Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG Edition

The physical

Your name: Alex Page

Your online/nickname: Grimoire (Quake), PerfDrug (IRC)

Web page URL: http://www.gothicdreams.net/grimoire

Age: 20

Birthday: 29th June

Gender: Male

Location: Currently Oxford, Uni @ Manchester, home @ Salisbury

Height/weight: 6 foot 2, about 16 stones.

Current haircolour/style: Long blonde ponytail
 

Natural hair colour: Blonde

Eye colour: Bluey green

Religion: Cynical atheist

Siblings: 2 older sisters

Children: None

Relationship status: Totally enamoured and v. happy with it

Occupation: Student, database whizzkid, programmer, RPG designer

Pets: None.

Computer you're on: Currently, girlfriend's thing (higher spec than mine but not sure what).

Favorites

Books: "Elidor" - Alan Garner, "Soul Music" - Terry Pratchett, "The Crow Road" - Iain Banks, "Dune" - Frank Herbert

Movies: "Strange Days", "Withnail and I"

Poems: "Jabberwocky".

Television shows: Buffy, Simpsons

Songs: "Ruiner" - NIN, "Teenage Angst" - Placebo, "One Second" - Paradise Lost, "Everyday is Halloween" - Ministry

Bands/musicians: Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, The Horatii, Manuskript, man(i)kin, Inertia, Birmingham 6, Placebo, Radiohead, MSP, Paradise Lost, White | Rob Zombie, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy, others (can't be bothered)

Board games: The Business Game

Computer games: Quake Generations (sob), Half-Life Teamfortress, Aliens vs predator, alpha centauri, ufo: Enemy Unknown

Other games: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, GURPS

Magazines: Bizzare, Fortean Times, PC Format

Places to visit: The Moot (Victorian garden near my house)

Food: Mum's cooking :)

Colours: Green

Drinks: Coffee, Summer Lightning, sundry ales, Cold Guinness.

Miscellaneous questions

What other newsgroups do you read: alt.books.iain-banks, alt.music.placebo, sci.nanotech, sci.numerology, alt.southampton.goth.commandoes, uk.games.computer.quake, uk.media.radio.radcliffe, alt.fan.pratchett[.announce], alt.books.pratchett, alt.talk.mended-drum.

To which mailing lists are you susbscribed: Normally Mancgoff, Oxgoths, GothUK, Sheffgoths, Atuin (Discworld RPG), UKGoths, lots of announce lists, occasionally Dominion and Manics

How long have you been reading UPG: 1yr 9 months

What has been your favorite thread on UPG: The me / ViRTUE "who's a bigger slut" contest, some of the more productive religion or gothness wibblings.

What are some of your hobbies: Roleplaying, bass guitar, deathmatching, being soppy with girlfriend.

What's the motto you adhere to: F**k 'em if they can't take a joke.

What's is your personal stupid human trick: Being able to fit my size 14 feet in my mouth on a regular basis.

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: Something I enjoy and get paid well for.

What is the one thin/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: Musical talent

What do you think is your best asset: Honesty and discretion.

What do you think is the worst thing about you: Short temper, distinct lack of subtlety when honesty isn't the best policy.

What do you value most in a friend: Hugs. Being there when you need them, being someone you can talk to.

How do you picture UPG: As a series of text messages, linked to each other by the Message-ID and References headers, transmitted using the Usenet and NNTP protocols.

Do you have another question: Is anyone collecting and archiving this thread?