Proust Questionnaire - take II

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Failure.
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Disappointed.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)?
Watching movies and going for walks.

WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Cleopatra? I'm not sure.

WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
My mother and father.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
So tough! Dominique Francon is the first who comes to mind.
But when I was younger I thought Tintin was superb.
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
My mother. See also: style icon.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
My boat!

WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
In bed.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
big eyes/goofy smile?

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE (HATE) IN YOURSELF?
Sometimes I wish I could self-edit as I speak..

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
Narrow-mindedness.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
Wedgeheels.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
The one where I end up on the Transsiberian Railway in winter.

WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
I try to actively like, rather than dislike, things about my appearance, but I have days where it feels all wrong.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
Virtues aren't over-rated.

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
When I can't possibly tell you the truth.

WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
je ne sais pas.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I would gain a photographic memory.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
Surviving graduate school (so far).

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
I am never leaving this apartment. But if I do, it will be to live in Europe.

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Dedication.

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
I like opinionated, self-assured women.

WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Pineapple on pizza and ugg boots.

WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Their willingness to not take me too seriously.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
In space.

IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
Ducks make a lot of noise and get to sit around a lot.

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A tree. Trees are noble.

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
Will this matter in two weeks?

WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
My family. And lately, because of Ernest Hemingway, I've been wanting to learn how to fish.

The first time I did it, here.

urban ninja

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urban ninja is how steph described this look.

Jules

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I'm too sad to tell you (1971) - Bas Jan Ader


Found Photographs -- Friday 26

It's been a while since I waxed poetic about Lara. Everyone else was talking about her.
But I am excited, because she is on the cover of this month's i-D.

Suspended in a bubble block of Baccarat crystal and powered by temperature
change, Jaeger LeCoultre's Atmost 561 mechanical clock is the work of
Australian super-designer Mark Newson.

Leigh Lezard, your use of feathers here is staggering.
via stylesightings.

This found has a girls with dogs theme. This photograph is perfect.
A redheard, a husky, and iceland. What could be better?
Saga

'tis the season.. for red lips.
drawing by Garance.


Though I have big news coming on the wedgeheel front,
it doesn't mean I'm not going to introduce you to these babies.
Fresh from Australia, and I want them too.

If you think I'm an uber nerd (and yes, I am), I should introduce you to my
brother, who is a supra-nerd. He monitors the Sooke reservoir's water levels
as a hobby. That is, when he isn't running marathons.
Oh yeah- good luck with grad school Nick.

This photograph of an arctic char is the best background my desktop has
had in ages. You should try it. Also- eating arctic char is one of the more
pleasant experiences. Photograph by Henrik Bonnevier

everything here gets an A+
by Valeria Lazareva

So here's Dan Martensen at chilling out in his country house.
Needless to say this could feature in one of my interiors post.
this week, I'm thankful for the Selby.

5/5

I can't tell but is that Andy Warhol on the bottom of the pool?
via

All The Real Girls by Stacey Mark, Lula #9 Fall/Winter.

Dear Marnie,
This photograph makes me happy on monsoon Victoria days.