Proust Questionnaire: Penjamin''s answers

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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:28:34 UTC Penjamin' answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To f ind myself locked in a room without access to writing tools or nature.
Where would you like to live?: In the landscape of my creativity
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Friends, nature, books, music and lots of theatre.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Does engaging in too much playfulness count?
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those who move beyond self doubt.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Socrates, Aristotle, Lao Tzu, Teddy Roosevelt and does Lance Armstrong count?
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: A woman with self-esteem who does not abuse her power.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Women who use creativity and intelligence.
Your favorite painter?: Kandinsky
Your favorite musician?: Love old Motown, Simon and Garfunkle. Like the words and songs of Jack Johnson
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence and sensitivity with moral sense, a sense of humor and determination
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Self-esteem, determination and a sense of humor
Your favorite virtue?: I believe sense of humor is a virtue.
Your favorite occupation?: writinig, running, and reading
Who would you have liked to be?: Myself
Your most marked characteristic?: Fierce and loving
What do you most value in your friends?: reciprocity
What is your principle defect?: judgment
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To find myself locked in a room with no writing tools or nature.
What would you like to be?: Myself
What is your favorite color?: All colors go together in nature.
What is your favorite flower?: Fragrant stargazer lily.
What is your favorite bird?: Black Phoebe
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Wallace Stegner, Kim Stafford, Diane Ackerman
Who are your favorite poets?: W.S. Merwin, Karen Gottshall, Dorianne Laux
Who are your heroes in real life?: Lance Armstrong, Chip Kelly (U of Oregon football coach)
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Althea Gibson - first black woman to win Wimbledon
What are your favorite names?: Tyrece, Michael, Antoine, Dion
What is it you most dislike?: procrastinators!
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler and those like him.
What event in military history do you most admire?: I don't like war
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Creativity and I've got it!
How would you like to die?: Running by the sea with poems in my head and hands
What is your present state of mind?: Jubiliant that I'm doing this.
What is your motto?: Meet with triumph and disaster and treat both imposters the same

My Blog: http://penjaminswriteway.blogspot.com/

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