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13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Name: Mike
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA (A.K.A. The Best City In The World)
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
DOB: 8 July 1977
Age: 34
Sex: I'm married, so not very often anymore.
Gender: OH! You meant THAT! I am biologically male and I identify as such.
Occupation: Physician (Pediatrics)
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Colors: Red and Blue
Toys: Poi, Staff, Flags, Glowsticks, Contact Ball, Eating Torches
Hobbies other than the obvious: Cooking, camping, swimming, sailing, skiing, molecular biology, reading, traveling.
Education: B.S. Biological Sciences, Stanford University 2000
M.S. Biological Sciences, Stanford University 2001
M.D. University of Michigan, 2005
Favorite Book(s): The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
The Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds.
Favorite Movies: Baraka, Run Lola Run, The Fifth Element, Snatch, City of God, The Incredibles
Favorite TV shows: I don't really watch TV.
What I want to do when I grow up: At long last, I am DOING it! Yes, I am actually doing my dream job and I'M GETTING PAID WELL TO DO IT!!!
Fun fact: I have had to run from the police. While naked. Twice. And I got away both times.
Boring fact: A 7-day course of oral prednisone at 60mg/day increased esophageal gastric acid contact time in stable adult asthmatics.
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Trance[]Control, Beethoven, Enigma, Bach, Airbase, Haydn, Astral Projection, Shpongle, Vivaldi, Juno Reactor, Bob Marley, Mozart, Handel.
Favorite beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite Incense: Japanese cherry blossom
Number of strange categories I can come up with: infinite
Marmite/Vegemite/Nutella orientation: High Priest of the Holy Church of Nutella.
Ok, so that's me. Now you post something.
EDITED_BY: Doc Lightning (1317185783)
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
ooop sorry doc i think i broke your intro thread
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Hey, there have been uglier thieves.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
965 posts
Location: London
Yo! Chuck Norris (cause he Has a Beard, and you are trying to match him) How are you sweetie? Been a while since we last conversed! Hope all is well and stuff and that you aren't missing me tooooooo much
When are you going to next visit the UK? (Although I am hoping to Visit the US next year for a short while to compete in the Mining Games) Talk later Doc.
J.A.C. x Q:"How many Jugglers Does it take to change a light bulb?"
A:"One, but another 99 others saying,'I could do that if I only practised more'" 
Gate Keeper to Shocked_Prawn. None may pass.
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Doc, June 12th, keep your calendar clear cuz I'll be in town for wildfire, and that's my free day.
I'll message you as the date comes closer
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
"In town" where?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
New York Town, silly.
You're there until July right? and then we'll see you back here in SF Bay Area.
But I should be causing debacles, debauchery, and general funkiness with poi/glow kids all that day in the city. It'd be great to hang for awhile if you have time free :]
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
master of disaster
3,354 posts
Location: New York, USA
debauchery hehe
kyrian: I've felt your finger connect with me many times
lou kitten: sneaky little meatball..
ezz: please corrupt me more
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Hello! Gita took a lovely photo... I thought I would share it with you...
Tajs third birthday... TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
i just came in here to let doc know about that very same photo valura!!! 
do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
I signed up for conversation classes so i can improve my spanish...but it starts with making a phone call in spanish to arrange a time and i'm scared of that already! telephones! no body language! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
see you soon
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
HEY! Guess what?
I found THE ARTIST... from SAN FRAN... that I was blahing on at you about....
clicky clicky
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Originally Posted By: Rouge DragonI signed up for conversation classes so i can improve my spanish...but it starts with making a phone call in spanish to arrange a time and i'm scared of that already! telephones! no body language! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Gotta do it!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Do you do the poiz?
530 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Yay I got to meet Mike! Awesome to hang out, even if only briefly
Enjoy the rest of your travels
"In the end there is only fire and a waterfall"
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Mike's entry in the House of Gabe visitor's book is in spanish. He can tell what part of the spanish world a singer comes from by how much of a speech impediment it sounds like they have (anglocentric comment #9432908098). He speaks spanish so fast it sounds like he's gonna pop his teeth out any second.
He is SERIOUS about spanish!
And he's nice.
Thanks for staying, Doc, and correcting my swim stroke!
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I also refused to translate it. So Rougie's gotta go to Gabe's and un-Spanish it.
(She encouraged me to be original, but I'm no artist, so that was my solution).
Gabe has also seen me naked now.
WHAT? Why are you looking at us like that???
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
ewww nakid.
why has she seen you nakid brother? Ya cant give her too much excitement, we may loose her... lol
Wanna spin?
Miss you
*hugs*
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Originally Posted By: Valuraewww nakid.
why has she seen you nakid brother? Ya cant give her too much excitement, we may loose her... lol
Dress code in her backyard pool is clothing-optional.
Maybe we can make you think of my genitals when you lose instead of...er...someone else's?
Quote:Wanna spin?
Hell yes! -Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
if it helps... perhaps you could think of the collective genitals of all HoPpers you've ever met, when you lose...?
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
just lost .... evil init
2,474 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
*waves*
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Originally Posted By: Pogo69if it helps... perhaps you could think of the collective genitals of all HoPpers you've ever met, when you lose...?
I'm sure yours are quite nice, Pogo.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
*chuckle*... I was going to say I'm not touching that one with a ten foot barge pole...
...but I don't like to brag...
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
4,728 posts
Location: The wrong place
I...think I'll leave this topic of conversation alone...
Soooo, Doc...how's the jet lag going for you?
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire...it extinguishes the small, enkindles the great."
--Comte Debussy-Rebutin
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Bek, why am I most awake at 3AM? Oh it's SO annoying.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
4,728 posts
Location: The wrong place
Cuz that would be mid-arvo in Oz...the time when most people are getting off of work and usually rather alert...and the time frame that you'd gotten used to. It really will throw you for a loop!!!
I had the same type of problems...in fact, I still do...but mine are partly cuz I really don't want to be here, so my brain is telling my body that I'm still in Oz. Plus, I was there for 3 months, so I had 3 months worth of time to re-work.
I don't think I'll get a normal night's rest till I'm back in Brissie for good!!!
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire...it extinguishes the small, enkindles the great."
--Comte Debussy-Rebutin
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
happy new year mike!
oh and if you haven't watched these videos yet, I definitely think you should!
[Old link]
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Shake your booty!
hugs and new years kisses
(thats a bum isnt it) 
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Well... Merp!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
He has cake he has cake he has cake!!!!! woot woot woot!
Hippy Pappy bethuthdth thuthdth bethuthday Dr Mike - hope it's a good one!
Written by: Doc Lightning talking about Marmite in Kichi's Intro thread
I have several large jars of the stuff. I actually like it... a little. And don't tell anyone I admitted to it.
ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
I is in your house! wierd...
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
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