Seven Things

Michele tagged with with this one. I told her it would give me something to do if the rains stopped the fireworks tonight and sure enough the Truckee River flooded in downtown Reno and the fireworks are being held off until tomorrow! There is a huge mudslide on I-80 too that will take a few days to clean up.

Seven Things to Do Before I Die:

#1 Ride in a hot air balloon is something I’d like to do as well.

#2 I want to visit all of the continents.

#3 Buy one of my own books at Wal-Mart (keep going with writing).

#4 Win a mega jackpot and/or the lottery. Either would suit my retirement goals. Problem is I never play those big machines or buy lottery tickets.

#5 Own a clipper ship (#4 would help), or at least go sailing on an old-fashioned sailing vessel.

#6 Have a meaningful relationship with a studly Viking.

#7 Paint. Another way to express creativity.


Seven Things I Cannot Do:

#1 Cut my own hair effectively.

#2 Read fast enough to keep up with what I want to read.

#3 Find the CD for my Paint Shop Pro. I did find a Toby Keith CD in the wrong case though.

#4 Keep up with all the idiotic programs on my computer. If a Viking is unavailable a computer geek will do.

#5 Rock climbing.

#6 Scuba diving.

#7 I have to face that I will be unable to travel everywhere I want to, unless I win that lottery.


Seven Things that (Will) Attract Me to My (Future) Spouse (or significant other, best friend, etc.) Note: this one I adapted.

#1 If a Viking is unavailable, a cowboy will do.

#2 Has a job so he can support my writing habit. There would be benefits after all. What guy wouldn’t want to help research romance novels?

#3 Can speak my language. The last guy who flirted with me used “sign” to do it. He took out his cell phone and “signed” that he wanted my phone number. The International Language of Love is hard to express over the phone.

#4 Has a 4x4 truck, sail boat, skiff, snow machine, hot air balloon, hiking boots or other toys that involve outdoor activities.

#5 He should have cable so he can get DSL, and only watch sports when I’m otherwise entertained.

#6 Wants the same basic goals so he compliments me nicely, yet I’d want him to have a few goals I never thought of so life would remain interesting.

#7 No felonies. Actually, this is #1 I think!


Seven Things I Say (or write!) Most Often

#1 Anyway

#2 …

#3 www.google.com

#4 I’ve got a different password for tons of the websites I frequent and I have them memorized because I type them so often.

#5 A little. Little is one of those meaningless adjectives I use a little too often and have to erase when I’m editing manuscripts. Well, I did that on purpose.

#6 Well

#7 Just


Seven Books (or series) I Love

#1 Dara Joy’s Knight of a Trillion Stars and more in that series.

#2 Jude Deveraux’s Legend

#3 Nora Robert’s The Reef

#4 Shiloh Walker’s Hunter series

#5 Leigh Greenwood's Cowboy and Seven Brides series (they're related)

#6 Bernadette Gardner’s Hunter’s Moon

#7 The old Nancy Drew mysteries


Seven Movies I Would Watch Over and Over Again

#1 French Kiss

#2 The Christmas Story

#3 Armageddon

#4 Proof of Life

#5 Hope Floats

#6 Thunderheart (Val Kilmer is unavailable, I'll have to stick to Viking hunting.)

#7 Star Wars series


Seven People I Want to Join In (Be Tagged) - I picked the last 7 comments give or take, and skimmed to see if you'd already done this. Have fun.

#1 Karen
#2 Laura
#3 Tanya - Shesawriter
#4 Lauren
#5 Leann
#6 Laine
#7 Bernadette