Memes of seven

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As promised yesterday, shamelessly appropriated this meme from ice cream:

Seven things to do before I die:
1. produce a movie
2. visit Japan
3. have a place on a mountainside overlooking a lake
4. write a book or ten
5. be independently wealthy
6. live a good and full life
7. achieve success

Seven things I cannot do:
1. dance
2. understand people
3. finish something before moving onto something else
4. respect timelines
5. let loose
6. be interested in pop culture
7. sing

Seven things I admire about my sweetie
1. she is honest
2. she loves me
3. she is faithful
4. she is focussed
5. she is organized
6. she is patient
7. she is reliable and dependable

Seven things I say most often
1. really?
2. Tania
3. Jason
4. Amor
5. curious / interesting
6. I don’t think so
7. You are wrong / mistaken

Seven books I love
1. Master of the World (but it helps to read Robur the Conqueror first)
2. 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea (reading The Mysterious Island gives more insight on captain Nemo)
3. The Troll’s Grindstone
4. Letters from a Stoic
5. Meditations
6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
7. The Amateur Scientist

Seven movies I could watch over and over again (or at least twice)
1. Forbidden Planet
2. Aliens
3. Van Helsing
4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
6. Rumble in the Bronx
7. Yojimbo

Image, liberated from here, is from Akira Kurosawa's fantastic movie Ran (乱) (can only be seen in the theatre - just doesn't work on the small screen, no matter how big it is).

Comments

dandan...™ said…
happy new year Richard!!
All d best to you!!~
December 30, 2005 4:04 PM
Richard said…
Thanks! And to you too!
December 30, 2005 4:36 PM
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