The 4x4 meme

No, this post is not about monster trucks or going offroading. I was recently tagged to participate in the 4x4 meme by Valeria Maltoni and Troy Worman. The point of this meme is to give you a bit more insight into who I am and what makes me tick on a personal level. The meme has four questions that each require four answers, so here you go.

4 jobs I've had:

• Worked in the cart barn and caddied at a local country club in Columbus, OH
  
• Spent a summer packing boxes at the McGraw Hill textbook distribution center in Columbus, OH
  
• Worked in a "pet hotel" for a very long, hot (smelly) summer in St. Louis
  
• Did my college internship at Mattel Toys in NYC helping them launch their first website for their preschool toy brand, proposed to my wife in Central Park many years later
  

4 places I've been:

• Buenos Aires Argentina - one of my favorite places on Earth, spent many weeks down there in my previous job starting an office there
  
• Paris France - Although I spent just a brief six hours in Paris, it was pretty incredible
  
• Suva Fiji - My wife and I spent our honeymoon in Fiji and truly enjoyed every minute of it
  
• Louisville, Kentucky - I grew up in Louisville (pronounced Lou-a-vul if you are not from there) and spent 14 years before moving to Ohio
  

4 bands or artists I am listening to:

• Tiesto - I am a huge electronic music fan and Tiesto is fantastic
  
• Arctic Monkeys - great band with a solid new album
  
• Mark Ronson - a new find, but a real talent
  
• Radiohead - what can I say, they're amazing
  

4 of my favorite foods:

• Sushi (especially spicy tuna)
  
• Mexican (any type)
  
• Indian (tikka masala rules)
  
• Nachos (could have been put in the Mexican category, but I believe they deserve a light of their own)
  

I'd love to learn a little more about Sean, Katie, Ryan and Arun. Even if you haven't been tagged, feel free to share on your own blog if you have one or in the comments on this post.

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Comments

[Bob Glaza]

Terrific meme, Matt - gives me an idea - pet hotel and Mattel..sweet

and I'm with you on the nachos - own category!

[Valeria Maltoni]

I've been trying to come here and spend a moment with you since this morning early! You and I would get along fabulously on food - would you also, on occasion, go for Italian? Paris is an expensive place but with a day pass on the subway you can get around some pretty fantastic spots. My cool story about Paris is I heard a band playing "Sweet Home Alabama" behind the Notre Dame cathedral.

[Matt Dickman]

Bob -- We'll have to meet up some time and partake in some wonderful 'chos!

Valeria -- Thank you for tagging me in the first place. I absolutely consider Italian one of my favorites (I'm married to an Italian btw). That is a very surreal experience in Paris. I once heard Michael Jackson's Thriller album cover to cover during dinner in a *very* upscale restaurant in Buenos Aires.