Friday, December 09, 2005
Seven: I’ve Been Memed
Bastard. I’d probably ignore him if it weren’t for his excellent taste in weaponry.
Since this is an extra long (there’s a “that’s what she said joke” lurking right at the surface, isn’t there?) meme, I put most of the answers below the fold. So there.
Seven things to do before I die
- Own an Aston Martin.
- Take at least five months--alone--to trek from Cape Town to Marrakech.
- Go on a cruise.
- Write a best-selling novel. Or a reasonably selling novel. Or a novel that sells one copy to each and every one of my very best friends who then go on to buy a copy for someone that they love because they know it will make me happy to have book sales in the double digits.
- Dress up as Doc Holliday for Halloween.
- Vacation in India.
- Live a very long life.
Seven Things I Cannot Do
- Sing. I mean, I can sing, but I shouldn’t. And I shouldn’t so strongly that it pretty much equals can’t, if you know what I mean.
- Give birth.
- Rollerskate backward. Or forward, for that matter.
- Snap with my left hand.
- Be content.
- Drink tequila without making faces.
- Say no to a shot of tequila when someone else is buying.
Seven things that attract me to… (foreign and domestic bodies)
- Hair.
- Necks.
- Shoulders.
- Breasts.
- Tummies.
- Butts.
- Women who are smarter than me. Which is a pretty low bar to clear, I admit.
Seven things I say most often
- So, here’s the thing…
- Son of a...damnit.
- No, seriously…
- I’m taller than you.
- Lovely.
- Hey, howsitgoin’?
- Fine.
Seven books (or series) that I love
- Perfect Circle, Sean Stewart
- Dark Star Safari, Paul Theroux
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, RAH
- Heinlein’s “Juveniles” (which I am going to happily consider a series)
- Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
- Dune, Frank Herbert (but not the whole series)
- Galveston, Sean Stewart
Seven movies I watch over and over again
- Star Wars
- Blade Runner
- Chariots of Fire
- Office Space
- Henry V
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Army of Darkness
Seven suckers I want to infect
The first seven people to comment on this post. And, yes, I’ll be happy to give you link props if you decide to take on the Challenge of the Seven Sevens Meme.
Don’t forget to eat your Wheaties.
Comments & Trackbacks
You know, I was doing the math, and I figure if you want to hit double-digit sales, you’d need all your friends to buy at least two extra copies. But then, maybe I forgot to carry a one or...hey, what th’..? Where’d this freakin’ meme come from?!?
...anyone got an extra dose of penicillin on them?
What’s so hard about snapping with your left hand?
Aston Martin, eh? Well, can’t argue with that choice. Cool cars, for sure.
I’ll have to make sure I buy you a shot next time I have a chance.
Ooh, ooh, I’ll take part.
Tomorrow, that is, as I’m about to go to bed.``
I’ll be checking Andy, Nathan, and Matt N tomorrow. I expect the meme infection to have fully taken hold.
And, Matt, I don’t know why it doesn’t work. It just doesn’t make the snapping sound. More like a loud <i>near<i>-snap. Odd.
Don’t feel bad, David. I can’t snap my fingers at all.
Just because I am commenting doesn’t mean you can tag me.
Now that that’s clear, since you admit to enjoying reading and re-reading Catcher in the Rye, you must now go by your first, middle, and last names. All the others have
I love Doc Holiday. In fact, Val Kilmer in Tombstone was my favorite Doc Holiday. In fact, Tombstone is one of my favorite movies.
Jed- where are your comments? I am going to link you tomorrow. How could I have missed Jed?
Patrick, you can’t snap at all? Neither hand?
Surely, I wasn’t the only one who read item #1-2 and sang (out loud or silently), “All abooooooard that traaaaain!”
I was?
OK.
Rae and Patrick are all screwing up my whole infection pattern.
I expect better from Craig.
Rae and Patrick are all screwing up my whole infection pattern.
Yeah, we’ll probably survive the coming flu pandemic, too.
10 comments by 6 people who haven’t done it already… Ok, I’ll play.
Trackbacks didn’t seem to work. Here’s mine.
A rare thing for me. Seven things to do before I die 1. Achieve immortality. Hmm. Kinda makes the rest of this list pointless. I think I’ll put my grocery list so I won’t forget. 2. Ranch dressing 3. Frozen chicken fingers 4. Pean...
Is it safe to come back now?
Hey! Why is Dork’s trackback accepted and mine declined? I thought I had good credit here…