Mike Mruzik

Birthday:  August 14, 1975

Mike at the house - August 1997

Mike and I met at a BBS get-together at Shakespeare's - either in November or December of 1992.

toy with computers, watch Star Trek, play games

Funny story

Mike is the man of a thousand voices, a thousand sound effects, and impeccable timing. If somebody makes a funny comment with a funny voice that makes everyone laugh, then it was Mike. He even adds his own sound effects to games - if he deems the sound effects unworthy. And he's good at it!  Most impressive are the TWO cats "meow"ing at the same time.  The funniest was an imposing of the voice of Barney (the purple dinosaur) during a Deep Space Nine episode.

Why Mike and I are friends

Mike goes by the name of "Thraxarious (often shortened as "Thraxus") Hai Draco - Member of TDIN and the Gold Dragon League" on BBSes. And that typifies his attitude toward a lot of things - a curious stare, a cautious look, and a dignified manner that says more in action than it does in words. Mike is the kind of person who cares about people, although not to the point of interference. Mike doesn't tell people what to do or how to do it, but he'll certainly listen and care and be supportive.

Mike was also my roommate from July 1997 until September 1999, when he decided to head for California for a return to college in pursuit of his career. As roommates go, he's great. He didn't mind noise (he made a lot of it), and he didn't dictate the way things were done, but he was an eager and willing co-worker when something needed to be done.

The constant name of Thraxus Hai Draco on the BBSes made Mike very widely noticed, but when I met him, most people called him "Thrax" in real life. I've always called him "Mike," and most of our real life friends call him "Mike" now, too.