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Eight Random Things About Me

by Mark McGuinness

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Photo by ccarlstead

I’ve got something new to show you but it’s having teething technical problems so here’s a bit of Friday fun while we wait.

Sam has tagged me with the ‘Eight random things about me’ meme, so here goes…

1. I’m neither left-handed, right-handed nor ambidextrous. I can do some things left handed (writing, drawing) and some right handed (wield a sword or tennis racket, both badly) but I can’t swap over.

2. I’m half English, half Scottish and part Irish. Maybe that accounts for 1.

3. I’ve got married twice but never divorced. To the same person – once in England, once in Japan.

4. I speak conversational French, functional German, emergency Italian and novelty-value Japanese.

5. I have recently seen the light over Twitter. You can follow me here if you know what that means. If not, fear not – I’ll be blogging it properly soon.

6. I gave up reading novels after my English degree. Why read 300 pages when a decent poet will do the job in one?

7. According to a medium, I drowned on a 15th century warship. She was right about everything else, so why not that?

8. Once upon a time I nearly got to be a copywriter for Debenhams‘ lingerie department. Sometimes I wonder what I would have written.

Well, there it is.

Let’s see if Antonio, Beeker, Cat, John, John, Johnnie, Mark and Quentin want to play.

Mark McGuinness

Mark is a business coach and trainer for innovative organisations. For more tips and advice about creative business, sign up for free updates from Wishful Thinking. And for bite-sized inspiration, add Mark on Google+.

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{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

Quentin March 7, 2008 at 11:03 pm

Done it!

Valeria Maltoni March 8, 2008 at 8:27 pm

Loved the speaking “emergency Italian” part, Mark. Somehow I think I know what that means :) Glad you took up Twitter, although I found you through Brian at Copyblogger. I am told my ancient past was as a knight. Almost inclined to believe that, too.

Mark McGuinness March 9, 2008 at 9:19 am

Hi Valeria, it’s a small world on the web. I think I first came across you via David Armano, great to meet you on Twitter, see you there soon…

Quentin – good man.

Quentin March 11, 2008 at 1:55 pm

I try.

Rosanne March 29, 2008 at 5:07 pm

I am certain you would have written the finest prose the “undies” world would have ever seen. But I think we are all grateful you ended up writing for us.

Mark McGuinness March 31, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Prose? It would have been pure poetry… :-)

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