Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG 2003 Edition

The Physical:

Your name: ross

Your nickname/online name: enigma1977

Age: 26

Birthday: 13/07/1977

Gender: male

Location: cornholme, todmorden, lancs...unless i'm working in burnley...unless i'm playing out in manchester...unless i'm lost

Uk height/weight: 5ft 8 and 10.5st

Current hair colour/style: totally shaved...am too much of a miser to pay for a haircut

Natural hair colour: half brown, half blond...god i'm a freak!

Eye colour: bloo

Body mods: tattoos and one piercing...can't think of where to have me next...

Religion: no thanks...

Siblings: one brother...except he's not really my brother...but is the only person i consider to be true family...

Children: one amazing son in manchester

Relationship status: single...(and by the end of this farce, it will be apparent why!)

Occupation: tattoo artist, piercer, piss artist

Pets: i can barely look after meself!


Favourites:

Books: anything by douglas adams, terry pratchett, shelly johnson (go read! good!), harry potter, billy connolly bio by his missus, terry wogan autobio...

Movies: keith richards...sorry, johnny depp...in pirates of the caribbean, razorblade smile, gattaca, contact, harry potter, naked lunch

Poems: not found any that hit the spot yet

Television shows: mystery science theater 3000, fast show, the office, american gothic, buffy (RIP),...i know, i know, i'm sad...

Songs: small town boy by paradise lost, my immortal by evanescence, swamp thing by the chameleons, sonne by rammstein, love you to death by type o negative

Bands/musicians: paradise lost, rammstein, chameleons, black tape for a blue girl, type o negative, james

Club: was the underworld at jilly's rockworld till i moved

Dj (n.b. you can't name yourself): mark mckenna from the thirsty scholar/ritz/jillys in manchester

Board games: chess, monopoly cos i always win!

Computer games: grand theft auto vice city, final fantasy series, bishy bashy special, silent hill

Other games: there's a great game called "lets-work-out-what-day-of-the-week-it-is-and-what-i'm-supposed-to-be-doing" which i play every weekend!

Magazines: kerrang, metal hammer, sfx, maxim, fhm, tattoo energy, skin deep

Places to visit: austria, turn-of-the-century london if i could...

Food: chocolate without a doubt!

Colours: blue, black, ultra violet

Drinks: diet coke or red bull or black coffee


Net.existence:

Computer you're on now: dunno, but it's new and bloody fast!

Web page url: www.netgoth.org.uk of course...and www.rathergood.com for a real perspective of normality

Reading upg since: today (25.12.03)

Favourite thread on upg: some of the answers on this one!

How you picture upg: sideways with a slice of lemon

Other newsgroups read: you misunderstand...i don't read, i just look at the pictures...

Electronic mailing lists: you really don't want to know, unless you have an unhealthy obsession with adobe photoshop features and upgrades...

Irc channels: eh? we'll have none of this new-fangled techno-babble here me laddie...


Miscellaneous Questions:

What are some of your hobbies: hobbies? or do you mean obsessive-compulsive disorders? tattoos, photography, music, attempting to stay away from reality...

What's the motto you adhere to: "when life throws you a lemon, remember to declare it as a gift on your tax return"...seriously tho, "me and my own...that's all that matters"

What is your personal stupid human trick: talking shite...

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: couple more tattoo studios, property, thinking of retirement

What is the one thing/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: to have sorted my life out 10 years ago

What do you think is your best asset: lets be honest...it's not my sense of humour is it? probably my dashing good looks, huge bank balance and ability to exaggerate massively...

What do you think is the worst thing about you: see all my above answers for the general idea...inability to give coherent directions...my blind stupidity in taking people at face value someimes.

What do you value most in a friend: honesty, acceptance and belief...only ever met one person like that.

Do you have another question: what time is lunch? is it just me? anyone want to chat?