shamelessly stolen from here.
- What is your idea of perfect happiness?
- living in a bastardized copy of the setting of "alter ego"---a library with every book ever made, its librarian, and me, the wanderer.
- What is your greatest fear?
- seeing my 'family' again.
- What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
- are my mood swings a trait? because oh do i deplore them.
- What is the trait you most deplore in others?
- refusal to have an honest conversation about a problem. refusing to actually say what the problem is. dishonesty to protect other people's feelings or make themselves look good / not bad. overall, i despise liars.
- Which living person do you most admire?
- one of my coworkers is skilled (at whatever he feels like being good at), well-cultured, charismatic, non-anxious, intelligent, likeable, friendly, well-rounded, strong, and looks a decade or two younger than he actually is. he knows himself. i am in awe that i get to know someone like that. turns out, not all older adults are miserable fucks...
- What is your greatest extravagance?
- i read this as "what do i give the most leeway to"---my impulses, my whims, my flights of fancy. i don't do anything extravagant, yet my tendency to "fuck around and find out" feels extravagant.
- What is your current state of mind?
- i am currently sick of being.
- What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
- i think talent is overrated. being 'naturally good at something' doesn't stop someone from running into the inevitable roadblock; then the talent is a hindrance for getting past the obstacle.
- On what occasion do you lie?
- "what have you been up to?" "nothing."; "how's life?" "same ol' same ol'."
- What do you most dislike about your appearance?
- i look weak.
- Which living person do you most despise?
- the current potus is low hanging fruit. to answer this question without naming a politician would seem to go against what is socially acceptable.
- What is the quality you most like in a man?
- the ability to know what one is doing and pass this knowledge on to someone else without being a condescending asshole.
- What is the quality you most like in a woman?
- the ability to bitch about unsolvable problems. men just don't get it.
- Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
- "what it says on the tin." "fuck around and find out."
"BEHIND!" - What or who is the greatest love of your life?
- the love of my life is words which have been written, sentences which have been structured, paragraphs which have blessed the page, and literature which has been cursed into existence.
- When and where were you happiest?
- while i do not clearly recall the first time i read house of leaves, i am certain this was the happiest moment of my live.
- Which talent would you most like to have?
- i would love some hand-eye coordination and the ability to visualize what i see.
- If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
- my querulous nature.
- What do you consider your greatest achievement?
- to date, finding a satisfactory place to live and having a job.
- If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
- if i must be reincarnated in this world, let it be as an octopus. while i'd love to explore the air as a pigeon, i feel an inexplicable calling to wander the depths of the sea. i fear the thought of doing so as a human---dangers abound---yet embarking on this as a creature designed for such an environment would be the solution to my problems.
- Where would you most like to live?
- a small cottage in the woods, within one mile of a grocery store, my workplace, a bookstore, and a train station.
- What is your most treasured possession?
- if my computer were to perish, i'd live in a quiet state of misery; if my notebooks and pens were to vanish, i would die.
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- i believe the most miserable situation is being a victim of one's circumstances. a shitty situation which one cannot do anything about (bar a miraculous occurence) is the most miserable one.
- What is your favorite occupation?
- the food service industry is held up by dishwashers. they who control the dishpit control the fate of the kitchen.
- What is your most marked characteristic?
- i have been told i am phobic. i have also been told i seem to have an identity crisis ever day. these come from other people, and not myself, so i fear they are on to something.
- What do you most value in your friends?
- would i value someone who puts up with my bullshit? no, but i would value someone who enables it. i imagine writing to someone about my latest shitty impulsive whim of the day, and them daring me---nay, coercing me---into fulfilling it. he cannot fix me; we will make each other worse.
- Who are your favorite writers?
- julia wertz, mark danielewski, lemony snicket, nabokov...
- Who is your hero of fiction?
- the writing, rambling, drug-taking, researching, wandering, lost-and-found, peregrinatic, esoteric, delusional, sex-obsessed, fixated, schizophrenic man himself: johnny truant.
- Which historical figure do you most identify with?
- i unrelate to historical figures; i will only ever be myself. fernando pessoa is up for consideration.
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- nobody.
- What are your favorite names?
- i've fantasized about being a constance, or a clarice; for men, i'm fond of clarence, anton, and bertrand. of course, "nobody owens" is my favorite name; what better to take for my internet counterpart?
- What is it that you most dislike?
- un-literary deceit.
- What is your greatest regret?
- i wish i'd dropped out of college sooner. the amount of money i wasted on that last semester (because i dropped out a week after the deadline for a refund) haunts me.
- How would you like to die?
- while crossing the street, i will be hit by a car (or truck, but not a motorcycle). i will know what it's like to be run over by a moving vehicle, and i then i will perish.
- What is your motto?
- "it may be the wrong decision, but fuck it, its mine." (house of leaves, pg?)