The Three Things Thread
A friend of mine calls this exercise a "Meme." I don't know what that means and since I've only ever seen it in emails I can't pronounce it, either. But it's fun to do. I'monna be nice here, and put the list first, so y'all can cut and paste it and then answer.
Three people/things that make me laugh
Three things that make me cry
Three things that scare me
Three things I love
Three things I hate
Three things I don't understand
Three things on my desk
Three things I'm doing right now
Three things I want to do before I die
Three things I can do
Three things I like to listen to
Three things I would never want to listen to
Three things I'd like to learn
Three favorite foods
Three beverages I drink regularly
Three TV shows or books I read as a kid
Now for mine:
Three people/things that make me laugh: A cat with the hiccups
Saying "San Luis Obispo" out loud. Don't know why but that arrangement of sounds just cracks me up.
Various VegWebbers and their sense of humour.
Three things that make me cry: Music (in a good way)
Injustice (in a bad way)
Betrayal
Three things that scare me
SPIDERS!!
Fire where it shouldn't be
Large spaces full of people (superstores, concert venues etc)
Three things I love
RAIN
Peace and quiet
Prayer
Three things I hate
Arrogance
Hypocrisy
Noisy, uncontrolled children
Three things I don't understand
Cruelty
Wilful ignorance (the kind that just doesn't want to know)
Big business
Three things on my desk
Turtle figurines
Pencil holders full of pens that don't write
Three things I'm doing right now
Twiddling online
Wasting time
Cooking blackeyed peas
Three things I want to do before I die
See Lisieux in France
Write something decent
Finish the Storm at Sea quilt
Three things I can do
Simultaneous translation (Sp/Eng)
Sing Gospel or blues
Understand John Donne
Three things I like to listen to
Birdsong
Harp music
Cello music
Three things I would never want to listen to
A whining, demanding child
A dog howling
Pain I couldn't relieve
Three things I'd like to learn
Chinese
Ma Jongg
To swim
Three favorite foods
SOUP, preferably with miso
Musoor dal
Hummus, of course!!
Three beverages I drink regularly
Tea
Coffee
Beer
Three TV shows or books I read as a kid
The Persuaders
Star Trek (the first series)
Speed Racer (yes, really)
The Boxcar Children
Eight Cousins, over and over and over
The Little House books
Traveling pact = Very cool!
Nanowrimo = interesting!!
Thanks for the crocheting link. I am going to have to check it out. :)
Three people/things that make me laugh
El Hubbito, clever puns, cat antics
Three things that make me cry
feeling useless, homesickness, magnificent valor
Three things that scare me
losing my sight, suffocating, drowning
Three things I love
El Hubbito, my family, peanut butter
Three things I hate
bullies, indifference, neglect
Three things I don't understand
politics, banks, commercials
Three things on my desk
boxes, totes, dust (haven't got that room sorted yet)
Three things I'm doing right now
listening to Ghost hunters International, vegwebbing, having cocoa (ok, heated chocolate silk)
Three things I want to do before I die
visit Ireland, forgive people who have done me dirty, write a novel
Three things I can do
translate Abenaki, crochet, sew
Three things I like to listen to
silence, really good songs, kitty purrs
Three things I would never want to listen to
politicians, bullies, squeaky brakes
Three things I'd like to learn
to knit, Spanish, how to fix the world
Three favorite foods
peanut butter, black beans, apples
Three beverages I drink regularly
coffee, herbal tea, water
Three TV shows or books I read as a kid
Dr. Who, The Harper Hall Trilogy, National Geographic
Who or what is Abenaki? A writer or a language or a code system? I am intrigued.
Gee I could just about run online Spanish classes! ;D
Three people/things that make me laugh
My dog, my baby, my husband
Three things that make me cry
A pet dying, too much stress, the endings of certain movies
Three things that scare me
The war in Iraq (my brother is over there...again), the lack of intelligence displayed by the general public, cockroaches
Three things I love
Cooking, eating, going to the dog park
Three things I hate
Cleaning, prejudice, ignorance
Three things I don't understand
Cricket (the game, not the insect...although I don't really understand the insect either), prejudice, war
Three things on my desk
Calculator, computer, speakers
Three things I'm doing right now
Keeping the baby from getting into mischief, thinking about answers to these questions, thinking about dessert
Three things I want to do before I die
Go to Africa, renovate my bathroom, get a dishwasher
Three things I can do
Play the piano, cook, draw
Three things I like to listen to
Rock music, wilderness sounds, laughter
Three things I would never want to listen to
Beyonce, super twangy country music, teeth grinding
Three things I'd like to learn
Spanish (took it in high school, but I'm far from fluent), guitar, how to garden without killing all my plants
Three favorite foods
Tomatoes, black bean burritos, carrot cake
Three beverages I drink regularly
Water, coffee...that's pretty much it. Sometimes I have soft drinks (non-caffeinated)
Three TV shows or books I read as a kid
Animaniacs, Full House, Boy Meets World
The Secret Garden, Nancy Drew books, Goosebumps series
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