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Mr. Super Zip – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:36:24 +0000

Mr. Super Zip is one of the most renowned zip line enthusiasts in the world and has traveled to Indianapolis to check out the new Super Bowl Zip Line. He has dabbled in bungee jumping, sky diving and base jumping but always returns to the thrill of the line. Register here for your chance to fly with Mr. Zip or if soaring through the air in a harness on a wire is not for you, visit the Indianapolis Host Committee site for a list of all the Super Bowl events.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Probably my helmet

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? The ability to squeal like a child while zip lining, no matter who is watching

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? I respect any woman who owns her own carabiner

4. What do you most value in your friends? A love of heights, speed and adventure

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I have only topped out at 30mph on a zip

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? A world full of trees, platforms and endless bungees

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Coming to the end of a great, long ride

8. Who are your favorite writers? Haven Kimmel, author of A Girl Named Zippy and Emily Bronte for Wuthering Heights

9. What is your current state of mind? Stoked

10. What is your motto? Zippity do da

11. What is your greatest fear? Being ground bound

12. What is your greatest extravagance? My heavy-duty Hammerhead Trolley with 3″ stainless-steel wheels and a 5/8″ cable capacity

13. On what occasion do you lie? When I tell my mom that I have to go zip lining again in Costa Rica so I can continue my studies on the growth of the rabo de mico plant in the rain forest

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Harnesses are not flattering

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Righteous, pontificate and zip

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Shari Finnell – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:32:55 +0000

Shari Finnell, Director of Search Media/Editor in Chief at Slingshot SEO, is daily discovering the joys of
working in the constantly evolving world of search engine optimization. The former print journalist was
an editor for the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis Woman magazine before making the move to digital
media. Read her blogs or follow her on Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? A strange sneeze that always turns heads.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? I always say I like a man with character, specifically someone who is trustworthy.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Actually, I don’t see why it should be any different than that of a man. Trustworthiness is a big one.

4. What do you most value in your friends? Acceptance. I can vent, complain or act goofy or irrational … whatever … without fearing I will be judged or criticized.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I can be a bit self-critical … like obsessing over how well I’m fulfilling my motherly duties by baking chocolate chip cookies.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Spending my evenings in an art studio, surrounded by paint brushes, acrylics and dozens of blank canvases … just waiting for the expressions of my imagination to spill out.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Maybe not the lowest but … plenty of time on my hands and no books in sight.

8. Who are your favorite writers? The writers who have recently amazed me include Junot Diaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao); Zadie Smith (White Teeth) and Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Shadow of the Wind). Let’s throw Carl Hiaasen in the mix too … just for always making me laugh.

9. What is your current state of mind? Mellow. Lately, I’ve been realizing the importance of prioritizing relationships with family and friends.

10. What is your motto? “Only a life lived for others is worth living.” Courtesy of Albert Einstein.

11. What is your greatest fear? Driving on a narrow road while making my way up a mountain makes me hyperventilate.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? A one-hour massage is my ultimate yet most cost-effective escape.

13. On what occasion do you lie? Wow. That’s a good one. I always tell my kids how much I hate lying. I guess I would never tell my hosts that I hate the dish they just served.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I’m not in love with my love handles.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Well … you know … I guess it would be “you know.” I just signed up for Toastmasters to deal with that problem.

Deb Lee – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:33:23 +0000

Deb Lee is the owner and hair designer at Salon Trilogy. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My laugh.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Integrity.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Honesty, forthcoming, confidence.

4. What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty and having a balanced relationship.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Lack of confidence in large groups. I really like smaller groups like 4 or 6 but after that…

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? To be healthy mentally and physically.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? To be trapped with a healthy mind but in a body that won’t work.

8. Who are your favorite writers? John Bradshaw.

9. What is your current state of mind? Very well centered right now.

10. What is your motto? To let everyone live freely as they choose, just not their hair.

11. What is your greatest fear? See #7.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? Shoes.

13. On what occasion do you lie? To protect other’s feelings.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? Slouchy shoulders.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Totally.

Bryan Glover – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:57:59 +0000

Bryan Glover is a former music biz insider who returned to his hometown to scratch his entrepreneurial itch. Bryan is co-owner of Mr. G’s, a wine and spirits shop in Noblesville. Stop in any evening and talk “shop” with Bryan and browse Mr. G’s vast selection of wines, craft brews and other adult beverages.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? The need to be liked by everyone.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Empathy and compassion.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Intelligence and supportive.

