Mike Martin

Profile Updated: August 4, 2009
Mike Martin
Where do you live now?: Fruit Heights, UT USA
What is the name of your Spouse, Partner, Lifetime Companion, Room mate or?...: Crista
Where do you work? Parsimony Inc., my own consulting company
Do you have children? What are their names and ages? Isabel, 2002 and Olivia, 2004.
Yes! Attending Reunion
Where else have you lived since high school & now?

Ithaca, NY ; Seattle, WA; San Jose, CA; Antioch, CA

Did you actually graduate with the WHS class of 1989, or were you part of our class & left before graduating?:

Graduated

Your Personal Story:

Short story - got two degrees in Biology and Oceanography then threw them away and went into IT to be part of the Internet bubble in the last 90s. Had a very short-lived first marriage and now what I plan to be a very long-lived one. Two human kids, Isabel and Olivia and two much larger dog kids, Mattie and Chloe (who are as much a part of the family). I travel all over the world for my job but still love to travel (when I have the time) with the family.

What’s your situation on the homefront? (e.g., Married, domestic partnered, divorced, widowed, shacked up, single, wild and crazy, let’s not go there, etc.)

Married

How many times have you been married?

2

Do you have grandchildren? What are their names and ages?

Not a chance!

Where have you traveled? What are your favorite trip memories? Upcoming destinations?

Just about everywhere except China and Russia, mostly on business. My parents live in France in the summers and Crista's parents live in Switzerland so we get a lot of chance to travel as a family.

Have you ever met a famous person?

A few, mostly because of travel. I sat next to Robert Redford on a flight to Chicago a couple of years ago. He was not happy about being bothered.

What careers have you had since high school? Worst job? Best job?

I've mostly been either a student or a computer geek. I worked my way through college in an etymology lab that specialized in houseflies and cockroaches. Surprisingly, that wasn't my worst job. That would be the dishwashing job I got between college and grad school. WAY more disgusting.

College? Grad School? Where did you go and what degrees did you earn?

Got a biology degree (specializing in neurobiology and animal behavior) in 1993 from Cornell University and a MS in Biological Oceanography from the University of Washington in 1996.

What are your hobbies? What do you like to do in your spare time?

I'm a computer geek - which means the usual sci-fi, gaming, trashy novel reading thing. I'm also an ex-biologist so I love nature, especially the wet kind, so I love camping, fishing and sailing. I also love to build things with my hands and have a fantastic workshop, although I don't get much time for that these days.

What are your favorite memories about WHS?

Both the best and the worst - running track. Photographing kids at dances. Mr Ufer.

What did you dislike the most about high school?

The fact that it was high school and I was a geek.

Favorite teachers and classes?

Ufer!

Least favorite teachers or classes?

Since I didn't like them, I don't remember any names. I don't think I strongly disliked any class. I managed to get out of a lot of the boring ones. Independent study!

Best friends?

Matt Kracht,Bob Brewer, and I were inseparable.

Did you have a secret crush in high school?

I think I've blacked all of that out of my memory. Too embarrassing to think about.

What is the biggest thing you would do differently if you went back to your time at WHS?

Not much, honestly. Probably not be so much of a goober, I would hope.

What would you like to tell your high school self now that you’re older and wiser?

Don't sweat it. It will all work out pretty much like you hope it will. And don't party so much your first year of college!

Are you still surprised you got away with something back then?

Yeah, pretty much everything.

Did you ever venture onto 'The Hill', before you were a Senior, knowing it would probably annoy someone?

I don't think I really cared at the time, so probably not.

Attending Reunion

Yes

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