The three things meme

[altivo]

From several friends...


Three Names You Go By
- Altivo ('Tivo)
- Fuffle
- Gary

Three Parts of Your Heritage
- English
- Irish
- Canadian (both French and English-speaking)

Three Things That Scare You
- Firearms
- Teenagers
- Drugs

Three of Your Everyday Essentials
- Quiet time
- Snuggles
- Horse nuzzles (or dogs if I can't get horses)

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now
- Sweatsuit
- Bifocals
- Ponytail

Three of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists
- The Chicago Symphony
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer)
- Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)

Three of Your Favorite Songs - at the moment
- Get Off of my Back (soundtrack to Spirit)
- The Palomino Waltz (Phil Cunningham)
- Night Rider's Lament

Three Things You Want in a Relationship (other than Real Love)
- Cuddles
- Understanding
- Sharing

Two Truths and a Lie
- I like my job
- I arrived where I am by my own effort
- I wouldn't consider doing something else for a living

Three Things about the Opposite or Same Sex that Appeal to You
- Intelligence
- Warmth
- Quietude

Three of Your Favorite Hobbies
- Reading
- Writing
- Fiber arts (handspinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing)

Three Things You Want to do Really Badly Right Now
- Have a real vacation from work
- Do some things just for myself
- Not have to follow a schedule

Three Places You Want to go on Vacation
- Canada
- Michigan
- Alaska

Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die
- Publish a novel
- See the Acropolis
- Write a weekly or daily newspaper column

Three Things You Really Hate
- Aggressive drivers (tail gaters, speeders, reckless passers)
- Cell phone users who have no respect for others
- Dishonest politicians

Comments

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

"Night Rider's Lament"... oh gawd... that song makes me cry sometimes when I sing it, if I'm not to careful. Guess I identify with it a lot. And I can't even yodel. :)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yup. One of the few songs I wouldn't even try to sing, and for that reason.

[doco.livejournal.com]

Why'd someone want to go on vacation in Michigan, of all places? ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, probably most wouldn't. But I was born and raised there. And it still has blue lakes and green pine and maple forests, sandy beaches, wildlife (even bears) and a lot of quiet. I imagine Michigan means Detroit to many, but to me it means the Great Lakes and quiet country cemeteries and apple orchards. Right now especially it means some of the finest cider in the world and some of the most beautiful autumn colors. My ancestors began arriving in Michigan in 1828, before it was even a state. The last ones to arrive got there well before 1900. Those are deep roots. In one of those tiny cemeteries I can put my hand on the graves of four generations of ancestors, all within twenty paces or so.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Oh, by the way, the fourth part of that heritage is German. But they only let me list three. :)

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

Why Michigan? Oh... no reason.

Actually it's because you can tell people where you are going by opening up your right hand and pointing ("I'm going to Traverse City" *points to near the top of little finger right next to ring finger*) You can do it with the Upper Peninsula too, if you take your left hand and turn it so that the thumb sticks up (the thumb is the Keweenaw Peninsula). But if you need to show the whole state, you need someone else to point.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

And here I thought I was the only one who used the left hand for the UP trick. ;P

Warty politics, rust-rotted economy, but I still love Michigan.