THE PIZZICATO FIVE QUESTIONNAIRE
what's your name?
Nicholas Iain Manning
what's your birthday?
6th October 1982
what's yr sign?
Libra
your blood type?
I don’t know. Should I know this?
what type of men/women do you like?
Intelligent and pretty. In this, Platonist.
what type don't you like?
Arrogant and dull. In this, Aristotelian.
who are your current lovers?
Ukrainian visual-artist, Olga, five years running.
what's your favorite food?
Vegetables.
what food don't you like?
Meat.
what's your favorite fashion?
Mod elegant.
what fashion don't you like?
Casual urban.
what's yr hobby?
Chess. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. Chess = extreme.
what were you doing last sunday?
Went walking out in the Marais (central Paris). Saw a guy steal a
fashionable man’s cell phone from out of his hand. Then disappeared,
running, down a narrow alley. Nobody gave chase. I didn't even think to.
Seriously.
when did you wake up this morning.
11 o’clock. Normal time. Night person.
who's your favorite designer?
Yves Saint Laurent.
favorite lipstick/guys: mouth candy?
Mouth candy? I don’t know what that is. It sounds dirty. Let’s say
cigarettes.
foundation/guys: skin care product?
Water? Is that bad?
what's your favorite perfume/cologne?
Opium, Yves Saint Laurent.
what color hair do you wish you were born with?
Chestnut.
are you a good cook?
Okay improvisation, bad recipes.
what food do you cook best?
Breads. Eclectic fillings.
what do you wear when you sleep?
T-shirt, scarf in winter (not cool, aber colds suck).
what did you eat when you woke up this morning?
Croissant, coffee.
what's your favorite word?
Stillest.
what word don't you like?
Difficult.
what's your favorite flower?
Magnolia.
favorite color?
Dark blue.
what's your favorite season?
Autumn.
where do you most want to go now?
Portofino, Liguria, West Italian coast.
what's your job?
I teach comparative literature.
do you like your work?
Lots.
do you like your songs?
I can sing Johnny Hartman songs. I like those.
do you like yr voice?
It’s okay. I like singing.
what is your dream of the future?
Robots.
what's the happiest thing about your life?
Love and writing.
how about the saddest thing?
Death, autrement dit, the wider world beyond individual intimacies.
what part of yourself do you like best?
Eyes.
what part of yourself don't you like?
Back.
what part of your personality do you like best?
Dynamism.
what part of your personality don't you like?
Overly sensitive (not good).
what is your bad habit?
Cigarettes.
when was your first love?
20. Late. Still.
what kind of guy/gal was (s)he?
Beautiful. Intelligent. Artistic. Current.
what type of guy/gal is yr current lover?
See above.
what do you expect from him or her?
Engagement (emotional/intellectual, not betrothal).
what did you dream last night?
I dreamt about arguments. I often do. The respective parties continue to
speak, and though they make no sense, they each become more and more
irritated.
do you believe in dreams?
What’s to believe? They have an ontology. I suppose they also have an
elusive semantics (see above).
do you believe in jinxes?
I touch wood. Often.
do you believe in magic.
No.
do you believe in god?
I think so.
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