4. What do you most value in your friends? That they will tell me honestly what they think even if they know it differs from my beliefs, values, or it may hurt my feelings.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? That I control my emotions.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Tuscan sunsets, several bottles of wine, prosciutto, cheese, baguette and a loved one to share it all.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Seeing the woman whose love I desire romantically involved with my best friend.

8. Who are your favorite writers? Lately, Paulo Coelho.

9. What is your current state of mind? Stress because it is damn difficult to answer these questions!

10. What is your motto? Get busy living, or get busy dying.

11. What is your greatest fear? Failing to respond to a tragic situation, or help a stranger in need.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? 5 nights at the Il San Pietro hotel in Positano.

13. On what occasion do you lie? There is no one occasion. I have failed to be truthful on many occasions, and under many circumstances and that’s the truth.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My hands.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? . uhm, huh and you know. You know, I wish I could eliminate these words from my vocabulary!

Megan Briscoe Fernandez – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:25:25 +0000

Megan Briscoe Fernandez is a Senior Editor at Indianapolis Monthly magazine. If you want to know where to find the best furniture, gifts, dresses or shoes in Indy, she’s your girl. She’s also a dynamite writer. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Seriousness.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Kindness, patience, genuine concern for other people.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Same things, and the courage to have kids. I’m not a mother, and the whole concept freaks me out. I don’t how how trillions of women have done it.

4. What do you most value in your friends? Genuineness.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Incessant questioning.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Lightly speaking, paddleboarding on Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Hurting someone you love, hands down.

8. Who are your favorite writers? David Sedaris

9. What is your current state of mind? Calm, oddly enough.

10. What is your motto? “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.” I heard another good one recently, about meeting people where they are, not expecting them to meet you where you are.

11. What is your greatest fear? Besides the obvious, involving people I love and tragic events, it’s country backroads. I grew up on an Indiana backroad, and some people — especially when they are familiar with the roads — don’t use nearly enough caution or pay enough attention, especially now that cars are bigger but the roads aren’t.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? Frivolous travel.

13. On what occasion do you lie? When I have to answer the next question.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? The underside of my arms will never tan.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Just. Think. I. Not necessarily all at once.

Dan Barden – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:21:45 +0000

Dan Barden is the author of The Next Right Thing, to be published March 2012. A native of Southern
California, he teaches at Butler University, and lives in Indianapolis,
Indiana, with his wife, Elizabeth Barden, owner of Indianapolis’s Big Hat
Books. Find Dan on facebook, twitter, and linkedin.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Enthusiasm.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Dignity.

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Dignity.

4. What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Laziness.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? To see my wife and son happy.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? To see my wife and son
unhappy.

8. Who are your favorite writers? Walker Percy, Michelle Huneven, the
Charlie Huston of the Henry Thompson trilogy. I hate this question because
there are a hundred others that I’m not thinking of right now.

9. What is your current state of mind? I am afraid of no one.

10. What is your motto? Persevere!

11. What is your greatest fear? That I will disappoint my family.

12. What is your greatest extravagance? Espresso, cigars, French notebooks.

13. On what occasion do you lie? When I don’t know that I’m lying.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I wish sometimes that I
were as handsome as my son.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Does that make sense? Do you know what I mean? Are you sure?

Monica Peck – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:32:29 +0000

Monica Peck co-owns and operates Hare Chevrolet with her sister, Courtney Cole. Hare is the oldest transportation company in America and in 2011, it was in the top 20 of Chevrolet dealerships in the country. Monica and her sister are the sixth generation of their family to run the business. The Noblesville native and resident is married with two children. Connect with her on LinkedIn and follow Hare Chevrolet through Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? According to my husband, my competitiveness in everything I pursue.

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Sincerity

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Sincerity

4. What do you most value in your friends? Sincerity

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My lack of “promptness” and my fear of failure in trying new things

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Experiencing something for the first time with my husband and children.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Disappointing my loved ones

8. Who are your favorite writers? John C. Maxwell, Jim Rohn, Dave Anderson – I’m a nerd for Business Motivational books.

9. What is your current state of mind? Extremely blessed and thankful, yet so much to accomplish

10. What is your motto? “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” —Maya Angelou

11. What is your greatest fear? Being without my family

12. What is your greatest extravagance? My fireplaces / firepits…I’m embarrassed to say how many we have inside and out…but my husband and I love them and use them all year long.

