The Proust Questionaire

The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature. Here is the basic Proust Questionnaire

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A redstripe, a huge blunt, a Jamacain beach, a bit of reggae in the background, and the entire afternoon to myself. Oh, and a really awesome new bathing suit that makes my junk look nice.

2. What is your greatest fear?
Having my talent go completely unappriciated/misunderstood.

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My complacency with my current situation, more specifically my inability to commit to my creative dreams.

4. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
American zombie consumerism/greed.

5. Which living person/s do you most admire?
Organic farmers/Carpenters.

6. What is your greatest extravagance?
Thrifting. I can justify any purchase at the Goodwill. haha.

7. What is your current state of mind?
Determined, with a hint of adventure and spontanious combustion.

8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Tidyness.

9. On what occasion do you lie?
To spare someones feelings.

10. What do you most dislike about your apperance?
I'm way too pale right now...

11. Which living person/s do you most dispise?
Meat eaters, litterbugs, cranky bitches.

12. What is the quality you most admire in a man?
Rugged sex appeal.

13. What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
Natural beauty.

14. Which words or phrases to you most overuse?
crap. crud. aw junk. pumpkin head.

15. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Following my heart and watching the universe open up amazing experiences for me.

16. When and where were you happiest?
*see question 1.

17. Which talent would you most like to have?
Respected quilter.

18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would spend more time on my personal goals and less time "having fun".

19. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My amazingly diverse collection of life-long friends.

20. If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?
A bundle of cilantro. Fresh, delicious, green.

21. Where would you most like to live?
Overseas, France or Spain perhaps.

22. What is your most treasured possession?
Currently...Parker...although I know we should never attempt to "possess" a living thing...he is my "grab it in a fire" item for sure.

23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Outliving your children.

24. What is your favorite occupation?
Comedian or Painter.

25. What is your most marked characteristic?
My delicious brains!

26. What do you most vaule in your friends?
Spontaneity and hilarity.

27. Who are your favorite writers?
Zadie Smith, Salaman Rushdie, Dr. Doris and Benny Haggis-on-whey.

28. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Robin Hood.

29. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Frida Kahlo

30. Who are your heros in real life?
Phillip C. Curtis, Janeane Garafalo, Jason Rudolph Pena, Sarah Silverman.

31. What are your favorite names?
Hazel Mermelstein. Ethyl Bivins....anything old and Jewish sounding really.

32. What is it you most dislike?
Arrogance

33. What is your greatest regret?
Repeating mistakes.

34. How would you like to die?
In a natural disaster.

35. What is your motto?
Create your own reality.

Attached is a link to the questions listed above. Gather some friends, dribble some wine, turn on some thought-worthy music and speak from the heart. Remember to write down and save your answers. Play again in a year and see how you've grown...

http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/archive/proust_questionnaire