Dymphna at the Gates of Vienna apparently intended to tag me for this some time ago but never posted it. I would have replied a couple of days ago but have been travelling - don't ask, but I also recommend not travelling with me on airplanes in 2006
Seven Things To Do Before I Die
Visit Antarctica Visit other bits of the southern hemisphere e.g. South Africa, Chile Improve my Japanese Go parachuting or paragliding Publish a book Get an advanced degree (PhD or similar) File a patent
Seven Things I Cannot Do
Sing well Play a musical instrument Lie convincingly Blow smoke rings Major DIY projects Stop procrastinating Say No to my wife
Seven Things That Attract Me to...Hashing*
Beer Drinking buddies Getting to see interesting places Visiting things I would never otherwise visit Keeping fit Learning how to not get lost Outthinking the devious hare or if I'm the hare outhinking the devious pack
*This is hashing as in "the Drinking Club with a Running Problem", not hashing as it the computer science term, hashing as in drugs or hashing as in cooking hash potatoes. For further information look here, here, here and here
Seven Things I Say
Fuckwit Bugger "Yes dear" I've nearly finished What do you mean the flight's been cancelled? Oishii (Japanese for delicious) Duh
Seven Books Authors That I Love
Rudyard Kipling PG Wodehouse JRR Tolkein Lois McMaster Bujold RA Heinlein Terry Pratchett Wen Spencer*
*Actually I'm tempted to put 6 Authors and 1 publisher because fighting it out with Wen for spot #7 were a whole host of Baen writers.
Seven Movies That I've Loved (at different times)
Chariots of Fire Star Wars - the original none of the sequelae Thelma & Louise Life of Brian Clockwise Toy Story Tommy