Tam Velo Club Member Stacey Lamirand Answers the Proust Questionnaire
..The Proust Questionnaire was a game that French novelist Marcel Proust would play at his parties. He felt a person would reveal their true nature in how they answered. We're asking it with a cycling twist to your fellow TVC members so you can get to know them a little better.
Describe yourself in ten words or less.
Parent, partner, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend: open and willing.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting, laughing & storytelling with friends and family, after a yummy meal.
What is your greatest fear?
Falling. It’s not logical, but it comes from one of the final scenes in the “Last of the Mohicans”. If you know the movie, you’ll know what I’m referring to.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Putting off tasks that I don’t like to do.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lying.
Which living person do you most admire?
Hard one! In my lifetime: Barbra Streisand, I admit it - I’ve always loved her. Currently, my most admired person: Stacey Abrams, enough said.
What is your greatest extravagance?
An extra long bike ride on a weekend day!
What is your current state of mind?
Thoughtful. I’m always pondering “why” and “how”.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Detachment, never been good at that one.
On what occasion do you lie?
In my food journal.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I’ve always wanted a flat, ripped stomach.
Which living person do you most despise?
It’s a toss up between trump and McConnell.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Do it now”.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family
When and where were you happiest?
Being outdoors, doing something active (hello cycling), breathing fresh air on a warm, sunny day.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Singing.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Ability to compartmentalize better.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Labor and delivery.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A time traveler.
Where would you most like to live?
I love where we live now, but if I had to choose a different place: France.
What is your most treasured possession?
My photos.
What is your favorite occupation?
Detective.
What is your most marked characteristic?
I’m a “people person”.
What do you most value in your friends?
Wit, dependability and honesty.
Which historical figure do you most resonate with?
Louisa May Alcott.
Who is your hero of fiction?
Claire Frazier.
Who are your heroes in real life?
RBG, Maya Angelou, Dr Fauci, investigative reporters, they’re brave people."
Who are your favorite cyclists?
Greg LeMonde & Ayesha McGowan.
What is it that you most dislike?
Giving up.
What is your greatest regret?
Not becoming a child pychologist when I was younger.
Favorite ride fuel?
Sport beans.
What is your motto?
“Busy people get things done.”
Sunglasses under or over helmet straps?
Under.
Any lucky charms, stuff or ritual?
Oh yes! Many, I’m quite superstitious & love a ritual or tradition.
Describe yourself in ten words or less.
Parent, partner, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend: open and willing.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting, laughing & storytelling with friends and family, after a yummy meal.
What is your greatest fear?
Falling. It’s not logical, but it comes from one of the final scenes in the “Last of the Mohicans”. If you know the movie, you’ll know what I’m referring to.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Putting off tasks that I don’t like to do.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lying.
Which living person do you most admire?
Hard one! In my lifetime: Barbra Streisand, I admit it - I’ve always loved her. Currently, my most admired person: Stacey Abrams, enough said.
What is your greatest extravagance?
An extra long bike ride on a weekend day!
What is your current state of mind?
Thoughtful. I’m always pondering “why” and “how”.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Detachment, never been good at that one.
On what occasion do you lie?
In my food journal.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I’ve always wanted a flat, ripped stomach.
Which living person do you most despise?
It’s a toss up between trump and McConnell.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Do it now”.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family
When and where were you happiest?
Being outdoors, doing something active (hello cycling), breathing fresh air on a warm, sunny day.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Singing.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Ability to compartmentalize better.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Labor and delivery.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A time traveler.
Where would you most like to live?
I love where we live now, but if I had to choose a different place: France.
What is your most treasured possession?
My photos.
What is your favorite occupation?
Detective.
What is your most marked characteristic?
I’m a “people person”.
What do you most value in your friends?
Wit, dependability and honesty.
Which historical figure do you most resonate with?
Louisa May Alcott.
Who is your hero of fiction?
Claire Frazier.
Who are your heroes in real life?
RBG, Maya Angelou, Dr Fauci, investigative reporters, they’re brave people."
Who are your favorite cyclists?
Greg LeMonde & Ayesha McGowan.
What is it that you most dislike?
Giving up.
What is your greatest regret?
Not becoming a child pychologist when I was younger.
Favorite ride fuel?
Sport beans.
What is your motto?
“Busy people get things done.”
Sunglasses under or over helmet straps?
Under.
Any lucky charms, stuff or ritual?
Oh yes! Many, I’m quite superstitious & love a ritual or tradition.
