Describe Yourself to the Netscrape
The UPG 2001 Edition

The Physical:

Your name: Nick

Your online/nickname: spidermonster/Chett Octopus

Web page url: http://www.geocities.com/spidermonster_x

Age: 22

Birthday: 8th July

Gender: Male, although some claim otherwise

Location: Stirling

Height/weight: 5'11, 12 stone

Current hair colour/style: Short and brown

Natural hair colour: Brown

Eye colour: Blueish grey

Religion: is a good Front 242 song

Siblings: Brother: Goth, in Tunbridge Wells

Children: Not yet

Occupation: Unemployed loser

Pets: 4 cats and one rabbit in the flat (not mine)

Computer you're on: Naff PC

Favourites:

Books: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

Movies: Too many to list. Try Crybaby, Fight Club and Labyrinth

Poets: Joolz.

Television shows: I don't own a TV

Songs: Almost anything by the bands below

Bands/musicians: Tiffany, Tori Amos, Sisters of Mercy, VNV Nation, Feindflug, Steps, Covenant, Apop, Madonna

Club: The Mission

Board games: Lord of the Rings

Computer games: Red Alert 2

Other games: Mythos

Colours: Black. Silver. Neon pink.

Drinks: Tea.

Miscellaneous Questions:

What other newsgroups do you read: alt.gothic, alt.gothic.fashion, rec.music.industrial

To which mailing lists are you subscribed: Scotgoth, scotguff, uk_industria

How long have you been reading upg: A while

What are some of your hobbies: Making compilation tapes, dancing, playing with a fat cat who loves me, trying to find something to do in order to avoid daytime TV that isn't a job

What's the motto you adhere to: If in doubt, pretend to be elitist.

What is your personal stupid human trick: My internal organs can be made into balloon animals with a surprising minimum of effort.

What do you want to be doing 10 years from now: I'll be DJing at a club so all you guys have to listen to the music *I* like.

What is the one thing/skill that you do not have now that you wished you possessed: I really want about three hard drives full of mp3s.

What do you think is your best asset: I have a Lolly t-shirt.

What do you think is the worst thing about you: I have a Lolly t- shirt.

What do you value most in a friend: Friendship is good. Tolerance for my constant sarcasm, arrogance and general eccentricity is also good.

How do you picture upg: Like a club just after the lights come up.

Do You have another question: But where would I find a monkey in a tutu at this time of night?