Michael Drake

Genealogy: Strange Doctrines is now in its second iteration. The first had a run from 2003 to 2005. I shut it down so that I could run the suitably anonymous Meta and Meta (2005-2008), as "Q" the Enchanter. My desire for anonymity has since receded, hence the renaissance of Strange Doctrines in 2008.

Minutiae:

• I'm a B.A. in philosophy and a licensed attorney in the state of California. Until recently, this meant that I wrote, performed and recorded as a guitarist and vocalist. Now I'm a research and writing attorney for the Office of the Federal Public Defender. (The opinions expressed herein do not represent the views of my employer, yada-yada-yada...)
• I was brought up in Barbados, West Indies, where I had a pet monkey named "Togo."
• Brush with Greatness: I once told Simon Cowell (addressing him thus: "Hey, guy") to "back off" because he pulled his Bentley (MSRP $170,000 ) too close to my Kia (MSRP $13,000).
• Sign: Virgo. Thinking about converting to Sagittarius, though -- I just find it hard to believe Virgo is an authentic astrological category.
• I have never been abducted by aliens, though I did wind up marrying one.