Proust Questionnaire: Ric H's answers

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On Mon, 19 Dec 11 16:37:24 UTC Ric H (41) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To be utterly alone in the world
Where would you like to live?: Someplace quiet and surrounded by nature
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To live a fulfilling life in harmony with nature and humanity. To share a beautiful romantic connection with another.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Procrastination, indecisiveness
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Doctor Who, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Fiver
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Nikolai Tesla, Albert Einstein, Gandhi, Winston Churchill
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Allison Jean Hazen, Mary Ellen Cook Howard (my mom)
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Lisbeth Salander, Amy Pond, Rose Tyler
Your favorite painter?: Vincent Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?: David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix
The quality you most admire in a man?: Confidence, style, sense of humor
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Kindness, charm, inner beauty
Your favorite virtue?: Empathy
Your favorite occupation?: Artist, writer, athlete
Who would you have liked to be?: A more creative, confident, focused version of myself.
Your most marked characteristic?: A need for closeness despite seeming aloof.
What do you most value in your friends?: Rapport, kindness, empathy
What is your principle defect?: Low self esteem
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Humanity destroying itself and all life on earth.
What would you like to be?: A more creative, confident, focused version of myself.
What is your favorite color?: Purple
What is your favorite flower?: Sunflower
What is your favorite bird?: Baltimore Oriole
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Adams, Harper Lee, Kurt Vonnegut
Who are your favorite poets?: William Blake, Robert Burns, Emily Dickinson
Who are your heroes in real life?: Mom,Dad,Ally,Rob
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, Florence Nightingale
What are your favorite names?: Hannah, Holly, Hope, Calliope
What is it you most dislike?: The abuse of animals
What historical figures do you most despise?: Adolf Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?: Not a big fan of militarism...proud of those who served especially my father
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: photographic memory and magnetic charm
How would you like to die?: Surrounded by friends and family
What is your present state of mind?: Introspective, cautiously optimistic
What is your motto?: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."- Jimi Hendrix

Identical twin, animal lover, lazy wannabe artist

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