Proust Questionnaire
Le Samourai
Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
One of my favorite features in 'Vanity Fair' magazine is the Proust Questionnaire. There are a few different versions of the questionnaire floating around. It's interesting to complete, as it will stop and make you think a bit. Give it a try. Here are my responses to one version I stumbled on to:
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
To lose those dear to me forever.
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Hopeful but cautious.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)
Having conversations with my wife.
WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Not sure. Maybe Albert Camus.
WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
I can't really say.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
Robert Crais's Joe Pike.
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
Anyone who defends the weak—human or animals—from exploitation or abuse.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
I don't have a most treasured possession.
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
Right here, right now.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
I am rather tall and very bald.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE (HATE) IN YOURSELF?
Tendencies towards laziness and snobbishness.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
Cruelty.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
Living in Hawaii.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
Tie between a drive from Washington, D.C. to San Diego and Naples, Italy to Nice, France.
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
Beaky nose, weak chin.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
Humility.
ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
To spare someone's feelings.
WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
Absolutely.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Procrastinating less.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
Going from being athletically challenged to a fit personal trainer and martial arts instructor in my late 30s.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
My home in Honolulu, though San Diego would be nice.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Being in touch with his feminine side.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
Being in touch with her masculine side.
WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Bullies, in all forms.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Intelligence.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
In my bed, with my wife and cats, listening to Claudio Arrau playing Bach.
IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
Cat, no doubt about it.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A pot to provide a home for a plant.
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
The meaning of life is life. Moderation in all things.
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
Probably my late mother.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
To lose those dear to me forever.
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Hopeful but cautious.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)
Having conversations with my wife.
WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Not sure. Maybe Albert Camus.
WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
I can't really say.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
Robert Crais's Joe Pike.
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
Anyone who defends the weak—human or animals—from exploitation or abuse.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
I don't have a most treasured possession.
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
Right here, right now.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
I am rather tall and very bald.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE (HATE) IN YOURSELF?
Tendencies towards laziness and snobbishness.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
Cruelty.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
Living in Hawaii.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
Tie between a drive from Washington, D.C. to San Diego and Naples, Italy to Nice, France.
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
Beaky nose, weak chin.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
Humility.
ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
To spare someone's feelings.
WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
Absolutely.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Procrastinating less.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
Going from being athletically challenged to a fit personal trainer and martial arts instructor in my late 30s.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
My home in Honolulu, though San Diego would be nice.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Being in touch with his feminine side.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
Being in touch with her masculine side.
WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Bullies, in all forms.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Intelligence.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
In my bed, with my wife and cats, listening to Claudio Arrau playing Bach.
IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
Cat, no doubt about it.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A pot to provide a home for a plant.
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
The meaning of life is life. Moderation in all things.
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
Probably my late mother.
—Le Samourai
A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
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A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
Agent In Training
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