Chris Owens – Proust Questionnaire

Chris Owens, Director of Marketing and Communications with Window Makeover, joins us this week on the Proust. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn, check out his blog and follow Chris on Twitter.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? I’ll define that three ways: Physically – probably be my tattoos one sleeve, and another in the works.  Mentally – I’m very driven, dedicated, and organized.  Emotionally – I love to make people laugh.
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? What I admire in men is a genuine dedication to faith and family in a society that doesn’t always promote those values.
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? What I admire in women is the general appreciation of the small things in life other than money and possessions.
4. What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty is what I value most in my friendships.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I have no patience.  None at all.  Ask my wife or anyone who has ridden in a car or gone grocery shopped with me.
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness is hanging out at night around the fire-pit in the backyard with friends, having drinks, playing some guitar, laughing and feeling like I wouldn’t ever want to be anywhere else.
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? The lowest depth of misery to me would be a world without grace, hope, and love.  That or being a Browns season ticket holder.
8. Who are your favorite writers? I don’t really read much at all…I usually can’t sit still long enough.
9. What is your current state of mind? Excited about possibilities!
10. What is your motto? I don’t have a motto per se but I’ve always liked the quote “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live. “ Martin Luther King, Jr.
11. What is your greatest fear? Heights are my greatest fear.  Followed closely by reptiles.
12. What is your greatest extravagance? Probably tattoos….or guitars…or tattoos of guitars.
13. On what occasion do you lie? I don’t like lying but I guess I do lie when I blame things on our dogs.  Take from that what you will.
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I’ve probably packed on a few extra pounds recently thanks to ice cream.  For some reason in my 30’s it’s taken over the bar scene – now we do “ice cream crawls” and are in bed at a reasonable time.
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Seriously.