As seen on Vanity Fair!
(I didn't intend for that to rhyme...)
(I didn't intend for that to rhyme...)
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Earning a living doing something I love. Knowing I'll be remembered for something after I die.
Earning a living doing something I love. Knowing I'll be remembered for something after I die.
What is your greatest fear?
Needles.
Needles.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Sensitivity.
Sensitivity.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Self-righteousness.
Self-righteousness.
Which living person do you most admire?
Since one of the later questions is about my heroes, I'll assume this is referring to a person I actually know, and answer:![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
igenlode.
Since one of the later questions is about my heroes, I'll assume this is referring to a person I actually know, and answer:
igenlode.What is your greatest extravagance?
The Internet.
The Internet.
What is your current state of mind?
Hoping I'll get over this cold soon.
Hoping I'll get over this cold soon.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Persistence.
Persistence.
On what occasion do you lie?
When I don't want people to know how I'm feeling.
When I don't want people to know how I'm feeling.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My smile.
My smile.
Which living person do you most despise?
I don't hate anybody. I might get angry or hold a grudge from time to time, but I wouldn't say I hate anybody.
I don't hate anybody. I might get angry or hold a grudge from time to time, but I wouldn't say I hate anybody.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Danger.
Danger.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Courage.
Courage.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Well..."
"Well..."
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I don't have one yet.
I don't have one yet.
When and where were you happiest?
Probably watching a swashbuckler movie.
Probably watching a swashbuckler movie.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Storytelling.
Storytelling.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My perfectionism.
My perfectionism.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Binge-reading St. Olga of Kiev's, Vlad the Impaler's, Aleister Crowley's, and Errol Flynn's Wikipedia articles all in one morning.And I swear that last one was deliberately trying to paint its subject in as unflattering a light as possible. *grumbles*
Binge-reading St. Olga of Kiev's, Vlad the Impaler's, Aleister Crowley's, and Errol Flynn's Wikipedia articles all in one morning.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
When I was little, I wanted to be a mustang. Not sure what it would be now.
When I was little, I wanted to be a mustang. Not sure what it would be now.
Where would you most like to live?
Where I'm living now.
Where I'm living now.
What is your most treasured possession?
My iPod.
My iPod.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
I've been suicidal. Does that count?
I've been suicidal. Does that count?
What is your favorite occupation?
Singing.
Singing.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Optimism.
Optimism.
What do you most value in your friends?
Intelligence.
Intelligence.
Who are your favorite writers?
Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, J. R. R. Tolkien...too many to count. :D
Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, J. R. R. Tolkien...too many to count. :D
Who is your hero of fiction?
Cora Munro and Mina Harker.
Cora Munro and Mina Harker.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
If we stretch the definition of "historical figure" until it breaks...Mary Philbin.
If we stretch the definition of "historical figure" until it breaks...Mary Philbin.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Houdini, and Olivia de Havilland.
Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Houdini, and Olivia de Havilland.
What are your favorite names?
Alexander, James, Lucy, and Rose.
Alexander, James, Lucy, and Rose.
What is it that you most dislike?
Being patronized.
Being patronized.
What is your greatest regret?
Reading Outlander.
Reading Outlander.
How would you like to die?
Quickly and painlessly.
Quickly and painlessly.
What is your motto?
"Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it." ~Scarface (the original, not the remake)
"Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it." ~Scarface (the original, not the remake)
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