Proust Questionnaire

[The Tower]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

What is your greatest fear?

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Which living person do you most admire?

What is your greatest extravagance?

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Which living person do you most despise?

What is your greatest regret?

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

When and where were you happiest?

Which talent would you most like to have?

What is your current state of mind?

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?

What is your most treasured possession?

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

What is the quality you most like in a man?

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

What do you most value in your friends?

Who are your favorite writers?

Who are your heroes in real life?

What are your favorite names?

How would you like to die?

What is your motto?

[The Tower]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? No job, secure money and travelling in Europe.

What is your greatest fear? Heights (!!!!)

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Edward II or Hadrian

Which living person do you most admire? Jimmy Carter

What is your greatest extravagance? Don't have one yet

What do you dislike most about your appearance? My chin and jawline

Which living person do you most despise? George W. Bush

What is your greatest regret? Succumbing to a nervous breakdown

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Geoffrey Alan Addison

When and where were you happiest? When I discovered clarity in therapy.

Which talent would you most like to have? To be able to draw and paint.

What is your current state of mind? Hopefullness clouded with job stress.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? My parents would not have gotten divorced.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A gay, bon vivant, born in old money Europe.

What is your most treasured possession? Cinnamon Champagne Bubbles

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? The black hole depression of my aforementioned nervous breakdown.

What is the quality you most like in a man? Inner strength and security

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Classiness

What do you most value in your friends? Unconditional love

Who are your favorite writers? Terry Goodkind, Tolkien, some Stephen King

Who are your heroes in real life? Al Franken, Randi Rhodes and Henry Waxman

What are your favorite names? Maleficent, Chthon and Methusaleh

How would you like to die? Drugged up to high heaven.

What is your motto? Fukc that ****!

[GarboSpeaks!]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?I just can't come up w/ an answer to that one. Uh-oh

What is your greatest fear? Being buried alive

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Mmmm, identify...dunno, HUGELY admired...Anwar & Jamila Sadat.

Which living person do you most admire? Stevie. I mean any leader, writer or scholar that I really admire and have learned from are deceased

What is your greatest extravagance? It's become my uber traveling to see SN!

What do you dislike most about your appearance? One shmooshy eye

Which living person do you most despise? WAY too many to narrow it down to one.

What is your greatest regret? I've made a LOT of errors in my time, but I can't regret a one, cause how else would I be who I am today?

What or who is the greatest love of your life? My husband. "He who puts up w/ mad ass amounts of drama."

When and where were you happiest? Again, too many instances, but I have to say, NO BS, that the trip to LV to see SN & meeting many of the Ledgies was an AMAZING time, that continues to make me smile. Good music, friends and booze after each show. HA!

Which talent would you most like to have? I love to dance, pursuing it would have rocked!

What is your current state of mind? Mostly harmonious.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? There would be more of us.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A well pampered house cat would be cool.

What is your most treasured possession? My imagination.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Lack of hope and no desire to rise above an issue that MUST be dealt with

What is the quality you most like in a man? Chivalry

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Brassiness

What do you most value in your friends? Honesty & a great sense of humor

Who are your favorite writers? Margaret Atwood, Anais Nin, Georges Bataille, Neil Gamon, Piers Anthony & Dean Koontz

Who are your heroes in real life? My music trio. Stevie, Sioux and Dan. Really my inspirations.

What are your favorite names? Tristan, Nabil, Navare, Sahara, Isoboe, Anais, Anastasia

How would you like to die? Not planning on it!

What is your motto? "Unfrigginbelievable!"

[markolas]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Lying alone in my cozy apartment (which I don't currently have) listening to my Billie Holiday CDs. Preferably with the lights very low.

What is your greatest fear? Fire. Or contracting a debilitating disease.

Which historical figure do you most identify with? I dunno about historical figures, but I always felt like I could relate to the Bee Girl from that Blind Melon video.

Which living person do you most admire? I hate people.

