Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG 2001 Edition

The Physical:

Your name: Olga K. (no you can;t pronounce it that's why I am not writing it)

Your online/nickname: Olga (used to post as Nef or Nef. Blue)

Web page url: http://www.nef-blue-pages.com/

Age: 23

Birthday: 22/09/1977

Gender: Female

Location: Lancaster

Height/weight: 1.78, 62kilos (going much down due to healthy -not- lifestyle)

Current hair colour/style: Bob, chin length, plum

Natural hair colour: Light brown

Eye colour: Brown

Religion: Agnostic (favouring some Buddhist fundamentals)

Siblings: One younger brother

Children: None

Relationship status: In relationship.

Occupation: Environmental Analytical Chemist (PhD)

Pets: None.

Computer you're on: Toshiba laptop.

Favourites:

Books: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Marquez, 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coehlo, 'Demian' by Hermann Hesse. Currently reading 'Shame' by Shalman Rushdie.

Movies: My favourite subject. '8 and 1/2' by Fellini, 'Citizen Cane' by Welles, 'Bicycle Thief' by de Sica, 'Death in Venice' by Visconti, 'Nostalghia' by Tarkovsky.

Poems: Byron and Shelley.

Television shows: South Park, the Simpsons.

Songs: 'Never let me down again' Depeche Mode, 'Rise' Craig Armstrong, 'Freek Funk' Luke Slater, 'Symmetry C (Oakenfold mix)' Brainchild, 'Back Door' Xymox, 'Thorns' Wumpscut.

Bands/musicians: Depeche Mode, Brian Eno, Craig Armstrong, Rob D., Sasha and Digweed, Orbital, Xymox, Mesh

Club: Gatecrasher.

Board games: Risk actually ;)

Computer games: None.

Other games: Trivial Pursuit

Magazines: Escape Routes (travel mag), Oxygen (greek one).

Places to visit: Barcelona, Mexico. To be visited: Cuba and generally the whole of Latin America ;)

Food: Italian, Mexican, Greek

Colours: Blue.

Drinks: Tequila, red wine, Red Bull.

Miscellaneous Questions:

What other newsgroups do you read: alt.gothic.fashion, alt.gothic.music, soc.culture.greek.

To which mailing lists are you subscribed: Diamanda Galas, side-line, pitchfork, 4AD, global underground, Ministry, Gatecrasher

How long have you been reading upg: 1998ish.

What has been your favourite thread on upg: What is and what is not goth ;).

What are some of your hobbies: Photography, reading, films

What's the motto you adhere to: 'Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans' J. Lennon

What is your personal stupid human trick: ???

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: Travelling arouhnd the globe...

What is the one thing/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: Patience

What do you think is your best asset: Analytical thinking.

What do you think is the worst thing about you: Over-obsessed with cleanliness (some of you will be able to testify that...).

What do you value most in a friend: Honesty and loyalty. A friend is one that walks in when others walk out.

How do you picture upg: Next question please.

Do you have another question: Until when will we be doing this thread then?