Proust Questionnaire: Mandella Kitten's answers

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On Mon, 05 Jan 15 22:00:03 UTC Mandella Kitten (36) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: complete hopelessness
Where would you like to live?: with and near loved ones. but also near trees and mountains and a body of water, and where I can hear natural sounds knowing that the conveniences and culture of the city are nearby...
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Full Belly, Warm Heart, Physical Affections
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: I indulge all of my own faults so well....
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Roland Deschain, Alyosha Karamazov, evolutionary characters
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Socrates, Salvador Dali, Dr. Seuss, Mr. Rogers, Bruce Lee, Cleopatra, Anais Nin, Margaret Sanger, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, EVERY WOMAN EVER (except Ayn Rand)
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My mom, my niece, Amanda Palmer, Starhawk, oh and also every woman.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Jo Bhaer, Dorothea Brooke, Tess Durbeyfield, Hester Prynne, Janie Crawford, too many others
Your favorite painter?: Salvador Dali
Your favorite musician?: Many favorites come to mind, but I'll say my friends who perform because they're inspiring to me.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence, moral sense, assertiveness, confidence, compassion, sense of humor
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence, moral sense, assertiveness, confidence, compassion, sense of humor
Your favorite virtue?: kindness
Your favorite occupation?: being free
Who would you have liked to be?: Me. or Beyonce.
Your most marked characteristic?: I don't trust myself to know this, but I'll attempt self awareness and say maybe my enthusiasm, or perhaps my sociability.
What do you most value in your friends?: positivity, helpfulness
What is your principle defect?: impatience, self-indulgence
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: mental illness, to never know love.
What would you like to be?: self-actualized and living up to my highest potential for happiness and fulfillment
What is your favorite color?: Rich Burgundy, like in a red wine or blood, or my velvet sofa.
What is your favorite flower?: bluebird roses, lilacs, orchids
What is your favorite bird?: pigeons!
Who are your favorite prose writers?: so many, so many. I'll go with Zora Neale Hurston because it feels like I'm getting away with something (her prose is wicked poetic)
Who are your favorite poets?: William Shakespeare, Shel Silverstein
Who are your heroes in real life?: My mom, and all of my friends
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Repeat Question Cleopatra, Anais Nin, Margaret Sanger, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, EVERY WOMAN EVER (except Ayn Rand).
What are your favorite names?: Names possessed by my loved ones.
What is it you most dislike?: malice.
What historical figures do you most despise?: OHMYGOD THERE ARE TOO MANY EVIL MEN (and Ayn Rand)
What event in military history do you most admire?: every time a war ended or a military was disbanded
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: natural musical ability would be nice.
How would you like to die?: Content with the life I've lived.
What is your present state of mind?: Hopeful and optimistic for the coming year
What is your motto?: Love and Gratitude

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