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Five Fun Facts Meme

Posted by Mike Volpe on Thu, Jan 08, 2009
 

A while ago, I wrote about being tagged in the 6th photo meme.  Today, I am writing a very late response about being tagged in the Five Fun Facts memeLynn Morton started the fun by saying "I follow him on Twitter (@mvolpe) and love what he brings to the Conversation. I also love what HubSpot does, he's their VP of Marketing."

So, here are my Five Fun Facts:

  1. I love to golf, and I am about a 14 handicap (on a good day).
  2. I played football in college (Division III) and was named "Burger King Scholar Athlete of the Week" in 1996 and earned a $10,000 donation for my college's scholarship fund.
  3. I like to play around with photography.
  4. I went on an awesome Kenya safari trip in 2008 and posted an article about Safari Photo & Camera Advice.
  5. I lived in San Francisco for four years during the dot-com boom and crash.

Now, as far as who to tag to continue the meme... I'm going to keep it in house and just tag folks on the HubSpot marketing team: Rick Burnes, Rebecca CorlissPrashant Kaw, and Ellie Mirman.  (I will make Pamela Seiple optional since she is about to give birth any day now.)

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COMMENTS

Good, Clean, connective fun. 
Good Luck to Pamela!

posted @ Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:36 AM by meg colombo


Oh--come on Mike. These fun facts are not designed to be just another way to toot your own horn. You're supposed to reveal fun, non resume-building stuff. Hidden talent? Worst fear? Weird food aversion/craving? I think the point is to reveal something people would not guess about you. 
Julie. 
In all fairness: 
I once had a job as a radio newswriter where I had to get up at 2:55 a.m. 
I love Good n Plenties and all black licorice but hate popcorn and other savory flavored jelly beans. 
I don't know when I first discovered this but I can stick my entire fist in my mouth. 
I absolutely despise whistling (think nails on the chalkboard). 
I am slightly obsessed with Counting Crows and have seen them in concert at least 2 dozen times.

posted @ Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:42 PM by Julie Baker


@Julie Baker... OK you caught me in a moment of weakness. :) Here are some: 
 
 
 
I like to save money and am kind of cheap. I drive a 10 year old car with 100,000 miles that I love. It also has a slow leaking tire that I refuse to replace until it is totally dead. 
 
 
 
I am a complete chocolate addict. I make a mean molten chocolate cake whcih my wife will tell you is the reason she married me. 
 
 
 
Unlike most b2b marketing geeks who grew up in the suburbs, have an MBA from MIT and are in their mid-30's, I like hip-hop, especially Jay-Z. I went to see Jay-Z when he was in Boston last year and was probably the oldest person there. And the geekiest. 
 
 
 
And while I feel dumber every time I watch, I do get a kick out of watching the TV show "Lipstick Jungle" with my wife.

posted @ Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:28 PM by Mike Volpe


Now that's what I'm talking about! Now you are human! Thanks for sharing.

posted @ Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:32 PM by Julie Baker


Now those (in the comments) are some good fun facts. It's the last one I'm particularly amused by. Does that mean we can talk about Lipstick Jungle in the office now?

posted @ Friday, January 09, 2009 7:00 PM by Ellie Mirman


Ummm, I don't pay a ton of attention, but I might know a bit about what is going on. What I especiallylike to do is predict what is going to happen next, pissing off my wife, because I am usually right. 
 
 
 
You'll have better luck with 24, House or Law & Order.

posted @ Saturday, January 10, 2009 3:11 PM by Mike Volpe


And I am just as late in seeing that you responded! Thanks for playing along though! 
 
Looks like I need to do some re-arranging on my dashboard now...

posted @ Friday, January 23, 2009 10:12 PM by Lynn Morton


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