outside looking in

Nicknames: drowsy, boss, black, BossBlack, Sugar Daddy (Leon calls me Short, little, white, asian dude). Janet has dubbed me Steven "Don't call me Steve!!!" Black and more recently, Trish and Misty have called me Steven "I fell asleep" Black...gotta' love your friends. My screen name is nero or any derivation of (nero is Italian for black).

Favorite movie you've seen: The Usual Suspects (I really can't think of a favorite movie that I haven't seen)

Favorite TV Shows: The Simpsons and Jeopardy! (not that I have the time to watch any of these)

Favorite Magazines: Musical Instrument catalogs (Sam Ash/Musician's Friend/American Music Supply, etc) - I like to pretend I have enough money to afford these...

Favorite subject in school: Anything to do with architecture

Least Favorite: It's all dependent on the professor

Croutons or Bacon Bits? Must I choose just one? I like my salads crunchy!

Favorite Salad Dressing: Catalina or Honey French

Do you eat the stems off of broccoli? It depends on the length of the stem, if I can fit it in my mouth, I'll eat it (wow, I sound like a toddler or something)

Favorite ice cream: Strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake, Pralines and Cream

Favorite Foods: Steak, steak, steak, ribs, ribs, ribs, mashed potatoes, fresh corn on the cob (grilled, not boiled). i don't think i've ever turned down food.

Favorite thing to Drink: Southern style sweetened Iced-Tea, with lemon of course! I also like Cherry Coke and Pepsi (but not Wild Cherry Pepsi and Coke)

What is your favorite Alcoholic drink? I really don’t drink enough to have a favorite.

What is your favorite Snapple? I'm more into Mystic

Shampoo or Condtioner? Both (are there people out there that only use conditioner?)

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: Chill with friends, concerts, movies, whatever...

Favorite color: varying shades of green and blue

Favorite Smells: The air after a spring shower...

Pets: A collie mix named Jesse James

Hobbies: drums, eating, reading, architecture (not necessarily in that order)

Words or Phrases that you over use: "OOPS!" "That was highly intelligent!" "That's a shame." "Whatever..." "What's your boggle?" "What is your diffi-culty?" "I currently have a deficiency in my monetary unit situation." "STOP IT!" The latter is a response aimed toward my brother.

Toothpaste: Crest Multi-Care

Bed Time: usually the time I fall asleep

Pen or Pencil: fountain pen

Favorite sport: Baseball (GO ORIOLES!!!)

What's your favorite holiday: Christmas (Jesus' Birthday) and Independence Day (Next to my Birthday)

Least Favorite Holiday: No such thing

the crush side

Do you have a crush?: no

Do you have a ~~Boyfriend~~/Girlfriend? not currenlty

If you could go out with anyone in the world, who? dunno...

~~For Girls- like guys with or without hats?~~

For guys- Like girls with or without nail polish? Depends on the girl and her personality

When you meet a person of your preferred sex, you first notice their: Visually - The eyes, face and hair (hopefully not facial hair), especially her smile.

Who was your first crush? I can honestly say, I don't know

Have you ever been in love? I really wouldn't know, which probably translates to no.

If you could erase one person from your hook-up list, who would it be? I've been blessed with friends who don't try to hook me up...

Would you take advantage of the ~~guy~~/girl you like if he/she wasn't sober: NO! How can I possibly think I like her if I take advantage of her?

Would you give your virginity to your crush? She'd have to be a lot more than a crush.

the past side

Most Humiliating Moment: go the the embarrassing moments section.

What do you remember most about this year? Let's see...Looking for the waterfall at Windy Gap and hiking in the wrong direction for 3 hours (hey, at least I didn't get lost at the Cascades with three freshmen). Winning Vertical Horizon tickets, but then having Third Eye Blind screw me in the backstage passes department. Demonstrating how not to ride a sled (by chasing it down a hill). Being left in Michigan for three hours, with no money and no way home. My site model getting run over by a car. A "friend" throwing various objects at me (a hat and a shoe), mainly because I was harassing her, though. Locking myself out of my apartment FOUR times.

Memory (thing) you miss the most: Europe

What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? OH CRAP!!! I'M GONNA' BE LATE FOR WORK!!!

