What is your idea of perfect happiness? I don't think that happiness can be perfect. That said, let's go with a balcony overlooking a canal, fireworks in the distance.
What is your greatest fear? Failure.
What historical figure do you most identify with? I wouldn't consider myself worthy. Let me just say who I most admire - Lewis and Clark.
Which living person do you most admire? My Aunt Linda.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I lose track of time. Sometimes.
What trait do you most deplore in others? Lack of awareness.
What is your greatest extravagance? Travel abroad.
On what occasion do you lie? I tend to be honest. There are times at work, though, where I must spin, deflect or just plain ignore.
What do you most dislike about your appearance? I've gone soft around the middle.
What is your favorite journey? Random ones.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Piety.
Which living person do you most despise? There are many people who mildly irritate me, but no one I despise.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Fuck. In every form.
What is your greatest regret? None.
What or who is the greatest love of your life? At the moment, my nieces. In the immediate past, a certain girl I used to know.
When and where were you happiest? Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, April 24, 2009.
Which talent would you most like to have? To paint or draw.
What is your current state of mind? Snorting a line of creativity.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I'd like to be a little younger and a dash taller.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Open their minds.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be? I want a less complicated life.
If you could choose what or who to come back as, what would it be? I have no idea. Surprise me.
What do your consider your greatest achievement? Survival.
What is your most treasured possession? A folded 5 Euro note.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Christmas.
What is your most marked characteristic? I have no idea, really. I think I am pretty Everyman.
What is the quality you most like in a man? Manners.
What is the quality you most admire in a woman? Confidence.
What do you most value in your friends? Their support and uncanny ability to know when I need to relax.
Who are your favourite writers? F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Louis Stevenson, e.e. cummings.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction? Gatsby
Who are your heroes in real life? Pain management doctors.
What are your favourite names? Sophie, Estlin, Bracha.
What is it that you most dislike? Cowardice of the heart.
How would you like to die? Quickly.
What is your motto? Live and let live.
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