Blog Tag Game

Yesterday I was inducted into the blog tag game, which sounds like fun. The basic concept is to write a post about yourself and list five things that people commonly do not know about you. Then tag 5 other bloggers with the same task. I was tagged by Avinash Kaushik, who was tagged by Dave Gale and Jeff Pulver invented this game. It seems to be spreading quickly. So I will give it a shot.

I have chosen to pass this torch onto the following fellow bloggers. Adam Lasnik, Joseph Morin, Jessica Bowman, Joe Duck, Scott Boyd

So here goes, five things you may not know about me

1). I started my career out in IT, of all things. I was that guy who ran around fixing your desktop and server problems and made fun of you for not knowing how to use your mouse. Or for every problem you had I would tell you to simply reboot your computer.

I am well past done from an IT point of view, and have a high respect for the folks who stayed in the industry.

2). At one point in my career I decided that I was sick of computers and decided to attend a culinary school. I love to cook I love to eat, but I HATE to clean! Thus all of the fancy pots and pans that require immense amount of care after use turned me off very quickly. I have a high regard for chefs and prep cooks, they work so hard to make so little. If you ever have a chance to compliment the kitchen staff on their work, do it, they really love it. Most cooks will rarely hear a compliment from a patron in their careers.

3). I love house music and techno, once I am out of the office I love to go out and hit the dance clubs. It is usually the highlight of any of my European trips to stop at an underground dance club that has a deafening amount of sound coming out of it. Most American house artists are years behind Europe in this scene, hopefully it will pick up over time.

4). Sorry Avinash I am going to steal you number 4 and list my Meyers Briggs score. I am an ISFP, Introvert Sensing Feeling Perceiving. Which most people are shocked to see the (I), since I can turn a switch on and become a strong (E) Extroverted on a seconds notice. But it wears me down over time. I am also a borderline Sensor/Intuitive type; I share multiple characteristics between both but slightly stronger Sensing. I am a very strong Feeler; I spend a lot of time reacting to people based upon their emotions.

When I encounter silent engineering types I am not sure how to deal with them since they commonly display little to no emotion. At this point I have to switch on the strong E and practically beat the emotion out of them so I know how to strike interest.

5). I was adopted at birth, yes my parents made sure that I knew from the moment I could understand. I also have met my biological mother after my 18th birthday, which she sent me a birthday card to introduce her-self to me.