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On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:41:09 UTC Melinda (18) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being blind.
Where would you like to live?
England or, if not that, Jamaica.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be around my family in a lovely place.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Naivety.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Napoleon Dynamite!
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Patti Smith and Harvey Milk.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Yoko Ono.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
I love it when female characters are unapologetic about their power and intelligence, and don't dumb themselves down in order to make the men around them feel less threatened because their precious patriarchy has a hairline crack in it.
Your favorite painter?
Colin McCahon.
Your favorite musician?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. But my favourite album of all time is Horses by Patti Smith!
The quality you most admire in a man?
Kindness, consideration.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Humour, wit.
Your favorite virtue?
Optimism.
Your favorite occupation?
Reading and drawing.
Who would you have liked to be?
Sofia Coppola.
Your most marked characteristic?
Curiosity and the ability to charm people.
What do you most value in your friends?
Those who are caring.
What is your principle defect?
Stubbornness.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Giving up.
What would you like to be?
Taller.
What is your favorite color?
Red. Always red!
What is your favorite flower?
Gardenias? That, or hibiscus'.
What is your favorite bird?
Sparrows.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Chuck Palahnuik.
Who are your favorite poets?
Richard Brautigan and Patti Smith.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Many of my friends, I can't narrow it down.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Magaret Thatcher and Oprah.
What are your favorite names?
Lily, Timothy, Alex.
What is it you most dislike?
Negativity! Also, hypocrisy, but most people are hypocritical so I let this one slide.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler.
What event in military history do you most admire?
None.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
A louder voice! I am not shy, it is just for some reason I have trouble speaking loudly. I don't know why. It has always been like this.
How would you like to die?
Old and rich!
What is your present state of mind?
Calm. The weather is super nice so I will take the dog for a walk after filling this out.
What is your motto?
"Honesty is the best policy"

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