Seven Things

Well, I haven’t been tagged, but I’ve seen this meme all over so I thought I’d jump in. Besides, I’m clavicle-deep in page proofs, so this will be an easy blog day.

Ahem.

Seven Things to Do Before I Die:
1. Go to Antarctica.
2. Hit the NYT Bestseller list.
3. Learn to speak Spanish and Italian.
4. Have my own house.
5. Return to New Zealand.
6. Learn to tap dance.
7. Run a marathon.

Seven Things I Cannot Do:
1. Deal with cockroaches.
2. Stay up all night.
3. Not procrastinate.
4. Like tofu.
5. Not read… anything.
6. Resist email.
7. Not be outgoing.

Seven Things that Attract Me to my Significant Other
1. His eyes.
2. His wit.
3. His hair.
4. His smarts.
5. His belief in me.
6. His great ideas.
7. His smile.

Seven Things I Say (or Write) Most Often:
1. I’m hungry.
2. 😉
3. Woo hoo!
4. Let me check my email.
5. My agent…
6. My book…
7. What did we get from Netflix?

Seven Books (or Series) I Love:
1. Narnia
2. The “Anne” books
3. A Girl of the Limberlost
4. Speaker for the Dead
5. On Writing Well
6. The Count of Monte Cristo
7. Pride and Prejudice

(Naturally, this is just seven. There are hundreds.)

Seven Movies I Would Watch Over and Over:
1. Working Girl
2. Pride and Prejudice (the BBC/A&E miniseries)
3. Casablanca
4. Holiday Inn
5. Notorious
6. The Terminator
7. Swingers