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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:21:03 UTC socksless answered the Proust Questionnaire:

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
DC
Where would you like to live?
California, my manifest destiny
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
a bookstore, bakery, butcher, and bit of beauty around the corner
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
the Internet
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Boku
Who are your favorite characters in history?
the Founders
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
my mama
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Alice
Your favorite painter?
Chagall
Your favorite musician?
right now: Coltrane, Bon Iver, Andrew Bird
The quality you most admire in a man?
does he read, does he make me laugh, and does he pay for dinner
The quality you most admire in a woman?
emotional strength, independence, parallel parking
Your favorite virtue?
the golden rule
Your favorite occupation?
reading, dreaming, and running (sorry, verse puts me to sleep)
Who would you have liked to be?
the girl who flies - trapeze artist, opera writer
Your most marked characteristic?
blue spot on my face
What do you most value in your friends?
that they give back to me the best version of myself
What is your principle defect?
uncompromising
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to live alone
What would you like to be?
a koala
What is your favorite color?
the light in California
What is your favorite flower?
peonies
What is your favorite bird?
Andrew
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Murakami, Auster, Garcia Marquez, McCarthy, Plath
Who are your favorite poets?
Auden
Who are your heroes in real life?
my mama
What are your favorite names?
Ponyboy
What is it you most dislike?
myself
What historical figures do you most despise?
I save my rancor for the living
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
charisma
How would you like to die?
not watching a Ben Affleck movie
What is your present state of mind?
bemoaning the poor window insulation in my apartment
What is your motto?
better to regret the things you do than the things you don't

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