October 12, 2005
Two Minute Drill Memeage
I don't have the time to really think through the Three Things Meme Red has posted today, so I'm just going to shoot from the hip and see what happens:
THREE THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND:
1. Body-piercings.
2. Organic chemistry. (Why do you suppose I'm a lawyer?)
3. Celebrity-worship.
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:
1. A picture of the Llama-ettes
2. Several litigation binders getting ready to burst their rings.
3. A Pet Tornado.
THREE THINGS I’M DOING RIGHT NOW:
1. Planning yet another bidness trip.
2. Fidgeting.
3. Listening to Haydn.
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:
1. Have grandchildren.
2. Own a harpsichord.
3. Take down Steve-O and his girly-men Teutonic Knights in a game of Age of Empires II.
THREE THINGS I CAN DO:
1. Imitations.
2. Roll my tongue. (Sooper Sekret Message to the Missus - HA, ha!)
3. Sight-read music on the piano.
THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:
1. Shy.
2. Quiet.
3. Keeps to himself.
THREE THINGS I CAN’T DO:
1. Juggle.
2. Chug a beer. (Never could, despite years of earnest collegiate study.)
3. Get the slightest bit interested in basketball.
THREE THINGS I THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:
1. Your mother.
2. Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb singing Monteverdi Duets and Solos. The single most beautiful recording I have ever heard in my entire life.
3. Your Inner Grown-Up.
THREE THINGS I DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO EVER:
1. The Funniest Joke in the World.
2. Michael Moore.
3. The Missus trying to give driving directions.
THREE THINGS YOU SAY:
1. "The Englishman's Shortest Prayer."
2. "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite. See you in the morning when the sun comes up." (My signature exit from the Llama-ettes' room every night.)
3. "Wellllll......"
THREE THINGS YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN:
1. Ancient Greek.
2. Fencing.
3. Patience.
THREE BEVERAGES YOU DRINK REGULARLY:
1. Coffee
2. Red wine
3. See 1 & 2
THREE SHOWS YOU WATCHED WHEN YOU WERE A KID:
1. The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Show.
2. Johnny Quest
3. Lost in Space.
THREE THINGS YOU WISH PEOPLE WOULD LEARN TO DO:
1. Stand to the right on the escalator.
2. Stop saying "carbs".
3. Recognize the concept of "too much information" in their public cell phone conversations.