Zona

Break time. These stories aren't getting any easier so I snatched something of of Chloe's blog. Something about Proust whoever he was. I DO remember a funny skit about him on Monty Python though.

Sorry if they're not elaborate answers but I just aint that kinda guy.


What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Abandonment by my family.

Where would you like to live?

Cocorit, Mexico. Oruro, Bolivia. Portal, Arizona.

What is your idea of earthly happiness?

Having the money to be able to travel the world with 3 or 4 cameras and shuttle between those three places.

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

Procrastination and lust.

Who are your favorite heroes/heroines of fiction?

John Clarke (a Tom Clancy character) Tuco (The Ugly) Rooster Cogburn.

Who are your favorite characters in history?

Wyatt Earp, Simon Bolivar, Pancho Villa.

Who are your favorite heroes/heroines in real life?

I have no heroes or heroines.

Who is your favorite painter?

Not a clue.

Your favorite musician?

Joni Mitchell, Prince, Pat Metheny.

The quality you most admire in a man?

Balls. (meaning leadership)

The quality you most admire in a woman?

Motherhood. (one word that means so much as you mothers know)

Your favorite virtue?

Patience. (something I have very little of)

Your favorite occupation?

Lottery winner.

Who would you have liked to be?

Wealthy enough to not have had to work but bored enough to go out and become a well known photographer who is much sought out for portraiture by famous people. That way since I don't need the money I could tell them to sod off.

Your most marked characteristic?

Impatience.

What do you most value in your friends?

Their ability to sense when it's time to leave me the hell alone.

What is your favorite color?

Green.

What is your favorite flower?

Lillies

What is your favorite bird?

The one I use while driving.

Who are your favorite prose writers?

Joyce. (but only because Sally Kellerman read Gibralter Was A Girl so sexy in Back to School)

Who are your favorite poets?

Me and all the staff down at Burma Shave.

What is it you most dislike?

The way my job is trying to turn me into a racist.

What historical figures do you most despise?

George W. Bush, Cortez, De Soto and all the Spanish butchers who invaded the new world.

What event in military history do you most admire?

The crossing of the Delaware by Washington's army.

What reform do you most admire?

Huh?

What natural gift would you most like to possess?

The ability to hit a pitched baseball.

How would you like to die?

With the time to say goodbye.

What is your present state of mind?

Frustrated.

What is your motto?

There's nothing like a woman, or two.