Just one meme and then I'll go to the University

Since Pilgrim/Heretic nominated anyone else who hasn't done this meme already, and since I'm procrastinating...

1. Three things that scare me:

• sharp objects (especially knives)
• having my house burn down
• being kidnapped

2. Three people that make me laugh: (Oh man, this one's going to get me in trouble, because I can only list three!)

• Ky
• Lyn
• Oddly enough, Karl. But not his super-serious blogging persona.

3. Three things I hate the most:

• problems caused by my own neglect/passivity/stubbornness/lateness
• super-aggressive drivers who try to force me to speed when it's dark and the road's unfamiliar and windy
• washing dishes

4. Three things I don't understand:

• How things like computers, televisions and telephones really work. (Like, I understand the science behind them, but how does my voice really travel that far? Please don't try to explain it to me.)
• Enough German
• How it could be after 10:00am, and I'm still in my pyjamas.

5. Three things I'm doing right now:

• Procrastinating
• Blogging (obvious much?)
• Planning my day

6. Three things I want to do before I die:

• Take Chris to Europe
• Become fluent in German and French (can you tell that I've been studying German today?)
• Publish both an academic book and a non-academic book

7. Three things I can do:

• Make pies
• Touch my nose with my tongue
• Play the flute

8. Three ways to describe my personality:

• Optimistic (especially about the amount of time it will take me to do anything)
• Some girls at my high school once described me as "entirely without attitude, which is kind of eery." Whatever that means.
• Moderately emotional.

9. Three things I can't do:

• Estimate, or do any other sort of math in my head
• Whistle
• Ride a bike

10. Three things I think you should listen to:

• Phil Ochs
• Waves washing over a rocky beach (I think it's my new favourite sound)
• CBC Radio on Saturdays

11. Three things you should never listen to:

• Anyone who tells you to lower your standards in relationships (unless your standards are like "I only date 7 foot tall blonde men.")
• Most of my stories. Sometimes I exaggerate for dramatic effect.
• About half the songs that Don McLean sang (seriously, some of it's so good, and then he busts out with "I lalalalalala love you, and I lalalalalala care.")

12. Three things I'd like to learn:

• Internal structure
• German
• How to accompany on the piano

13. Three favorite foods:

• Cream of broccoli soup with grated cheese in it. (I could eat this daily)
• Krumkake at Christmas time.
• Who am I kidding? It's a tie between day-0ld Pizza Hut stuffed-crust pizza (served cold), and O.B. Kitchen chicken fried rice (especially day-old and cold). Don't worry; I disgust me too.

14. Three beverages I drink regularly:

• Water (I drink bottles and bottles of it every day)
• Apple juice
• Tea. About a pot a day of tea.

15. Three shows I watched as a kid:

• Fraggle Rock
• The Cosby Show
• Wayne and Shuster. (I miss them.)

I like P/H's bonus round:

16. Three things I have on my desk:

• Chris's huge water cup (it's one of those X-Treme Big Gulp cups, but he uses it for water), for some reason (has he been using my computer?)
• My German books
• Two framed photos: one of my family, and one of my little Grandma.

17. Three things I am grateful for:

• Chris
• The wonderful grad students in my department (I had a really good time at our barbeque last night), and the supportive faculty we have.
• All of you!

And I'm going to be characteristically lazy, and not tag anyone. Fill this out if you want to.