Does it make you sad to know that you can never go back in time? No...what's done is done...you can only learn from your mistakes and apply them to the present, to help shape the future.

If you could go back in time would you? What's the point...I've done things I've regretted, but it is those things that have made me who I am today - but it'd be kinda' cool to be able to witness historical events...sorta' like you can see them, but they can't see you.

the future side

Where do you see yourself in 10 Years? I don't really know anymore. I thought I knew where I wanted to be, but God keeps changing my plans, so I'll just wait this out.

Future Son names: Haven't given it much thought

Future Daughter names: If I don't marry a Kara, I want to give that name to my daughter.

If you could have any occupation when you get older, what would it be? Architect, but I still haven't given up the dream of being a drummer in a band.

What kind of car do you drive? In the winter I "drive" my off road brown Timberland Euro-hikers. In the warmer months I bust out the Vans or Nikes

What is your dream car? I still love my '67 Stang

Future school: BA at Virginia Tech...after that, I really don't know.

Where do you plan on living after getting out of school: Where ever God leads me

What age do you want to get married: sometime between school and death

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Nope

What do you wear to bed? Shorts and a T-shirt usually

Most romantic thing that ever happened to you: I'll tell you when it happens

If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be? I'm almost positive that I will never get a tattoo, but if I did, maybe on my ankle.

the feelings side

Worst feeling in the world: Helplessness or feeling unloved

Best feeling in the world: To know that you've made a difference in another person's life...to know that you are appreciated and people care for you. Making a person smile.

One thing you want to change about yourself: I need to be more patient with other people

the left over crazy side

What's on your mouse pad? There's a mouse in here?!?

What do you think of ouija boards? i tend not to...

Which do you prefer, mud wrestling or Jell-O wrestling? um...yeah, oh...kay...

What is the best number in the world? 17

Do you get motion sickness? Sometimes, but only a certain person was ever able to accomplish it...you know who you are.

Roller Coasters - Scary or Exciting? somewhere in between

Would you rather give or receive: GIVE

One pillow or two? two

Favorite town to chill: Most Centrums in the Netherlands, especially Heerlen (downtown areas for non-europeans), Old Town Alexandria, VA (it's got that European feel) and Blacksburg, VA (It's about all there is to do there).

What's the first thing you'd do if you won the lottery? Pay off my college debt.

Something you'd like to try? I always wanted to learn how to fly a helicopter...

How many rings before you answer the phone? however many rings it takes to walk over and pick up the phone.

Storms – cool or scary? Cool!!!

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be? St. Paul

What was the last book you read? I recently re-read The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald. I’m currently reading: A Farewll to Arms - Ernest Hemingway, The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer, Knowing Scripture – R.C. Sproul and The Screwtape Letters – C.S. Lewis

If you dyed your hair any color, what would it be? I’d have to lose a bet or something first.

What is on the wall of your room? Paint? - Pictures of friends and family, the InterVarsity summer phone list, shelves, various license plates (Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Italy, & the Netherlands), music posters (U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Tour, emmet swimming - Big Night Without You, Pat McGee Band – Shine Tour, Splender - Halfway Down the Sky, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Burn to Shine), promo poster flats (Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want, Creed - My Own Prison, Jars of Clay - If I Left the Zoo, Pat McGee Band – Shine, Guster – Lost and Gone Forever, Everclear - So Much for the Afterglow), a Pat McGee Band postcard and a Vertical Horizon bumper sticker. Things that I either don't have room for, or just don't want to put up: posters (U2 - Pop, Edwin McCain - Messenger, and Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season) & promo flats (Shades Apart - Eyewitness, Collapsis - Dirty Wake, Janis Joplin - Pearl). I also have a Stroke 9 pick lying around somewhere.

Is the glass have empty or half full? Empty...sorry I was thirsty! Actually I believe my cup is overflowing...

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? mp. o yu[r idomh yjr etpmh lrudz (translated: no, i type on the wrong keys!!!)

If you could be one gardening tool, what would it be? a shovel, because i always seem to dig the hole deeper

What’s under your bed? my drafting board, drawings, models and various monsters.

Where would you like to be right now? not here

If you could invite people, dead or alive, to your house, who would you invite? I don't think I want dead people in my house. I finally got it smelling OK, I don't need rotting flesh ruining it. As for the living...anyone's invited.