Seven things I would like to accomplish on this list

This list of 50 nerdy things to do before you die from The Park Bench blog includes several of my geek girl all-time dreams. Here are the seven I would love to do:

1. #38. Draw a map of a nonexistent or fictional place.
2. #7. Feel again like you felt the first time you saw "Star Wars."
3. #27. Go to an underground sing-along screening of the Buffy Musical. (When Buffy is outlawed, only outlaws will sing-along to Buffy.)
4. #24. Witness a live space shuttle launch. Extra points if you're piloting it.
5. #16. "Accidentally" get locked in a bookstore for seven or eight days.
6. #9. Make out with Joss Whedon or J.K. Rowling. Extra points if you achieve a two-fer.
7. #1. Live to see the day when smart and witty wins out over hot and shallow every single day of the week.

Runners up:
#31. Build your own lightsaber.
#6. Correct Alex Trebek on the pronunciation of something French. Consequently hold him when he cries.
#5. Figure out what the hell "Lost" is about. [This item also works for "The Prisoner," "Twin Peaks," "Cloverfield," and the popularity of Oprah.]
#4. Solve a New York Times crossword puzzle...with your eyes closed. Just kidding. Doing one in pen with no mistakes in under 10 minutes is good, too.

Seven things I NEVER want for Christmas

1. Celine Dion box set.
2. Any knitted item that might be pink or canary yellow.
3. Herpes. (Or anything in that general venereal disease family).
4. A kick in the ass.
5. Coal.
6. Knicknacks that are only meant to be put out for one month of the year.
7. A rose scented candle/potpourri/smelly item.
   

Seven things that make me giggle and grin like a school girl, a story in pictures

1. The latest issue of Buffy Season 8. The cover of this is brilliant.

2. Holiday lights. I kinda have a weird little kid dream of taking a sleigh or even a limo to be driven around to see the best lights out there. Hmm, they might not be that earth friendly, but damn if I don't love them so. The ones in Portland are my favorite.


3. Subversive cross stitch. I have been a stitching fool lately. I still think I like embroidery better, but its kinda fun to be a little crass with thread in a structured format. The Subversive cross stitch book is great. I just finished this one:

4. Ann Coulter receiving mail that is so appropriate.

It was a greeting card made by the woman who does Subversive Cross Stitch.
5. Arial view of the motherland, Fredonia

6. The Bucket Boss -- how amazing is this?! I love pens in mugs! This makes it that much better!


7. The idea that someday I make something as rad as this.