What is your greatest extravagance? I don't really make enough money to be extravagant. I spend more money on food than I'd like.

What do you dislike most about your appearance? My weight. I need to lose at least 20 lbs.

Which living person do you most despise? If I had to pick just one, I'd say my ex-roommate, Paul. Or that bastard car salesman.

What is your greatest regret? Gosh, I have several. I guess I most regret being such a complete basketcase in high school and nearly flunking out...I had an opportunity to make something of myself that I'll never have again.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? When I find anything that even approaches this, I'll let you know.

When and where were you happiest? I don't think I've ever been all that happy, so I can't really answer this.

Which talent would you most like to have? Oh, I'd love to be able to sing.

What is your current state of mind? Hmm...a little restless, anxious.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Scrap the whole bunch and start over.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A hummingbird. They're fascinating creatures. And they only live for about 5 years, so if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have to be one for very long.

What is your most treasured possession? I don't really have any treasured possessions. If I had to pick something, I'd say my rather large CD collection, but if I lost them...I think I'd get over it pretty quickly.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? I've had a lot of these, it's hard to pick just one. They all feel the same.

What is the quality you most like in a man? At this point, I'd just like to meet somebody who doesn't make me want to back over them with my car.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? See above.

What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty.

Who are your favorite writers? This is hard, because I don't read fiction.

Who are your heroes in real life? Shakyamuni Buddha.

What are your favorite names? Henry, James, Rosemary, Eleanor.

How would you like to die? In my sleep, so I'd never know what hit me.

What is your motto?Manana (does anyone know how to make that little thing over the n?).

[dissention]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? I've never heard of such a thing.

What is your greatest fear? It's a toss-up between needles and Republican "values."

Which historical figure do you most identify with? No one. The question is too presumptuous.

Which living person do you most admire? My mother for what she accomplished with so little.

What is your greatest extravagance? Speaking my mind.

What do you dislike most about your appearance? My lips. They're too puffy.

Which living person do you most despise? The President of the United States, Dick Cheney.

What is your greatest regret? Allowing depression to take hold years ago.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Ben Fillian.

When and where were you happiest? Here and now.

Which talent would you most like to have? Drawing portraits.

What is your current state of mind? Bouncy.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? My blood relation to 2/3rds of them.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A microfilm of Shrub's real National Guard records.

What is your most treasured possession? A small photo of my grandmother. My sense of humor, too.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Dwelling on bad things that happened in the past instead of shrugging them off. You can't change any of it, so get over it.

What is the quality you most like in a man? A fun sense of humor.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? The same.

What do you most value in your friends? Understanding and dependability.

Who are your favorite writers? Saul Bellow, J.G. Ballard, Virginia Woolf, and Jane Hamilton.

Who are your heroes in real life? Dennis Kucinich and Dian Fossey.

What are your favorite names? Calista, Jude, Jensen, Douglas, and Samantha.

How would you like to die? Peacefully in my sleep. If that doesn't work out, I'd like to die in public with tons of people around to fuss over me.

What is your motto? Fukc 'em if they can't take a joke.

[estranged4life]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Not happy...

What is your greatest fear? Dying alone...

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Satan

Which living person do you most admire? None...

What is your greatest extravagance? None...

What do you dislike most about your appearance? Nothing...

Which living person do you most despise? Way too many to list, but Dr.Robinson would be at the current #1 position...And I dont despise, I HATE!!!

What is your greatest regret? Not knocking my oldest brothers teeth down his throat at my Mom's funeral for showing up smelling of beer (Yes, he was drunk!)

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Deb is my current love...

When and where were you happiest? Not happy...

Which talent would you most like to have? None...

What is your current state of mind? Pissed, hatefilled, irritated, annoyed, destructive, ill...But yet content!

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Sober up my oldest brother from his drug/alcohol daily daze...

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? Satan....Or a cat

What is your most treasured possession? My evergrowing music collection...

