annathepiper | Tag, I'm it

irysangel pegged me for this one. I don't tag folks for memes as a rule, but if you feel like snurchin', by all means, snurch away.

Seven Things To Do Before I Die:
1. Get published. Preferably more than once.
2. See Newfoundland, Ireland, more of Scotland, and Norway.
3. Improve my German, and learn French, Japanese, Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, and Norwegian.
4. Become a better bouzouki and mandolin player. Time permitting, also learn violin and bodhran.
5. Clear off my To Read shelves for once.
6. Get back into decent shape, and stay there.
7. Go back to school and get that music degree I wasn't ever able to get before.

Seven Things I Cannot Do:
1. Ski.
2. Cook.
3. Fly a plane.
4. Paint.
5. Brain surgery.
6. Rocket science.
7. Knit.

Seven Things That Attract Me To My Husband (or significant other):
1. Her intelligence.
2. Her long gorgeous dark hair.
3. Her spontaneity.
4. Her ability to dress much more cutely than I can.
5. Her snarky sense of humor.
6. Her passion for the causes she cares about.
7. Her honesty.

Seven Things I Say Most Often:
1. "Dara honey, what did I tell you about noogies?"
2. "... and head bitey?"
3. "... and spinny?"
4. "... and *gak* HEY I need that to breathe--"
5. "... I'M GETTING DIZZY!"
6. "... NO HEAD BITEY!"
7. <hysterical laughter>

Seven Books (or Series) I Love:
1. The Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters
2. The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
3. A Thousand Words for Stranger by Julie Czerneda
4. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
5. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
6. The "In Death" series by J.D. Robb
7. A Feral Darkness by Doranna Durgin

Seven Movies I Would Watch Over and Over Again:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. All three movies in The Lord of the Rings
3. Star Wars: A New Hope
4. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
6. Gladiator
7. The Quick and the Dead