Seven bits of backstory.

This morning, PRstore scribe Scott Hepburn "tagged" me with one of those MySpace-y things where you get people to list "seven things most people don't know about you."

It's hard to say no to someone who once called me "cool" and my agency "quirky." So for those who just aren't content with my fascinating two-line bio, here are seven somewhat-obscure (and vaguely social media-related) facts about me.

1. Technically, my degree from the Missouri School of Journalism was in magazine design. To date, I’ve designed zero magazines. But you never know.

2. How I got an advertising job with no advertising experience: I wrote my cover letter as a memo to the boss, dated a year in the future. I was reminiscing about how much we had accomplished since the day he decided to take a gamble on a guy with no advertising experience.

3. How I became a social media strategist: I wrote the job description, then recommended myself for the position.

4. I’m generally open to connecting with all types of folks online. The big exception? High school classmates I don’t remember.

5. My mother’s Wikipedia entry is longer than mine will ever be (if I ever get one at all).

6. Speaking of which, I’ve only ever created one Wikipedia entry. It’s for the guy who used to call me every day when I was a newspaper editor, raving incoherently about how he’d won an Oscar. The day after he hanged himself, I learned he was telling the truth.

7. Some random life goals: Own a bohemian coffee house, buy a Haitian vanilla factory, launch a world-history podcast and write a graphic novel based on H.P. Lovecraft’s "The Lurking Fear." I suppose a book deal would be nice too, but I’m feeling a little more confident in the Haitian vanilla thing.

Comments

[followthatdog]

I love the memo to the boss one year out approach. I hire people, and I know that would have grabbed my attention too. Nice work!

[jan colbert]

I know there is magazine design in your future.

[Scott Hepburn]

Wow. I never imagined this "7 Things" routin would unearth such fascinating stories. This is a BRILLIANT list.

Thank you for playing along, thank you for sharing, and thank you for your kind words. You're aces in my book, mate.