31 Random Facts About Me

Yesterday was a fun day on Twitter.  The #ramday meme emerged early in the day and had many baffled throughout.  #ramday stands for Random About Me Day and I enjoyed sharing a bunch of little tidbits about myself it usually takes a few drinks to coax out of me.

I thought I would collect them here:

• I forged dozens of fake notes granting me ealrly leave during Jr year of HS. Issued by the teacher who's very class I was cutting
• things I've learned to impress a girl: 3D rendering, package design, bash scripting - who am I kidding, everything is a weapon :)
• I'm afraid of the open waters, esp when you can't see the bottom
• I weighed 3lbs 6oz when born and was extracted when my heartbeat disappeared. Spent 45 days in the incubator cooking.
• I learned calligraphy after realizing my handwriting had gone to total shiite. Now I suck at multiple forms of writing.
• I "studied" Art History in London one winter.. missed half my classes due to the 19-year-old drinking limit (snakebites!)
• I designed covers for all my major papers in college - it's how I learned photoshop
• I once was asked by a professor to re-write a test since she couldn't read it She let me take it home to do it
• I worked on material for a standup skit for 6 months then chickened out the performance
• I once broke two ribs while bench pressing without a spotter - it was dumbells from then onwards
• I once passed out from eating super spicy buffalo wings (the rum didn't help either)
• My first internet gig was for iVillage/About Work as a HTML/Javascript developer - I didn't know JS at the time
• I was accepted to 3 medical schools but decided otherwise. My parents, both entrepreneurs, were surprised I did the same as them.
• I am the second youngest of 49 first cousins - we've never all been in the same place at the same time.
• I had a 4.0 in college all the way to Senior Year, then had a serious GF and that's history
• I lost my license when 18 for 3 speeding tickets in 18 months. Drove 5 years not knowing it was lost - no tickets
• I often confuse worst and worse, much to @rgujral entertainment
• I received a scholarship from the sociology department when graduating (biggest nerd) and forgot about the ceremony - got the check
• My proudest grade in college: the only A (out of 400 peeps) in 'Hinduism, Buddhism & Taoism"
• I opted out of my senior year of HS and went to college instead - I still had to take gym to graduate though
• I failed my road test the first time around. I still was one of the first to drive to school - liberating
• i have the bestest friends in the world, even the ones that I can't name or remember
• This is NOT the most embarrassing video of me: http://tinyurl.com/5ca6w9
• The name Gregarious was given to me by my good friend @jamesjyu
• I've never had a full-time job and I love it.
• I started my first enterprise in 3rd grade - designing desk signs for my classmates - $5 a pop.
• On training: I ran a 5:58 mile in Junior High. I was on the Ski Team in HS. I used to bench 315lbs, not I weight it (j/k).
• I slept in my office on 14th street (1997ish) for 3 years, the gym was my shower. Startup life, FTW!
• I have 5 best friends, each from different periods of my life. All guys.
• The saddest days in my life: Nov 4 2007, Mar 5 2005, May 18 1999
• I have 5 scars on my face, 3 from childhood, 2 I can't account for - but hey ,scars are the new tattoos