Proust Questionnaire: Myron's answers

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On Wed, 14 Jul 10 02:41:07 UTC Myron (26) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Giving up on a goal, a dream, an aspiration.
Where would you like to live?: The most ideal place for me to live is a wine country that's one stop away from the city. I love the calm, slow pace of a wine country; but I am not one to forgo the comforts afforded by living in the city.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Being close to the people I love, cultivating friendships that I wish would last a lifetime, winning the lottery and not caring about where I'll get the payment for my next bill would come from.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Vanity.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes), Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons), J'onn J'onzz (Justice League)
Who are your favorite characters in history?: I have a very limited knowledge of history, and I feel that I won't be able to answer this fully and honestly.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My mother. She knows her faults and doesn't give a damn.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Hawkgirl. She's strong, opinionated, and meticulous.
Your favorite painter?: Michelangelo.
Your favorite musician?: Sarah McLachlan. I could listen to "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" all day and not get tired of it.
The quality you most admire in a man?: A sense of style and good social graces.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Gentility, feisty femininity, a constant urge to discover
Your favorite virtue?: Patience.
Your favorite occupation?: Reading magazines; sitting at the deck, the porch, or in front of the lake, looking at the horizon without thought or concern.
Who would you have liked to be?: I have very modest dreams: I would like to be Jim Moore, the creative director of GQ.
Your most marked characteristic?: Optimism.
What do you most value in your friends?: Loyalty. I keep very few friends and have always been 100 percent loyal to them.
What is your principle defect?: Maybe my disinterest to actively socialize.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Never becoming close to my maternal grandfather.
What would you like to be?: I would like to be a fashion editor. Really. That's all I aspire for.
What is your favorite color?: Green followed by baby blue.
What is your favorite flower?: Birds of Paradise. I've always been fascinated by their appearance.
What is your favorite bird?: The Philippine Monkey-Eating Eagle
Who are your favorite prose writers?: I will pass on this question. I do not know any.
Who are your favorite poets?: Same as above.
Who are your heroes in real life?: My father.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Joan of Arc, I suppose. History is my waterloo.
What are your favorite names?: Beau, Zoey, Zoren, Zafira, Lucca
What is it you most dislike?: Indecisiveness.
What historical figures do you most despise?: I guess Adolf Hitler, despite the fact I was not directly involved in the heinous crimes he committed.
What event in military history do you most admire?: None.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Irresistible charm.
How would you like to die?: An old man in a vine yard surrounded by family.
What is your present state of mind?: I am bewildered. Perhaps a little overwhelmed.
What is your motto?: It's never about the destination. It's always about the journey there.

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