This is the Proust Questionnaire! I was intrigued, so I decided to do it myself.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be completely alone and unwanted. Also, failing at what I most wanted to accomplish (my best not being good enough).
Where would you like to live?
A place where I am among those who understand and accept who I am.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Having every need/want fulfilled (wow that sounds selfish!). Or simply being at peace.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
ugh…many. Intellectual arrogance, pretension, vanity (at times), gluttony, …I could go on
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Howard Roark, Harry Potter, Holden Caufield, Heathcliff (OMG HOW DO ALL OF THESE START WITH “H”???)
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Rasputin, Queen Elizabeth I, Helen Keller (lol), Marie Antoinette
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Amelia Earhart, Madeline Albright, Annie Dillard
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jane Eyre, Bonnie Parker, Dominique Francon, Vivian Bearing
Your favorite painter?
Dali, Monet, Degas, Van Gogh (can’t choose just one!)
Your favorite musician?
Massenet (composer), Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga (how’s that for variety???)
The quality you most admire in a man?
Intelligence, wit, honesty, charm
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Wit, empathy, naturalness, freedom of spirit
Your favorite virtue?
individualism, truthfulness, wisdom
Your favorite occupation?
traveling, attending concerts, reading, watching TV/movies, sleeping soundly
Who would you have liked to be?
Myself with more talent, no fear, and more money. And Johnny Weir’s best friend.
Your most marked characteristic?
a need to be loved, loyalty, intelligence, fickleness
What do you most value in your friends?
honesty, understanding, humor
What is your principle defect?
fear of inadequacy, lack of ambition, moodiness, fickleness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
being born without tastebuds. never being loved
What is your favorite color?
orange, red, golden yellows
What is your favorite flower?
peony
What is your favorite bird?
birds creep me out, but my favorite ones to look at pictures of are cockatoos and parrots, if I have to pick
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Annie Dillard, Raymond Carver, JK Rowling, William Faulkner, John Donne
Who are your favoite poets?
William Shakespeare, John Donne
Who are your favorite composers?
Massenet, Verdi, Eric Whitacre, Beethoven
What are your favorite names?
Layla, Athena, Eden, Cheyenne, Everett, Elijah
What is it you most dislike?
seeing my own faults in others (and of course in myself)
What historical figures do you most despise?
Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Nazis in general
What event in military history do you most admire?
ceasefires on Christmas :)
What reform do you most admire?
ummmm….politically? this is broad. IDK
How would you like to die?
after I’ve done all I want to do in life, but before living becomes a chore. preferably with as little pain as possible.
What is your present state of mind?
introspective, a little tired, pretty content
What is your motto?
I’M A FREE BITCH, BABY!!! life’s too short to be miserable–do what you love and fuck the rest. My life is what I make of it–I get to make all the decisions.
get in the way. 
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