7 x 7

as my standing lunch date was home sick with the flu, i perused some blogs i haven't read before. and found another set of questions to answer, so enjoy, cuz you know, i'm just so fasckanating.

seven things to do before i die:
1. get my scuba certification
2. learn to surf
3. go to vegas
4. visit fiji
5a. learn to fly
5b. skydive

seven things i can't do:
1. not be crabby/cranky, because it's just not genetically possible
2. draw to save my life
3. not worry about what other people think about me
4. be addicted to sushi
5. give up diet coke

seven things that attracted me to blogging:
1. i love to write (duh!)
2. i'm a ham (duh!)
3. it provides a great community of superb people to connect to
4. it's fun
5. i love the outlet to speak my mind
6. i found wonderful writers that i enjoy reading every day
7. did i mention i like to write?

seven things i say most often:
1. cool / cool beans
2. awesome
3. that rocks
4. really?
5. sweet!
6. cereal
7. it is what it is

seven books i love:
1. all things harry potter
2. the devil's teeth by susan casey (it's about great white sharks)
3. the entire lemony snicket's series of unfortunate events books
4. everything by beverly cleary, but especially "ramona the pest" and "ellen tebbits"
5. all the hannah swenson murder mysteries
6. the cliff janeway series by john dunning
7. anything and everything by jackie collins (it's my guilty-pleasure reading)

seven movies i watch again and again and again:
1. star wars
2. the lord of the rings: the two towers
3. cold comfort farm
4. tomb raider
5. undercover brother
6. scary movie 3
7. love actually

seven of the last things i've cooked:
1. kugel (see next post)
2. lasagna
3. scrambled eggs
4. mashed potatoes
5. roasted asparagus
6. does microwave popcorn count?
7. roast turkey

okay, people. let's see what you've got. bring it!