inspired by the dieter rams interview.
i thought it might be fun to do the marcel proust list of questions.
who knows you may find something new about me…

the main traits of my character.
creativity, organization, impatience

a quality I desire in a man.
respect

a quality I desire in a woman.
same as above. ditto.

what I appreciate most among my friends.
the ability to openly talk about things and know that someone is listening and not judging.
i like that i don’t have to sensor myself around them.

my principal defect.
impatience (i don’t deal well with inefficiency.)

my favourite occupation.
being a student is pretty awesome.

my dream of felicity.
to be happy

what would for me be the biggest misfortune.
violence of any sort. i think i could deal with loss but violence just seems terrible.

whom I would like to be.
confident

the country were I would like to live.
the US (specifically the West Coast) but a close second would be the UK (London)

the colour I prefer.
right now it is olive green with a touch of magenta

the flower I love.
orchid

the bird I prefer.
hm…i don’t really like birds

my favourite authors.
i’m not much of reader but I do like Ellen Lupton

my favourite poets.
Pablo Neruda

my heroes in fiction.
Totoro

my heroines in fiction.
I don’t really have one but I think Bones is pretty cool.

my favourite composers.
I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted to.

my favourite artists.
changes with the moment. right now i like anything that intrigues me.

my heroes in real life.
i don’t know. maybe my family and close friends.

my heroines in history.
i don’t know.

my favourite names.
hm…I feel like I should have favorite names but I think my camp name was super cool-Mango.

what I hate most.
being let down, broken promises

the historic characters I dislike most.
i’d agree with Hitler and probably others who have incited genocide.

the military enterprise I like the most.
does the cia count? cause they seem alright. but honestly, i don’t really have much of an opinion in this matter.

the reformation I appreciate the most.
the work of martin luther king jr.

nature’s gift I would like to have.
ability to navigate or to illustrate

how I would like to die.
in my sleep, painless and with family or close friends.

my soul’s present condition.
concerned about the future.

the faults I can bear.
i don’t know that i can necessarily bear faults because they make me mad. i just know when to choose my battles.

my motto.
i don’t have a motto but when i come up with one, i’ll let you know. cause right now the only thing going through my mind is “never gonna give you up.” oh rick astley.