Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG 2001 Edition

The Physical:

Your name: Paul

Your online/nickname: Darkstones / Ancient

Web page url: currently being overhauled

Age: 36

Birthday: 27th Dec

Gender: M

Location: Edinburgh

Height/weight: 5'11", 12 stone

Current hair colour/style: None

Natural hair colour: None

Eye colour: Blue

Religion: Track by PiL sums it up for me

Siblings: A sister (stepford wife variety)

Children: Too messy/noisy no thanks

Relationship status: Yes but boring

Occupation: Event Management

Pets: 3 black cats

Computer you're on: Apple ibook graphite dvd. All my other stuff got nicked last week.

Favourites:

Books: Too many to list - mainly read modern & classic fiction, historical & a bit of Sci Fi for light relief. Oh, and various black lace books ;-)

Movies: Rumblefish, Time Bandits, Once Upon A time in America..too many to list

Poems: John Donne, Tennyson, Matthew Arnold

Television shows: Purely background entertainment

Songs: Today - An old white label by Sign Language - no idea what it's called

Bands/musicians: Banshees, Cocteau Twins, NMA, Cure, Magazine, Wagner, Purcell, anything with cello in it...

Club: SAGA (well, I don't get out much)

Board games: Scrabble _ I've got a nice chess set but I never use it.

Computer games: Never play them

Other games: Twister

Magazines: Bizarre, Sight & Sound

Places to visit: I'd recommend Roslin Chapel

Food: Pizza, Parma Ham and Melon.

Colours: Always had a fondness for deep blue

Drinks: Double espresso, two sugars & cream, Guinness, Port, Tequila

Miscellaneous Questions:

What other newsgroups do you read: not many

To which mailing lists are you subscribed: Loads - 30plus goths on egroups is my fave.

How long have you been reading upg: 3 years ish

What has been your favourite thread on upg: No particular one, they branch out onto other subjects too quickly

What are some of your hobbies: Writing, painting, meddling with things.

What's the motto you adhere to: They'll never take me alive

What is your personal stupid human trick: Blowing smoke through one nostril.

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: Retiring.

What is the one thing/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: Thing - More time. Skill - fly helicopters

What do you think is your best asset: Diplomacy

What do you think is the worst thing about you: Hermit-like tendencies

What do you value most in a friend: Just being there, being able to take the piss out of me.

How do you picture upg: well it's better than going up to a club and having to say "I'm Old, please don't ignore me"

Do you have another question: Whose round is it?