SEVEN THINGS YOU WANT TO DO:
1. Keep trying
2. Watch my Roth IRA grow and grow
3. Have 25 acres of my own land
4. Always have enough money to support myself and at least 10 animal people
5. Never stop working
6. Go hang gliding
7. Never stop learning

SEVEN THINGS I CAN'T (OR WON'T) DO:
1. Be lazy
2. Work in a cubicle
3. Eat Andouillet sausage...ew
4. Go skydiving
5. Allow anyone to go hungry
6. Talk about politics or religion
7. Start something that I know I can't properly finish

SEVEN THINGS I SAY THE MOST:
1. Awesome
2. Intense
3. Truth be told
4. Counterproductive
5. Albeit
6. Oh dear...
7. *Whistle*

SEVEN MOVIES I COULD (OR DO) WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN:
1. The Iron Giant
2. Flight of Dragons
3. Braveheart
4. The Last Samurai
5. X1 and X2
6. Dragonheart
7. Unleashed

SEVEN VIDEO GAMES THAT THE STORY JUST GRABS YOU:
1. Panzer Dragoon Orta
2. Halo 2
3. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
4.
5.
6.
7.
Hey, for me, three video games is pretty damn good

1. Do you like animals?
More than people in most cases

2. Have you ever met an online friend in person?
nope

3. Are you athletic?
In my own right

4. Are you: thin, fat, athletically built etc:
I'm solid, nuf said

5. How much do you weigh?
150 lbs

6. What's your height?
5'8"

7. Shoe size?
10.5 or 11...'ends on the shoe

8. Girls- are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc?
tomboy!

9. Guys- are you girly or guyish?
N/A

10. How old are you?
21...almost 22!

11. When's your Birthday?
Fall

12. Do you like to receive gift art?
Yesiree

13. Are you sociable?
I'm a friendly introvert...make your own assumptions

14. Do you have many friends?
Close ones? not really, I have two best friends and they're so awesome that I can't imagine needing any more!

15. What's your race?
WASP...lol

16. Do you like to talk on the phone?
not really, I prefer looking who I'm speaking to in the eyeé

17. Are you single or taken?
Single, by conventional standards

18. Do you eat meat?
I do indeed

19. Are you paranoid?
in most instances, yes, though I am getting less so with age

20. Do you read a lot?
yes, in my opinion

21. Do you listen to music, what kind?
Mostly alternative rock, classical, movie soundtracks and my own whistling

22. Do you play an instrument?
the Jaw Harp...kudos to those of you who know what that is

23. How long have you been drawing?
Since I could manage to hold a drawing instrument

24. What's the meaning of life?
I would feel uncomfortably precocious venturing such a guess, for that's all I could do...guess

25. Now tag five of your friends. They MUST take this quiz and post it in their journal.

Have at it maties!

If I were a month I would be: March
If I were a day of the week I would be: Thursday
If I were a time of day I would be: morning
If I were a planet I would be: Neptune
If I were a animal I would be: a horse
If I were a direction I would be: East
If I were a piece of furniture I would be: a wing back chair with ballandclaw feet
If I were a liquid I would be: Perrier
If I were a tree I would be: a mulberry
If I were a flower/plant I would be: a fox glove
If I were a kind of weather I would be: 70º, sunny and calm to slightly breezy
If I were a musical instrument I would be: a french horn
If I were an emotion I would be: wonder
If I were a color I would be: deep, stormy blue
If I were a vegetable I would be: carrot
If I were a sweet I would be: a nerd
If I were a car I would be: TVR Tuscan six speed
If I were a song I would be: Circle Game
If I were a movie I would be directed by: ...
If I were a book I would be written by: Gene Stratton Porter
If I were a food I would be: Stroganoff
If I were a place I would be: Normandy
If I were a material I would be: nickel
If I were a taste I would be: salty
If I were a word I would be: Uniquity
If I were an object I would be: puzzle pieces or playing cards
If I were a body part I would be the: the hands
If I were a facial expression I would be: surprise
If I were a style I would be: Tadashi
If I were a cartoon character I would be: Kenshin
If I were a shape I would be: a dressage square
If I were a number I would be: 7

() Gone on a blind date
() Skipped class
(X) Watched someone die (I count horses and dogs as someones)
() Been to Canada
() Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
(X) Been to the Caribbean
(X) Been overseas
(X) Been on a plane
() Jumped out of a plane
() Been on a helicopter
(X) Been on a train
() Been lost
() Been on the opposite side of the country
(X) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
() Played cops and robbers (it was always cowboys and indians in my neighborhood)
() Sang karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
() Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
() Written a letter to Santa Claus
() Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about or love
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone snow* or water skiing
(X) Gone to the movies

1. Any nicknames (past or present)? Pete, Twiggy, The Blue Shadow, Nicodemus, Mags, Magster, Magzilla, Magdalina, MagDog, Maggie May, Magnolia, Sister
2. Mother's name? Gwynn
3. Favorite drink? Oolong or Rooibos tea
4. Tattoo? planning on it
5. Body piercing? nah
6. How much do you love your job? for now I wouldn't have it any other way
7. Favorite vacation? Barbados when I was 8
8. Ever been to Africa? Nope, and I don't plan to
9. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? not solely, no
11. Ever been on TV? yep, when Greg Fischel came to visit and he showed footage of it after the weather
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? Nope
13. Ever been in a car accident? Yep, one of my mom's old cars had an invisible Hit Me! sign that only other cars could read
14. Drive a 2 door or 4 door vehicle? 4 door
15. Favorite salad dressing? vinaigrettes, if any
16. Favorite pie? cherry rhubarb
17. Favorite number? 7
18. All time favorite movie? hmm...animated? The Iron Giant, live action? either Bed Knobs and Broomsticks
19. Favorite holiday? Easter or Christmas
20. Favorite dessert? key lime pie
21. Favorite food? apples
22. Favorite day of the week? Wednesday
23. Favorite brand of body wash? anything not tested on animals
24. Favorite toothpaste? Arm and Hammer
25. Favorite smell? warm horse fur
26. What do you do to relax? walk or read
27. Favorite sport? hmm...conventional? probably football (real football X D)
28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? I'll be almost 31 in 10 years, so hopefully as a homeowner with a steady job and enough time to pursue a few hobbies and spend time with Hue, who will be 16!

