Seven things...

[fajrdrako]

This came from pegkerr:

Seven Things to Do Before I Die

(1) Write and publish the novels in my head
(2) master Latin and Esperanto, and maybe also Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Saxon
(3) visit Greece
(4) get into good physical shape
(5) improve my yoga practice
(6) read Little Dorrit, the only Dickens novel I have not read
(7) enjoy each day as it happens

Seven Things I Cannot Do

(1) Whistle
(2) Sit-ups. I used to be able to do them before I hit adolescence, but never since.
(3) Master a foreign accent, or, for that matter, recognize or identify regional accents of any kind
(4) Spell the word "existence" without looking it up
(5) Watch sitcoms on TV
(6) Go without sleep - I need at least 8 hours per night, and 9 hours makes me feel even better.
(7) Eat pickles.

Things that Attract Me to Men or the opposite gender, or whatever gender you're attracted to - in my case:
Things That Attract Me to People

(1) A good voice, and attractive modulation of that voice. (Example: Peter Wingfield)
(2) A large nose; a long nose; not necessarily a wide nose, but that's okay too
(3) Kindness
(4) Intelligence and independence of thought
(5) Honesty
(6) Sexual adventurousness
(7) Good health

Books or Series or Authors I Love

(1) The Lymond books by Dorothy Dunnett
(2) Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
(3) The Alexander books by Mary Renault
(4) Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series
(5) The Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker
(6) The Kinsey Millhone mysteries by Sue Grafton
(7) The Psammead/Phoenix books by E. Nesbit (the three novels about Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane)

Movies I Can Watch Over and Over

(1) Lord of the Rings
(2) The Sound of Music
(3) Sneakers
(4) My Fair Lady
(5) Casablanca
(6) The Lion in Winter (and I have...)
(7) Dangerous Liaisons

I'm not going to tag anyone, but I'd love to hear your lists.

Comments

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

Oh! And Lion in the Winter is on CBC right now! *happy*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

How excellent! Such a good movie...

[chazzbanner.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... Sneakers. David Strathairn (well, among others!). I'll use my Whistler icon for this comment :-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Beautiful Whistler icon! Thank you!

I think that was the first movie I ever saw Strathairn in - and he made quite an impression on me. I still love his role as Whistler (of course). It's one of the main reasons for watching that movie over and over, but not the only reason. It's such a witty script... I think that movie is terribly underrated.