Feb. 22, 2006

7 things to do before I die:
1 Write a bestseller
2 Retire from science writing
3 Travel to Europe and Asia and Central and South America... and Hawaii... and..
4 Get my blackbelt in Sanchin-Ryu karate
5 Spend a week at Disney World's Grand Foridian Resort or the Great American Lodge
6 Write and sell a screenplay
7 Own property on Higgins Lake in Michigan

7 things I cannot do:
1 Participate in the running of the bulls (I'm stupid, but not that stupid...)
2 Scuba dive (wish I could, but ear and sinus problems)
3 Go back and work in cytogenetics
4 Repair a car
5 Go hunting
6 Read any more books by Patricia Cornwall
7 Sexually? Let me think about that...

7 things I say:
1 Cool!
2 Look,...
3 Umm....
4 Oh shit!
5 No shit?
6 I love you. See you in the morning.
7 Hello, Mark Terry speaking.

7 Books I love:
1 To The Hilt by Dick Francis
2 The Deal by Peter Lefcourt
3 Bag of Bones by Stephen King
4 "I" is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
5 Small Vices by Robert B. Parker
6 The Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
7 Voodoo, Ltd. by Ross Thomas

7 Movies I love:
1 The Lord of the Rings (all 3)
2 The Fugitive
3 While You Were Sleeping
4 Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
5 Star Wars (all 6)
6 Pirates of the Caribbean
7 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

7 things that attract me to a mate:
1. Sense of humor
2. Intelligence
3. Common sense
4. Enthusiasm
5. Rationality
6. Strength
7. Overlooks my faults!

7 things I want to do this year
1. Publish The Devil's Pitchfork
2. Buy a kayak and go kayaking
3. Lose 28 pounds
4. Run 5 miles without stopping
5. Finish the "Dancing" novel and sell it to a major publisher
6. Make $10,000 or more than I did last year
7. Continue to be happy and healthy