The "Three Things" Thingie

Passed from Alice —

Three things you are wearing right now:
  • my fuzzy brown "Mister Rogers" sweater
  • headphones
  • white ankle socks
Three favorite bands / musical artists:
  • Sting
  • Bobby McFerrin
  • The Beatles
Three favorite songs:
  • "Blackbird," The Beatles
  • "Freedom Is a Voice," Bobby McFerrin
  • "Joy," George Winston
Three things you want in a relationship:
  • love
  • love
  • love
Three physical things about the preferred sex that appeal to you:
  • good hugs and cuddles
  • a shoulder to lean on
  • a good smell (and NOT cologne!)
Three of your favorite hobbies/interests:
  • playing with Web sites, both my own and others'
  • reading good books
  • poking at ideas and seeing what emerges
Three things that scare you:
  • dumb people (especially those who don't know they're dumb)
  • drowning in deep water
  • machinery with evil-looking blades
Three of your everyday essentials:
  • Diet Coke
  • popcorn
  • tea
Three drugs of choice:
  • Diet Coke
  • tea
  • Paxil
Three favorite toys:
  • My computer
  • My iPod
  • ColdFusion
Three careers you have considered / are considering:
  • ballerina (age 6?)
  • astronomer (age 10?)
  • biogeneticist (age 15?)
Three places you want to go on vacation:
  • Antarctica
  • the Galapágos Islands
  • Anywhere, as long as my husband goes too :-)
Three things you want to do before you die:
  • Find myself, whereever it is that I've gone
  • Live happy
  • Learn how to tell other people about it

Comments

The Doombot Express said…
I have a few songs of George Winston's on my computer...he's very good. He played a song that Kevin Moore wrote for Dream Theater back in '92 called Wait For Sleep as well.
7:37 PM
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