Proust Questionnaire
Mar. 14th, 2024 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lethiaFound this and decided I must do it.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Not being rich, but being comfortable and self-sufficient. Knowing that I have the support of loved ones. Sitting outside on a porch with a book and a cup of coffee, listening to birdsong.
What is your greatest fear?
Losing the people I love
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Awkwardness
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Insincerity
Which living person do you most admire?
Simone Simons
What is your greatest extravagance?
I can be materialistic
What is your current state of mind?
Restless
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Purity
On what occasion do you lie?
On accident, when I've misunderstood something
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My weight
Which living person do you most despise?
Donald Trump
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Kindness
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Confidence
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"like," "nice"
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Danny
When and where were you happiest?
September 2023 in Seattle
Which talent would you most like to have?
I'd like to be able to sing properly, to control my voice
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Remove my bipolar disorder
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Some of the writing I've done
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A bird of some sort
Where would you most like to live?
My instinct is to say a cabin in the mountains, but I know I wouldn't like being so far away from everything. Maybe somewhere slightly rural, a smaller town but with access to amenities. I think it'd be nice to live in Maine.
What is your most treasured possession?
My laptop
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
For me, it was when I was in the strongest throes of bipolar, right before I became medicated. I was destroying myself and everyone around me.
What is your favorite occupation?
Makeup artist or photographer
What is your most marked characteristic?
Introversion
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty
Who are your favorite writers?
Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, Madeline Miller, Susanna Clarke, Diana Wynne Jones
Who is your hero of fiction?
Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Sylvia Plath
Who are your heroes in real life?
Danny and my family
What are your favorite names?
Freya, Mira, Rowan, Linden, Larkin
What is it that you most dislike?
Pain, both emotional and physical
What is your greatest regret?
Not getting on medication earlier, not taking school more seriously
How would you like to die?
Peacefully and surrounded by loved ones
What is your motto?
"Take small steps every day."
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Not being rich, but being comfortable and self-sufficient. Knowing that I have the support of loved ones. Sitting outside on a porch with a book and a cup of coffee, listening to birdsong.
What is your greatest fear?
Losing the people I love
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Awkwardness
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Insincerity
Which living person do you most admire?
Simone Simons
What is your greatest extravagance?
I can be materialistic
What is your current state of mind?
Restless
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Purity
On what occasion do you lie?
On accident, when I've misunderstood something
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My weight
Which living person do you most despise?
Donald Trump
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Kindness
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Confidence
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"like," "nice"
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Danny
When and where were you happiest?
September 2023 in Seattle
Which talent would you most like to have?
I'd like to be able to sing properly, to control my voice
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Remove my bipolar disorder
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Some of the writing I've done
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A bird of some sort
Where would you most like to live?
My instinct is to say a cabin in the mountains, but I know I wouldn't like being so far away from everything. Maybe somewhere slightly rural, a smaller town but with access to amenities. I think it'd be nice to live in Maine.
What is your most treasured possession?
My laptop
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
For me, it was when I was in the strongest throes of bipolar, right before I became medicated. I was destroying myself and everyone around me.
What is your favorite occupation?
Makeup artist or photographer
What is your most marked characteristic?
Introversion
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty
Who are your favorite writers?
Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, Madeline Miller, Susanna Clarke, Diana Wynne Jones
Who is your hero of fiction?
Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Sylvia Plath
Who are your heroes in real life?
Danny and my family
What are your favorite names?
Freya, Mira, Rowan, Linden, Larkin
What is it that you most dislike?
Pain, both emotional and physical
What is your greatest regret?
Not getting on medication earlier, not taking school more seriously
How would you like to die?
Peacefully and surrounded by loved ones
What is your motto?
"Take small steps every day."
