Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG Edition

The physical

Your name: Howard

Your online/nickname: id. (don't have one)

Web page URL: one day hopefully

Age: 32

Birthday: 28/05

Gender: male (I hope)

Location: home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, work in Milton Keynes

Height/weight: 5ft 10in, about 13 stone 7lbs and falling (slowly)

Current haircolour/style: dark red/ long (shoulder length) and wavey
nbsp;

Natural hair colour: dark brown

Eye colour: brown

Religion: Wicca (but I've let it lapse recently)

Siblings: 1 brother

Children: none

Relationship status: single (and not happy with it)

Occupation: Software Engineer

Pets: none (but parents have 2 stupid Golden Retrievers)

Computer you're on: PC P233 with Win95 OSR2.1

Favorites

Books: Terry Pratchett (any), Robert Jordan (Wheel Of Time), Tom Clancy

Movies: Bladerunner (Directors Cut), Matrix, Aliens, Empire Strikes Back etc

Poems: can't think of any right now.

Television shows: Blackadder, Friends, Frasier, Star Trek (sorry!)

Songs: Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (or maybe Comfortably Numb), Fallen Angel - Poison, What Kind Of Fool - All About Eve

Bands/musicians: quite a lot, dunno really where to start... All About Eve, Pink Floyd, Rush, Dream Theater, Motley Crue, The Mission, Aeromsith, Skid Row, Shadow Gallery, Black Sabbath, Queen, (early)Metallica, Megadeth, Kate Bush, Clannad and many, many more

Board games: Star Wars Monopoly

Computer games: Lucasarts Monkey Island series, Quake II, Unreal, Half-Life

Other games: like what? bedroom games? ;o) Never mind

Magazines: PC Pro, SFX

Places to visit: Abroad : Sydney/Melbourne; Home: Lake District/Cornwall

Food: Chinese

Colours: black, red

Drinks: tea, water, lager and the odd Bacardi or two on occasion.

Miscellaneous questions

What other newsgroups do you read: alt.music.bootlegs, uk.music.guitar, uk.religion.pagan, alt.gothic.fashion (occasionally).....dip into a few others sometimes

To which mailing lists are you susbscribed: All About Eve, DAT-Heads

How long have you been reading UPG: about 5 months

What has been your favorite thread on UPG: there was one about comments overheard at Whitby that was rather amusing.

What are some of your hobbies: playing guitar in a covers band, reading, watching films on DVD or the cinema, answering things like this!!?

What's the motto you adhere to:

What's is your personal stupid human trick:

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: Be in a job I like, financially secure and not still be single.

What is the one thing/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: To be able to talk to complete strangers (especially women).

What do you think is your best asset: ability to listen to people when they need it.

What do you think is the worst thing about you: shyness (definitely) and general lack of self-confidence

What do you value most in a friend: being there......couldn't have put it better

How do you picture UPG: a big amorphous blob floating in the ether :o) strange question.

Do you have another question: not at the moment