The last page of every issue of Vanity Fair features a celebrity who answers a set of probing questions. I have always enjoyed this feature and often thought of how I would answer these questions myself. So today I decided to do it.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being in the arms of my husband while picnicking and drinking a great bottle of wine at our favorite place on the planet, where we got married, next to a running stream about an hour from where we live, that is populated by hummingbirds, dragonflies, butterflies and the occasional timid gartersnake.
Which living person do you most admire?
My husband, Mark Schulze.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Complaining
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Those human pigs (with apologies to actual pigs) who leave their cigarette butts, beer cans and other human detritus in otherwise pristine wilderness areas.
What is your greatest extravagance?
From time to time, at the local farmers market I purchase a few chocolate truffles hand-made by a Peruvian chocolatier.
What is your favorite journey?
Mountain biking at the Laguna Mountains, Cleveland National Forest
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Religiousness
On what occasion do you lie?
By omission.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
I don’t dwell on dislikes; I enjoy my good health, energy, and positive traits.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Cool” and "Wow"
What is your greatest regret?
Breaking the hearts of past boyfriends.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My husband, Mark Schulze.
When and where were you happiest?
Sleeping beside my husband last night.
What is your current state of mind?
Positive and anticipatory.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I’m so in concert with who I am right now that I wouldn’t change anything.
What is your favorite occupation?
Making love with my husband and soulmate.
What is the quality you most like in a person?
Generosity
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
Who are your favorite writers?
Anais Nin, Anne Rice, Billy Collins, Tony Hillerman, Dostoyevsky, D.H. Lawrence and me
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
A grizzly, a puma or a shark
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A ruby-headed hummingbird
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being in the arms of my husband while picnicking and drinking a great bottle of wine at our favorite place on the planet, where we got married, next to a running stream about an hour from where we live, that is populated by hummingbirds, dragonflies, butterflies and the occasional timid gartersnake.
Which living person do you most admire?
My husband, Mark Schulze.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Complaining
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Those human pigs (with apologies to actual pigs) who leave their cigarette butts, beer cans and other human detritus in otherwise pristine wilderness areas.
What is your greatest extravagance?
From time to time, at the local farmers market I purchase a few chocolate truffles hand-made by a Peruvian chocolatier.
What is your favorite journey?
Mountain biking at the Laguna Mountains, Cleveland National Forest
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Religiousness
On what occasion do you lie?
By omission.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
I don’t dwell on dislikes; I enjoy my good health, energy, and positive traits.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Cool” and "Wow"
What is your greatest regret?
Breaking the hearts of past boyfriends.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My husband, Mark Schulze.
When and where were you happiest?
Sleeping beside my husband last night.
What is your current state of mind?
Positive and anticipatory.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I’m so in concert with who I am right now that I wouldn’t change anything.
What is your favorite occupation?
Making love with my husband and soulmate.
What is the quality you most like in a person?
Generosity
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
Who are your favorite writers?
Anais Nin, Anne Rice, Billy Collins, Tony Hillerman, Dostoyevsky, D.H. Lawrence and me
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
A grizzly, a puma or a shark
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A ruby-headed hummingbird
2 comments:
Oh, that's wonderful...! Great answers. :-)
When I read Vanity Fair, the first thing I turn to is the Proust Questionnaire.
Thanks Jo. Yes, Vanity Fair just published a collection of their Proust questionnaires and I am very tempted to purchase a copy.
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