100 Things about me -

You might do the "Eyebrow Thing..."


1.
My name is Steve
2.
I have black hair (what's left of it) and hazel eyes
3.
I turned 40 three days after Christmas
4.
Being forty feels the same as being 39...
5.
San Diego, California is where I was born
6.
I've lived in too many places, but NY is always home to me
7.
Been to around fifteen countries around the world, NY is still best
8.
I've been married
9.
Have four wonderful kids as a result
10.
My son Sam lives with me in this house which is in perpetual clutter
11.
I used to be addicted to espresso, 40 shots a day
12.
Now I just drink regular coffee, but I only brew starbucks at home
13.
I eat a lot of shit for decisions I've made
14.
I've had way too many occupations and a couple "careers"
15.
I'm a Unix (Solaris mainly) Sys Admin
16.
Yes, it's true what they say on alt.sysadmin.recovery - all of it !
17.
I've been out of work as much as I've been in last couple years
18.
Being unemployed is getting old, and worrying about bills sucks
19.
I have two cats and a dog and a lot of houseplants
20.
I feed the plants and the water the cats, Sam waters the dog
21.
I can suffer from polarized thinking easily, all or nothing here please
22.
I'm a great speller, but terrible at typing
23.
I didn't eat meat for a couple years, now I do again
24.
I realize now I missed bacon and cheeseburgers immensely
25.
I'm very much in love with a wonderful person, it feels nice
26.
We eat a lot of bacon cheesebugers together
27.
We like to go on CUseeme and watch wankers
28.
I listen to WFUV (Fordham U's station) and K-rock or WXCI
29.
I've been known to put french fries on my Mickey D's cheesebuger
30.
Mustard (ehhh hugggh, reckon) or mayo with my fries please
31.
I was angry and fearful for most of my adult life
32.
I'm in recovery (from what doesn't matter) last few years
33.
As a result, I'm not an angry scared person (most of the time)
34.
I'm an emotional person, I feel the feelings, have to, sometimes it sucks
35.
I wear my heart on my sleeve
36.
I have seven piercings above the neck (used to have eight)
37.
I had two piercings below the belt, but I removed them last summer
38.
I am running out of patience for people who ask "did that hurt?"
39.
I really mean to update my blog way more often
40.
Both my arms are sleeved (with tattoos, of course)
41.
Sometimes (when unemployed) I regret the tattoo on my neck (only a little)
42.
I say the word "fuck" too much (but I'm working on it)
43.
I smoke too much
44.
I like way too many things way too much
45.
Trying to reduce the clutter around me is an endless and losing battle
46.
I have trouble throwing stuff out (duh, look above)
47.
I'm sentimental
48.
I like to think I'm an atypical Capricorn
49.
Damn, 100 things is a bunch!
50.
I can stay up 'till all hours watching movies, Sundance and IFC rock!
51.
I used to never sleep enough, now I do
52.
My sense of humor is, lets say, eclectic
53.
I LOVE Kimchi and kalbi
54.
I cry from joy as much as from sadness
55.
I was never a morning person, now I have to be
56.
I sing along to the Chili Peppers or Lucinda Williams with equal gusto
57.
I used to blow a mean blues harp, can't anymore (see number 43)
58.
Part of me has always wanted to be a writer
59.
I like root beer floats with coffe ice cream
60.
I LOVE udon and pho
61.
I love shopping in asian markets, they have the best treats!
62.
This is the year I was born
63.
I'm forever trying to lose that "last 15 pounds"
64.
This past winter I put on 15 more pounds...
65.
Shaving is a pain so I probably have a few days growth right this instant
66.
I admit to liking Liz Phair AND Ani Defranco
67.
I think someone reading to you while on a picnic blanket is waaay sexy
68.
I sucked at relationships my whole life, but I'm doing good now
69.
I believe in God, I'm spiritual, not religious
70.
I thank God for my kids and the loving people in my life
71.
On a good day I have some gratitude in my life
72.
I've had six personal websites at once, now I'm down to three
73.
I never tire of Unix/Linux/Web-technology
74.
I quit trying to keep up with PC technology a few years ago
75.
My two sons and I all have our own dirt bikes, wish I had more time to ride
76.
I used to have a dozen tanks full of snakes in my home
77.
I still love Triumph motorcycles (real ones, not new crap)
78.
I probably like fireworks more now then when I was a kid
79.
I have handled a cobra, rattlesnakes, and a gaboon viper
80.
Occasionally I still make carrot juice with my champion juicer
81.
I have on vinyl "Atom Heart Mother" and "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle"
82.
I spent 6 months off the coast of Lebanon, "peacekeeping taskforce"
83.
I used to spend waaaay too much time on IRC (talkin' mid-90's)
84.
I spent the first few years of my life in the Phillipines
85.
I like lying in a field, looking at the sky, scrunching grass with my toes
86.
I still miss my girlfriend even when I just saw her last night
87.
This is the year my first child (Sam) was born
88.
I used to eat sushi every day
89.
I use Netscape exclusively, or Opera, IE is the spawn of satan
90.
I really truly like lima beans
91.
Even though I have 5 PC's and a laptop, I always use the same one, and I love my HP 4050TN
92.
I've always wanted a great dane, but I've always had German Shepherds
93.
The best dog I ever had was out of 'Uran von Wildsteigerland'
94.
I've had a darkroom all my life practically, even though it's packed away last 17 years
95.
I'm half greek, quarter scottish, quarter tennessee hillbilly
96.
I can still cry thinking about 9/11
97.
I love my Jeep Wrangler, it's FUN!
98.
My two daughters are the best girls a father could ever want
99.
I've never voted in my whole life
100.
Being in a healthy loving relationship has changed my life...