Seven things to do before I die
Learn German properly.
Move back to California.
Move back to Chicago.
Get all those ideas in my head onto the page.
Learn how to bake.
Take a tap dance class.
Take a real "theater" or "ballet" vacation.
Seven things I cannot do
Write neatly.
Sing.
Keep my desk organized.
Live without my books.
See anything with my contact lenses out.
Walk slowly.
Read slowy.
Seven things that attract me to my best friend
Intelligence.
Black humor.
Humility.
Charity.
An ability to spin gold out of straw (er, figuratively speaking).
Enthusiasm for books.
A willingness to drive (which I loathe doing).
Seven things I say most often
In a weird sort of way.
Really.
Oddly enough.
I don't think so.
Sure.
Basically.
Well, yes.
Seven books (or series) I love
Bleak House.
David Copperfield.
Middlemarch.
Daniel Deronda.
Jane Eyre.
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
The Heart of Midlothian.
Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)
A Man for All Seasons
The Madness of King George
Picnic at Hanging Rock
The Band Wagon
All That Jazz
Henry V (Branagh version)
West Side Story
Seven people I want to join in, too
Like Brandon, I'll refrain from intentionally inflicting this on anyone.
I like Branagh version of Henry V, too.
Posted by: Brandon | November 30, 2005 at 02:11 AM
I love your book list! Middlemarch is one of my all-time favorites along with Adam Bede.
Posted by: Lisa | November 30, 2005 at 08:03 AM
Seven Movies I Could Watch Forever:
A Man for All Seasons (natch)
American Graffiti
Citizen Kane
Double Indemnity
The Godfather
The Godfather, Part II
Some Like It Hot
Posted by: John Thomas McGuire | December 01, 2005 at 10:39 AM
I love All That Jazz, too. I did watch it repeatedly, one summer.
Nice lists.
Posted by: Jane Dark | December 03, 2005 at 10:46 AM