• What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Knowing where I want to be in life and feeling that I am on my way to my destination. Having friends and having time to hang around with them, joking and razzing them or talking seriously. Being at a healthy stage spiritually.
• Which living person do you most admire?
Among others, my accounting teacher from last year. A person who has overcome a lot of shit and finally found true love and a happy life. Upbeat and encouraging to her students. Helped keep me sane last year!
Also my parents. I’m at the stage (early 20’s) when you start thinking maybe your parents aren’t complete idiots after all!
• What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Procrastination, propensity for tardiness, and selfishness. Alternating with extreme un-assertiveness.
• What is your greatest extravagance?
Lately, Terry Pratchett books bought on impulse. Also cosmetics and interesting foods (Well, interesting to me. You wouldn’t believe how boring sandwiches, pizza and burgers get after a while.)
And Mocha Cappucino from the college coffee machine. MMmm!!
• What is your favorite journey?
Off to bed at night! Or, a four or five hour trip with a good friend, with whom I can have a stimulating conversation; hopefully decent music and munchies in the car.
• On what occasion do you lie?
When I think I’m going to get in trouble. Generally takes the form of trying to guess what the inquisitor wants me to say and figuring out what part of the truth should be stretched to fit that. Half the time I find out later that they weren’t expecting me to say that particular thing anyhow…augh!
• Which living person do you most despise?
The people who physically, mentally, emotionally and sexually abused one of my best friends as a child. I am not the judge of what should happen to them, but I am very angry. It’s more personal than Bin Laden.
• Which talent would you most like to have?
Instant recall of everything taught in college classes, sans the need for studying!! Oh, and the ability to cook. And paint/draw.
• What is your current state of mind?
At the moment: Slightly happy, on the upswing from anger and aggravation with myself and the world. Sad yet hopeful.
In school lately: This smiley face → “confused” 
AUGHHH!!
• If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
I would want to be something that made people’s day: a snowflake or rainbow or wildflower or something, if I wasn’t sentient. A person or puppy dog or something if I did know what was happening to me. Wouldn’t mind being a bluebird.
• What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hopelessness coupled with guilt.
• What is the quality you most like in a man?
Interesting conversationalist. Polite. Funny.
• What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Compassionate, wise, friendly. And funny.
• Who are your favorite writers?
Terry Pratchett, J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas Adams, Mary Jean Holmes, Kristen Sheley. Whoever writes Archie comics. And decent Superman fanfic authors. :o
• What is your motto?
There’s always hope. Even when I really screwed up!