And then, the "Proust Questionnaire" questions:
(Elli's Answers)
What is your most marked characteristic?
--angst
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
--Leaving my house each day
Which living person do you most admire?
--(aside from my husband & my parents) Robert W. McChesney
If you could practice a different profession or job, what would it be?
--Cyber-punk, hacker
Which talent would you like to have?
--Hand-eye coordination
Which historical figure, real or imaginary, do you most admire or identify with?
--Maigret’s friend Dr. Pardon, St. Ignatious, the prodigal son's father
What do you read for fun?
--Psychological mysteries, British mysteries and history such as recently a book that argued that the Plague in England was not bubonic plague but an outbreak of anthrax/Mad Cow disease
What amazes or amuses you most?
--Texting (i.e. the verb, to text, as on a cell
phone)