Thank you
abrokenstarr1) How old were you?
THEN: 44
NOW: 54
2) Where did you go to school?
THEN: Cotham School, Bristol (in my capacity as governor)
NOW: I don't
3) Where did you work?
THEN: For myself, and as a city councillor in Bristol
NOW: For myself, when I get the chance.
4) Where did you live?
THEN: Bristol
NOW: Barrow-in-Furness
5) How was your hairstyle?
THEN: Long, often in a ponytail
NOW: A lot shorter
6) Did you wear braces?
THEN: No
NOW: No
7) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: Yes
NOW: No
8) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: Sometimes, when not wearing contacts
NOW: I wear varifocals all the time now
9) Who was your best friend?
THEN: Mary
NOW: Mary
10) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: Alice, 13-year-old long-haired tortie cat
NOW: Tosca, 4-year-old short-haired black-and-white cat
11) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: Alan
NOW: N/A
12) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: Sting
NOW: Sting
13) Who was your regular-person crush?
THEN: None
NOW: None
14) How many piercings did you have?
THEN: Two - one in each ear
NOW: Two - one in each ear
15) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: None
NOW: None
16) What was your favourite band/singer?
THEN: The Doors
NOW: The Doors
17) Had you smoked cigarettes?
THEN: Yes, 30 Camels a day
NOW: Not for four-and-a-half years now
18) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: Many times
NOW: A few more times, but not as many as I might havce at one time. Mostly at bookcrossing events!
19) Had you DRIVEN?
THEN: Yes
NOW: Yes
20) If so which car?
THEN: Renault 5
NOW: None
21) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2008?
I never thought that far ahead. But if you'd told me then that I'd be living here I'd have been very surprised