Big A little a: Okay, okay (a meme)

I haven't done a meme in a long time, but I was just tagged by The Reading Zone for a meme I've not seen before. So, I thought I'd give it a shot.

What were you doing five years ago?

Same thing as now: teaching Russian and Russian lit at a small liberal arts college.

What are five things on your to-do list for today (not in any particular order)?

Well, since it's evening, here's what I have done today:

Lunch with friends
Student thesis advising
Letter of Recommendation writing
Kid-schlepping (ice and music lessons day)
The Edge of the Forest-editing (almost there!)

What are five snacks you enjoy?

Sushi
Anything Indian (except sweets)
Hot salsa
Cadbury cream eggs
anything with wasabi

What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?

Move to London
Move anyone in my family who wants to move to London to London
Donate everything beyond what we need to live a middle class life to a particular charity
write and edit full time
Travel more (maybe I'll finally make it to Peru?)

What are five of your bad habits?

Procrastination on bureaucratic tasks. This bad habit eclipses all others I have. Really. If it involves a bill, a memo, a proposal, a form...I will take until the last possible second to get it done. Drat! Car registration...

What are five places where you have lived?

Born in Kansas City, lived there 1 year
3 places in California (most of my life)
Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Moscow, Russia (I also lived in St. Petersburg for a short period, but like Moscow better.)
Iowa

What are five jobs you’ve had?

Teen Retail jobs (photo counter at Long's Drugs, UC Berkeley student union, Nordstrom)
Hair model (Okay, this was only once. I had cool short hair when I was in my early 20s.)
Advertising Coordinator, LAStyle (magazine, RIP)
various grad student "jobs" (Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant)
Russian prof

What five people do you want to tag?

Hmmm...I hate tagging. Okay, here goes: