Seven things you don’t know about me

In case you are wondering, this is the hot new meme floating around the interwebs. See the latest on Twitter.

So, here it is: Seven things you don’t know about me.

1. I built an electric motor from crap I found around the house
   

   For a science fair experiment in elementary school, my dad and I built a working electric motor using wood dowel, metal salvaged from kitchen utensils, and whatever else we could find around the house. Just the beginning of a long lifetime of making things more difficult than they need to be.

2. I once spent 90 minutes ironing my bedsheets
   

   Yes, I have a problem. Once I start ironing, I can’t stop. How do I know how much time I spent ironing my bedsheets? Because I started ironing the fitted sheet at the beginning of Best In Show, and I finished the last pillowcase just as the epilogues started to roll. Run time: 90 minutes.

3. I have a bag problem
   

   I can’t help it. I love bags. Suitcases, rollaboards, messengers, business cases, and it goes on and on. At one point, I filled an entire under-the-stairs closet with bags. Yeah, it’s bad.

4. I like breaking things
   

   Hmm…should I even explain this one? Maybe this isn’t that much of a secret.

5. I turn every decision into an ethical dilemma
   

   I operate on a very complicated ethical system in which I try to look at all of the possible ramifications for even the most mundane decisions. Don’t even ask me about Compact Florescent Lightbulbs—I could talk for hours about mercury in the manufacturing process vs. sulfur from coal emissions.

6. I still listen to NSYNC sometimes
   

   What can I say…great harmony and catchy tunes. Not to mention JC Chasez.

7. I once declared “I am Howard Roark”
   

   One of the only books that I actually read in school was The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Man did I love that book. I was so inspired by Roark’s character that in the middle of a class discussion, I boldly declared “I am Howard Roark.”