Barefoot in the wilderness
in search of understanding

Seven things

Sven has tagged me with one of those meme things. So, here goes:

1. Seven things to do before I die
2. Seven things I cannot do
3. Seven things that attract me to my spouse
4. Seven things I say most often
5. Seven books (or series) I love
6. Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)
7. Seven people I want to join in, too

Seven things to do before I die

1. Learn how to listen
2. Learn how to be quiet
3. Learn to play the fiddle well
4. Sell a novel
5. Sleep
6. Move back up North
7. Travel to Mars

Seven things I cannot do

1. Hold a conversation while watching TV
2. Ignore a mistake
3. Shop all day
4. Speak a foreign language
5. Abide Windows
6. Find enough time
7. Make friends easily

Seven things that attract me to Anne

1. Silliness
2. Bizarre conversation
3. Intelligent conversation
4. Not having to talk
5. Little surprises
6. Acceptance of my oddities
7. That smooth bit of skin between neck and shoulder, designed for nestling

Seven things I say most often

1. Adam – be quiet!
2. Ruth – be quiet!
3. No
4. Yeah
5. Well, you know
6. Tea?
7. Not so much that as

Seven books (or series) I love (in no special order)

1. David Brin’s Uplift series
2. Tolkein’s Middle Earth
3. Orson Scott Card’s Timewatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
4. Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
5. David Weber’s Honor Harrington series
6. Jack McDevitt’s A Talent for War
7. Any good dictionary (especially a work subscription to www.oed.com )

Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would if I had the time)

1. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (and their Bogus Journey)
2. Batman Returns
3. Men in Black
4. The Matrix
5. Dune
6. Dogma
7. An Ideal Husband

Seven people I want to join in, too (no pressure!)

1. Anne
2. Stephen
3. Kathryn
4. Mike
5. Tony
6. CWV
7. Hammer

pax et bonum