{"id":161,"date":"2005-09-09T10:41:04","date_gmt":"2005-09-09T14:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2005\/09\/09\/the-blogger-formerly-known-as-snarl\/"},"modified":"2005-09-09T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2005-09-09T14:41:04","slug":"the-blogger-formerly-known-as-snarl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2005\/09\/09\/the-blogger-formerly-known-as-snarl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blogger Formerly Known as Snarl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m finally getting around to doing the list of sevens that Will tagged me for. I must say before starting that the thought of doing this has put Prince’s song “Seven” in my head for the past three days. That said – here are my responses:<\/P>
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7 Things I want to accomplish before I die:<\/P>
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  1. Travel to Switzerland. Everything I’ve read and seen about that place make it appear like the perefect vacation destination.
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  2. Ensure that the people I love are always cared for.
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  3. Become proficient in a second language. My attempt at French failed (regrettably since I’ll be in Paris in a few weeks)
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  4. Develop the ability to be passionate about things. Currently, I just ooze complacency with life.
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  5. Try living in yet another city. I love Boston, San Francisco had it perks. But at some point, I’d like to conquer a new city.
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  6. Find true love, live happily ever after.
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  7. Win the lottery. OK – this one’s not so realistic and not so much of an accomplisment since no effort goes into it. But it sure would be nice.<\/LI><\/OL>
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    7 things I can do:<\/P>
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    1. Lay guilt trips on people (apparently a family trait…thanks Mom!).
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    2. Stand with one foot facing forward and the other completely backwards.
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    3. Compete quite successfully in any 1980’s pop trivia game.
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    4. Find my way around. I’m really good with maps and love complex street patterns. Though, Paris may test this skill.
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    5. Not spend money.
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    6. Manage the estate of a deceased person. Not a skill I want to have to use again…but I did learn I was capable this past year.
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    7. Wiggle my ears<\/LI><\/OL>
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      7 things I can NOT do:<\/P>
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      1. Drink Moxie (the worst tasting soda ever).
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      2. Get over my social anxiety. It’s vastly better than it once was – but I still get it on occasion.
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      3. Dance. Don’t ask, don’t make me.
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      4. Be patient.
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      5. Unerstand extremists of any sort (whether it’s the Christian right or the ultra liberal left-wing). I’m a middle man.
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      6. Pay full price. It’s very difficult for me. I’m all about the sales.
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      7. Get into Monty Python. I just can’t. I seem to like all other British comedy, but not Monty Phython films or shows.<\/LI><\/OL>
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        7 things that attract me to members of the same sex:<\/P>
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        1. Sense of humor. This is key.
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        2. Intelligence\/ability to maintain conversation.
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        3. Body hair. Yep – I do like me a furry fellow.
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        4. Butt. Preferably bubble.
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        5. Sense of style. I’m not talking fashion here. I’m just talking a comfort level within oneself and the ability to carry it off.
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        6. Similar interests. Yeah, yeah, yeah…opposites attract. And I do want the guy to have some varying interests. But I have to stress some <\/EM>because I’d like to also do stuff together that we both enjoy.
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        7. Meat. Keep your mind out of the gutter. I’m just attracted to guys with a little meat on them (versus uber-thin).<\/LI><\/OL>
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          7 celebrity crushes:<\/P>
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          1. Seth Green
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          2. Fred Durst (visually only…I’m not into his music)
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          3. David Cross
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          4. Amy Sedaris
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          5. Breckin Meyer
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          6. Jeremy Piven
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          7. Anderson Cooper<\/LI><\/OL>
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            7 things I say most often:<\/P>
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            1. “Shut up”. Not in a “stop talking kind of way”, but more of a “You’ve got to be kidding me?” sort of way.
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            2. “Ummmmm”
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            3. “Hello, this is Karl” (from answering the phone at work)
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            4. “he he” or “LOL” (seeing as I do more and more communicating electronically these days)
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            5. “Hey”. (This seems to have become my universal greeting for everybody. No more hello’s or good morning’s. Just a simple “hey”).
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            6. “When I…” (The way I seem to digest other people’s stories is to relate them to personal experiences. So, if the opportunity shows up in converasation, I tend to talk about my similar event).
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            7. “Ugh” (I seem to become exasperated more frequently than most people).<\/LI><\/OL>
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              There you go! Those are my sevens. Now – I’m going to pawn this off to Karyn (Vexed in the City) since she’s the wittiest person I know.<\/P>
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