Saturday, December 10, 2005

This silly seven game that really isn't so silly and I've been wanting to play thanks Savanna


Seven things to do before I die:
` Become a man.
` Own a Porsche.
` Run a marathon.
` Have a daughter.
` Go hangliding.
` Learn how to live a life - keep my conscience - "void of offense toward God and man" by disciplining myself to always obey that still small voice in my heart.
` Write several screenplays from existing books or stories and direct them into poweful, beautiful unforgettable movies that do those works justice. I've always wanted to do Final Fantasy X , along with others. Ralph, you're hired. Or I'm hired. :-)


Seven things I cannot do:
` Ignore a Porsche.
` Sleep when I'm hot.
` Own Martin Logan sound.
` Write the music that I sometimes feel.
` Eat mayonnaise if I can actually taste it. (Ahh... nauseating.)
` Stand to hear someone talk bad about a person when there's no constructive purpose in it.
` Stand still while I brush my teeth. (Well, I can, but it's a struggle.)



Seven things that I expect will attract me to my spouse:

I know, I know, I packed a lot in here...
but they really are individual points - just elaborated a little.
` Intelligent and well-informed but diffident.
` Lives with her hair down, but still feminine.
` Loves sitting on the couch and watching movies with me.
` Aware of her surroundings and sensitive to others - kind.
` Won't put up with any of my vanity, pride, and stupid attitudes.
` Modest and tender-hearted but not naive - knows how to be in the world but not of it.
` Helps me see myself clearly, both the bad and good. Loves me for me, even when I don't.


Seven things I say most often:

` -ish
` doh!
` That's amazing.
` Lord, help me.
` Lord, forgive me.
` Holy (schnikies, cow, goodness)
` Any line from Monty Python that fits the given situation. (Message for you sir... Not like that, not like that... This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who... Your father was a hamster and your mother smelt of elderberries!... None shall pass... Ah, thanks very much... Sorry, sorry... You make me sad... A path! A path!... Run away! Run away! etc. etc. They pop into your head when you need them.)


Seven books I love:
ok, i'm going to play by the rules and name individual books instead of authors,
which i must confess is much more difficult...

` Jurassic Park
` Goodnight Moon
` Til We Have Faces
` The Good Old Songs
` Emma (my favorite Jane Austen)
` Dune (thanks to my sheep dodging friend.)
` Rock Taylor, Football Coach (John Guess and I used to read this one once a year.)


Seven movies I could watch over and over again:
note: these particular movies might not actually make my top 5-10 list - some of them do - but the question is which ones could I watch over and over again, which is quite a different matter. these are those ones.

` Ronin
` Ice Age
` Underworld
` Star Trek: Nemesis
` Sense and Sensibility
` Sabrina (with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond)
` Gladiator (this was my art project all-nighter companion in college... oh so many nights...)


Seven people I want to tag:
` Dee
` Frank
` Becca
` Jeff
` Jen
` Chris
` Joe

6 comments:

Jen said...

'Til We Have Faces -- best book ever.
Yea.

"Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here . . ."

Becca said...

i don't think the movie question is fair...

fa-so-la-la said...

Aha! Another Till We Have Faces friend! Yessssss...

Lynn Bruce said...

Till We Have Faces is one of the few books that I will take time to re-read. So much to think about.

Unknown said...

YES! Dan , thankyou, I was thinkign about it last night how I can't just stand still and brush my teeth. I have to be standing in some funny position I would never stand in in public or walking. Interesting.

And always beware of the Black Beast of AAAAUUUUUUUUGGGHHH!!! Because death surely awaits you with "sharp pointy teeth"

"LOOK AT THE BOOOONES MAN!"

Laura Kathryn said...

"Come back here you coward! I'll bite your legs off!
Uh Dan...I actually tagged you soooo NEE! NEE!
Take that. -K