Proust Questionnaire. (9.27.08)

1.What is your idea of perfect happiness?
karaoke and laughter and blissful stupor with my closest friends/family…a day with no worries
2.What is your greatest fear? To die alone and/or never fulfill my dreams
3.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Laziness and self-consciousness
4.What is the trait you most deplore in others? Pessimism, dullness
5.Which living person do you most admire? my mom..for her strength
6.What is your greatest extravagance? Material indulgence
7.What is your current state of mind? hopeful
8.What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
9.On what occasion do you lie? when I don’t want to hurt someone
10.What do you most dislike about your appearance? excess baggage
11.Which living person do you most despise? I don’t…
12.What is the quality you most like in a man? Compassion, confidence, humor, eloquence
13.What is the quality you most like in a woman? Emotional strength, individual style
14.Which words or phrases do you most overuse? REALLY?!!
15.What or who is the greatest love of your life? music
16.When and where were you happiest? lollapalooza, summer ‘08
17.Which talent would you most like to have? Strong memory
18.If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Having more patience
19.What do you consider your greatest achievement? Changing careers from engineering to fashion…and living in nyc
20.If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? Successful recording artist
21.Where would you most like to live? london
22.What is your most treasured possession? loose sketches/compositions…and my phillip lim bomber
23.What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Feeling hopeless
24.What is your favorite occupation? Sketching, songwriting
25.What is your most marked characteristic? Being a dork
26.What do you most value in your friends? Style, wit, humor, sincerity, intelligence
27.Who are your favorite writers? david sedaris
28.Who is your hero of fiction?
29.Which historical figure do you most identify with? chopin
30.Who are your heroes in real life? 
31.What are your favorite names? Dylan, yves, mia
32.What is it that you most dislike? Annoying people
33.What is your greatest regret? I have none.
34.How would you like to die? After saying “i love you.”
35.What is your motto? live your dreams.