Thursday, December 29, 2005

Sevens (Courtesy Spork_Incident)!

Spork_Incident decided I needed to start blogging again (at least I'd like to believe that, since he invited me to do the list of "Sevens"), so he nailed me with the "7 x 7 Questionaire."

Seven Things To Do Before I Die. 1. Get to know my spirit guides (they'll help me on the next journey). 2. Female Ejaculation ~ definitely, female ejaculation. 3. Win the lottery and give all the money to the poor and the infirm. 4. Learn how to play guitar, dammit! 5. Write the great piece of literature that is inside of my head. 6. Seduce John Corbett and make wild love to him. 7. Win the Nobel Prize for Poetry.


Seven Things I Cannot Do. 1. Play Softball (I catch like Stevie Wonder). 2. Hell, play any sport. 3. Fix things ~ I am terrible at repairing anything. 4. Put a puzzle together. 5. Read Science Fiction. 6. Appease men who are whiny ass titty babies. 7. Have sex with a Republican.


Seven Things That Attract Me to...Blogging 1. Spork_Incident :) 2. The snark. 3. The fact that it gives me a voice. 4. Eschaton, of course. 5. The fact that I get to abuse html code. 6. The ferrets and box turtles. 7. Being the Atrios blog yente.


Seven Things I Say Most Often. 1. "Apparently." 2. "I hate George W. Bush with the White Hot Passion of Ten Thousand Blazing Suns." 3. "Good morning, sweet pea," (to my daughter). 4. "Puckaroo" (to my dog). 5. "Coolio." 6. "Well..." 7. "Groovy."

Seven Books That I Love. 1. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." 2. "The Cider House Rules," John Irving. 3. "Why Me? Why This? Why Now?" Robin Norwood. 4. "Couples," John Updike. 5. "A Modern Instance," William Howells. 6. "Madame Bovary," Gustave Flaubert. 7. "Western Wind," An Instriuction Manual for Writing Poetry.


Seven Movies That I Watch Over and Over Again. 1. "YANKS." 2. "Splendor in the Grass." 3. "Sound of Music." 4. "Animal House." 5. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." 6. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." 7. "Terms of Endearment."


Seven Favorite Foods. 1. Bean Burrito with extra onion and guacamole. 2. Steve Simels' Shrimp Dish ("It Throws a Party in Your Mouth"). 3. New York Strip with Garganzola Cheese 4. Fresh Salad, Featuring Red Leaf and Green Leaf Lettuce, Cucumbers, Red Onion, Grated Carrot, Radishes, Celery, Tomatoes, and Feta Cheese, with Red Wine Vinegarette Dressing. 5. Spanakopita. 6. Cherry Pie. 7. 7/11 Coke Slurpees!

Now, having listed my favorite sevens, I can think of at least seven more topics I could share. But I'll leave you with the promise of recipes featuring my seven favorite foods ~ and even some that aren't listed but could be!