Couldn't resist

Saw this format on Josh's recent blog while I had just been wondering what I wanted to blog about and I couldn't resist. So here goes:

TEN Random Things About Me:

1o) This is like very random so I hope no one really believes this blog is all there is to me.
o9) I worry about those kinds of things too much.
o8) I have a need to write.
07) I love to sing by myself.
o6) I like to whistle.
o5) I like to hum.
o4) I whistle while driving sometimes and wonder if I look silly to other motorists.
o3) I love to swim, but can't do the butterfly to save my life.
o2) I feel very comfortable writing randomness.
o1) I search extensively for just the perfect quote sometimes.
Like this one: "Wit, eloquence, and poetry,
Arts which I lov'd." -Cowley

NINE Significant/Favorite Places I've Visited:
(Ditto some of Josh's)
o9) Big Bend National Park
o8) Kokomo, Indiana
o7) England
o6) Niagara Falls (the Canadian side)
o5) The Grand Canyon
o4) Scotland
o3) the coast of Maine
o2) the peak of Pikes' Peak (except I was rather ill at the time) #P
o1) the pines of East Texas

EIGHT Things I Want To Do Before I Die
o8) Finish my cross-stitch picture
o7) Go scuba-diving near a tropical coral reef
o6) See a school of wild dolphins playing up close
o5) Hear a full orchestra and boy's choir, in Vienna or somewhere, in a cathedral.
o4) Learn to whistle like Jordan.
o3) Spoil my grandkids, and watch Chili spoil them.
o2) Visit a real opera house and watch an opera. (If I can convince Chili to go.)
o1) Paint oil on canvas without reserve just to see what comes out.

SEVEN Ways to Win my Heart.
o7) Don't smoke cigarettes around me.
o6) Laugh at your own mistakes.
o5) Notice the little people.
o4) Have a soft spot for puppies and kittens.
o3) Watch old movies with me.
o2) Know it's okay to be around me and just be quiet.
o1) Be grafted into Christ and let us grow together.

SIX Things I Believe In
o6) Determination
o5) Loyalty
o4) Civility
o3) Electricity
o2) Eternity
o1) God

FIVE Things I'm Afraid Of
o5) The dark
o4) Snakes
o3) Answering random things about myself on these type questionnaires.
o2) Going too long without chocolate-covered-raisins.
o1) Disappointing those I care about.

FOUR of my Favorite Items in my Bedroom
o4) My bed - duh!
o3) My exercise bike.
o2) My computer.
o1) One of my favorite quote books.

THREE Things I Do Everyday
o3) Hug my kids.
o2) Brush my teeth.
o1) Yawn.

TWO Things I'm Trying Not to do Right Now
o2) Be boring and trite.
o1) Slouch.

ONE Person I Want to See Right Now
o1) My son.