Mika A
Program Manager in San Francisco, California
Mika A
Program Manager in San Francisco, California
Your most marked characteristic?
The craving to read text wherever/whenever. I didn't realize it was odd to read in the shower or mid-dress until I started living with another human.
The quality you most like in a man?
Humble genius.
The quality you most like in a woman?
A sense of humour.
What do you most value in your friends?
Trust and tolerance. They are usually far more patient than I can ever be.
What is your principle defect?
Weakness of will.
What is your favourite occupation?
Reading and writing.
What is your dream of happiness?
Everyone I love is happy, healthy, and free to pursue their fancy.
What is your middle name?
Unofficial, but it's Leigh.
Stick shift or Automatic?Sadly, exclusively automatic.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?To abandon living based on fear, doubt, and lethargy.
What would you like to be?I'd love to be a wizard. And a Wes Anderson movie character.
In what country would you like to live?Northern California, England, Japan.
What is your favourite colour?All shades of green, sunset, and the night sky.
What is your favourite flower?Roses, especially strong-scented cabbage roses. Violets, lilacs, osmanthus, lilly of the valley, lotus, peony, cherry, etc.
What is your favourite bird?Hummingbirds. Recently, owls.
Who are your favourite prose writers?Come see my bookshelf!
Who are your favourite poets?T.S. Eliot, Rimbaud, Byron, Neruda, Frost, Longfellow, Rossetti, Bishop.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?Sherlock Holmes.
Who are your favourite heroines of fiction?Cordelia Gray. Anne of Green Gables. Imperator Furiosa.
Who are your favourite painters?Not Chagall.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?Unmistakeable beauty, will power, and irresistible charm. I also wish I could do those cowboy whistles.
How would you like to die?With as little burden to those who love me. Ideally I'd just pouf into thin air.