Via A White Bear.
- What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Waking up in the morning and realizing I can sleep curled up with the fiancé for a few more minutes. Having time to read. Petting a purring cat. - What is your greatest fear?
Failure. - What historical figure do you most identify with?
I don’t. I admire lots of them, but I don’t really identify with them. - Which living person do you most admire?
I’m not sure there is a top contender. I tend to admire people who serve others and those who take a stand for what they believe is right. - What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My problems controlling my spending! ARGH! CREDIT CARDS ARE TEH DEVIL! - What trait do you most deplore in others?
Willful ignorance. - What is your greatest extravagance?
Books. Hands down. - On what occasion do you lie?
I don’t. I occasionally don’t tell the whole truth when it is politically expedient to do so, but that’s it. With people I’m close to, I don’t even do that. I’m a big believer in honesty. - What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My cellulite-ridden butt, hips, and thighs. Feh! - What is your favorite journey?
Reading Lord of the Rings. - What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Faith. I don’t think it’s a virtue to believe things without evidence. - Which living person do you most despise?
Probably Dick Cheney. - Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Probably “Dood!” and “Groovie.” - What is your greatest regret?
Not spending more time with my grandfathers when they were alive. - What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The fiancé. Duh. - When and where were you happiest?
I’m not sure there’s a single time that sticks out. I have lots of very happy moments. - Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to sketch things I see accurately. - What is your current state of mind?
Sleepy. - If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My financial acumen (or lack thereof). - If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
The Chew tendency to believe that oneself is right irrespective of one’s knowledge/experience. - If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?
I would love to come back as a bookshop cat. Or possibly a librarian. - If you could choose what or who to come back as, what would it be?
A cat or a librarian. :) - What do your consider your greatest achievement?
Surviving graduate school without killing anyone or committing suicide. - What is your most treasured possession?
My library. - What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Failure. - What is your most marked characteristic?
Exuberance. - What is the quality you most like in a man?
A smart sense of humor. - What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
Lack of misogyny. - What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty. - Who are your favourite writers?
Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, JRR Tolkien… - Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
Samwise Gamgee. - Who are your heroes in real life?
Those who risk their lives to save others. - What are your favourite names?
Vladimir. Galadriel. Luthien. Alexander. - What is it that you most dislike?
Boredom. - How would you like to die?
Quietly, in my sleep, at a very old age. - What is your motto?
De gustibus non est disputandum – there’s no accounting for taste.
