Three

Thank you, Asha, for tagging me with this.
i havnt done something like this since i left school!
but it should be fun... and so here goes.

three things that scare me -
... roaches - i once was camping and woke up with a gigantic, crawly, extra crackly roach on my face. i lay awake for a few seconds that seemed like eternity, before it crawled.... and my skin crawled with it.
... being alone - i know its the nightmare that every kid wakes up screaming to... but i had a dream that recurred when i was a kid, where i woke up and couldnt find anyone... i was alone in my classroom in school... and i ran through the building in mute silence... desperately looking for my friends.
... drowning. i cant swim. and i've tried.

three people who make me laugh...
... manny - he's my golfing buddy... meaning really that he's taken it upon himself to teach me how to be snobbish and sophisticated on a proper English golf course... no bloody indians allowed!
... victor - he has this natural way about him that's incredibly slapstick... he can just be himself, and its funny... in a very jerry lewis way... in a very christ -college mad-ads team kinda way... in a strange i-want-to-strangle-him-with-my-bare-hands kinda way.
... nyles crane - i know he's fictional... but he's funny... he's genius... and i love the geek in him!

three things i love...
... poetry - emily dickinson, john donne & the rest of the metaphysicals
( Tell the truth... tell all the truth... but tell it slant - emily dickinson! )
... chocolate mud-pies - icky, gooey, and oozy.
... the smell of freshly baked bread - it reminds me of christmas at home.

Three things i hate...
... people who cant be nice - impolite, look-down-their-nose-at-you, selfish people.
... bigotry. patriots/liberals/militant/conservative/orthodox/asian/black/white/christian/muslim/hindu/low caste/male... these are terms that are bandied about much too wrongly.
... what we're doing to the earth. (yes, yes, i get all militant about it )

Three things i don't understand...
... practised stupidity - Paris Hilton type clones... the ones with the incredibly empty existences, shallow daily needs, non existent brains... but people want to give them lots of money to stay that way.
... why Titanic won awards.
... why people want books on CD! The Lord gave us fingers to turn pages with, eyes to read with, and imaginations to allow us into a different world. Read!

Three things on my desk...
... a calendar with all the bank holidays, and even every weekend , marked with smileys. long weekends and annual leave get gold stars with moustaches!
... my imitation Darth Vader light saber -with a red light that goes from laser to disco!
... a packet of wholesome, nutritionally valuable, vitamin enriched food pills disguised as Malteasers.

Three things i'm doing right now...
... planning an Italian Job type heist - so that i can retire to a life of leisure on a beach in the Caribbean.
... trying to stop using exclamation marks!!!! It surely is a sign of insanity.
... growing up.

Three things i want to do before i die...
... go diving off the great barrier reef... because i'm terrified of the ocean.
... finish that book that i started to write about my life - it ll be funny. i promise.
... convert car into batmobile!

Three things I can do...
... laugh - at almost anything. myself, mostly.
... cook a mean chicken curry that will knock your socks off.
... dream - fantastic, next to improbable, almost tangible dreams. usually less clearly when im not asleep.

Three things you should listen to...
... that voice in the back of your head
... your mother - when she tells you not to put that pea up your nose
... thermal and a quarter

Three things you should never listen to...
... expert advice on hidden weapons of mass destruction
... my brother's excuses about why he's late. again.
... lily allen, pop idol winners, boy bands, a voice of reason just before you jump bungee.

Three things i'd like to learn...
... how to Tango. now that, is sexy. it makes jiving and salsa look amateur.
... how to play the saxophone.
... how to read what women are actually saying. or not saying. are they waiting, welcoming, warning, waxing, waning, or are they just looking past me out the window?!

Three favourite foods...
... chocolate mousse, chocolate mud pies, panacotta, cheesecake, the M&S brownies... you get the drift.
... lasagne
... good ol' desi food. the spicy, chicken tikka masala kind of creamy, rich, curry. i miss my mum!

Three shows/books i watched/read as a child...
... star trek
... batman comics
... the sherlock holmes series