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Tapped by Shifra. I restored the missing categories (based on Mirty's entry) so there are now seven groups of seven, as intended. This is still in progress, but I wanted to get it up here today and my lunch break is over, so...

7 Things I Can Do:

• make vegetarian food good enough to convert even the most die-hard meat-eater (at least, I haven't failed yet)
  
• pair wines with foods and cheeses (you know, so they actually taste good together)
  
• adjust recipes and menus - even ones I haven't made before, even baked goods - on the fly to accommodate tastes, allergies, and supplies-on-hand, and get better-than-decent results almost every time (are you noticing a theme here?)
  
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• procrastinate with the best of them, rush things through at the last minute, and still produce a spectacular work product (I said I can do this, not that I consistently do so!)
  
• stand up for myself against authority figures (harder than it seems, really)

7 Things I Can't Do:

• lein Torah
  
• whistle
  
• make a perfect omelet (imperfect is a possibility)
  
• make rice that would make my Persian grandmother proud, or at least not totally ashamed
  
• not take the bait
  
• sing or play music by sight
  
• tell you about everything I can and can't do

7 Celebrity Crushes:

• Harrison Ford, circa 1987
  
• Sean Connery, circa some time in the 1960s...no, really, probably just about any time, and yes, you can call me Elsa
  
• Fred Savage, when I was about nine (nobody said these had to be current crushes)
  
• screw it, I'm not doing the rest of this list
  

7 Things I Find Attractive (changed from "Attract Me To the Opposite Sex"):

• slightly greenish blue eyes (coincidentally, Julian has these)
  
• a well-shaped butt (again, coincidentally...)
  
• Julian's reaction to my posting the previous item
  
• strong opinions, with the reasoning to back them up
  
• enjoyment of abstract conversations
  
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7 Things I Hope To Do Before I Die:

• have children
  
• dance at my sister's wedding
  
• live in Manhattan (again)
  
• devote a good chunk of time (at a minimum, three months of 35+ hour weeks) to "learning" (studying Jewish law and philosophy)
  
• become proficient (if not fluent) in conversational Hebrew
  
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7 Things I Say Often:

• "Point being..."
  
• "Do you have any food allergies or strong aversions we should know about?"
  
• "I hate the Green Line."
  
• "Julian, I can't find my keys/wallet/phone/hat/shoes/bag/brain!"
  
• "Can I offer you some Scotch or a girlie drink?"
  
• ""
  
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7 Bloggers I Would Like To Infect With This Meme:

• GoldaLeah
  
• persephone
  
• Ari B.
  
• naomi chana
  
• Amanda
  
• elf
  
• UberImma (and I hope she will infect a whole bunch of people I'm thinking of, since I ran out of room on this list)