Yep, I'm back from the Bermuda Triangle to amaze and amuse young and old alike!

I'm stealing this from Alex, who in turn stole it from Sheila.

Lucky Sevens

Seven Things to Do Before I Die

1. Live

2. Reconstitute my long-dormant photography skills

3. Get back to reading as voraciously as I did in my youth

4. Find a girl who sends my heart straight to my throat every time I see her

5. Travel through Europe via rail

6. Clear up the whole "fundamental nature of the space-time continuum debate"

7. Enter a race car in the Chili Bowl



Seven Things I Cannot Do

1. Speak a foreign language fluently

2. Understand why anyone would buy a computer-generated music record by the Lindsay Lohans and Hilary Duffs of the world

3. Force myself to read The Lord Of The Rings

4. Eat sushi

5. Maintain an uncluttered house

6. Swim (there's still hope for this one to get off the list)

7. Pass up a chance to see a great race or a great rock & roll show



Seven Things I Am Looking For In A Prospective Mate

1. She makes me laugh - a wicked sense of humor is non-negotiable

2. Intellect - doesn't have to be an exact match, but I think it works out best if two people are in the same ballpark

3. A good heart - another pre-requisite, there is no substitute for this

4. Hotness - Sexual attraction is a good thing - ignoring that aspect is a bad idea. However, it's also true that I tend to be more attracted to someone who rates highly on the first three parameters.

5. The ability to just have fun in a wide variety of situations

6. Complementary traits - I don't think it tends to work well when two VERY similar people get together. A good mixture of similarities and differences is best...

7. If she's willing and able to finance a USAC Silver Crown team for me, throw those other six silly criteria out the window!



Seven Things I Say Most Often

1. Holy Crap!

2. Fuckin' idiots

3. Well...

4. Back in my day... (just kidding)

5. Unfortunately...

6. Wanna do lunch?

7. Catch ya later...



Seven Books That I Love

1. The Rainbow - D.H. Lawrence

2. Ada - Vladimir Nabokov

3. The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky

4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

5. The Ambassadors - Henry James

6. Fear Of Flying - Erica Jong

7. The Last Picture Show - Larry McMurtry



Seven Movies I Watch Over and Over Again

1. The Last Picture Show

2. My Man Godfrey

3. Blade Runner

4. Stranger Than Paradise

5. Amelie

6. His Girl Friday

7. Broadway Danny Rose



Seven People I'm Curious About

1. Kim Shattuck

2. Peter Falk

3. Peter Bogdanovich

4. Claire Danes

5. Thora Birch

6. Rachel Flotard

7. Joe King