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On Tue, 18 May 10 19:06:15 UTC videoalex answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
failure to achieve the potential my privileged life has afforded me
Where would you like to live?
partially in my imagination and partially in the visceral world
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
the freedom to explore the world around me and to share those experiences with people I love
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
over-thinking & denial plus a side order of gluttony
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
idiots who think they're in control are my favorite. Hubris wins
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Idiotic believers whom the gods favored against incredible odds
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Germain Greer, always up for an argument
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Barbarella
Your favorite painter?
Lucien Freud
Your favorite musician?
Gavin Rossdale & Thom York
The quality you most admire in a man?
Wit
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Wit
Your favorite virtue?
love of live
Your favorite occupation?
creativity of any variety
Who would you have liked to be?
Julius Caesar
Your most marked characteristic?
people pleaseing
What do you most value in your friends?
sense of homour
What is your principle defect?
lack of patience
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
lack of physical ability to interact with the world
What would you like to be?
immortal
What is your favorite color?
olive
What is your favorite flower?
chrysanthemum
What is your favorite bird?
humming bird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
David Mitchell
Who are your favorite poets?
Thom York, Bjork, Leonard Cohen
Who are your heroes in real life?
Health workers all of them
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Elzabeth I
What are your favorite names?
Charlotte
What is it you most dislike?
injustice
What historical figures do you most despise?
The list of mass murdering tyrants is well known
What event in military history do you most admire?
Agincourt
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
wisdom before my years
How would you like to die?
as a record breaking 269 year old
What is your present state of mind?
searching for understanding
What is your motto?
Its all an illusion so why worry

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