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The Proust Questionnaire - Or a half-baked insight into me.
I consider myself to be a pretty easygoing guy, so hopefully these answers reflect that. __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? As of right now, I’m not sure if I have a defined idea of perfect happiness, but a nice bottle of beer comes pretty close. __2.__What is your greatest fear? Being average, as in not accomplishing anything major in my life. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My insurmountable tendency to procrastinate; it’s a real problem. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? Hypocrisy. (Yes, I’m guilty.) __5.__Which living person do you most admire? Don’t really have one of these, a lot of public figures these days don’t really have a lot to be proud of. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? A watch my grandfather gave me as a keepsake before he passed away. __7.__What is your current state of mind? Exhausted, the week was really long. I’m looking forward to next week though. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? I’m not sure I believe any virtues to be overrated. They exist to help people lead positive lives. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? Only when I absolutely have to, and I never enjoy doing it. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My brown eyes. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? George Soros; think meddlesome billionaire types. Although I don’t really despise anyone. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Fraternité. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Compassion. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? What’s up man/dude/bro. That kind of stuff. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My girlfriend. __16.__When and where were you happiest? When I was in Tortola with my best friends Josh and Tighe for Christmas in July. It was a real blast. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I’d really like to have a talent for film-making. I’m not bad at writing, but I’d really like to be a Stanley Kubrick tier guy. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Not really sure, I’m pretty happy with myself as is right now. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Academically, completing a thirty page paper for a class in a week. Other than that, losing forty-five pounds in six months. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I’d come back as a Tiger, because why not? __21.__Where would you most like to live? Italy, in the hills of Rome. It has some of the most beautiful sites in the world. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? I don’t really have one specific item that I really consider to be my most treasured possession but I think if I had to choose one it would be a gold ring that was engraved on the day I was born. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? For a person to be without any friends, family, or loved ones to rely on. Also, not having any kind of income and being homeless on the street. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? Don’t have a specific one but I really enjoy skiing, swimming, and for rainy days, netflix. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My height, it’s the first thing people notice at least. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty I guess, I’m not very picky. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? Unfortunately, I don’t read as much as I’d like to anymore. When I was really young I was obsessed with the Eragon series. (Hard to write that with a straight face.) __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Same answer as above. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? Henry Ford, the guy was pretty chill. That or George Patton. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? Don’t really have any. __31.__What are your favorite names? I think the name Berticus, it was my nickname briefly in high school because I grew so much in such a short time. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? People being pretentious. __33.__What is your greatest regret? Not going with my gut when I chose the first college I attended after high school. It was not the right place. __34.__How would you like to die? With my family surrounding me at an old age. Generic, I know. That or while I'm doing something insanely risky/dangerous. __35.__What is your motto? Hard work never killed anybody, but why risk it? Just kidding, go to school kids.
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