blíndur er bóklaus ma∂ur / Blind is a man without a book

1. Do you own your things or do your things own you?

    I'm owned by less than I used to be. I've slimmed down the footprint over the past couple of years, which feels good.

2. Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones? 

    pretty sure I can't make new memories without the old ones to build on or learn from

3. When you are 80-years-old, what will matter to you the most? 

    sleep and sex—just like now

4. What do you have that you cannot live without? 

     books to read

5. When you close your eyes what do you see? 

    shadows of what I saw before I closed them. Surely that's the same for everyone?

6. What sustains you on a daily basis? 

    food, headache medicine, and caffeine

7. What are your top five personal values? 

    • generosity

    • flexibility

    • gratitude

    • uniqueness

    • independence

8. What personal prisons have you built out of fears? 

     I'm not sure how to answer this question. I don't know what it means.

9. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? 

    kiss under a waterfall at midnight

10. If you haven’t achieved it yet what do you have to lose? 

     uh, it requires a willing participant—as well as a waterfall

11. What three words would you use to describe the last three months of your life? 

    unexpectedly, blessedly relaxing

12. Is it ever right to do the wrong thing? Is it ever wrong to do the right thing? 

    it is absolutely right to do the "wrong" thing sometimes. The problem is knowing when those some times are. 

    As for it being wrong to do the "right" thing—that ought to go without saying. This is a world of gray areas.

13. How would you describe ‘freedom’ in your own words? 

    it is being unhindered, the power to act or believe what you will

14. What is the most important thing you could do right now in your personal life? 

    it's a balance between patience and exasperation

15. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? 

    library cataloging! Touching books all day, solving puzzles, preventing problems, satisfying curiosity, making sure that people have access to the things they need...

 

[from here; the title quotation is by Hannah Kent, from Burial Rites]