With my head in a fog and yet another 1,500-word column due in less than 24 hours, I have writer's block. Again. And the damn Red Sox blew it. Again. Well, you know what they say about the Sox -- you can count on them, they'll always let you down. By the way, is anyone coming to the Queen Mary Shipwreck with us on Saturday? Check here for details. So I saw this thing at Joelle's, and I figured why not? Name THREE of your... 1. Pet Peeves: Bad grammar and/or spelling, bad drivers (especially slow ones in the left lane) and when people don't set the clocks on their VCRs or microwaves and they just blink "12:00" over and over. (I know, it's a little strange, but I've been known to set other people's clocks just to make it stop flashing.) 2. Favorite Sounds: A great song just when it's needed, the roar of a car engine under my command on the open road and the stark silence of a city while snow is falling. 3. Favorite Flavors of Candy: Dark chocolate, those cherry candied fruit slices, York Peppermint Patties and Butterfingers. (Sorry, I've got a sweet tooth the size of Texas, I couldn't settle on just three.) 4. Biggest Fears: Losing my eyesight, losing my hearing and getting some kind of terminal disease. 5. Biggest Challenges: Losing weight, learning patience (believe me, I haven't learned a thing) and learning to live life for now and not worrying about why I haven't accomplished certain life-steps yet. 6. Favorite Department Stores: Best Buy, Circuit City and Target. 7. Most Used Words: (in no particular order) "Dude" (sorry, but I guess I have acclimated), "stellar" and "awesome." 8. Favorite Pizza Toppings: Cheese, hamburger and sausage. 9. Favorite Cartoon Characters: Brian & Stewie on Family Guy, Fry on Futurama and Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hungerforce. 10. Movies Recently Watched: 1941, The Rundown and Daredevil. Yeah, I know. Daredevil wasn't worth it. But it was on cable and I needed something to watch while I was camped out in bed all weekend. 11. Favorite Fruits: Fuji apples, strawberries and bananas. 12. Favorite Vegetables: I don't have any favorite vegetables. Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers are tolerable.