Seven Things

Three weeks ago, a l tagged me with a meme. It looked innocent enough, at first, but once I got into it, I found myself getting stuck repeatedly. Every other day or so, I would take a stab at it between reading and writing other entries. Don't get me wrong. I had fun. It was just well-paced fun. You are most welcome to try it yourself. I can almost guarantee that your answers will be more entertaining than mine.

7 things that scare me:

1. sudden, loud sneezes
2. the alarm clock in the morning
3. some of the things I see and read in the news
4. books thicker than a brick with fonts smaller than should legally be allowed
5. people on the bus, especially those that openly talk about how they were just in jail for knifing somebody
6. clowns
7. my reflection (seeing myself in the mirror is the visual equivalent of someone jumping out from behind a couch and yelling, "Boo!")

7 things that I like most:

1. a good story
2. a good laugh
3. a good hike
4. a good cup of coffee
5. a good tune
6. a good baseball game
7. a peaceful night of sleep

(I don't know if I like these things the most, I just know I like them.) 7 important things in my room:

1. bed
2. pillow
3. blanket
4. curtains (to keep out the light)
5. alarm clock
6. television (in case the alarm clock fails)
7. door (for easy access to the other six important things)

7 random facts about me:

1. I started drinking coffee during my third year of college
2. Dimes are my favorite coin
3. I find it easiest to work and write with instrumental music (classical, surf and trance) playing in the background
4. I've worn glasses since I was nine
5. If I like a piece of clothing, I will wear it until it falls apart from too many washings
6. Growing up, I never dressed as a ghost for Halloween. I think it was because we didn't own any plain white sheets and I would have been too embarrassed to be draped in Peanuts print
7. If I had to choose a favorite spot in Disneyland, I would pick the lakefront near the Golden Horseshoe Saloon in Frontierland

7 things I plan to do before I die:

1. visit England
2. visit the Statue of Liberty and the Baseball Hall of Fame
3. visit as many national parks as possible
4. have a midlife crisis that doesn't involve a sports car
5. learn how to make great espresso
6. see Brian Wilson in concert
7. finish this meme

7 things I can do:

1. listen to the same song over and over again tirelessly (presently, it's "God Only Knows")
2. eat a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting
3. read in most moving vehicles (without moving my lips)
4. fall asleep almost anywhere
5. wander through bookstores, REI and Target for hours without growing bored
6. get myself easily turned around on clearly marked trails
7. sit for an unhealthy amount of time trying to think of a seventh thing I can do when I'm pretty sure I'm capable of doing lots of things

7 things I can't do:

1. burp the alphabet
2. be a telemarketer (at least not a successful one)
3. speak Klingon
4. run a marathon (yet)
5. wear velour (it's more won't than can't)
6. spell occasionally without saying, "one s," to myself first
7. whistle loudly

7 things I say the most:

1. "Um."
2. "Nice!"
3. "Huh?"
4. "What?"
5. "What the -?!" (with variations of - being heck, hey and hooey)
6. "Dude."
7. "Good golly!"

(Obviously, I'm the master of sophisticated exclamations.) 7 Celebrity Crushes:

1. Sandra Bullock
2. Sela Ward
3. Lisa Loeb
4. Ashley Judd
5. Kate Beckinsale
6. Audrey Tautou
7. Rachael Leigh Cook