i don't usually do this kind of thing, but i've been "tagged"

1. Three people who make me laugh:
my sister
Dave Attell
Ali G.

2. Three things I can do:
origami
fake modern dance
a mean monkey impersonation

3. Three things I can't do:
keep a straight face
find things in the apartment
sit comfortably in a movie theater or play

4. Three things I'm doing right now:
rapidly tapping my left leg from drinking way too much coffee
checking my email every thirty seconds to see if I get an interview for the dream job I just applied for
looking at the monkey on my desk

5. Three things I want to do before I die:
visit Brazil and Cuba
drive across country alone in a 4x4 with a kickin’ sound system
buy Julia a house with a big garden

6. Three things I hate the most:
the fact that people in New York never say "excuse me"
cubicles
seasonal decoration

7. Three things that scare me:
pretty much any physically imposing man
horses
most social gatherings

8. Three things I don't understand:
economics
science
the appeal of Adam Sandler

9. Three skills I'd like to learn:
to (really) play the piano
Korean cooking
public speaking

10. Three ways to describe my personality:
inconsistent
agreeable to a fault
like de ja vu: sometimes there, then gone in an instant

11. Three things I think you should listen to:
my dad playing piano
more live music
a midnight thunderstorm in Iowa

12. Three things you should never listen to:
the 4/5 train entering or exiting Union Square
Rod Stewart
self doubt

13. Three favorite foods:
pernil with yellow rice and red beans
pho
sushi

14. Three beverages I drink regularly:
espresso
water
cheap red wine

15. Three shows I watch a lot:
The Ultimate Fighter
BCAT
whatever basketball is on TV

16. Three people I'm tagging to do this:
soapy t
south oxford
fussy rice seeds