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Max

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About Me

Graduated from The Cooper Union with a bachelors in electrical engineering in May 2004. I just got done doing research at Osaka University for a year that covered the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and behavioral sciences. recently returned to the US and I'm now enrolled in an MD/PhD program at the University of Buffalo. If you want to get to know more about who I really am I guess you'll just have to talk to me and find out for yourself. Feel free to AIM at madmaxxam Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

skiing, snowboarding, acting, directing, fencing, kendo, music, movies, soccer, hanging out

I'd like to meet:

All of the fun and interesting people in the world.

Music:

classic rock, alternative, punk, emo, whatever else I'm in the mood for

Movies:

Life is Beautiful, South Park, Fight Club, most Monty Python movies, lots more

Television:

Sometimes I watch, but it's all in Japanese now, so a bit difficult to understand at times.

Books:

1984, Ender/Shadow series, Shogun, some Kurt Vonnegut novels, others I can't think of right now

Heroes:

This crazy American guy, who last time I was in Japan jumped off a bridge with all of these Japanese people to celebrate the world cup. Ask me more about that story.

My Blog

Jealousy: Beard Date 50

Lately I've noticed some new emotions from my beard, things that I hadn't seen before.  It seems that it has been feeling some jealousy towards my hair.  I'm not one to maintain a body in wh...
Posted by Max on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:46:00 PST

Victory: Beard Date 44

My beard has carried the day.  Yesterday was the big one, Step 1 day.  I was able to go in there with full confidence knowing that I was no longer alone, and that no matter what happened my ...
Posted by Max on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:07:00 PST

Life: Beard Date 41

It's odd.  It's been 41 days but I feel as if I've been living with my beard forever.  It's become an intractable part of me.  We are no longer reducable to a beard and Max, we are now ...
Posted by Max on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:38:00 PST

Conspiracy: Beard Date 37

Either someone is playing a sick joke on me or things have really gotten f'd up.  I was having a dream last night where I was being tied down by a bunch of my friends and they were going to shave...
Posted by Max on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:34:00 PST

New Man: Beard Date 32

I've realized something today:  Everyone I meet for the first time knows me as someone who has a beard, someone as far as they're concerned, who has always had a beard.  This puts me in a wh...
Posted by Max on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:38:00 PST

Beard Date: 27

My beard needs more.  It's a needy one, that's for sure.  I guess it's not quite content with me, and wants me to have a 6 pack, so I've started on that new goal.  I have to please the ...
Posted by Max on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:38:00 PST

Mania: Beard Date 24

I can feel it.  I can finally feel the real power.  Boundless energy.  I'm not sure that I even need to sleep any more.  If I even think about catching some shut eye, the voice let...
Posted by Max on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:38:00 PST

Beard Date 22: Epiphany

I have recently uncovered a trend; the longer my beard gets, the better I do at practice questions.  I revealed this last night to some friends at a little birthday party, but they all just laugh...
Posted by Max on Thu, 31 May 2007 08:51:00 PST

Paranoia: Beard Date 16

So I was running in the park today, doing my usual 4 mile circuit when something odd happened.  I was running around the lake by the gallery, and there usually aren't that many people on that par...
Posted by Max on Fri, 25 May 2007 09:37:00 PST

Max' Log: Beard Date 14

It's funny how things that never used to say a word can start talking so much.  It's my razor, I guess it's feeling a bit neglected.  For the past several days now it's worked it's way from ...
Posted by Max on Wed, 23 May 2007 07:32:00 PST