Proust Questionnaire: Sarah Taylor Vernarecci's answers

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On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:05:11 UTC Sarah Taylor Vernarecci (19) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To have no passion in life, or to not be known.
Where would you like to live?: Everywhere, but ideally a main home in the south or east coast, in a classic American Colonial style
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Be surrounded by good friends, to be happy and to always have something to look forward to.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Shopping for anything, indulging in my vices and eating too much.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: I'm not sure....Gatsby? If he is considered a hero?
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Marie Antoinette, The Kennedys, The Olsens...
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My mom
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: I'm not sure
Your favorite painter?: Degas, Kandinsky, Monet....I could go on forever.
Your favorite musician?: People Under the Stairs, M83, Simian Mobile Disco, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Ben Taylor Band, etc etc.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Trust, hard-working, loyalty, reality, closeness.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: A strong sense of self, confidence, intelligence. A mix of power and femininity. A woman who knows how to work it!
Your favorite virtue?: Love? All of them.
Your favorite occupation?: To have an occupation that you don't consider one. I haven't had one yet.
Who would you have liked to be?: Famous, wanted, I seek attention but I don't really enjoy it as much as you would think.
Your most marked characteristic?: Laziness, childish personality, needy, fun-loving, caring, ability to see all perspectives.
What do you most value in your friends?: Charm, or something in each friend that sets them apart from others. Fun, trust, and an ability to invite me to experiences unique opportunities
What is your principle defect?: laziness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: No family or friend support
What would you like to be?: Famous, the same as I would have liked to be I guess.
What is your favorite color?: Pink, Tiffany Blue, or white
What is your favorite flower?: I'm not sure. Lilies I guess.
What is your favorite bird?: I'm not particularly fond of birds.
Who are your favorite prose writers?: I'm not sure?
Who are your favorite poets?: Sara Teasdale, E.E. Cummings, Sappho, Frank O'Hara, Langston Hughes, E.A. Poe, a lot of Japanese poets as well.
Who are your heroes in real life?: My parents :)
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: The Boleyn Sisters? I'm really not sure
What are your favorite names?: Braden....and Roman.
What is it you most dislike?: As proust answers - "My own worst qualities" and of course, most anything negative
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler?
What event in military history do you most admire?: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima - it is one of my obsessions
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: A strong work ethic, charm, better communication skills I suppose
How would you like to die?: Peacefully, without knowing it I suppose, although that is kind of macabre (which is my favorite word, by the way)
What is your present state of mind?: Inquisitive
What is your motto?: Dream big, then work it out from there. This too shall pass. Everything happens for a reason. Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.(Coach Dean Smith to Michael Jordan) Live well, laugh often, love much

Sarah Taylor Vernarecci, signed and dated this Thursday, February the 26, 2009.

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