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? 5:07PM Monday March 21,2005...That day is one I seem to be reliving over-and-over as of late!

What is the quality you most like in a man? -------

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Honesty, trust, no-bull****!

What do you most value in your friends? Honesty & ability to think for themselves...No sheep allowed!

Who are your favorite writers? None....

Who are your heroes in real life? My Mother was my ONLY REAL hero...To go through the **** she went through in life still amazes me. Plus, She didnt take **** from anyone, She had a compliment made to her by her gay-biker chick co-worker/friend "You'd make a great butch lesbian..." to which my Mom replied "Yeah, But I like dick too much..."

What are your favorite names? Satan, Damien, Lucifer & Rufus

How would you like to die? Heartattack-Doing Rita Crosby! Leave this sick world with a smile on my face (Forget closing the casket...Too much wood!)

What is your motto? Better you than me... -or- F**k it before it f**ks you!

[ontheEdgeof17]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Living life without a care in the world

What is your greatest fear? dying alone...

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Joan of Arc

Which living person do you most admire? My mom

What is your greatest extravagance? I'm not materialistic

What do you dislike most about your appearance? My slouch

Which living person do you most despise? Britney...all that money with no sign of talent

What is your greatest regret? Being depressed...it's not worth it

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Haven't met him yet....

When and where were you happiest? My college years

Which talent would you most like to have? to play the violin

What is your current state of mind? I'm pretty chipper

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? more siblings!

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? "God"

What is your most treasured possession? My Stevie Nicks autograph

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? dying in pain

What is the quality you most like in a man? trustworthiness

What is the quality you most like in a woman? honesty

What do you most value in your friends? them telling me like it is

Who are your favorite writers? Dickens

Who are your heroes in real life? parents, my sister

What are your favorite names? Sebastian, Fritz, Zeke

How would you like to die? in my sleep

What is your motto? Get over it and do it.

[macfanken]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Sharing my life with someone.

What is your greatest fear? Being old and alone.

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Salvador Dali

Which living person do you most admire? Probably my parents.

What is your greatest extravagance? Travel

What do you dislike most about your appearance? Hmm... I don't know where to start.

Which living person do you most despise? Anyone who is destroying the environment, the type of person who would club a baby seal.

What is your greatest regret? Wasting time.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? I'm still waiting... unless it was one of my exes... which would really depress me.

When and where were you happiest? When I'm traveling with my best friend... being in love...

Which talent would you most like to have? I'd like to be more artistic... and more athletic.

What is your current state of mind? Slightly happy, slightly depressed, kind of stressed, a little bit of anxiety.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? I wouldn't change anything.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? a bird.

What is your most treasured possession? photos... everything else can be replaced.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Feeling alone in this world.

What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty, humor.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? same.

What do you most value in your friends? same.

Who are your favorite writers? Tolkien, E.M. Forster, Mervyn Peak, Melville, Dickens, Chuck Palahniuk...

Who are your heroes in real life? I don't think I have any heroes.

What are your favorite names? I don't know.

How would you like to die? Quickly, surrounded by family and friends.

What is your motto? I don't know, I think I have a different motto every hour.

[CelticGypsy]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being at a FM/Stevie concert

What is your greatest fear? Being homeless or broke

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Queen Isabella? Heck, I don't know?

Which living person do you most admire? Any parent going through those teenage years with their kids.

What is your greatest extravagance? Buying a home

What do you dislike most about your appearance? Wish I could be TALLER!

Which living person do you most despise? Pat Robertson, Star Jones to name a few.

What is your greatest regret? Not spending more time with my mom when she was alive. They lived too far away.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? My husband. Our children.

When and where were you happiest? 1978 when I lived in FL and Germany

Which talent would you most like to have? Wish I could sing very well.

What is your current state of mind? Content.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Would want to win the lottery and have all of our family live close to us.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A TALL, willowly blonde who can sing WELL

What is your most treasured possession? Family

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? People who do drugs or drink because they hate life, bored or totally stupid.

