This month we interviewed HedDoc for our player
profile. Hope you like to read about gruesome things. Go on, read
the interview. I can't believe someone loves to carve up
people.
you
ready to be tortured?
haha!
always....
take a
deep breath
k....can I
exhale too?
yeah,
you can do that. exhale slowly
oh
good
where
are you from?
I'm from
The Netherlands, a tiny but *not* insignificant country in
Europe, in the middle-south region, as far as you can divide
it in regions :)
were
you born in the Netherlands?
Yes, 100%
Dutch (and proud of it ;)
how
come you know English so well? is English the primary language
there?
No, Dutch
is...lol....but everyone here knows English in a more or lesser
degree. Oh, hm, well, I think because we start rather early
with it. I read a lot of books in English, because they were
cheaper than the Dutch version ;)
how
about your family? how many brothers and sisters do you
have?
I have 2
brothers and 1 sister, my eldest brother is on channel also sometimes
(bor)
bor...did he ever play madlib?
Sure, but
he's not on as much as I am
is he
as nice as you are?
lol, I
don't know how nice I am, but I sure am fond of him!
awww,
so you get along with your brothers and sister. what about your
parents? do you get along with them?
Oh yes,
although I don't see them a whole lot...they're both retired, and
travel a lot!
you
know, it's really good to hear about families that are close. it
kind of touches my heart
Yes, it
does, doesn't it? I'm happy to have a family like that :) We have
our problems sometimes, like everyone does, but no big problems
:)
is the
weather nice there right now?
oh, right
now it is! At the moment about 75 to 80 F. I always have to
remember converting, we use Celsius ;)
have
the windows open?
Sure, like
some fresh air :)
how old
are you?
I'm
37
just a
baby you are
Too old to
be childish, but I just like being that sometimes :)
are you
seeing anyone at the moment? someone from the channel may be
interested
No, right
now I'm as single as can be.
do you
have any pets?
Alas no, I
can't take care of them the way I should :( I'm away long hours, so they'd
be alone mostly.
I heard
you have a brand new job that you will be starting soon. Tell us
about it.
Oh yes!
I'm very excited about that! Right now I'm still doing my residency
in clinical pathology, but I'll be finished end of this year. The job
I got is more to the north of the country, and there I'll be a fully
licensed pathologist, and staff member at a hospital.
I
will start there earlier then the end of the year, though
:)
what
exactly is clinical pathology?
Ah, a
clinical pathologist examines tissue and cell samples to establish a
diagnosis of disease. That's the biggest part of the job. We have
lots of contacts with the other specialists, because mostly they need
our diagnosis to treat the patient properly.
um, are
these tissues and cell samples taken from live people?
oh yes,
live people :) We also do autopsies, but that's only about 5% of the
job.
we'll
get to the autopsy issue in a moment. you said you are doing your
residency now. what is the most common disease you see
now?
Oh, we see
everything a person can get....lol
is
there one disease more prevalent than another?
Of course
the most worrisome diagnosis cancer of any tissue. Well, I think as
most people do know, colon cancer and breast cancer are rather
common.
would
cancer be the most common that you see?
no, we see
a lot of benign diseases too, and even the common wart :)
LOL,
that's good to hear.
yes, it's
not all misery :)
how
many autopsies have you performed?
oh, I
think about 350 so far.
have
you ever had a patient wake up during an autopsy?
NO!!!!! I
would've gone running and screaming!!!!!!
or how
about you thought the person was dead when in fact he
wasn't?
lol, no,
we're rather meticulous in making sure they're really gone
;)
how
long have you been playing madlib?
Hm, lemme
think, I figure from last year september or october. That's when I started
losing my sanity ;)
you
just started playing madlib this past september? wow! thought you
were an old pro! haha
Hahaha! No
way!
old
maybe, but no pro?
_kitten_ ducks
hey! Watch
it! lol, no pro at all!
I know,
I really need to respect my elders
Huh, if I
recall correctly, you're older than me! :P
oh
shaddup Hedley!
_kitten_ smiles
heh, truth
hurts, eh?
shaddup
again! naw, I'm proud of my age
what
answer of yours that you can remember got the most
votes?
Oh, I
really can't recall...I never did get a whole load of votes on one
answer :)
but you
win so often. you really are a good player
Aw....thank you :) But I collect votes slowly but
steadily sometimes...But mostly I'm surprised myself when I win
;)
me too!
I meant, surprised when I win, not when you win!
_kitten_ ducks
lol
*thwack*
ouch!
do you
think it depends on the warped senses of humor of the other players?
Oh,
there sure is a difference in crowds, but I don't really study
that...You know, madlib is supposed to be just for fun, and I really
don't care that much about winning :) And fun I have!
I like
the conversation that goes on in the channel and meeting new people
Yes,
that's the thing I like most too, and then of course the libs....I
can laugh so hard about some! For sure, it's a great place to
talk to people, and everyone has something interesting :)
you
said you are a busy lady, but what do you do in your free time, other
than playing madlib?
I love
reading, and I do a lot of horseback riding. And, I recently bought
in-line skates :) Apart from that, I love to have friends over, and
go out.
what
kind of books do you like to read?
All kinds,
I'm a sucker for reading :) At the moment I'm reading pc
books...trying to solve the mystery of the computer ;)
good
luck on that, Hed. don't know if that mystery will ever be solved.
LOL
Don't
think so either, but one has to try!
now how
about this in-line skating, have you tried it yet?
I decided
to do that because I need some exercise...sitting on my bum all day
behind a microscope doesn't do much for that ;) I really liked
it!
you
said you like to go out with your friends. where do you go to have a
good time in the Netherlands?
Oh, you
can find it everywhere! There are lots of cafes and little
restaurants in every town! Of course, what people think of
mostly, is Amsterdam, to not even mention the red light district
there...lol
**Here
comes some sex talk. If you don't want to read it, scroll down. I
don't see you scrolling....**
oh, tell me about the Dutch television. are they really that
risque?
Ah, well,
if you want to watch erotic programs, or programs that give plain
understandable sexual education, yes, we are quite open about that.
Which I think is good, btw...we are one of the countries with the
least teen pregnancies.
that's
what I have heard that television is more open as far as 'erotic'
programming goes
does
your television promote safe sex?
Yes, very
much so! Very wise :)
**End
of sex talk**
what
words of wisdom would you like to share with the other madlib
players
Hm....lemme see...
HedDoc
checks her wisdom nucleus in her brain ;)
I think
the most important thing is to remember that madlib is supposed to be
fun...
So don't
get too touchy, and try to get along with the rest :)
Oh, and of
course...be honest!
honest?
what's that? LOL
hehe
:)
Special thanks to HedDoc for taking time out of her
busy life of cutting up people and sampling tissues and cells from
the human body to be interviewed.