What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being with N.
What is your greatest fear?
Not getting to be a mom
What historical figure do you most identify with?
I have no idea. I'm trying to think of a historical figure who is famous for reading a lot, but I'm coming up blank.
Which living person do you most admire?
I really admire all my residents. They make me smile every day.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I have no willpower.
What trait do you most deplore in others?
Intolerance and stagnancy
What is your greatest extravagance?
books
On what occasion do you lie?
When the truth would hurt someone.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
my weight
What is your favorite journey?
My life. (ha ha). Our trip to Alaska was amazing.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Beauty. At least as society judges it.
Which living person do you most despise?
Pick a Republican
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
wicked, dude, clearly
What is your greatest regret?
I'm not answering this, because I try not to have them. As The Indigo Girls say,
"Well everything that's come before us leads us to where we are now."
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
A + N, my two great loves.
When and where were you happiest?
I've had lots of really happy times. Hanging with the clan, living at Tau, being married to A, and right now, being married to N. I've been so blessed.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I'd like to be able to teleport myself to anywhere, so I could see all my family and friends without having to take time off.
What is your current state of mind?
I can't even think of a word that could encompass it. I'm happy, and sad, and nervous, and worried,and excited, and slightly defeated. It's a crazy time these days.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd have more willpower.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
They'd come visit me more often, instead of me always going there.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?
A famous, talented author.
What do your consider your greatest achievement?
My career. I started at the bottom, and have really worked myself up.
What is your most treasured possession?
All my pictures.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Having to lie about who you are because your spouse doesn't really know you.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Being a bibliophile.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty. Intelligence. And a good sense of humor.
What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
same.
What do you most value in your friends?
same again.
Who are your favourite writers?
Neil Gaiman, Wally Lamb, Robert Heinlein, Zoe Smith...tons more.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
Mr. Darcy and Howard Rourke.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mom, N's mom, N, A's parents
What are your favourite names?
If I tell you, you might steal them.
What is it that you most dislike?
People being fake, having to keep my mouth shut about how I feel about people being fake.
What is your motto?
Smile, stay positive, take each day as it comes.
Smile, stay positive, take each day as it comes.