What is the quality you most like in a man? Hardworking, honest and loving man.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Independence, Honesty

What do you most value in your friends? Trustworthy, Goal oriented, has love for family.

Who are your favorite writers? Erma Bombeck and Bill Cosby to name two.

Who are your heroes in real life? My mom. Jimmy Carter, Christopher Reeves and there are others.

What are your favorite names? Sara, Caitlyn, Brandon, Christopher, Sophia, Isabella

How would you like to die? In my sleep when I am over 100 years old.

What is your motto? "BINGO!!!"

[Moony]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? I don't know how to answer this question.

What is your greatest fear? Dying, heights, and people.

Which historical figure do you most identify with? I don't identify with other people.

Which living person do you most admire? I don't really hold anyone in great admiration.

What is your greatest extravagance? Uh...my cd/dvd collection?

What do you dislike most about your appearance? A lot of things that I'm not going to list.

Which living person do you most despise? This is so hard to answer

What is your greatest regret? Holding myself back, a lot.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Nothing.

When and where were you happiest? Probably when I was 3 years old and didn't know any better.

Which talent would you most like to have? Musical genius.

What is your current state of mind? Rather bored, but not entierely all there.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? They would be more open minded.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? Hopefully not a dung bettle.

What is your most treasured possession? A letter from my father, from when I first went off to college. I keep it in my wallet. Whenever I feel like ****, I can read it and remember that my parents really do love me.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Hating yourself.

What is the quality you most like in a man? Strenght, humility, humor, and mystery.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Non-bitchiness.

What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty, trustworthiness, humor.

Who are your favorite writers? Tolkien, Poe, Cunningham

Who are your heroes in real life? My grandmother, who suffers from MS and has been bed-ridden for 18 years.

What are your favorite names? Aidan, Benjamin, Mackenzie

How would you like to die? I want to go down fighting.

What is your motto? Be yourself.

[JazmenFlowers]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
a career that I love and am passionate about, no worries about bills and health
What is your greatest fear?
getting old and dependent
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Mary Magdalene
Which living person do you most admire?
my parents
What is your greatest extravagance?
tech toys and cds
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
my waistline (but we're working on that)
Which living person do you most despise?
gotta concur with Curty...Britney and her Spears
What is your greatest regret?
not moving away for college
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
music
When and where were you happiest?
during college
Which talent would you most like to have?
draw
What is your current state of mind?
semi-depressed, semi-happy
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
more accepting
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Stevie's dog
What is your most treasured possession?
my green suitcase, filled with my life's keepsakes
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
broke, coked out and homeless
What is the quality you most like in a man?
kindness
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
sincerety
What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty
Who are your favorite writers?
Edgar Allen Poe, Anne Rice, Toni Morrison, Tom Dolby
Who are your heroes in real life?
an attorney I work with, my mom, single moms/dads
What are your favorite names?
Adam, Bradley, Rhiannon, Whitney, Sara, Will
How would you like to die?
in my sleep
What is your motto?
move on

[sara1998]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
No such thing

What is your greatest fear?
Dying and leaving Sara parentless, or Sara dying and me going nuts

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
I don't know

Which living person do you most admire?
my grandmother, my mom's step mom. she's been through so much **** l

What is your greatest extravagance?
I would say my home, but it's not that extravagent

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
my weight

Which living person do you most despise?
I try not to... I really don't know

What is your greatest regret?
Not being able to save Jason...

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
my daughter

When and where were you happiest?
When I was happily married, and things seemed to go so well.

Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to sing.

What is your current state of mind?
Anticipation. I'm waiting on news with my job.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
The drama with my other grandmother. How my mom was treated when she was a child. Maybe she would be a different person today.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Honestly? A research scientist. I'm hellbent on finding a cure for cancer.

What is your most treasured possession?
my home.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
being newly widowed. that was ultimately hell on earth. Telling your kid her dad is dead. Those were tough times... tough times....

