Proust Questionnaire

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A Peaceful life, a loving relationship with one very special woman, health / athleticism, art and books, my daughter Riana, a nice comfortable place to live with my family, happy thoughts with my daughter and partner and friends

2. What is your greatest fear?

To be ordinary

3. Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Erik Jan Hanussen

4. Which living person do you most admire?

Nikki Giovanni

5. what is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Laziness / absent-mindedness

6. What is the trait you most deplore in others?

cruelty

7. What is your greatest extravagance?

books

8. On what occasions do you lie?

when I don't want to go somewhere :)

9. What do you dislike most about your appearance?

lack of hair

10. When and where were you happiest?

when Riana was a tiny baby -- but more than anything the times I spent with her

11. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?

more determined and focused

12. If you could change one thing about your family what would it be?

hahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

13. What do you consider your greatest achievement?

My work as a clairvoyant

14. If you died and came back as a person or thing what do you think it would be?

another clairvoyant

15. What is your most treasured possession?

Lehna's diaper

16. What do you regard as the lowest depths of misery?

when Lehna died

17. Who are your heroes in real life?

Nikki Giovanni, Norman Mailer, Sandy Koufax, Helen Keller, Nostradamus

18. What is it that you most dislike?

cruelty and arrogance

19. How would you like to die?

at home surrounded by people I love

20. What is your motto?

"flat out" -- also: "a champion is one who gets up when he can't"