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On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:53:01 UTC Mark D Anderson (23) answered the Proust Questionnaire:

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Having either absolutely nothing or absolutely everything one could ever desire.
Where would you like to live?
On top of a mountain in a small cozy house by a garden.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
The honest, mutual, and present love of a human companion; oh, and a ray of sunshine and a free bench.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Delusions of grandeur, fears of future, fear in general, not leaving a good art behind for this world; mostly failure paranoia and fear.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Odysseus, Rorshach from the Watchmen, Sam from LOTR, Huckleberry Finn, and Mellville's Ishmael.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Socrates, Julius Ceaser, Alexander the Great, Winston Churchill, Hunter Thompson, Job
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
I'll have to agree with Proust on that one: A woman of genius leading an ordinary life.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Desdemona, Eve, Rose of Sharon,
Your favorite painter?
Marc Chagall, Picasso, Monet
Your favorite musician?
Jerry Garcia, Paul Simon, Beirut
The quality you most admire in a man?
Humility, intelligence, laughter, universal respect and understanding.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Inner and outer natural beauty and activity
Your favorite virtue?
humble respect for the connectivity of all, that people need each other
Your favorite occupation?
Writing, reading, sleeping well, performing, chatting, buzzing, being at peace
Your most marked characteristic?
a craving to be admired
What do you most value in your friends?
humor and trustworthiness
What is your principle defect?
pride, and a complexity of mental loopholes revolving around the fear that stems from avoiding that pride
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have not grown up with my brother.
What would you like to be?
A happy adventurous contented creative giving lucky man.
What is your favorite color?
agree with Proust, harmonization
What is your favorite flower?
lotus
What is your favorite bird?
owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Tom Robbins, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, and Tolkein
Who are your favorite poets?
Billy Collins, David Berman, Shakespeare, and Donne
Who are your heroes in real life?
My brother and my grandmother, and my Louise.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Helen of Troy, Anne Frank, and Mother Teresa
What are your favorite names?
Aidan, Salome,
What is it you most dislike?
the hideousness of spiders despite their profound ecological neccessity
What historical figures do you most despise?
Contemporary American politicians
What event in military history do you most admire?
D Day
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
A fearlessly comfortable psyche.
How would you like to die?
Blasted by a cannon through a tidal wave off a cliff while being struck by lightning.
What is your present state of mind?
accomplished and deluded for the moment upon completion here
What is your motto?
Moderation, endless motion

Freewill and determinism are the two best poker buddies in the universe; in fact, no game ever exists without them.

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