Egads! I’ve been tagged again. This time it’s the “The 7-Things Quiz” and I was tagged by the lovely Sue:

Seven things to do before I die:
1. travel to: Australia/New Zealand
2. travel to: the Himalyas
3. travel to: Africa
4. ride a horse
5. Have someone say YES to me without hesitation
6. surf
7. roast a duck

Seven things I cannot do:
1. sky dive
2. fly a plane
3. drive a large truck
4. draw a straight line
5. eat haggis
6. pat my head and rub my stomach at the same time
7. drive on a highway without envisioning a grisly accident

Seven things that attract me to my mate:
1. He is kind
2. He is brilliant
3. He is funny
4. We can spend days on end talking to no one but each other and still not get sick of each other
5. He doesn’t put up with my shit
6. He’s friendly to all people
7. He’s had seventy million different careers and mastered them all
8. He pushes me to be a better person

Seven things I say:
1. sorry
2. yes, please
3. no, thank you
4. Yes
5. motherfucker
6. I love you
7. Do you love me?

Seven books I love:
1. Anna Karenina
2. Moby Dick
3. Housekeeping, Marilyn Robinson
4. Chilly Scenes of Winter, Ann Beattie
5. The Sportswriter, Richard Ford
6. Tell Me, Mary Robison
7. ack! I have such a hard time with listing favorites! There are so many that I love.

Seven movies that I’ve loved:
1. Manhattan
2. Out of Africa
3. Brokeback Mountain
4. The Hours
5. The Straight Story
6. Annie Hall
7. Life is Sweet

Seven people to tag (if any of the tag-ees should wish to be removed from this list, they should file form 1237-QB4 along with their Federal Tax Returns. Alternately, they could tell me no down below in comments or shoot me an email.):
1. Ellen Meister
2. Stephanie Anagnoson
3. Jordan Rosenfeld
4. Kat Denza
5. Robin Slick
6. Katie Weekley
7. Nance Knauer
7.a. Patricia Parkinson, the birthday girl!