on IM today:

karl:
hm....ah, i think the cord [on the phone, which wasn't working] may have come out the back, the clippy thingy ma jiggy doo's broken

borogoves:
is that the technical term? clippy thingy ma jiggy doo?

karl:
well the full name is clippy thingy ma jiggy doo ba dee da bleeder de na niddy

borogoves:
ah, i can see why you shorten it

karl:
right, not many people know that

7x7	08 September 2005 - 2:05 pm

i was tagged by harriet, so here it is:

one. seven things i plan to do before i die:

1. finish my dissertation and get my sorry self graduated (high five, harriet and dandlioneyes!)
2. become a parent
3. travel to every continent/sub-continent (if i don't make it to antarctica, i'll forgive myself)
4. learn to play the harp, for real this time
5. learn an obscure language
6. have a great garden
7. buy a horse, train it up, and compete it successfully

two. seven things i can do:

1. play the cello
2. jump a horse around a 3' course of fences
3. make a great cup of tea
4. speak russian
5. drive a stick shift
6. teach a college class
7. tell a liverpool accent from a london accent from a newcastle accent

three. seven things i can't do:

1. tell a sheffield accent from a leeds accent
2. mimic, without sounding like an ass (arse), any english accent
3. play the piano
4. sing
5. stop biting my nails
6. convince karl that tomatoes are yummy
7. abide george w. bush

four. seven things that attract me to people of the opposite sex:

1. intelligence
2. the way they treat animals
3. accents
4. eyes
5. sense of humor
6. openmindedness
7. adventurousness

five. seven things i say the most:

1. damn cat
2. indeed
3. 'ello, beep beep [said, initially, to drivers of other cars, who were not moving when they should have been. expanded to be a general greeting.]
4. do we have any milk?
5. iced grande americano, please
6. karl, time to get up!
7. actually, i didn't change my name

six. seven celebrity crushes:

1. ewan mcgregor
1a. johnny depp [i totally forgot about him til i read dandlioneyes' entry]
2. nicole kidman
3. jon stewart
3a. sarah vowell [it was greyarea who reminded me of this one. i first crushed on her when i heard her bit about going on a "how to be a goth" course, and picking her goth name: becky.]
4. kate winslet
5. john linnell
6. john doe
7. steven pinker

seven. seven people i want to take this quiz (who weren't tagged by harriet)

1. mimi smartypants
2. greyarea
3. weetabix
4. uncle bob
5. dandlioneyes
6. roadiepig
7. drgeek