Crazy 8s meme

Tagged by Beki. Answers in no particular order.

 

8 things I am passionate about:

1. my husband
2. my son
3. writing
4. books
5. music
6. gaming
7. Writing.com
8. Firefly/Serenity

 

8 things I want to do before I die:

1. publish a novel
2. publish a book of poetry
3. go on a cruise
4. visit the United Kingdom
5. visit all 50 states in the USA
6. walk on a beach
7. take ballroom dance lessons
8. get in shape

 

8 things I say often:

1. settle down
2. grr, stupid computer
3. ouch
4. I'm cold
5. here you go
6. I forgot to (fill in the blank)
7. don't bite me
8. mmm, donut (sadly, more at seeing them advertised than actually having the good fortune to eat one)

 

8 books I've read recently:

1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. Rebel Fay by Barb & J.C. Hendee
3. Scar Night by Alan Campbell (currently reading)
4. 100 hair-raising little horror stories (hubby reading to me)
5. 101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets
6. the Bible
7. not physically bound, but my own novel Emergence of the Fey
8. The Specialists: Down to the Wire by Shannon Greenland

 

8 songs I could listen to over and over:

1. "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You", Mask of Zorro theme song
2. "Both Sides Now", Hayley Westenra
3. "Apologize", One Republic
4. "I Think I'm Paranoid", Garbage
5. "Miss Independent", Kelly Clarkson
6. "Amazed", by LoneStar
7. "Everything I Do", by Bryan Adams
8. "Candle on the Water", from the movie Pete's Dragon
9. (bonus here) "Still Alive", ending theme to game Portal

 

8 things that attract me to my best friends: (at least it's not asking for 8 best friends...)

1. appreciate a good book
2. love fantasy
3. good listeners/easy to talk to
4. willing to watch romantic comedies with me
5. patient
6. see the good in me
7. laid back
8. talented

 

8 people I think should do Crazy 8s:

1. I'm going to second Beki's opinion and tag Liz
2. and, because he hasn't done it yet, seconding Nikki and tagging Dan
3. Erica
4. Sentimente
5. Pandrea
6. Trish
7. Tim
8. Anyone else who wants to join in!

 

We got our Xbox360 back today! Yay! Glad we picked up Culdcept Saga on Saturday. :-)