Meet Alex, the Founder of Reset ADHD
It occurred to me just now that it might behoove me to tell you all about myself in order to make these blog posts more real, to show you there is a real person saying all of these things. It is stuff I try to do in my own life (the key word there being try). So, to humanize myself and to satisfy curious minds here are some facts about me.
General Info
Name: Alexander, but you can call me Alex
Surname: Hey (It’s pronounced “Hi” because it is German)
Age: 25, as of October 17, 2018
Favorites
Ice cream flavor: Breyer’s Oreo Ice Cream (if that’s not available Vanilla Bean)
Chocolate candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Fruity candy: Sour Patch Kids
Flavor Starburst: Red, so cherry, I think
Meal (restaurant): The BBQ ribs at Houston’s in Scottsdale, AZ
Meal (home-cooked): My mom’s BBQ meatballs
Cookie: My mom’s oatmeal raisin cookies
Cereal: It varies, but it usually is in the Cheerios family
Breakfast food: Breakfast sandwich with a hard fried egg, bacon, and cheese
Pizza toppings: Pepperoni and green olives
Favorite fruit: Honeycrisp apple
Vegetable: Asparagus
Dessert: Ice cream
Comfort food: Ice cream
Cake: Oreo Blizzard cake from Dairy Queen
Ice cream sundae toppings: Oreos
Thing to cook: Tacos
Soft drink: Ginger ale
Alcoholic drink: Wine, specifically cabernet
Hot beverage: Tea
Flavor of tea: Hot cinnamon spice tea from Caribou Coffee
Movie: Memento
80's movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Harry Potter movie: The Prisoner of Azkaban
Hobbit from the Lord of the Rings: Tie between Merry and Pippin
TV sitcom: Everybody Love’s Raymond
Cartoon: Batman: The Animated Series
Scary movie: No
Funny movie: Dumb & Dumber
Chick flick: Does Mean Girls count?
Pixar movie: Finding Nemo
Leonardo Dicaprio movie: Inception
Marvel movie: Thor 2….Don’t @ me
TV show: Sherlock
Classic movie: Arsenic and Old Lace
Instrument: Tie between the four instruments used in a string quartet
Band: Matchbox Twenty
Music genre: Rap
Style of dance: Slow dance because it’s easy
Boy band: Backstreet Boys
Cover song: Sugar Ray’s cover of “Time After Time”
One-hit wonder: “Come on, Eileen”
Song I’m embarrassed to like: “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction
State (geographic): South Dakota
Thing about America: Relative safety
Kind of vacation: One with featuring visits to many historical sites
Car: Mine
Method of transportation: Teleportation (I’ve never done it, but if it were possible, I would assume it would be my preferred method of transportation)
Vacation I’ve taken: Washington, DC
Thing to do at the beach: Write
Dinosaur: Littlefoot from The Land Before Time
Breed of dog: Beagle
Season (calendar): Spring
Season (sport): Hockey
Flower: Yellow Rose
Zoo animal: Penguin
Type of bear: TC
Animal: My dog Charlie
Bird: Penguin
Thing in the sky: The sun
Sea creature: Do penguins count as sea creatures? If not, the Loch Ness Monster if it exists. If it doesn’t, I guess a killer whale
Color of rose: Yellow
Small mammal: My dog Charlie
Big cat: Tiger
Thing about spring: Winter is over!
Sport to watch: Hockey
Olympic sport: Curling
Football team: The Minnesota Vikings
Basketball team: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
Hockey team: The Minnesota Wild
Sport to play: Basketball
Board game: Secret Hitler
Children’s show: Batman: The Animated Series
Toy as a child: A stuffed animal I very creatively called “Mr. Penguin”
Teacher: My mom is a teacher, so I should probably say her. But, I am going to say my dog Charlie. I have actually learned a lot from him.
Thing about school: Recess
Christmas present: My mom got me a puzzle of the book cover of a book I wrote.
Dr. Seuss book: Horton Hatches the Egg
Halloween costume I've worn: My dog and I dressed up as Batman and Robin one year. I was Batman; he was Robin.
Winnie the Pooh character: Eeyore…..What does that say about me?
Thing to do during recess: Touch football
Superhero: Batman
Video game: I recently stopped playing video games and sold all of my video games, but back when I was a gamer, my favorite was Arkham City.
