this survey is brought to you from my friend myra. she's really nice to re-post it so i could rip the questions off her blog.
Top 2 lines you always get from the opposite sex:
1.) where are you from?
2.) you're still here?! (oh, studio days. where have you gone?)
Top 2 things the opposite sex does that piss you off:
1.) eating loudly (i don't mean eating and talking), especially when they do that lip smacking sound. (that actually goes for everyone not just the opposite sex.)
2.) when they think they know it all but clearly they don't
Top 2 physical assets a guy must have:
1.) great hair
2.) a smile worthy of a toothpaste commercial
Top 2 guy names you find gwapo (handsome):
*this is tricky because this doesn't mean if you have this name, you're automatically handsome too.
1.) Brandon
2.) Kyle
Top 2 disturbing comments you got from someone:
*why even dig up the past? i seriously don't remember. i'm really good at repressing bad memories. hahaha!
Top 2 sweetest childhood memories:
1.) when my neighbor who is a year younger than i am insisted that we be in the same classroom in nursery school. the nuns were fine with it. she even got special instruction and different books from the rest of her "classmates". (this reminds me that i need to contact her in some way.)
2.) when our parents let us rush to the swings after church and let us play for a while before heading home
Top 2 feel-good-nostalgic songs:
1.) "landslide" - the smashing pumpkins cover
2.) "big me" - foo fighters
Top 2 most played songs on your playlist (right now):
1.) "hard to beat" by hard-fi
2.) "goodnight and go" by imogen heap
Top 2 weird things you do:
1.) i smell random stuff
2.) i still read under bad lighting conditions. i am soooo gonna need glasses in the future. i'm just amazed i don't wear a pair right now.
Top 2 everyday beauty essentials:
*i'm too lazy to put on make-up in the morning. it's an extra five to ten minutes i would rather spend sleeping.
1.) face moisturizer
2.) lip balm/gloss
Top 2 signs that you're really mad already:
1.) i'm usually quiet...but when i'm silent and have a scowl on my face - that's a sign
2.) i start banging and slamming stuff and curse under my breath
Top 2 names you'd give your future daughter:
1.) Natalie (i really like this name)
2.) Hazel (like my cousin's)
Top 2 names you'd give your future son:
1.) Christopher
2.) Joshua
Top 2 names you wish you had:
1.) Parker
2.) Yvette
Top 2 things you ought to do before you die:
1.) visit all 50 states
2.) buy a house in a foreign country
Lastly, top 2 things you want to do right now:
1.) watch finding neverland or eternal sunshine of the spotless mind again
2.) finish reading the fountainhead
this is really hard to fill out. i usually have one answer ready but coming up with another one is something else. i think i pulled a brain muscle. ouch! brain muscle?! what?! does that even exist? :) duuuh!
7.22.2006
7.20.2006
the intern cometh
we got an intern a little over a month ago. let me tell you: it is one of the best things that happened at work. i - the least experienced worker in my firm - got to tell someone else what to do. the people who first decided to hire an intern were brilliant! it gives even the lowest ranked, entry-level worker a chance to be a boss even if it's a few days or a couple of hours. i've actually only given her work when she asked for it and when i have something else to do that is very low on my priority list. this means i've only "used" her twice: once to trim drawings to the correct size and once to send out drawings to vendors. they're tedious to do but someone has to do them. and that someone used to be me. but until the end of the summer, i don't have to deal with it because i can pass the buck to someone else. sweet.
6.29.2006
best work comment. EVER.
and the winner of "the most inappropriate metaphor for mixed building construction" is...
"we have horses. we have ho's. let's make a building!"
that is by far the most amusing comment ever made since i started working almost a year ago. but here are some worthy runners up:
"you remind me of the lady in the 'what happens in vegas stays in vegas' commercials."
[me reading the sign-out sheet] "what's 'man stuff'?"
"there are no long questions. only long answers." [then i got a glare from my project manager]
"Alex - 20% sick"
"we have horses. we have ho's. let's make a building!"
that is by far the most amusing comment ever made since i started working almost a year ago. but here are some worthy runners up:
"you remind me of the lady in the 'what happens in vegas stays in vegas' commercials."
[me reading the sign-out sheet] "what's 'man stuff'?"
"there are no long questions. only long answers." [then i got a glare from my project manager]
"Alex - 20% sick"
6.28.2006
halfway there
it's almost july. it's been over a year since i graduated. almost a year working as a staff architect. i usually do a year end blog but most of the time i forget little things that happened and leave them out in my entry. maybe they weren't meant to be remembered but they still need to be acknowledged. so here we are at the halfway mark, and here's my recap:
january: nothing quite exciting here.
-we did get a new guy in the office and i'm now permanently located in the mezzanine overlooking everyone. i like pretending i'm in charge of everyone when in reality i'm the lowest ranked person there.
february: another blah month.
