Seven Things You May (or May Not) Want to Know About Me...

It's my turn. I've been tagged by Dave Raffaele (@daveraffaele), a social media guru and Twitter aficionado and Adam Cohen (@adamcohen), a friend and soc expert from Rosetta, for the ”7 Things You Wish You Didn’t (Or Did) Know About Me” meme. Here’s how it works:

1. Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post.
2. Share seven facts about yourself in the post.
3. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged

So here goes...

The 7 things I think you may or may not want to know about me, in no particular order, are:

1. I was a professional mime. No, I'm not kidding. I went to the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas, and was a member of the school's esteemed mime troupe. I managed to work a few (paid) gigs as a mime, including one as an extra in a show that featured Gregory Hines.
2. I've been participating in social networks for more than ten years. Long before we knew them as social networks, online message boards served to connect people with like interests. I belonged to several "communities" around the time I got married almost ten years ago. The Delphi "white wedding" board was a gossipy, high-school like atmosphere (complete with cliques!), but I managed to meet some of the most wonderful women, most of whom I can still call friends.
   
3. I've run three marathons. I've run New York twice and Boston once. And no, I don't think there will be a fourth. Now, a tri...that's something I might be open to.
4. I was once a blond. Most people don't believe me when I tell them, but in fact, going blond is easy; you just need the right colorist.
5. I'll say it: I've used the auto-DM to new Twitter followers feature. Now before you jump all over me, know this: my intentions were good and I've stopped using it. I understand that it runs counter to the very nature of Twitter, but I like to try all new apps...even the useless or annoying ones.
6. I've had heart surgery...and have the scars to prove it. When I was 21 I had a radiofrequency ablation to correct a nasty arrythmia called AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT). While rarely life-threatening, AVNRT is quite debilitating. The procedure I underwent was so new at the time, it was considered experimental; the hospital made me sign a million waivers.
7. I love maps. One of my favorite Christmas gifts was a Rand McNally road atlas. I'll probably succumb to the lure of a GPS, but in my mind, there's nothing better than a good, old-fashioned map.

This part's going to be difficult; I've already been tagged my everyone I know who has a blog. But I'll throw it out to a couple of folks who should be writing for our corporate blog: Mike Burke and Patrick Dineen. I'll add more later!