W H O . W A S . T H E . L A S T . P E R S O N . T H A T ?
1. Made you mad: Panda the lab (her and her incessant barking)
2. Saw you cry: my mom
3. Went to the movies with you: Miles
4. Last person you went to the mall with?: Jes
5. You went out to dinner with: Mary Fran, Jessica, Mrs. Thompson, my mom and Will
6. Made you laugh?: Miles
7. Held your hand?: Hue, well...it was more of a lick, he was cleaning my hand

W O U L D . Y O U . R A T H E R ?
1. Pierce your nose or tongue? nose...piercing my tongue would interfere with eating and I enjoy food too much to sacrifice that
2. Be serious or be funny?: it depends on the situation and the company
3. Drink whole or skim milk?: 2% actually
4. Die in a fire or drown?: fire...I rather parish in seering light and pain than in the inevitable smothering darkness...
5. Spend time with your parents or enemys?: parents...they're both awsome!

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R .
1. Flowers or candy?: flowers...especially if the giver knows my favorite kind (which is either foxgloves, irises or variagated red and white roses)
2. Gray or black? gotta love grey! (dappled, lava, gunmetal or 1050 highcarbon)
3. Color or black & white photos?: color...I'm not sure why
4. Lust or love?: definitely love, lust is way too easy, love is worth the wait
6. M&Ms or Skittles?: skittles, taste the rainbow
7. Staying up late or waking up early?: waking up early, preferably before the sun

A N S W E R . T R U T H F U L L Y
1. Do you like anyone?: of course...what 18 year old, however odd, doesn't?
2. Do they know it?: no

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R. .
1. Sun or moon?: the moon, because it has a light side and a dark side and it's constantly changing
2. Winter or Fall?: fall, (best riding weather)...even though I enjoy snow
3. Left or right?: Right...scar hand
4. 10 acquaintances or having two best friends?: two best friends...that way I can make sure to give each the proper attention they deserve
5. Sunny or rainy?: eh...raining, but really only because of the accompanying thunder and lightning
6. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream?: vanilla bean

A B O U T . Y O U
1. What time is it?: 11:33 am
2. Name: Maggie
3. Nickname(s): Pete, Twiggy, MagMag, Mags, Magster, Maggie May, The Baby Girl
4. What is your birth date?: Usually Labor Day
5. What do you want?: a new pair of Keens and some nice sun glasses...oh and money, money is always nice
6. Where do you want to live?: Wales
7. How many kids do you want?: none, if I can help it
8. You want to get married?: it would be nice to have someone to travel with that shared my interests and passions, but I'm pretty self sufficient, so I could get along without a man...

U N I Q U E
1. Nervous habit: fidgeting with anything on my person (zipper pulls, beads, rings, chains, tassles etc.)
2. Are you double jointed?: nope, but my brother is in several places
3. Can you roll your tongue?: yep
4. Can you lift one eyebrow?: yes, but only the left one
5. Can you cross your eyes?: there are people who can't?
6. Do you make your bed daily? yes, except on sundays

R A N D O M
1. Which shoe goes on first?: which ever one is closer to me or the one I trip over first in the dark
2. Ever thrown one at someone?: heavens no...then they have my shoe and they could do something terrible to it...oh no, I'd take theirs and throw it at them
3. On the average, how much money do u carry with you?: a Visa always and about 10 dollars on the weekends
6 Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?: twirl, but sometimes too much
7. Have you ever eaten Spam? it's against my principles to eat any "meat" that does not in the least way resemble a part of the animal it came from or a slice of said...and anyway spam is just plain weird
8. What's your favorite beverage?: green tea or water
9. Do you cook?: yes, as much as possible,

I N . T H E . L A S T . M O N T H . H A V E . Y O U
1. had a b/f or g/f?: no, but I've gotten to hear all about everyone elses and that makes for interesting days
2. Sang: oh yes, especially to songs I know on the radio playing in the barn
3. Been hugged: multiple times
4. Felt stupid: oh sure, I'm 20, can't help it
5. Missed someone: always
6. Danced crazy: nope, not a big dancer
7. Cried: nope
8. Lied: I'm sure, but it was probably for the better
9. Snuck out of the house: never, my dad would disown me
10. Kissed someone/been kissed: nope

I was thinking about this the other day. As we develop as individuals gifted with speech, we identify with certain words and phrases; from idioms to exclamations. What words and phrases do you identify with?

What do you say if...

You stub your toe
It is raining really hard outside
Someone surprises you
You are annoyed
You are frustrated
You are angry
You are tired
You are cold
You are hot
Your best friend tells you something really bizarre
You lose something
You are hungry
Agree with someone
You didn't hear what someone said
You are saying good bye with an acronym
You are laughing with an acronym
You don't believe that something will ever happen
You are absolutely sure of something
You make a binding promise
Someone sneezes
You are fed up
You swear
You really love something
You really hate something
You can't think of what to say
You're disgusted
Someone cuts in front of you
You hear thunder
See someone after a long time apart
You can almost think of what to say

Can you think of any others? Or are there phrases that if one of your friends heard they would think of you? Please feel free to elaborate on this list!