Physical Appearance: (how to identify me in a police lineup)

I am 29 years old.

I am 172 centimeters tall. (2.54cm = 1", 30.48cm = 1')

I am older than I look, and I have a photo on my webpage.

I am visibly chubby, and unusually feminine.

In a crowd, you can see that I am Western Caucasian.

Changeable physical characteristics (my body as a canvas)

My hair is shoulder-length.

It is currently coloured light (mouse) brown, and dark brown.

My hair is straight..

I plainly display on my face a beard or sideburns.

I was once quoted saying about my makeup, "I only make an effort at parties and nightclub outings if they're special occasions."

I have 0 body piercings.

I have scars, and scarred myself only unintentionally.

If you asked me about tattoos, I would say "I have no tattoos at all."

Attitude:

I'm a goth. I know who's what, why's who and what's why.

I'm not weird. I blend into the goth scene so perfectly no one would guess (muahahahahaha!).

People think that the way I differ from everyone else is the way I act (some of the things that I do seem to freak people out, sometimes), the way I think (some of the things that I say can appear really bizarre and wierd to people I meet), and the way I make special efforts to wierd people out and confuse them.

I started being a goth in 1990.

Why did I get into the goth scene? I liked the music.

What kind of goth am I?

I am a SarkyGoth: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit... yes, I've seen it all and experienced it and the chip on my shoulder weighs three metric tonnes. Rather than crack under the weight of my experience, or be depressed, I attack it with all the flaming venom I can maintain.

Sometimes I'm a DopeyGoth.

Occassionally I'm a PanicGoth.

My moods are fairly predictable and I'm okay to be around, and I value my friendships more than most of my friends realise

Upon meeting me, you can see right away that I am a Jeans'n'T-ShirtGoth: Yep. Only black jeans and band t-shirt. Not to be mistaken for a metalhead (they tend to wear black stuff with, well, references to death and demons, too), but, it goes with the territory, I suppose. It's the most simple of all looks to arrange and maintain and it works.

Sometimes I look like an AndrogynGoth.

Occasionally I look like a CybertechGoth.

I look like a goth 4 hours a day.

Education, Career and all that daytime stuff

My primary occupation is in Internet Systems Administration (guy/gal who fiddles around with the guts and innards of the network).

...Where I gained employment, studied it in high school and scored highly in the subject, completed a Bachelors degree or Postgraduate Diploma at university/college, and completed either an Honours Year or a Masters degree.

My secondary occupation is in nothing.

My tertiary occupation is in nothing.

Music, skills and preferences

I have a pretty decent CD/record/cassette collection.

I can honestly say I enjoy listening to First Wave Gothic (1980s), Second Wave Gothic (1990s), Second Wave Industrial (1980s), Third Wave Industrial (1990s), Second Wave Punk (1980s), First Wave New Romantic (early 1980s), Second Wave New Romantic (late 1980s, 1990s), Classical music (instrumental), and some other music style/s not listed.

I have recorded my music on tape as a Demo or personal home recording.

Opinionation

God? Atheism? I don't care about it either way.

I have a strict personal code of ethics.

I'd rather vomit than talk politics.

When someone make the mistake of asking me about economics, I replied "I really don't give a stuff about the economics side of politics."

"Gender issue" decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis, and a person's gender should never come into decisions on everyday life.

I try to buy environmentally friendly goods, and I don't really believe that the environment can be helped by the efforts of individuals.

Vampires (or, "down the hall, third door on the right")

I think people who act like vampires are utter fools and ignore them whenever possible, and I think it's sort of embarassing that the vampires thing is included in Goth.Code 98 at all. Can't we just pretend the scene is more mature than this?

What really annoys me about this gothy vampire crap is someone who claims to be a vampire in the traditional sense; cape, fangs, turns into a wolf or bat at will, etc, an "energy vampire" who feeds off the energy and happiness of others, someone who proclaims themselves a "vampire" because they got their "red wings" and drank/ate some, and someone who genuinely goes around maiming/killing other people in the hope that the myths are true.

The goth stereotype that really bugs me is where Goths are supposed to be always depressed, Goths pretend to be vampires; The really sad ones try to be vampires, and Goths are supposed to be into Satanism.

Food and Drug Administration

Alcohol? I really enjoy it, alcohol is a fun way to have a night out, I don't think it's my thing, really, and I don't enjoy seeing other people blotto.

Droogs? I don't think it's my thing, really.

Regarding recreational drugs, I use nicotine products (cigarettes, a pipe, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc), and I would never inject.

The food that I do eat includes Grains (eg, breakfast cereal, bread, etc), Meat (excluding pork), Pork, Food that contains preservatives, colourings, MSG, etc, and Animal products (eggs, milk, etc).

Technology

My computer inventory includes a DOS/Windows 3.1 box, Windows 95/98, a Commodore Amiga, a Commodore non-Amiga (C64, C128, etc), an unlisted late 1970s microcomputer, and an unlisted early 1980s microcomputer.

My list of Internet info: I browse the web, and I am a regular on WWW-based forums and chat pages.

I got on the internet in some unrecorded point of 1982.

When asked if I was computer savvy, I replied "I live for new technology; I am the master at RTFM, My friends call me to trouble-shoot their computer problems sometimes, and I can quickly learn how to operate equipment and software in my field of expertise."

Relationships

I am 90 percent heterosexual.

When asked about sex, I replied "I'm totally vanilla, but very experienced in the sack."

I'm also into stuff that is none of your business, bud, unless I choose to tell you myself..

Right now I am engaged.

When I'm hawkish for a 'partner,' I like to meet goths. Their gothness gives them an edge.

My prefered type of relationship is monogamous.

Now you ask, am I available? No, I'm not available for a Primary relationship., and No, I'm not available for a one-night-stand or casual sex. Get over it.

The person I would be primarily attracted to is a GeekyGoth: I play roleplaying games, wear a calulator in my pocket and have big chunky coke-bottle glasses. Friends see me as `an individual' who can be creative amongst my fellow geeks. I don't have any enemies (because well, I'm kinda socially insignificant ;-) )..

Sometimes I'll be attracted to a SlutGoth.

Occassionally I'll be attracted to a ShyGoth.

Living Conditions

I live in a house.

One to three people sleep where I live (it may be not all of them pay rent).

I share my living space with my son/s, husband/wife/de-facto/partner, cat/s, and other pet/s whose species isn't listed above.

I live with 2 pets.

Location, or how you can hunt me down

I live 3 kilometres from the nearest city/town centre. (1km = 0.6214 miles)

My dwelling is so far away from civilisation we could declare our independence and print stamps.

I am in the United kingdom (Great Britain), in the district.

Thank you, Peter Caffin. <http://www.omen.com.au/~synic/code/index.html>