Proust Questionnaire

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
helpless/hopeless; the point of no return, rock bottom, unable to right a wrong, in the theory... the dark before the dawn.


Where would you like to live?
in a place i have yet to discover- and it might, JUST MIGHT, be on our family farm. that land has entirely too much meaning for all the harris cousins not to build a community out there. that was a bit extreme, but i dont know where i will be living next month, much less during my life. and because some of you might be interested, my grandfather whom was killed in 1959 in a car accident bought the land so my grandmother could dabble her toes in the pond...


What is your idea of earthly happiness? the quest for truth along with the quest for knowledge. wanting what you have instead of what you cant have. the serenity prayer might just sum that one up. see the previous question...


To what faults do you feel most indulgent? the inability to view life as another sees it which has the potential to cause extreme prejudice and hate.


Who are your favorite heroes of fiction? those that, like the phoenix, rose from the ashes. those that laugh at a challenge and conquer it. the example that comes to mind first is anne frank, albeit considered nonfiction... but this is my answer and therefore i choose to alter the question.


Who are your favorite characters in history?
well shoot. see above. ill also give a shout out to the great thinkers whom stepped out of the box and 'lived' opposed to 'existed.' ben franklin comes to mind. he was an interesting fellow.

Who are your favorite heroines in real life? my grandmother. one day ill post the eulogy i delivered at her funeral. in addition, the great teachers of my life, ill try to compose a brief list.... ms weeks because she taught me gentleness and fairness in 3rd grade. mrs beasley, even if she paddled me for excessive talking, mrs chism because she showed strength, mrs chandler because she showed me my passion for english and cultivated my ability to write as well as the appreciation for dramatics and theatre, mrs gartman because she actually loved us and wanted to share that love while teaching government and economics, mrs rector because i loved to watch that woman think haha, mrs brame because of her ability to make the sciences interesting + the lighter side of life (there is no 'sprinkler move' like a big girl 'sprinkler move.' dr ramsey at bevill because he made me really understand my abilty with words and that i have a gift for writing, and heather gosa whitley. (you ready whit?) from the 8th grade throughout my high school career, and even now, she believes in me and truly listens. and she let me help her with her grad school work during high school. there is not enough time or space for that shout out.


Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
:-) the characters of historical romance, i.e. kingdom of dreams. (that one was from kip, just saying. i had nothing to do with it.)

Your favorite painter? da vinci because his work tells stories that I can almost understand.


Your favorite musician? the ones whom tell a different story every time i listen to the song. american trilogy is my fave song fo sho...


The quality you most admire in a man? have you met my uncle bill?

The quality you most admire in a woman? im pretty sure i have already more than answered this.


Your favorite virtue? im still studying up on those, but because the first is temperance, ill mention that one.


Your favorite occupation? are you kidding me with this whooooaaa.... hahaha if you know me, then you can assume that i will put every occupation. lets see.... babysitting brandon sullivan sucked, snow biz was a GREAT job (jana, tell ur mom thanks) box office express was sometimes boring but it had great perks, cake decorating allowed me to express my creativity and working at gas for less allowed me to keep up my reading, clientlogic showed me that people who work at call centers are never as pretty as they sound to be, but have killer personalities... and lowes...... lowes has shown me that, although i do love my customers, people can be cruel in their disregard for the value of service workers. lowes has been the best growing experience and i cant find the words to show the gratitude to cc, steven gray, alice sexton, marcy, and everyone else that promoted my growth within the company. i could have stayed forever, but there is more out there for me.


Who would you have liked to be? my thoughts on this... the peacemakers, the healers, the wright brothers, amelia earhart, the lucky one who my grandfather talked to right after my grandmother said yes. he proposed to her via a letter and his mother while he served in WWII... or one of his ag students at apopka high school...