5 Things You Don't Know About Me

Jack Cheng was kind enough to tag me with the '5 Things You Don't Know About Me' project, so here we go:

1. I stayed back in kindergarten, luckily I did great the second time around.

2. When I was about 10 I built a bmx track in my parents' backyard. In order to get the sand to create the jumps, I brushed sand out of the streets and filled up wheel barrel after wheel barrel. The sand in the street was left-over from the winter and the sanding trucks that would go out during a snow storm.

3. I haven't been professionally diagnosed, but I'm pretty sure I've got Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Here are a few examples:

When I was young I used to clean my bikes obsessively. I even used a toothbrush to clean the chain because I thought the oil looked messy.

I generally don't feel 'right' if my sneakers don't match my shirts.

I've always liked design and sketching ideas. When I was young I would throw out the paper if I didn't like how the first line looked. A few years ago I spent about 24 hours straight making tweaks to the Gatorade type that only I could distinguish between. I now realize that wasn't a 'smart use of time'.

4. The first time I had any alcohol was towards the end of my Junior year in high school. I've been trying to catch up for lost time ever since.

5. One time I emptied my bank account and gave all the money to my parents so they could take a much needed vacation. The bad news is that I was about 12 and only had $250.

Now, I will tag:

Piers at psfk
Jeff at psfk
Concha Libre
Seth Godin
Design Sponge