Proust Questionnaire: Ian Siente's answers

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On Mon, 03 Jul 17 22:17:11 UTC Ian Siente answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Away from family, I guess.
Where would you like to live?: Somewhere where isn't about to go to hell in a handbasket, thanks.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Something happy I guess? Maybe a cold drink, solid house and everyone out of trouble
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Probably drink too much. And swear too much; got told I couldn't here so...
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Fiction huh? Maybe Arsene Lupin. Never was much of a reader.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Caesar I guess. Or Macbeth if he's real.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Heroines, heroines... Heroines... Wonder Woman? No, I think Nightingale.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Okay, definitely Wonder Woman here. What can I say, I have a thing for Amazons.
Your favorite painter?: Meissonier (whoever that is). Okay, seriously, Picasso.
Your favorite musician?: Let me tell you: I wouldn't know Mozart from Beethoven. I'm more a classic rock guy.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Decency; like tipping properly. Or shutting the hell when he's wrong, or at least knowing to.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Sense. Can't stand an airhead, let me tell you.
Your favorite virtue?: Virtues, huh... Let's see... Compassion? Maybe honesty, virtue's a virtue really.
Your favorite occupation?: Drinking. Since that's not a job, I like bartending or something equally non-physical. Too sore as it is...
Who would you have liked to be?: Who? I don't know, someone wealthy with a thousand servants and a fabulous manor.
Your most marked characteristic?: Drinking. That and swearing. Aside from those, been told it's being a smart aleck.
What do you most value in your friends?: Loyalty, honesty... Not being total and complete sleazes out for their own neck...
What is your principle defect?: Been told I drink and swear too much. Family's hoping me curbing it for this thing's going to be permanent.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Death, in general. That or slavery.
What would you like to be?: Me, since being anyone else means I gotta give up the nuts I call family.
What is your favorite color?: Red
What is your favorite flower?: Flowers? Not too picky. I suppose roses are okay. Mom sticks 'em everywhere though...
What is your favorite bird?: Parrot, African Grey. Mainly since ours backs me up in arguments.
Who are your favorite prose writers?: King, Poe, let's see... Oh, Twain.
Who are your favorite poets?: Don't have many. Suppose... Hughes? The guy from Harlem.
Who are your heroes in real life?: Anyone in the military. Seriously, that's some stuff to go through.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Let's see...Nightingale, for the hospitals. That lady who got asylums sorted was a peach too.
What are your favorite names?: Favorites? Ethan, Marie, Trixie (mainly because those are my brother and sisters but hey.) Otherwise... Maisy.
What is it you most dislike?: Tendency to not shut up, despite it being also my favorite thing.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Napoleon, for the Revolution. Conquistadors in general for the loot and plunder innocent people schtick.
What event in military history do you most admire?: Whenever someone hospitals and/or medicine. That and the abolitionist movement.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Telepathy. It'd be funny to watch people question which thought is theirs... And scare off the idiots who don't know when to leave the bar...
How would you like to die?: Sober, happy and decent - morally, I mean, not the other way.
What is your present state of mind?: Irritation. Irateness. Whichever. I could go for good scotch right about now, on the rocks...
What is your motto?: Shut up and live another day. Also to do what you want, when you want... just as long you don't make too much of a mess.

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