Partyin' Like It's 1899!

I got this idea (I'm not very creative, so ideas have to come from somewhere...) from Postcards from Somewhere From Wikipedia: Marcel Proust (July 10, 1871 -– November 18, 1922) was a French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost Time (in French A la recherche du temps perdu, also translated previously as Remembrance of Things Past), a novel based upon the literary philosophy that memory and guilt inform great writing. "The following questions were posed to Proust when he was 13, and then again when he was 20. Apparently, it was the fashion in Belle Epoque-France, to sit around drinking, asking each other all sorts of inane questions and writing the answers in a journal. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Relaxing with friends and family, and having a good glass of Johnnie Walker. What is your greatest fear? Losing someone very close to me. Which historical figure do you most identify with? W.E.B DuBois Which living person do you most admire? My Fellow Educators, Sen. Barak Obama (Il.) What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Thrift. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Pretentiousness. What is your greatest extravagance? Johnnie Walker Gold. What is your favorite journey? A good book. Which living person do you most despise? Ken Lay. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? "Like..." What is your greatest regret? Not studying harder in college. When and where were you happiest? Teaching. Which talent would you most like to have? Amazing Math Skills. What is your current state of mind? Indifferent. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I'd be more impulsive. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? The ability to be together more. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Living in France for over a year. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? An elderly person's loss of a child. Where would you like to live? The East Coast. What is your most marked characteristic? My listening skills. What is the quality you most like in a man? Loyalty. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Personality, Kindness, Intelligence . What do you most value in your friends? The ability to talk to them about any problem. Who are your favorite writers? Salinger, Baldwin, Camus, McCourt. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Holden Caulfield. Who are your heroes in real life? People who do awesome things, despite of their upbringing. What is it that you most dislike? Those who let their personal beliefs affect the way they treat people. How would you like to die? While dreaming of my childhood. What is your motto? Your goal is greater than your struggle, so stay strong.