Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
My stepfather is an elevator mechanic, so I know what works and what doesn't on an elevator. I never believed that, and only press the button once of course. Another thing that also doesn't work: pressing the floor number and door close button together to go "express" to that floor.
He also has the fire service key, so if we ever did want to go express...
What was the last thing that made you feel like an idiot?
A few days ago I was cutting up some carpet square samples I brought home from my office to put on my apartment's stair treads, you know, fancy them up a bit. Between the cutting and hammering of nails, I figured I'd be sore the next day. However, right as I was leaving work, I had a striking pain on the side of my thumb. For the entire walk to the train and ride home, I couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong. Finally when I arrived home and told my girlfriend that my hand was sore in that region and couldn't figure out why, she stared blankly at me and said "maybe because of all the hammering you did last night?"
What did you get for Christmas last year?
-A replica TDK cowl (although I have since purchased a new, more accurate one, so the X-mas one will go on display, while the other...)
-Century 21 gift card
-$50 disposable debit card
-Ticket to Legoland Florida
-$25 gift card for my Disney Cruise vacation over the summer
-Captain America Blu-Ray
-Microwave
-Cash
What do you expect/want this year?
I am expecting to receive:
-A speaker system for my bedroom
-Display case for my TDK cowl
-Cordless power drill & attachments
-Gift cards to Kenneth Cole, etc.
-Cash
What I want:
-Home Improvement DVD boxset (my gf had ordered this for me, but I won't receive it as the warehouse it was shipping from burned down
)
-New sneakers
-Sweaters for the winter & work
What would come up on a Google search of your name?
For my username - my youtube page, perhaps a couple of threads from the Hype and my profile on another message board
For my real name - LinkedIn profiles with my name, a few famous/well known composers, a firefighter, an accordion player, some writers, professors/scientists, and at some point my thesis work, architectural skylight study from college, my entry into the Architecture 2030 competition, and my lighting competition article.
I search myself every so often to see if anything pops up, usually nothing does. I keep a low profile, or try to
However, although it has nothing to do with me, this is my favorite result:
http://www.thomashamptonreviews.com...link.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MPIOT.jpg
But to save you the trouble, here's the stuff about
me!
Thesis -
http://crisisfronts.blogspot.com/2008/05/reinterpreting-edge.html
Lighting Contest -
http://www.archlighting.com/competitions/evocative-luminance.aspx
Job profile -
http://archinect.com/people/cover/62480911/paul-stein
What is the most expensive thing you own right now?
My Bowflex, cost me about $1,400 or so I think. It was one of the first major purchases I made once I moved out of my parents' home and got a place for myself. I wanted it for quite some time, and considering I had the space and needed a greater variety of exercises, it was a no brainer.
What are your nicknames?
Friends call me by my last name, Stein.
My dad calls me Junior.
Stepfather calls me Pablo (no, he isn't Hispanic)
Are you happy with your current relationship status?
Very much so, 3+ years going strong. Everything in life works out for the best, see below.
Have you ever regretted loving someone?
My last girlfriend I consider the "one who got away", though it was my fault things didn't work out. You learn from your experiences. In dealing with our breakup, well, to quote Ra's al Ghul:
"That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved one is just... poison in your veins. And one day, you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed so you'd be spared your pain."
Who would you rather bone, Meg Ryan or Jack Nicholson?
Ugh...Ryan from the early-mid 80s preferably, but I guess I could still stomach her today over Jack.