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On Sat, 24 Oct 15 20:24:48 UTC Megan (32) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- Feeling bored and not having much autonomy
- Where would you like to live?
- Utah, USA
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- Fulfilling and meaningful work, intellectual stimulation, with regular interaction with people I feel an emotional to
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- Sugar, and not being able to keep my mouth shut about what I really think
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Virginia Woolf's Orlando, the underground man, Dinah in the Red Tent (because she give a voice to women from a time when they didn't really get to have much of one)
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- History is chock-full of narratives from a wealthy man's point of view, which doesn't really interest me.
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- The woman who decides she's going to live life on her own terms.
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- My exposure to fiction is somewhat limited (see responses above).
- Your favorite painter?
- NA
- Your favorite musician?
- Sufjan Stevens and Bomba Estereo. That is a weird combination, but it's true.
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- Being easy to talk with
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- A commitment to excellence
- Your favorite virtue?
- Authenticity
- Your favorite occupation?
- Cooking, reading (generally nonfiction), listing to podcasts/NPR, getting absorbed in a task
- Who would you have liked to be?
- I can only be myself
- Your most marked characteristic?
- Searching for the next thing
- What do you most value in your friends?
- Kindness and keen interests; curiosity
- What is your principle defect?
- Judgmental
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- To feel or be powerless in affecting one's own life
- What is your favorite color?
- Turquoise
- What is your favorite flower?
- Roses, but I love many
- What is your favorite bird?
- Indigo buntings and blue birds, among others
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Louise Erdrich
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- Setting people up as heroes puts them on a pedistal. They will all fall off the pedistal at some point.
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Margaret Sanger
- What are your favorite names?
- It changes all the time. I've been keeping track of them for a while, but with no plans to have children, it's moot.
- What is it you most dislike?
- Clinging to safety and what's familiar
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- Monarchs especially; they were too inbred and hoarded wealth
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- Not applicable!!!
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- Easily pick up other languages
- How would you like to die?
- Quickly, with little/no pain, and after a good satisfying life (god willing).
- What is your present state of mind?
- Be aware of how and what you're spending your time on.
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