35 questions

The "35 Questions" from Marcel Proust (1871-1921)

1) WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?
a simple life of peace, i think. i dont need a lot, just my own space to do what i love, time to spend with my loved ones and with things i love doing, and a way to support my needs. is this too vague an answer? :P

2) WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
honestly being too complacent and missing opportunities. doubting myself so much that i rob myself of a better future.

3) WHAT TRAIT DO YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOURSELF?
lack of focus.

4) WHAT TRAIT DO YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHER PEOPLE?
lack of consideration.

5) WHAT LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
first person to come to mind is malala yousafzai

6) WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
taking myself out for ramen/pho dates!!

7) WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
pretty chill, honestly. im streaming wecrashed with some friends and im feeling ok!

8) WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVERRATED VIRTUE?
Piety. It is usually covering up something else.

9) ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
i really try not to at all...

10) WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
probably acne

11) WHAT LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST DESPISE?
duh, trump

12) WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU LIKE MOST IN A MAN?
self-awareness.

13) WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU LIKE MOST IN A WOMAN?
self-awareness again!

14) WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVERUSE?
"etc." and using ellipses (...) in emails.

15) WHAT OR WHO IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF YOUR LIFE?
honestly my cat pebble, he is my heart and soul and makes me cry with love. i havent loved any human like him before.

16) WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
probably seeing green day with my bestie

17) WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE?
i think it would be cool to be an accomplished ballerina or figure skater! basically anything im not already good at would be great by me. :P

18) IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
my anxiety or lack of focus.

19) WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
i have a masters degree! :)

20) IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR A THING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
housecats have a pretty great life, you could do way worse

21) WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO LIVE?
definitely a cabin or small cottage in appalachian north carolina. i stayed in a guest house in brevard in november across the street from a dairy farm, it was so cozy and rustic to hear the cows mooing and see the backdrop of the mountains, and the air was so misty. i could see myself holed up there for life. <3

22) WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
is it weird to say my kindle? even though it doesnt cost a lot i would be very upset if something happened to it.

23) WHAT DO YOU REGARD AS THE LOWEST DEPTH OF MISERY?
codependency. learned helplessness. 

24) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?

learning, accumulating information. dancing. reading.

25) WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC?
good listener? i dont really know.

26) WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS?
a good friend really knows you and considers your feelings. you dont have to do a lot of explaining with them.

27) WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS?
mary oliver. kazuo ishiguro. 

28) WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE HERO OF FICTION?
padme amidala. alanna the lioness. neville longbottom.

29) WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
i dont know who i'd identify with from history since i dont know them personally...

30) WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE?

i can't think of any...what does that say about me ._.

31) WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE NAMES?

i like meadow, cornelia, evangeline.

32) WHAT IS IT THAT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
lack of consideration for others.

33) WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST REGRET?
i have held myself back over my whole life due to fear

34) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
i'd like to die quickly and suddenly, hopefully with no pain.

35) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"i can do anything but not everything"

your turn!! :)