Thanks, Nick! I’d been waiting for someone to tag me with this meme. Here goes.

I’m going to ask that certain parents of mine refrain from reading this, because parts of it could be embarrassing.

Anyway:

Seven things I plan to do before I die:
1) Write a book.
2) Go on a cross-country road trip.
3) Own a dog.
4) Pay off my student loans.
5) Get published in the New Yorker.
6) Travel to many more countries.
7) Own a home.

Seven things I can do:
1) Love.
2) Express my thoughts and feelings in words.
3) Bake cookies.
4) Sing.
5) Follow my curiosity wherever it leads.
6) Read (but not necessarily understand) Hebrew, Japanese kana, and Ancient Greek.
7) Give a terrific – OK, I’m bashful. I’ll just say that I can perform a certain common gay sex act really, really well.

Seven things I cannot do:
1) Read a book without savoring its language.
2) Play sports.
3) Fall asleep quickly.
4) Wake up on time for work.
5) Deal with excessive noise.
6) Find clothes that fit.
7) Not worry.

Seven things that I find attractive in a man:
1) A brain.
2) A heart.
3) Mild self-deprecation.
4) A hint of devilishness.
5) Nerdiness.
6) A sense of responsibility.
7) A sense of humor.

Seven things I say most often:
1) Hmmmmm.
2) I don’t know, what do you want to eat?
3) Matt. Wake up. It’s time for bed.
4) Can I turn off the closed-captioning?
5) I’m kinda bored.
6) I’m confused.
7) I need to use the bathroom.

Seven celebrity crushes: [ed.note: just seven?]
1) Robert Sean Leonard
2) Matthew Fox
3) Michael Vartan
4) Ben Shenkman
5) Jesse Eisenberg
6) Dan Bucatinsky
7) Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Seven bloggers I must now tag:
1) Matt
2) Mike
3) Andy
4) Thom
5) Jeff
6) Matt P.
7) David