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On Thu, 25 Nov 10 18:02:18 UTC Nathaniel (24) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Deep depression--suffering without meaning
Where would you like to live?
A charming small town near a major city
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Freedom to do as I please, laced with enough structure to keep me doing things
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Idleness
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Narnians. The Little Prince.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Abraham Lincoln, Babe Ruth, Augustine, John Adams, Jesus Christ
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Nikki Haley
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Patti Mayonnaise, Helga Pataki
Your favorite painter?
Marc Chagall
Your favorite musician?
Glen Galloway, aka Glen Galaxy, aka Galaxalag, of Soul-Junk
The quality you most admire in a man?
Confidence
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Wit
Your favorite virtue?
Integrity
Your favorite occupation?
Judge
Who would you have liked to be?
Adam Wainwright
Your most marked characteristic?
Intelligence
What do you most value in your friends?
Sensitivity
What is your principle defect?
Poor work ethic
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To miss out on something (by some minor oversight or quirk of fate) that would have made your whole life much better, and to learn about this late in life
What would you like to be?
Someone who does things
What is your favorite color?
Deep blue, dark green, deep red
What is your favorite flower?
Rose
What is your favorite bird?
Penguin
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Bill James, C.S. Lewis
Who are your favorite poets?
Dan Moore
Who are your heroes in real life?
Heroes? I don't know that I have any
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Anne Frank
What are your favorite names?
Matthew, Rachel
What is it you most dislike?
Myself
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler, Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt (on a little bit different level there), Orval Faubus, the nasty Roman emperors, Josef Mengele, others...
What event in military history do you most admire?
The battle of Thermopylae
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
I'm sticking with Proust here--willpower and irresistible charm sure would be nice.
How would you like to die?
Old age
What is your present state of mind?
A little fuzzy, a little down.
What is your motto?
Put on the new self.

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