For better or worse…seven things about me
December 11th, 2008 | Author: Beth Harte
I have been tagged by my friends David Mullen, Damien Basile and Amber Naslund to share seven things about me that you might not know (or want to know).
Since this isn’t something that I normally write about, please promise to respect me in the morning…
- I was bit by a snake when I was five. And as you can imagine, I now abhor snakes. I can’t even look at them on TV or in a glass case…doing so causes me to get sick to my stomach and makes my hand ache. Completely psychological, I know. And, after all what other choice did the poor snake have after being snatched up like that?!
- When I was in college I volunteered for a semester at KenCrest. My job was working with infants and children that had developmental, neurological, and different learning difficulties. I worked with kids whose parents dropped them off for the day and kids who were institutionalized because they were born with down syndrome, trisomy 13 or survived SIDS. Needless to say, it was the full-time, live-in kids that grabbed my heart.
- I started riding horses (Hunter, not crazy Jumper) when I was 19. Through the years I have ridden all kinds of horses: Quarter, Welsh Pony, Arabian, Hanoverian and a Mustang, but never owned one. Eventually, I had to stop riding at 35 when a car and subsequent riding accident caused a lot of soft tissue damage that lead to severe migraines. I love horses and miss riding a ton. Someday I hope to get back in the saddle.
- I am REALLY bad at math. Really. Bad. Well, except for tipping and figuring out a 20% discount on a new pair of to-die-for Lucchese boots. And yet I am very analytical…how’s that for a cruel joke? Being bad in math probably explains why I am addicted to shows like CSI, House, Bones, etc. It’s not the blood and gore; it’s the analytics behind what they do. I have always dreamed of working for the FBI or CIA. I guess I am just jealous that I’ll never be able to catch murderers, criminals or solve weird illnesses.
- I have this weird ability to connect things that seem completely unrelated. It’s like putting together a puzzle in a nano second. Apparently it’s a trait that is inherent to being an ENTP. But who knows for sure, it could be some odd genetic flaw that is still undiscovered.
- I don’t have a creative bone in my body. I can’t draw, paint, play an instrument, sing, or dance. Nope, nada, not a one. That’s probably why I am so passionate about music and the arts. The ability for a human to create, draw or paint a life-like image or to sing a Verdi opera just stirs me to my soul. (Yeah, and I am jealous too.)
- And in killing two birds with one stone, the photo of the Triumph up above is the 6th picture in my Flickr account (thanks to Michelle Wolverton for tagging me in that meme. BTW, I don’t have a 6th page yet) and my last little known thing. What’s so special about the Triumph? Well, it’s my husband’s and I have been dying to ride on it, but haven’t gotten up the nerve to actually get on it other then when it’s parked in the driveway. Oh, and my mom promised to break both my legs and disown me if I ever did. That might explain a few things…
I tag the following people:
- Connie Reece
- Heather Rast
- Jason Falls (pay back for the best practices meme that went around)
- Paul Chaney
- Sonny Gill
- Michelle Wolverton
- Marc Meyer
Here are the rules:
- Link your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post.
- Share seven facts about yourself in the post.
- Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
- Let them know they’ve been tagged
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Tags: meme, social media, social networking
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25 Responses to “For better or worse…seven things about me”
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I love your 7 things! Though I knew a couple of them already
I must admit – I was tempted to send you a tinyurl link to an image of a snake lol – but I’m not THAT cruel
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I hate memes. But I’ll consider it because it’s you.
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Ack! Tagged again. Ah well, I’ll try.
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Not sure riding that bad boy in the streets of Philly is advisable. thanks for sharing Beth, it’s nice to know more than that your just a kick ass marketer.
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Lucchese boots? Is that a fancy brand for those knee-highs?
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I sure enjoyed finding out more about you. I wish people would open up more on their blogs. I feel bad that you do not have a creative bone in your body. I used to but I seem to have lost it.
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@SonnyGill, @JasonFalls @Michelle, apologies. I promise to not spread the meme love in the future.
@BlogExpert, I might not have a creative bone when it comes to the arts, but I am creative when it comes to marketing, PR and social media…so please do not fret my friend.
Hey, Beth, others might give you grief about the tag, but not me. I’m not-so-secretly pleased you included me, PLUS I love finding/sharing the little-known facts that help us remember we’re human. And fallible. Will do!
Heather Rast’s last blog post..Marketing In A Graceless Age
I would say “sorry” for tagging you, but I’m not. I enjoyed reading your seven things and learning a bit more about you. This is important stuff, you know. I mean, when we finally hang out some day, I won’t say “hey, let’s check out the new reptile exhibit in town!”
Thanks for having a bit of fun with it. And I say “jump on the damn bike!” I took my first ride on my dad’s Harley-Davidson when I was 4 months old. My mom was standing on the front porch cursing my dad to Hell and back, of course. Especially when he slowed down and had a friend grab me as he went by so he could hit the brakes with his hand that was holding me. She wasn’t at all happy about *that.* But I was instantly hooked.
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I’m gonna go with 5 is an ENTP thing either that or we share the same genetic flaw. Now if only I could get paid to do that all day!
Great list, Beth. Super interesting. We need to orchestrate a horse riding competition with you and Amber someday.
Fun learning more about you.
Cheers,
j
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Alrighty, ladybug, I’ve done it. I know you’ve already read it, but this here comment makes the bow officially tied.
Just watched Falls’ video post, and now feeling significantly less clever about mine. Doh!
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Hey Beth, interesting tidbits about you. I would challenge your lack of creativity as a mindset as deep as the fear of snakes. You ooze passion and ideas. Creativity isn’t just about painting a masterpiece. It is about applying ideas in a different way and making connections. All of these are skills you even state you have. I have taught creativity workshops and virtually everyone is convinced they aren’t creative. It typically comes from comparing yourself as a kid to someone who was incredibly artistic and not feeling like you measured up. I hereby challenge you to develop a new, more positive conditioned response and every time you recognize a good idea in yourself…remind yourself “I am a creative person!”
@JasonFalls @HeatherRast, thanks for playing along…loved you both already, but the insights make it that much better. And now, I have stuff to make fun of.
Kidding…
@JocelynCanfield, it was so great to meet you this past weekend! And thanks for being inspiring…I suppose creativity does come in many formats.
I was thinking about it more from an artistic perspective. And you are absolutely right about the “kid” comment. In 8th grade art class they used to make us copy Monet. REALLY hard to do without professional training and torture for a 13 year old.
I really resisted this, too, but I’ve come to appreciate getting to know so many of the people I interact with regularly on Twitter, etc. a little better. I know it feels silly, but I’m really starting to appreciate this meme and the people who get over themselves well enough to participate.
Thanks for sharing a little bit more of yourself.
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Hey Beth – Very interesting post, I was much tempted to follow your example and play the game, but it’s Monday morning and time is already running out… plus my blog has been dying the past few weeks so I think I need to shape it up before participating and tagging people.
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I share your fear of snakes, out-of-control behavior… and I know how it can sucks on a daily basis (i.e. my trek in the Guatemalan jungle, so frantic that I couldn’t even enjoy the beauty of the place.) Thanks for sharing and hopefully we’ll see each other soon, one side of the screen or another.
But you DO have a creative bone in your body…your blog! No?
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@AudreyJulienne, I would love to learn more about you since we didn’t get to spend a lot of time chatting at the CCPA event. Let’s be sure to connect offline soon!
@RicardoBueno, touche. I guess I should have said not a performing arts or classical artist bone in my body.
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