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On Tue, 27 Oct 15 08:51:56 UTC Signe (22) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Failing in architecture and falling out with all of my friends simultaneously.
Where would you like to live?
In the middle of a forest in a self-designed house by a lake. there would be horses.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
I second what Proust said. Also, have sufficient free time to enjoy all this. Replace French theatre with ballet.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Pride.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Those who have human qualities alongside the heroic ones
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Cleopatra.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Those who stand up for what they believe in, and don't let themselves be mistreated.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Those who do whatever it takes to survive.
Your favorite painter?
Those who evoke light and texture.
Your favorite musician?
Nicolas Jaar
The quality you most admire in a man?
Strength and intelligence
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Strength and intelligence
Your favorite virtue?
Kindness
Your favorite occupation?
Travelling, painting, reading, horse-riding
Who would you have liked to be?
A unicorn
Your most marked characteristic?
uffff.... hmm.... self-awareness?
What do you most value in your friends?
The fact that they are willing to see me, to see me for who I truly am
What is your principle defect?
Inability to relate to relate to other people. The outcome of my pursuits tend to be less spectacular than the initial idea.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Going blind or losing my right arm.
What would you like to be?
A kind person that makes something worthwhile of my life
What is your favorite color?
What Proust said. But if I had to choose it would be teal. You know, the colour that people always argue about, whether it's blue or green.
What is your favorite flower?
Peonies.
What is your favorite bird?
Stork.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Kurt Vonnegut,
Who are your favorite poets?
Imants Ziedonis.
Who are your heroes in real life?
I don't think in such terms.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Cleopatra.
What are your favorite names?
Sobremesa - a time spent with friends after a meal
What is it you most dislike?
Deceit, pettiness and when people waste my time. Time is precious. Also, when people wake me up. Sleep is also precious.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Stalin for killing his own people by the thousand.
What event in military history do you most admire?
I frown upon military, therefore none.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
What Proust said.
How would you like to die?
With a sense of fulfilment.
What is your present state of mind?
Calm.
What is your motto?
Zeme nestieg, putekļi neput un cik viegli ir akmeņus nest.

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