PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE
(thought this might be fun!)
MARCEL PROUST was a French writer who believed that people must know and understand themselves before they could know or understand others. He developed a list of subjective questions that he felt would help reveal to people their true selves and the inner personalities of those around them.
Respond to the questions in any manner you choose, briefly or at length. The point is to be honest with yourself. Some questions may require a few minutes of reflection, but many are best answered by recording the first thought that enters your head.
Here are my answers ...
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
-Eeels, I know I should say death or something but eels truly scare me more. I am so afraid of them, I start crying when I see one.
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
-Contemplative
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)
-Listening to music.
WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
-Well he isn't historical, but Morrissey. If I had to think of someone more historical then it would probably be ... I dunno, Vlad the Impaler?
WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
-Ville Valo
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
-Gavroche the street urchin, of Les Miserables
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
-Ville Valo, ARTHUR "KILLER" KANE, Oscar Wilde, Yoshiki
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
-Venus Doom limited edition album and probably my bracelets
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
-Probably when I lived in England. Back when I didn't notice any of the drama going on ...
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
-Physical: Nose, fair skin or blue eyes Personality: loud voice, outgoing (sometimes, when I'm in the mood)
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE (HATE) IN YOURSELF?
-Jealousy/envy and dislike of human physical contact. OH and inablity to deal with people on a regular basis, I like to have my alone time.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
-People who are all over you all of the time, no thanks I'll pass.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
-Music. and mascara.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
-Trip? Je ne sais pas.
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
-I have sticky outy ears. I am fine with my nose now, but I always wear my hair down to cover my ears.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
-hmmm, once again I don't know.
ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
-A lot, people tell me I am a bad liar, but I am actually really good. People just don't know that I am lying. It's horrible, I know, but I do lie quite a bit.
WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
-Oh jesus, there isn't enough space in this journal! Probably "suce."
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
-I would make myself better at dealing with people regularly. I would change it so that I don't need my billion hours of alone time ...
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
-Surviving my life without any serious mental issues.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
-The moon, I love space.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
-Softness
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
-Toughness
WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
-Cheese. and liars.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
-Loyalty
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
-Not doing something stupid, nicely and dramatically please. Not something like getting squashed by a clown car after I accidentally fall into the circus ring ... that would be a terrible way for it to end.
IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
-A dictator or a warlord.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
-A book, an old one.
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
-"If man, as the existentialist percieves him, is indefinable, it is because at first he is nothing. Only after will he be something, and will have made what he will be" - Satre.
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
-Arthur Kane, he has inspired me in so many ways. I am forever in awe of his personal strength and ability to remain positive in, what I see, as being one of the saddest situations one could be in. He is amazing, and I wish he was still alive so that I might get the chance to meet him.
There it is, all you need to know about Iss. Now re post with your own answers ... if you can be bothered to read this first haha.
That is all, for now. Issy xox
