1. I’m a mama’s boy. I never try to hide the fact that I am, but I have been a mama’s boy for as long as I can remember. I was spoiled growing up (not in a spoiled brat way), but I was the youngest so it just so happened that I clung to my mom a whole lot growing up. She’s been my role model for most of my life, so I guess it’s fitting.

2. I love fashion. I love shopping, and looking at clothes in magazines. I pay quite a bit of attention to the way others dress as well (both men and women). I’m a firm believer that who you are as a person, reflects on the way you dress. So when I meet new people, I quickly scan them to see how they’re put together. It’s just one of those things I do. Half the reason I subscribe to GQ is because of the fashion spreads. I loved visiting New York because of how diverse the fashion was there.

3. I’m addicted to music. Seriously, I love music so much. I’m always listening to music. When I dj’ed in college, I made mixtapes just for me to listen to. I didn’t care if other people heard them. When I wake up in the mornings to check email, etc., I have music playing. First thing I do when I get in my car in the morning and turn on music I want to listen to on my drive to work. When I get to work, I put my headphones on for more music. When I get home from work, I browse the internets for more/new music. I get it from my dad, because he is the same way, and I grew up listening to music with him. He had a nice record collection.

4. I used to play the violin. My sister played for a few years, and I had been pretty fascinated at how good she was. So I figured I’d play too, and get good quick, and love it. That wasn’t the case. Like anything, the violin takes years to get good at. But I’m a fast learner, so I figured I’d get good quick. I only ended up playing for 2 years because my patience ran out. It obviously wasn’t meant for me, but it was an interesting instrument to play.

5. I like wedding planning. I know that’s odd to hear from a guy, and it was actually something I was dreading before getting engaged. But once we started diving into things, I knew I wanted to handle the creative side of it (designing invites, finding photographers, etc.). So not only has it been fun designing stuff for the wedding, but it’s been interesting learning about other people’s crafts who are in the wedding industry. You don’t really realize how big the wedding industry is, until you’re planning one and talking with so many other people. So I enjoy seeing how other people work in their normal (and creative) jobs. I’m not used to being the client, so it gives me different perspective on how to work with people.

6. I was a gymnast. My high school had a mens gymnastics team, so I tried out my freshman year and made the cut. I actually got really good, really fast and had a blast doing it. I was the coaches guinea pig for trying new stuff. Luckily that didn’t backfire on me, because it’s quite a dangerous sport. I would have tried out for the mens team at MSU, but they were canceling the mens program. I miss the sport and competing quite a bit, and the only time I get to watch it is when the olympics comes around.

7. I’m a die-hard Florida Gators football fan. I get this question a lot, why I love the Gators so much, when I’m from the midwest and didn’t go there. Well my brother got me hooked on college football in the mid 90’s(ish), and he was a huge Florida State Seminoles fan. So the very first game I watched with him was a Florida/Florida State game, and since we’re competitive, I rooted against him and went with Florida. Since then, I’ve been a huge Gators fan through the good and bad seasons. When I lived back home, we always watched that game together, and now, living in different cities, we call each other (depending on the winner) to rub in the others’ lose. So that’s why I’m a Gators fan.

So there you go, 7 random/weird things about myself. I’m not ashamed of any of it, though I don’t exactly brag about it all either! Feel free to comment, otherwise it’s time to tag a few others:

• Victoria Pater
• Homer Gaines
• Matt Furtado
• Nicole Crimaldi
• Addam Wassel
• Damon Henry
• Naim Falandino

Here are the rules for my fellow bloggers:

• Link your original tagger(s), and list these rules on your blog.
• Share seven facts about yourself in the post – some random, some weird.
• Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
• Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs and/or Twitter.

It may sound crazy but I really miss the fall weather of Michigan. via

I was not born and raised in Michigan. Being an out of towner (more or less), there are a ton of things to hate about Michigan. For the sake of staying positive, I won’t name them. But also, after being here for many years, there are many things to love about Michigan too, and one of those things is the fall.

I’ve thought this since day one of being here, and I can’t imagine many other places having a better looking fall. The weather is great for sleeping (with no a/c) and well as great for being outside during the day. Shorts/t-shirt, or blazer and jeans….. the weather seems to adjust to what you feel like wearing. Seeing the colors of the trees is the best part. There are some great pictures doing a Flickr search for “Michigan Fall“…

One of the keys that I’ve found to living in Michigan (if you’ve come from another state) is finding the positives. It seems obvious, but it’s really not if you constantly watch local news here or read about the local economy. I can honestly say that I don’t hate it here like I used to. I actually……. kinda like it.

All in all, the summer was good though. I had a very nice balance of my work, in not having too much or too little, so that was good. I definitely got out much more too, and I’m very satisfied with the amount of golf that I played this year. I said at the beginning of summer that I wanted to play more golf, and I did just that. I also drifted into the summer playing flag football, so that was another good opportunity to be outside enjoying the weather, even if it did leave me worn out, tired, and laying on the couch the rest of the day. It was all worth it.

At least I love the fall, not only because the weather is excellent (not too hot, definitely not cold), but I like fall fashion, as well as football which I’ve been dying to watch. I can’t take anymore baseball, though the Olympics was a great two weeks of every sport damn near possible. I highly enjoyed that. Football is where it’s at though. I’m sure it will be an emotional roller coaster of good and bad games, more than likely all chronicled via my twitter (the more or less, real-time me). But there are many great Saturdays to be had sitting on the couch, all day, watching football, and of course the highlights.

There is also the new season of Entourage starting shortly, and to say I’m hella excited would be an understatement. That is one of the best shows of the past few years in my opinion, and based on the previews, this new season is going to be very hot. And of course Mad Men continues on with a great season 2.

So I’m looking forward to having a great fall, and hopefully I write here before I check it for the official winter announcement. I’m now going to go find something football related on tv. Clearly the fall is not the season for major productivity.