What is the quality you most like in a man?
the ability to talk and work out problems.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Independence.

What do you most value in your friends?
honesty and trustworthiness

Who are your favorite writers?
dont' really have any

Who are your heroes in real life?
rescue workers. only parents. my parents.

What are your favorite names?
Sara and Lucas, Samuel,

How would you like to die?
Peacefully, when I'm 103

What is your motto?
Live and let live

[Rickypt]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I agree with Sara1998, it's not possible.

What is your greatest fear?
Growing old alone.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
No one.

Which living person do you most admire?
My mom and Dolly Parton

What is your greatest extravagance?
I won't stay in cheap hotels.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Right now, about 10 pounds.

Which living person do you most despise?
Cheney

What is your greatest regret?
All the days I fought with my late partner.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My late partner.

When and where were you happiest?
Strangely, during the final months of my partner's life because we finally found unconditional love.

Which talent would you most like to have?
Fluency in several languages.

What is your current state of mind?
Very positive, having recently beaten severe depression.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Being able to show our emotions better.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
I hope it's as a cat.

What is your most treasured possession?
My two cats.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
I've been there: losing the person you love most in the world, and subsequent grief/depression.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Sweetness

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Independence

What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty, companionship

Who are your favorite writers?
Ian McEwan, Michael Cunningham, Armistead Maupin, Alice Walker, James Baldwin

Who are your heroes in real life?
I don't believe in heroes.

What are your favorite names?
Pretty much anything French.

How would you like to die?
With someone I love holding my hand.

What is your motto?
Live for the moment.

[jannieC]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I don't know about "perfect" but, eh- I don't know how to answer this question.
What is your greatest fear?
That I won't have a child either through adoption or in-vitro.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
No idea.
Which living person do you most admire?
I really admire my husband for making it through rehab and being the person he is now.
What is your greatest extravagance?
We spend WAY too much money eating out.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
The gap in my front teeth.
Which living person do you most despise?
George Bush, maybe. I don't really despise anyone but he makes me pretty sick.
What is your greatest regret?
That my dad never knew me as an adult
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My husband.
When and where were you happiest?
I'm pretty happy now, but I think my junior year of high school was pretty fun.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Dancing or singing, of which I have neither.
What is your current state of mind?
A little edgy (day 11 sans cigarettes), but mainly happy.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Adding a child of my own to the mix.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
(I love the answer "Stevie's dog"- hilarious)-I have no idea.
What is your most treasured possession?
Photos, I guess-I'm not a big possession person.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Allowing fear to overwhelm.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Emotional strength, sense of humor.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Honesty, sense of humor.
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty, freedom.
Who are your favorite writers?
I have everything Stephen King has ever written.
Who are your heroes in real life?
I don't really have any heroes.
What are your favorite names?
Laurel, Elizabeth, Lindsey, Julian
How would you like to die?
In my sleep or in a Hospice induced stupor.
What is your motto?
"Whatever"

[Neal]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I have no idea. I've never been happy a day in my life...

What is your greatest fear?
Becoming that creepy old guy at the end of the bar. And midgets.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Marie Antoinette.

Which living person do you most admire?
N/A

What is your greatest extravagance?
Alcohol. I could buy a (used) car with what I spent last year...

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Everything between my neck and waist.

Which living person do you most despise?
Too many to count...

What is your greatest regret?
See above.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Alcohol. And pizza.

When and where were you happiest?
This morning before my alarm went off.

Which talent would you most like to have?
Does flight count?

What is your current state of mind?
Morose.

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Their stance on homosexuality.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
A rock.

What is your most treasured possession?
My music collection.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
I dunno...?

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Honesty.

What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty.

Who are your favorite writers?
Neil Gaiman et al...

Who are your heroes in real life?
N/A

What are your favorite names?
What's in a name?

How would you like to die?
In my sleep.

What is your motto?
"Trying is the first step to failure." (Thank you Homer Simpson )