disintegration”. or the smiths “the queen is dead”. or social distortion s/t. or metallica “and justice for all”.
college – it is literally impossible for me to pinpoint 10, let alone a single one.
5. What are your top five pizza toppings?
tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, chicken. In that order.