7 things you may not know about me

Dec24

7 Things You May Not Know About Dan MartellWell, a couple days ago I got tagged by David Alston to complete the “7 things you may not know about me” meme - something that Aaron Strout started a while back.

Here goes:

  1. Botany was my first choice as a career (still not sure what kind of career that would’ve been?), luckily I listened to my Fathers wisdom order, and chose computer science.
  2. When I was 12, I was an artist - oil paintings, completed several - however, that only lasted 16 months, haven’t touched an easel since.
  3. Two months into my first business, I almost went bankrupt because I didn’t know what cash flow was … factoring, luckily - I learned in a hurry.
  4. At 14, I went to bible camp with friends, just so I could meet girls. (don’t judge, I was young and impressionable).
  5. In 11th grade I scored 103% on a math final (I got the bonus question right as well), and almost got kicked out of the class, accused of cheating, as my academic track record up to that point was less than stellar.
  6. This may come at no surprise to anyone who knows me personally, but as a child I was diagnose with ADHD (the Hyperactive form of Attention Deficit Disorder). “Wanna buy a bike?” <- that’s the punch line of a “How many people with ADD does it take to screw in a light bulb?”.
  7. …. ? That’s all I got for now, will post the 7th one in the comments later.

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4 Responses for "7 things you may not know about me"

  1. Michael Beck December 24th, 2008 at 5:28 am 

    What’s one thing that you may not know about me? I’m dress up like Batman and terrorize my neighbourhood at night.

    …no, I’m kidding. I’d probably get shot running around the Edmonton Ghetto.

    Umm… I used to be wicked awesome at playing bass in highschool.

  2. Remi Despres-Smyth December 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pm 

    Somehow, Dan, it doesn’t surprise me that you were diagnosed with ADHD as a child. Not because you look like someone who could break down walls with all of his surplus energy, but because (anectodally) a number of entrepreneurs do - they didn’t fit in at school and/or didn’t do very well, just couldn’t sit down, like they were waiting for the chance to take on the broader world.

    “School is a place where former A students teach mostly B students to work for C students.” (This isn’t mine, but I quite like it. It’s a quote from someone in a Mclean’s article discussing the school system.)

    Botany - now that surprised me.

  3. Steven Bristol December 24th, 2008 at 10:24 pm 

    I started college as a music major.

  4. Ethan Bloch December 25th, 2008 at 4:32 pm 

    Gonna post my “7 Things” response in Jan… in proper video form!

    Happy Holidays!

    Ethan

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