age: 47 (Apr 14, 1965)

MEMBER SINCE: July 2005

occupation: Trust me, I'm a doctor.

sign: It's my second language, actually.

fantasy: Probably involves some rope and a few well tied knots.

i lost my virginity: but I think it's trying to find me again.... YIKES!

crush: is hopefully returning the favor.

makes me sad: broken hearts, broken promises, the destructive effects of addiction, friends who are far away

into: Music of all kinds, the awesome local drum line I play with, football, American Sign Language and Deaf culture, searching for the next really great tattoo, burning the candle at both ends, keeping my family guessing what the hell I'm going to do next

makes me happy: Sleeping in; hugs & kisses; presents (both giving & getting); bangin' drums with the line; sunshine in February; MRI scans that are deemed "stable"; white daisies;

most humbling moment: Surviving a spontaneous subarachnoid cerebral hemorrhage in December 2005. Every day since then feels important.

gets me hot: intelligence; creativity; confidence; strong capable, beautiful hands; dimples are a bonus; a good vocabulary and passion that's always simmering just slightly below the surface.

body mods: Dozens & dozens of hours in the tattoo chair. Nose pierced and 14 ear piercings (incl. tragus, helix and industrials). Best body mod ever, though, is the nitinol femoral artery clip in my right leg -- a souvenir left over from a brain angiogram several years ago. WIN!