#!/usr/bin/geek ť About Me

About me:

Your Host:	Steve Mermelstein
Occupation:	Event and Commercial Photographer. I specialize in product, architectural, hospitality, tourism and portraits for Business/Enterprise. I also photograph many weddings and other events.
Intrests and hobbies:	Landscape and wildlife photography, bird watching, looking for deals, cooking, twitter (follow me at: @vtphotog or @usrbingeek), scripting, programming, classic movies, antiques and auctions.
Birthplace:	South Florida
Current location:	Burlington, VT
Age:	34
Sex:	Male
Beliefs:	Agnostic
Heritage:	Jewish
Goal I would like to achieve this year:	Catch up on everything I have been putting off.
First thoughts after waking up:	Can't I sleep some more?
I would most like to visit:	Hong Kong and China
If possible, would spend everyday:	Photographing wildlife and landscapes
If I won the lottery:	Would buy all the photography gear I've lusted over but couldn't justify buying (Nikon D3x and AF-S 600mm) and still do the same things.
Favorite gadget:	iPad 3G and iPhone
Favorite possessions:	Nikon D3, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S, and Nikon 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR lenses.
Canon or Nikon:	It's not about the gear! But you probably already guessed that I prefer Nikon
PC or Mac:	Mac!
Favorite Movies:	Dr. Strangelove, Defiance, Gentleman's Agreement, The Gunfighter, Marely and Me, The French Connection, Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Lost in Translation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Favorite TV Shows:	The Good Wife, Parenthood, Nature, The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Closer, Top Chef, Leverage, CHUCK, Veronica Mars, The Wire, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Universe, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons, Real Time with Bill Maher, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Royal Pains, In Plain Sight, Burn Notice, White Collar, PSYCH
Favorite Music:	Black Eyed Peas, Goldfrapp, Journey, Lady Gaga, Nina Simone, Zero 7, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Vince Guaraldi, Sarah Vaughan, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz
Favorite Quote:	It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt
Sing:	Only in the car
Drink:	Hardly ever
Smoke:	Never
Swear:	I never stop
Last meal:	Hong Kong style ginger and scallion beef or black pepper scallops and shrimp fried rice
Favorite local restaurant:	Gracies
Favorite restaurant anywhere:	Joe's Stone Crab, Miami, FL
Favorite pizza:	American Flatbread's Revolution Flatbread
Favorite burger:	Shelburne Farms cheddar cheese and sautéed mushrooms seasoned with cracked pepper and fresh thyme
Favorite desert:	Monument Farms ice cream
Favorite drink:	Iced venti caffč Americano
Favorite coffee:	Only drink espresso
Languages:	PHP, Ruby, Perl, Python, Java, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, XHMTL, CSS...oh wait, you mean spoken languages? Besides English, just a touch of French, Hebrew, and Yiddish.