I’m a bit of a hoarder.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗
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View all 243 →Vic, my wife, has over the years reduced my impatience, but anybody who has been in a traffic jam with me will know that she hasn’t completed the task yet.
Not following through on things.
Modesty and humility.
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View profile →Unmade bed surrounded by books, writing utensils, and the dog; a plate of demolished toast with butter on my chest; loved ones puttering not too close but not too far.
Casual cruelty; the wearing of essential oils.
My uncle, Edward Wood Dunham. He has Parkinson’s disease and faces every day with bravery, humor, and a gin-and-tonic.
To lose the ability to do my work.
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