13. On what occasion do you lie? Usually to cover my butt for my lack of promptness

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My feet…they’re huge, and no stylish shoes ever look “cute” on them

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Really?”

Bill Kenley – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:09:01 +0000

Bill Kenley is an English teacher at Noblesville High School and the inaugural winner of the school’s student-nominated Legacy Award. This Saturday, you can find him at The Wild in Noblesville signing copies of The Polk Street Review, Noblesville’s own literary magazine. He is also the husband of Silver Square’s Casey Kenley. Friend him on Facebook.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? Speed

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Drinking capacity/love & knowledge of movie quotes (tie)

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Endurance

4. What do you most value in your friends? Down-to-Earthness

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Short-sightedness

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? The ride home from a grueling, successful run

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Lonely introspection plus self-induced headache

8. Who are your favorite writers? Annie Proulx, Herman Melville, Cormac McCarthy, Dennis Johnson, George Saunders, Stephen King, Judy Bloom, George R. R. Martin, Ian Frazier, Joseph Mitchell, John McPhee, Milan Kundera, Sherwood Anderson, Nicholson Baker & Gabriel Garcia Marquez

9. What is your current state of mind? Two beers in

10. What is your motto? Love is the only reason to do anything.

11. What is your greatest fear? Throat cancer

12. What is your greatest extravagance? 2011 Harley-Davidson Sportster

13. On what occasion do you lie? Almost always, but I keep it at 5 to 20%

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My focused look

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Does that make sense?

Lindy Brown – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:57:34 +0000

Catch Lindy Brown at Pizzology and the Libertine as part of the Neal Brown Hospitality Group. Follow Lindy on twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? The ability to evaluate: people, situations, wine…

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty, humor, strength

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Honesty, humor and being a good listener

4. What do you most value in your friends? All of the above, and loyalty

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I often speak before I think.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? My husband, my children and a beach…maybe a bottle of Champagne

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Honestly, I’m not sure. I try not to think of the unpleasant, haha…

8. Who are your favorite writers? F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tana French, J.D. Salinger, Suzanne Collins

9. What is your current state of mind? Trying to stay three steps ahead

10. What is your motto? Believe and achieve

11. What is your greatest fear? Losing a child

12. What is your greatest extravagance? Shoes & wine, but not necessarily for me…I love to shop for other people!

13. On what occasion do you lie? To spare someone’s feelings

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My freckles

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Absolutely” and “inappropriate”

Chris Theisen – Proust Questionnaire

Matt Kiefer — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:04:45 +0000

Chris Theisen is the Director of Digital Communications at FlexPAC. The best way to connect with Chris is visiting his about.me page.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My common sense approach to things

2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Compassion

3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Confidence

4. What do you most value in your friends? I value honesty in everyone but especially my friends. A true friend is one who not only will be honest about you to others but will also be honest to you about you.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I tend to procrastinate. Case in point, I have had this in my email for a week or two and haven’t filled it out before now.

6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Since I’m a tech guy this may seem odd but being completed unplugged on Mackinac Island. They don’t allow motorized vehicles on the island. That coupled with the laid back atmosphere makes it one of the most relaxing places ever. I’m happiest when I’m relaxed.

7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? The passing of a family member or close friend.

8. Who are your favorite writers? John Feinstein always does a great job of taking you behind the scenes and getting in depth with his subjects.

9. What is your current state of mind? Insignificant. I’ve been listening to the Smiley Radio Show Make-A-Wish request-a-thon on WZPL the last two days. Knowing there are groups and people that devote their lives to helping others, especially kids, makes me wish I could help others more than I do. I had the pleasure of helping raise funds and awareness for one of the kids wishes this year and it was an amazing experience.

10. What is your motto? Act like you have been there before

11. What is your greatest fear? Losing a family member

12. What is your greatest extravagance?I’m not an extravagant person but I tend to enjoy spending a little extra on a really good meal.

13. On what occasion do you lie? I may fib from time to time but I dont know there is a certain occasion in which I lie. Maybe my weight when I fill out insurance paperwork.

14. What do you dislike most about your appearance?The expanding nature of the middle part of my appearance.

15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Well played. No worries. Here are your choices (to my 3 year old)