what is the quality you most like in a man?

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 21:09 | Category : proust
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give me a man who can sing, who is intelligent and thinks deeply, who is outgoing and charismatic, a talented man who creates on some level, and a quick sense of humor and wit that doesn’t rely on hurting others for the laugh. and, if, on the off chance, that man happens to look better [...]

which living person do you most despise?

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 20:51 | Category : proust
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i think this is the hardest question. i can’t think of anyone i despise.

what do you most dislike about your appearance?

Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 20:27 | Category : proust
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my legs. i battle with edema and basically i don’t have ankles. i have extended achilles tendons, which makes it very easy for me to go from a squatting/sitting on the floor to a standing position without grabbing onto anything … (think baseball catcher stance), but it’s not too physically attractive when it comes to wearing shorts [...]

on what occasion do you lie?

Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 20:11 | Category : proust
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i try very hard to not lie. if possible, ever. but it being human nature to try to protect oneself from embarrassment and humiliation, i slip sometimes. whenever i can, i try to rectify my slips and come clean. the only other time i can think of where i deliberately am untruthful is when the truth would [...]

what do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Monday, 26 October 2009, 20:27 | Category : proust
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obedience. i respect laws. i respect authority – my supervisors, my elders, people who know more about something than i do, etc.  but i have a problem with blind obedience.  even with children – blind obedience teaches us that we do not have power, that others are in control, and that we do not have [...]