-aside from the monthly get together with the crew, nothing very exciting. don't get me wrong. i really love seeing the people i used to see on a daily basis.
march: another birthday. older. wiser?
- i went to my first uva architecture alumni event. i honestly didn't want to go but i was persuaded by a co-worker and the free "refreshments".
- one of the ladies i work with left this month...right about the time when we started to get to know each other better. if i weren't constantly thinking of saying something stupid when i talk, we probably would've known each other way better now. we sat next to each other but i rarely talked to her. but anyone who knows me will realize that that's just how i am.
- i also joined a gym. i try to be diligent about going. i. am. trying.
april: back to c-ville; nyc, round 2
- went to visit shraddha in nyc for "spring break". as always it was a weekend chock-full of awesome stuff. about five blocks were closed to traffic for street vendors to peddle their stuff. rockefeller and central park in the morning; times square at night. chinatown and it's dirt cheap food. we walked from the east to west and everywhere in between. we rode the subway only three times. but the best part was seeing gorgeous bradley cooper at friend of a farmer during brunch. as i've said: awesome!
- i also went to charlottesville for the mahogany dance show. it looks so different now. so many things are being built or are going to be built. it also feels different. you know how you feel when you're in a museum? everything is on display for you. you can touch some things but you aren't exactly involved. not to say that i have no ties to uva. of course, i am always going to be part of the university. i spent four years there. but that weekend made me realize that i am gradually moving on.
- a new crepe place popped up in c-ville. find the hole in the wall near the 2nd street gallery and you're there. side note: food in c-ville is very inexpensive - compared to dc. you gotta love a college town!
may:
- saw freni who i haven't seen since christmas. she's still doing medschool in the carribean.
- also started seriously thinking about grad school. i need to pick a school. i don't have the money to apply to every architecture program out there.
june: independence. surprise. funnel cake.
- made extra cash cooking/serving food at the philippine independence day festival in dc. sweet
- finally went to the fairfax fair. saw a laser light show, creepy yet amusing carnies; got free stuff. and i ate a frozen banana and a funnel cake for the first time. yum.
- threw a semi-surprise party for greg. first the hostess told him about the cake. then everyone who came late was signing the card in front of him. he did get surprised by the balloons. used the chef's knife to cut the cake. who knew such a posh japanese restaurant would allow outside food to be kept in their kitchen? maybe they did it because we were a party of 20!
january: nothing quite exciting here.
-we did get a new guy in the office and i'm now permanently located in the mezzanine overlooking everyone. i like pretending i'm in charge of everyone when in reality i'm the lowest ranked person there.
february: another blah month.
-aside from the monthly get together with the crew, nothing very exciting. don't get me wrong. i really love seeing the people i used to see on a daily basis.
march: another birthday. older. wiser?
- i went to my first uva architecture alumni event. i honestly didn't want to go but i was persuaded by a co-worker and the free "refreshments".
- one of the ladies i work with left this month...right about the time when we started to get to know each other better. if i weren't constantly thinking of saying something stupid when i talk, we probably would've known each other way better now. we sat next to each other but i rarely talked to her. but anyone who knows me will realize that that's just how i am.
- i also joined a gym. i try to be diligent about going. i. am. trying.
april: back to c-ville; nyc, round 2
- went to visit shraddha in nyc for "spring break". as always it was a weekend chock-full of awesome stuff. about five blocks were closed to traffic for street vendors to peddle their stuff. rockefeller and central park in the morning; times square at night. chinatown and it's dirt cheap food. we walked from the east to west and everywhere in between. we rode the subway only three times. but the best part was seeing gorgeous bradley cooper at friend of a farmer during brunch. as i've said: awesome!
- i also went to charlottesville for the mahogany dance show. it looks so different now. so many things are being built or are going to be built. it also feels different. you know how you feel when you're in a museum? everything is on display for you. you can touch some things but you aren't exactly involved. not to say that i have no ties to uva. of course, i am always going to be part of the university. i spent four years there. but that weekend made me realize that i am gradually moving on.
- a new crepe place popped up in c-ville. find the hole in the wall near the 2nd street gallery and you're there. side note: food in c-ville is very inexpensive - compared to dc. you gotta love a college town!
may:
- saw freni who i haven't seen since christmas. she's still doing medschool in the carribean.
- also started seriously thinking about grad school. i need to pick a school. i don't have the money to apply to every architecture program out there.
june: independence. surprise. funnel cake.
- made extra cash cooking/serving food at the philippine independence day festival in dc. sweet
- finally went to the fairfax fair. saw a laser light show, creepy yet amusing carnies; got free stuff. and i ate a frozen banana and a funnel cake for the first time. yum.
- threw a semi-surprise party for greg. first the hostess told him about the cake. then everyone who came late was signing the card in front of him. he did get surprised by the balloons. used the chef's knife to cut the cake. who knew such a posh japanese restaurant would allow outside food to be kept in their kitchen? maybe they did it because we were a party of 20!
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