What is your idea of perfect happiness?
It's a sunny, warm, slightly breezy day. Lying in the grass, on a blanket with the person I love. Looking at the clouds. Talking about what the clouds look like and life in general.
What is your greatest fear?
Dying alone.
What historical figure do you most identify with?
Joan of Arc (lol.)
Which living person do you most admire?
Too many to name.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I am too self-critical.
What trait do you most deplore in others?
Arrogance.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Cosmetics and my haircuts.
On what occasion do you lie?
To get out of something I don't want to do.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I could lose a few pounds.
What is your favorite journey?
Love.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
I second Chastity.
Which living person do you most despise?
It's a tie between my mother and my brother.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Dude.
Whatever.
Tell me...
What is your greatest regret?
Not having confronted my mother sooner.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Hasn't happened yet.
When and where were you happiest?
Bloomington, IN...undergrad.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I wish I were multilingual. I want to learn Spanish, Arabic and ASL. French isn't really getting me anywhere.
What is your current state of mind?
Foggy.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
To have more self-confidence.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
To have eyes and hearts wide open.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?
I would come back as a duck.
If you could choose what or who to come back as, what would it be?
A duck.
What do your consider your greatest achievement?
Making it through my childhood without using drugs or becoming pregnant.
What is your most treasured possession?
My mind.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Attempting suicide at 16 and being hospitalized with no visits from my family.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Being genuine.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Kindness.
What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
Kindness.
What do you most value in your friends?
Kindness, sense of humor, truth
Who are your favourite writers?
Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Douglas Coupland, Chuck Palahniuk, David Sedaris
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
Wonder Woman
Who are your heroes in real life?
Trauma survivors.
What are your favourite names?
Prudence, Otto, Pippa
What is it that you most dislike?
Narcissism, Racism, Sexism, Ageism...most of the "ism"s
How would you like to die?
Quick and painless, preferably in my sleep.
What is your motto?
I take nothing for granted.
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"Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love." - Wally Lamb
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