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On Fri, 11 Nov 16 02:43:08 UTC Mina (30) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Every night, wondering if my husband is going to come home angry and hurt me again.
Where would you like to live?
Nowhere. There's no place for me to go, even though I'd love to leave.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
When Beau is asleep, and I can sleep.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
I have an insatiable curiosity. I have a terrible habit of eavesdropping, and I know way too much about people.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Katherina from "The Taming of the Shrew" (before she was tamed) and any other strong, independent woman.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
I would say my mother up until she left me. I think all the good women in the world died a long time ago.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Why can't women be just heroes? Heroin sounds like a bad things.
Your favorite painter?
Leonardo DaVinci
Your favorite musician?
Lindsay Stirling
The quality you most admire in a man?
Kindness, loyalty, sense of humor, and intelligence...so, no man. Well, no man who would be interested in dating a woman.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Boldness, wit, compassion, and ambition
Your favorite virtue?
Courage
Your favorite occupation?
Singing
Who would you have liked to be?
I would have liked to be a singer.
Your most marked characteristic?
I'm told by Beau that I have "great tits". The mirror tells me my eyes look dead inside.
What do you most value in your friends?
What friends?
What is your principle defect?
I'm a chicken-shit.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Being alone in the world.
What would you like to be?
I would like to be a woman who is in control of her life and whose decisions are honored by those around me
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite flower?
Snapdragons--they're like a tiny sunset on a stem.
What is your favorite bird?
The owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
I'm not very smart when it comes to things like that. I wouldn't even have a guess.
Who are your favorite poets?
I like Emily Dickinson. Many of her poems reflect how I feel or have felt. I connect the most with her.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mother, when I was little. Now, there's no one who I trust or look up to.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Joan of Arc, Mother Theresa, Lady Godiva, and Susan B. Anthony
What are your favorite names?
Sarah--it was my mother's name.
What is it you most dislike?
Myself
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
The liberation of the death camps in World War II
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Inner strength and guts
How would you like to die?
In my sleep, next to a man who I loved and not feared.
What is your present state of mind?
Nervous...I really hope Beau does not read any of these answers. Maybe I should go back and change some of the things I said about him.
What is your motto?
You eat what you order.

I would normally not tell anyone this, but I want to try and take more chances and be more bold. Here it goes: I have, since childhood, been able to hear the thoughts of people around me. It's something my mother always said to keep to myself. She could do it, too. After she left, I kept the secret of my ability in a way to remember her. I guess I broke my promise, but then again she abandoned me into the care of my father who hated me. I don't owe her a damn thing.

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