Tagged!

Kat tagged me. Yay! Here I go:

Seven things to do before I die:

1. snorkel in warm, clear, clean water (with colorful, dart-y, toothless fish)
2. see my children grow into independent adults who are pursuing things and people that make them happy
3. start running
4. accept myself
5. stop being a Control Freak
6. vacation at a grand resort in Canada--somewhere with those intense blue lakes, glaciers, mountains, and forests
7. see an opera (followed by a delicious, upscale meal, of course)

Seven Things I cannot do:

1. wink
2. make edible gnocchi
3. tolerate racist remarks
4. braid my own hair (even when it was long)
5. go anyplace without a book
6. use an idea without giving credit
7. miss Survivor

Seven things that attract me to my mate:

1. He's generous
2. He's funny, creative, and insightful
3. He's an amazing father
4. He's unconditional in his love and support
5. He's kind to people and to animals
6. He is gorgeous
7. He doesn't judge

Seven Books I love:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. An Ornithologist's Guide to Life by Ann Hood
3. Anything by Julia Cameron
4. Anything by Joyce Maynard
5. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
6. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne
7. Until the Twelfth of Never by Bella Stumbo

Seven things I say:

1. No
2. No, no, no
3. Didn't I tell you no?
4. I love you
5. What the fuck?
6. Don't you agree?
7. Are you listening to me?

Seven Movies I've loved:

1. Domestic conflict films by Woody Allen (Husbands and Wives, Hannah and Her Sisters, etc.)
2. After Hours
3. Fatal Attraction
4. Valley Girl (have gotten over this one, but used to ADORE it)
5. Napoleon Dynamite
6. This is Spinal Tap (and all other Christopher Guest vehicles)
7. Office Space

Seven People to Tag:

Here we go again:
1. Ann Marie
2. Robert (c'mon Robert, let's get in the game)
3. Lou
4. Cubicle Reverend
5. Baylor
6. Andrea
7. Painted Pear