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[geekchick]

I'm such a joiner. (taking my cue here from electriccat)

7 things I'm afraid of:

1. heights
   
2. flying (unrelated to my fear of heights)
   
3. the undertoad
   
4. dying alone
   
5. public speaking
   
6. having my current employer fold and then not being able to find another job
   
7. continuing the family history of cancer
   

7 things that make me laugh:

1. my cat's antics
   
2. my total ham of a nephew
   
3. fashion commentary from the catty old queens at Pride
   
4. dry wit
   
5. conversations with A. where we seem to be sharing the brain
   
6. geek humor
   
7. playing on the swings at the park
   

7 things that make me cry:

1. not having my parents around anymore
   
2. watching people I care about indulge in totally self-destructive behavior
   
3. abused or injured animals
   
4. knowing I'm making people I care about unhappy
   
5. the thought of having to go on job interviews again, which are always torture for me
   
6. extreme frustration or anger
   
7. thinking about losing people I love or my pets
   

7 things I love:

1. my sweeties
   
2. my friends
   
3. my family
   
4. the pets
   
5. travelling
   
6. being an aunt
   
7. sitting by the ocean under a full moon
   

7 things I don't understand:

1. modern art
   
2. Fred Durst
   
3. why I seem to only be able to date people in Boston rather than DC
   
4. math more advanced than algebra
   
5. why technical training classes are so damn expensive
   
6. people who don't want time to themselves
   
7. advanced sendmail configuration
   

7 things on my desk:

1. several empty Diet Coke cans
   
2. an external drive for my Sparc 2
   
3. a lamp shaped like a little yellow cat
   
4. the Hello Kitty cordless phone handset
   
5. a stack of random cds
   
6. the Solaris 8 installation manuals
   
7. a stack of bills to be paid
   

Right now I am:

1. cranky
   
2. looking at web administrator certification tests
   
3. wishing that life would let you have at least one "do over"
   
4. wanting to dye my hair blue again, even though it's totally damaged
   
5. thinking I should've gotten offline and gone to bed at least half an hour ago
   
6. making a note to remind myself to invoice for some work I did
   
7. wondering why it's taking so long to come up with some of these answers
   

7 facts about me:

1. My eyes change color from green to grey to blue depending on my mood
   
2. I got a couple of non-visible (to the average person on the street) piercings before I got around to getting my ears pierced
   
3. I love 80s pop, hair bands, and disco
   
4. I have a BS in Spanish, but can no longer carry on even a basic conversation
   
5. My preferred HTML editor is vi
   
6. Despite growing up in Mississippi, I am the only member of my family to not have a noticeable southern accent
   
7. I have a tattoo and want more.
   

7 things to do before I die:

1. own a house where I can have non-white walls and non-beige carpet
   
2. go to China and Japan
   
3. go on a safari
   
4. learn to sew my own clothing
   
5. finish unpacking from the last move
   
6. decide what I want to do with my life
   
7. learn to stand up for myself