So, I present to everyone the “infamous” Proust Questionnaire, from the back of Vanity Fair, which is based on questions asked of Marcel Proust, first at age 13, then 20. This is the full-on extended version — the one that goes in the magazine — which poses the questions to celebrities, not ordinary bloggers LOL — is usually just a portion of the following.
Now, I’m not going to make this into a TAG kind of thing. But I will encourage everyone that comes here regularly (all 12 of ya LOL) and has his or her own blog, to set aside a post for this sometime in the future.
Also, I ask you to try to answer these in one sitting, and to try to answer them as if someone were asking you these questions. That means don’t take hours to think about the questions, to ponder and then phrase and rephrase your answers. I personally think that your initial, off-the-cuff, from-the-gut responses will be more true than ones you plot and plan out. But that’s just me. Hell, if you want to take your sweet ass time on each and every question, it’s not like I can do anything to prevent you from doing so. LOL
What is your idea of perfect happiness?A day of golf, good food, poker and time with an enjoyable woman …
What is your current state of mind?
Forlorn and bereft …
What is your greatest fear?
Never being loved …
What is your favorite way of spending time?
Playing poker … unless I could be kissing a woman …
Which living person do you most admire?
Anyone who makes a positive difference in the lives of others …
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Bronko Nagurski
Who are your favorite fictional heroes?
Gandalf, Elminster, Druss the Legend
Who are your heroes in real life?
My parents.
Who are your favorite writers? J.R.R. Tolkien, David Gemmel, Mercedes Lacky, Raymond Feist, David Eddings, L.E. Modesitt Jr., J.D. Robb
Who are your favorite musicians?
Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Roy Orbison
Who are your favorite filmmakers?
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorcese, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Mel Brooks
Who are your favorite actors?
Robert DeNiro, Humphrey Bogart, John Cusack, Clint Eastwood, Vincent D’Onofrio, the Three Stooges, Gene Wilder
Who are your favorite actresses? Lauren Bacall, Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Katherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Uma Thurman
What was the last book you read?
“America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction” by Jon Stewart … a re-read.
What book are you reading now?
“H Is for Homicide” … sad but true.
What is your most treasured possession?
My sanity ... what little remains ...
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
The woman who could never love me in the way that matters most …
What are your most marked characteristics? Intellect, sense of humor, fatness …
What are the traits you most deplore in yourself?
Intellectual condescension, emotional remoteness …
What are the traits you most dislike in others?
Hypocrisy, selfishness
When and where were you happiest?
When I thought there was a chance she could …
What are your drugs of choice?
Only caffeine now … but fuck I miss nicotine …
What is your favorite journey?
The short one to bed before sleep …
What are your greatest extravagances? Paying to get my head and face shaved weekly, sleeping in …
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
How large it is …
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Chastity …
On what occasion do you lie?
When people ask me how I’m doing …
What is your greatest regret?
The times I fell in love …
Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Fuck, LOL, ah … OK
What is your favorite swear word?
Fuck …
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Where I live …
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
The distance they are from me …
What do you consider your greatest achievement so far?
Being alive at 37 …
What would you regard as the lowest depths of misery?
Being alone …
Where would you like to live?
Northern California …
What are the qualities you most admire in a man?
Camaraderie, loyalty, humor …
What are the qualities you most admire in a woman?
Intelligence, humor, straightforwardness … and the ability to find me attractive
What is it you most dislike? People …
What living person do you most despise?
There are too many to single out just one …
What is your biggest everyday pet peeve?
Bad drivers …
What do you value most in your friends?
Their good taste in friends …
How would you like to die?
Happy and loved …
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A billionaire …
Who have been the greatest influences on you?
My parents … and two or three very good teachers …
What is your motto?
Shit happens …
What talent would you most like to have?
Musical ability … to play and sing at a professional level … or the physical ability to be a professional wrassler ...
Updates:
• New photos up at DZER's Guam Pics.
Check out surprise: more flowers and more of the usual ...
• Way down on the sidebar, I've added some quotes from MLK Jr., the man with whom I share a birthday ...
Random Guam Fact Of The Day:
• Chamorro slang likes to insert extra syllables into words and reverse word order. Example: "Jam-packed" becomes "pinack-jam" ... "sexy" is "sinexy" ...
6 comments:
Dzer, *shining light in eyes* very interesting.
I agree Led Zep are brilliant. My personal favourite is Achilles Last Stand, it sends shivers through my body. ;)
Come're ya big lug!
{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}
thank you
ps you forgot me and el under favorite actresses!
I'm sad that you are lonely.
That fact that you hate too many people to list is funny but I hope not true.
I'm going to post this right now!
Crap! Blogger's being all crappy and won't let me paste this. Argh!
aww, it's just not right that you're feeling forlorn and bereft.
come to norcal, and i'll take you to my favorite dive bars. that'll make you forget all about the toe and the teeth and the other stuff that's got you down.
Though I in no way did it justice, I borrowed this from you.
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