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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
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
At leat you have a count down. It won't be forever.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
doc!!! my spanish study sucks cojones!!!!!!
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...
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Let's make cotton candy and then not eat it!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Now why would someone want to do that. The whole reason to make cotton candy is to eat it!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
If you lick it you can stick it to the walls and it makes lovely fluffy colored clouds on the walls and ceiling.
Let's do it!
I want the purple kind
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Lv15 Ranger
1,489 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
It'll be a mix between a padded room and a gingerbread house! Whoo!
Kupo!
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
*runs out to get a bunch of ant and roach baits*
This is New York City, after all...
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Roaches *shudder* Which is a reason NOT to live in New York City.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
8 months and 21 days left, Gidg.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
I know exactly what you are going through. I did the same count down at the end of ten years in Texas. It was so nice to get home.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
*steals your holy Nutella* *runs away*
ॐ
Owner of burningoftheclavey 
Owned by Lost83spy
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
*places large marmite jar with Nutella label on in exactly the spot the holy nutella used to be*
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.
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Written by: georgemc
*places large marmite jar with Nutella label on in exactly the spot the holy nutella used to be*
Tee hee!
No-one will ever know. ॐ
Owner of burningoftheclavey
Owned by Lost83spy
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
shadup you idjit - he'll hear you!
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.
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
i saw that!*steals Marmite jar and throws in the incinerator, replaces with a REAL Nutella jar*
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
*sneakily replaces the replacement nutella with another replacement replacement replacement Marmite jar - because Mike secretly loves the stuff but won't admit it very often*
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.
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
*sneakily replaces replacement marmite with another replacement replacement replacement replacement nutella and cements it to the foor*
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
*wanders in with a slice of warm, fresh-baked bread and slathers a layer of Nutella on it and takes a joyful bite of chocolatey-hazelnutty goodness*
Mmmmm....
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Lv15 Ranger
1,489 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Suprisingly enough, that's what I'm eating at the moment!
Mmm, breakfasty goodness....
Kupo!
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
*bides his time*
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.
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Want some, George?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
*Sneaks in and slips a jar of Apple Butter on the counter.**
Now that should really throw them BOTH off.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Apple Butter is not trafe.
Goes great with Nutella, I'd bet!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
I've never thought of putting the two together before. After all, apples dipped in melted carmel/chocolate is good. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
*still thinking*
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.
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
*notices George is starting to smoke out the ears, and douses him in Nutella to put out the fire*
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Just wanting to warn you, doc, that george is planning to hypnotise me into sticking a bike up your bottom.
be prepared!
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...
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
but that would only be an "appetiser" ...
*towels off nutella*
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.
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Is George a hypnotist? Mike a wet towel might be better for that smoke.
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
Sitting down facing forward . . .
2,387 posts
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Doc! how'ya goin'?? 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.
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