Game to play outside: Cornhole
Place to shop: Amazon
Hair color: Brown
Shoe Brand: Puma
Occasion to dress up for: A time when I get to wear a suit
Hairstyle: One that I can wake up in the morning and not have to mess with it
Outfit you have: My Batsuit
Article of clothing: Socks
Thing to wear to bed: My Batman onsie pajamas
Clothing brand: Mugsy (the most comfortable jeans I have ever worn)
Scent: Freshly laundered clothes
Day of the week: Sunday
Holiday: Easter (It has the best candy)
Website: Why, ResetADHD.com, of course!
Method of communication: Text messaging…..or poetry
Youtube video: What is a Pupper? What is a Doggo?
Kind of house: One that has a front porch
Baby boy name: Alex
Baby girl name: Alex
Thing to do when I’m sick: Sleep
Place to meet up with friends: Monk’s. It’s a bar where you can actually hear each other talk!
Hobby: Writing poetry
Way to cheer me up: Laughter
Kind of gift to receive: Food
Crafty thing to make: Balloon animals
Way to relax: Sleep
Color: Green
Element (Periodic): Oxygen
Element (non-periodic): Surprise
Play (Shakespearean): Macbeth
Play (non-Shakespearean): Arsenic and Old Lace
Play (musical): Hamilton
Book (Biblical): Sirach
Book (non-Biblical): The Hobbit
Food group: Tie between BBQ and Mexican
Movie director: Christopher Nolan
Poet: Rudy Fransisco
Advice I have ever received: “Whatever you want to do in life, work hard to get there, but also, take the time to play hard along the way.”
Advice I have ever given: Get an ADHD coach. ;)
Job: ADHD Coach
Job (past): Mascot
Job (fictional): Tie between Batman and consulting detective
Winter accessory: Scarf
Celebrity crush: Brittney Spears
Sports moment: The Minneapolis Miracle
Weather: Sunny and you need a jacket in the morning but by the afternoon you need to take the jacket.
Fidget toy: Flippy chain
Local restaurant: Whiffer’s
Painting: A Boy Meets His Dog by Norman Rockwell
This or That
Cookies or cake? Cake
Cat or dog? Dog, obviously
Pancakes or waffles? Waffles
Hot chocolate or coffee? Hot Choc
Morning or evening? Evening
Day or night? Day
Text message or call? Text! Please, do not call me!
Library or museum? Museum
Summer or winter? Summer
Theater or cinema? Theater
Love or money? Love
Book or movie? Movie
Tea or coffee? Tea
Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla
Rain or snow? Rain, unless it’s Christmas
Car or motorcycle? Car
Comedy or horror? Comedy
Hamburgers or hot dogs? Hot dogs at home, hamburgers when dining out
Paper or plastic? Plastic grocery bags; paper plates
Boat or plane? Plane
Painting or drawing? I suck at both
Reading or writing? Writing
Singing or dancing? Singing
T-Shirts or sweaters? Sweaters
Flowers or trees? Trees
Phone or computer? Phone
Superman or Batman? Batman, obviously
Milk or juice? Juice
Frozen yogurt or ice cream? Ice cream
Burgers or tacos? Tacos
Roses or daisies? Roses
Pandas or whales? Whales
Taco Bell or Taco John’s? Taco John’s
Circles or squares? Circles, like the Reset ADHD logo
Ketchup or mustard? Ketchup
Money or fame? Money
Puzzles or board games? Board games
Sandals or sneakers? Sneakers
Apples or oranges? Apples
Bagels or toast? Toast
Skates or bike? Car
Watch or play sports? Play
Sweet or salty? Sweet
Cars or trucks? Cars
Steak or chicken? Steak
Alaska or Hawai’i? Hawai’i
TV Shows or movies? TV shows
Breakfast or dinner? Supper
Bananas or apples? Apples
Facebook or Twitter? I spend more time on Facebook, but I like Twitter better
Mountains or beach? Mountains
Digital watch or analog? Apple Watch
Freedom or hope? Hope
Snow White or Cinderella? Cinderella
Sitting or standing? Lying down
Comedy or drama? Comedy
Being too warm or too cold? Too warm
Pasta or pizza? Pasta is a safer choice because, if the pizza is disappointing, it’s really bad. Bad pasta is still okay.
Online shopping or in-person shopping? Online
Writing poetry or reading poetry? Writing
Wild animals or domestic animals? Domestic
Family or friends? No comment
Scooby Doo or Tom and Jerry? Scooby Doo