in this blog post, I provide answers to the Proust Questionnaire.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? __2.__What is your greatest fear? __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? __5.__Which living person do you most admire? __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? __7.__What is your current state of mind? __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? __9.__On what occasion do you lie? __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? __11.__Which living person do you most despise? __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? __16.__When and where were you happiest? __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? __21.__Where would you most like to live? __22.__What is your most treasured possession? __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? __24.__What is your favorite occupation? __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? __26.__What do you most value in your friends? __27.__Who are your favorite writers? __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? __31.__What are your favorite names? __32.__What is it that you most dislike? __33.__What is your greatest regret? __34.__How would you like to die? __35.__What is your motto? The primary focus of this blog post is to formally introduce myself, thanks to the Proust Questionnaire https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2000/01/proust-questionnaire/amp The Proust Questionnaire is the most perfect way to introduce yourself to others. Its a great way to break the ice with people and explain who you really are without being awkward. I will say though, that there is one interesting thing about me that the Proust Questionnaire doesn't mention. I happen to be a very big fan of Stanley Kramer's famous 1963 comedy film, "Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World", which I will fully explain later on in a future blog post. Anyway, let's get on with it. My idea of perfect happiness is being a famous author, happily married to the girl of my dreams, living in a two story house with two little kittens. My greatest fear, of course, is dying alone, but isn't that everyone's greatest fear? My leading character trait which I deplore by far the most is my constant spicy use of curse words. On the other hand, the trait I deplore the most in others is doing drugs. Out of all the leftists, right wingers, and middle-of-the-road actors and actresses in Hollywood today, the one I admire the most is Gene Hackman. Gene had a legendary career which spanned five decades, and, while he may not be acting in movies anymore, he's become a famous author. My greatest extravagance would have to be that one time I ran up a bill of one thousand, two hundred dollars on my parent's credit card. My current state of mind is happiness, because I'm going to a friend's wedding this weekend. Honesty is overrated. I think we over rate the virtue of honesty, confusing it with the truth. While the truth will set us free, honesty can be destructive. So what is the difference? Personal experience teaches us. I only lie to my parents on certain occasions where its a little white lie and I won't hurt anyone by not exactly telling the truth. the thing I dislike most about my appearance is my godforsaken zits, which I'm working hard, trying to get rid of. I despise the Democrats of this country because most of them are some of the most greedy, low down, dirty, sneaky, people, who, if they're not crooks, is only because they don't have the ambition even to become to a crook. The quality I like most in a woman is honesty. It's good to have a somewhat transparent relationship, so you're not sneaking around behind the back of your significant other. I was truly happy about eight years ago, when I was in elementary school and I would hang out with my little cousin Kate on every snow day. You see, there's this big hill right across the street from my house, and we would always meet up there. Well, one particular Monday when I was in second grade, Kate and I sledded down that hill all day long, until it got dark out. I should also mention that that particular Monday was the only day Kate had off from school. She was going back to school the next day, while I had off all week. So, with that fun time now in the past, what's a kid supposed to do? Well, it might seem a bit strange, but I curled up on the old beige couch in the family room with a box of Kleenex tissues and an Acme shopping bag. And for the next two hours, I bawled my friggin' eyes out. To this day, I still don't entirely know why I broke down in tears. But part of it is that I love Kate like a little sister, and that I cherish the little time we get to spend together. Nowadays, we barely have time for each other as it is, because I'm in college, and she's in ninth grade, constantly hanging out with her friends and participating in sports after school. Anyway, if I could have one talent, it would probably involve me being a best selling author in some way. If I could change just one thing about myself, my social anxiety would win that contest, for sure. As of right now, I consider graduating high school my greatest achievement. If I were to die and be reincarnated, I would come back as Sid Caesar and teach Seth Rogen what the definition of comedy really is. I would most like to live in Ocean City, New Jersey. My most treasured possession is my computer, which I use a lot of the time for homework and a bunch of projects. I regard denial as the lowest depth of misery. My most marked characteristic would be that I'm actually a really funny guy, if you get to know me. I value respect in my friends the most. I had some issues in the past with a "friend" of mine that really didn't respect me. His mood could change in the blink of an eye. One second he's telling you how cool your new backpack is, and the next he's calling you dirt poor. And he does that just because his dad started his own construction company, and he's always bragging about his dad driving Mercedes cars all the time. Pardon my dirty, dirty mouth for one second, but who gives a shit? That being said, my favorite writers are Bram Stoker, Michael Crichton, and Gene Hackman. In addition, my hero of fiction is Alex Cross, from the James Patterson novel series "Alex Cross". My dad is my hero in real life. He might not have been a fireman, police officer, or soldier in his past, but he was a very courageous lifeguard in Ocean City. And he once saved a fifty year old man from drowning in a rip current, as well as four men in their mid twenties that tried to save him, but got taken out as well. The thing that I dislike the most is being thrown into awkward, forced situations without either my ok or some fair warning. Finally, my motto is "You do whatever you're gonna do, and I'm gonna do whatever I'm going to do". Best wishes, Matt McShane
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