A relatively brief survey.

1. What's a trait you have that you wish more other people had?
The ability to make people laugh

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?
Patience

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?
Oh, that's a difficult one! I'm quite easy-going and approachable - maybe it's that. I dunno.

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?
A parachute jump

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?
To change Universities. I hated Manchester. I swear it was making me ill.

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
I wish I had written all the Beatles songs

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
Where do I start? All of it, really.

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
My brother paid for ten driving lessons for me for my seventeenth birthday. That was certainly the most useful present I've ever had, if not the best.

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?
The ability to be happy with where one is in life

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?
I believe Michael Daddino described it as the fact that I "ooze charisma", but honestly I have no fucking clue

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?
Give up my lifestyle

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?
Moving back home

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
It changes based on the day

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
Most of it

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
A five year old gave me his last Life Saver once, and said it was an engagement ring. It's the only present that really stands out in my mind

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?
Far, far too many to mention. To be hardworking and to be non-jealous/envious/possessive like my ex :)

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?
In some circumstances I have a confidence bordering (wiht several cross-border skirmishes) on arrogance. I ama natural leader - not necessarily a good one, but I am drawn to it, and that might be appealing to some.

(on the other side of the coin, I am often shy, insecure and withdrawn. It's a pisser).

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?
Charity work maybe? I think I have shown a certain amount of bravery committing to a long distance relationship.

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?
Buying a flat three years ago? Maintaining good relationships with exes who have become firm and genuine friends.

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
Something epic - say, Infinite Jest or the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
Hair to migrate back to where it *should* be.

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
Does love count? I can't think of an object kinda gift. Though I do really enjoy my digital camera :)

kindness

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?

courage. drive

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?

personability? interest? dont know!

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?

go and live on a boat in chile. move to europe. move to nyc now, rather than waiting for work cirumstances to be right (although, that is actually the wiser thing to do!)

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?

come to london

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?

the ones i like!

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?

well, i'd like to be prettier;) but i guess nothing in particular

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?

i love all presents, but there is a cream and brown cup i was brought which is special

The ability to see things from the perspective of others

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?

Detachment

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?

Loyalty

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?

Start my own business

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?

Buying my house

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?

Oh god, too hard, there’s loads.

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?

I’d love 20/20 eyesight and no eczema

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?

My engagement ring

Enthusiasm
2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?

Abstinence.
3. What about you are other people most drawn to?

Self confidence I suppose. Though there are lots of self confident idiots aswell so I guess gareth's "interest" is otm.
4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?

I'm too scared to do anything like a parachute jump but I don't wish I was brave enough to do them either. I hate those feel the burn live on the edge types. I wish I was brave enough to leave college and force myself into a good writing job by working. or move out of my parents house.
5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?

Going to the Kitchen nightclub in August 2001.
6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
The Eminem Show
7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
I wish I woz a little bit taller. But generally I don't really give a shit.
8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
Headphones by my brother last year, they are booming and trendy looking.

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?

Patience; the ability/willingness to suffer fools.

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?

My sense of humor, my knowledge of stupid music trivia, my curiosity.

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?

I wish I had the courage to be more extroverted; I wish I weren't so afraid of taking the initiative in situations that could benefit me; I wish I were brave enough to supress my fear of rejection and go after all the things I want.

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?

I'll get back to you on that in about ten years, after I've developed a little more hindsight.

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?

I'd love to be able to write a beautiful choral mass, something like the Verdi Requiem.

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?

I'd lose a few pounds and tone up. The rest of me I can live with.

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?

My friend sent me the Pet Sounds box set a few years ago, for no reason other than he thought I would like it. It's a great, great set, and an amazingly generous gift.

2) What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?
restraint

3) What about you are other people most drawn to?
oh hell knows

4) What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?
i wish i was brave enough to not take shit from anyone, not take anything so personally.

5) What's the smartest decision you've ever made?
going back to university to study music

6)What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
trout mask replica

7) What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
i wouldn't change anything about my body. i like it just the way it is.

8) What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
my piano, when i was nine years old.

Honesty

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?

Knowing where the cueball is gonna end up

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?

I would guess sense of humour and general niceness

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?

Not care what other people think

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?

Becoming a regular poster on ILE (!)

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?

Nomad ft MC Mikee Freedom '(I Wanna Give You) Devotion'

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?

it should be more like David Beckham's

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?

Commodore Amiga 500

2. What's a trait other people have that you wish you had?
The ability to take myself seriously sometimes.

3. What about you are other people most drawn to?
My sense of humour, my blue eyes, my ability to seem like I give a crap about the stupid shit that comes out of their mouth.

4. What, if anything, do you wish you were brave (or foolish) enough to do?
Walk out on my whole life.

5. What's the smartest decision you've ever made?
Still waiting for it.

6. What piece of art/music/writing do you wish you'd created yourself?
My first novel.

7. What, if anything, do you wish you could change about your body?
Maybe half an inch taller, or perfect vision.

8. What's the best object you've ever been given as a present?
I don't freakin' know.