Seven by Seven Meme

From Norm,

"Forty-niner -I've been tagged with this 7x7 meme. It sets you the following agenda:
1. Seven things to do before I die2. Seven things I cannot do3. Seven things that attract me to (...)4. Seven things I often say5. Seven books (or series) that I love6. Seven movies I watch over and over again7. Seven people I want to join in, too. Here goes..."

I am going to do this as fast as I can or I'll get too scared to answer.

1. Seven things to do before I die:

1. Really feel like I've done some good in the world
2. Finish my Michael Collins book
3. Make a great documentary
4. Record Cilla's song
5. Visit the Middle East
6. Find my dad's parents' grave (somewhere in Rock Creek...)
7. Kiss...(nope, lost my nerve on this one)

2. Seven things I cannot do:

1. Care about figuring how to program things, just show me
2. Sit still if I think I should intervene
3. Drive a stick shift well
4. Chores when there's something good to read
5. Drink and drive (more of a won't here)
6. Believe I won't come a cropper from blogging
7. Think of a seventh thing

3. Seven things that attract me to ...London

(I think I was supposed to say blogging here - answer fun times seven - but I thought I'd wax lyrical about my adopted city)

1. Stupendous history occurred on every corner
2. Something new to do 24/7 - I learn something new every day
3. Brilliant and safe public transport that isn't a drag because of tacky people
4. Hyde Park including Kensington Palace Gardens
5. It's cool to be polite and courteous and humour permeates everything
6. I love British accents, can do a pretty good one now
7. Ten daily newspapers, all different

4. Seven things I often say:

1. Thing is
2. Just saying
3. Well hey
4. Marvellous
5. Brill
6. C U
7. Love you

5. Seven books (or series) I love:

I am mad for books so thought I would say what books are by the bed right now instead:

1. Mick Collins by Peter Hart - stupendous amount of new research
2. Danger Close by Michael Yon - written like a blog, you quickly get to like him
3. Walking the London Blitz - bombs in London? bah, small potatoes
4. On the Road by Shay Healy - really funny
5. Sarum by Edward Rutherford - history as soap opera
6. Brokeback Mountain - came free with something
7. Introducing Lacan - "words become the fabric of the life and torment of human beings"

6. Seven movies I watch over and over again:

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seasons One through Five (6 & 7 were really patchy) - not a movie but the default choice EVERY time
2. Local Hero by Bill Forsyth
3. U2 Rattle and Hum
4. Casablanca
5. Michael Collins by Neil Jordan
6. Evita
7. Sound of Music

7. Seven people I would like to join in too - but totally understand if you don't end up doing it.

1. Andi, back at ya!
2. Andi's chum, AirForceWife, because this is the funniest story I've read in ages
3. John Griffiths
4. Mr. Mole
5. Russell Davies
6. Thank you Driver
7. Shay Healy - who should start blogging