Lots of people had these. Most of the ones I used to link to are gone. Let this remain as a kind of historical document, since I usually just add things to the end of it instead of revising what's already there.
Has, at various times, looked something like this.
Sounds a bit like this.
Buys far too many CDs. Is driven by music.
Colours his hair a lot. Once upon a time, as a budding geek at high school, used to think that colouring hair was a stupid thing to do - "I mean, what's wrong with its natural colour for God's sake?" - but one day, completely out of the blue, decided to cure himself of this malady by having his hair bleached, and never looked back.
Doesn't have a driver's license. Isn't in a huge hurry to get one.
Uses the word random far too much.
Doesn't mind a good beer - Guinness, Asahi, Redback or even the ever-faithful Victoria Bitter will do.
Can't dance. Honest.
Wishes he knew what he wanted to do with his life. Suspects that computers are beginning to suck too much.
Was born in England (on the 10th of February, 1973), but grew up here in Melbourne, Australia. Is less confused about where "home" is than he used to be. Mother came from Bristol, father from Melbourne.
Grew up in Glen Waverley, one of those middle-class dream suburbs of Melbourne.
Likes driving (well, being driven, see above) out in the country, on those long roads where you can see the world go by and get the feeling that you're really going somewhere.
Can't decide whether he'd rather finish seeing Australia, or go and see somewhere else in the world instead.
Wishes he could write better. Words always seem to fail him.
Once upon a time (a long time ago, now), actually bothered to calculate one of those silly Geek Codes :
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s:+ a- C++ ULOS++++$ P+++ L+++ E++ W+++(--) N++ o K++ w-- O- M- V PS+(++) PE++(+++) Y+ PGP+ t 5 X(--) R tv b++ DI++ D+ G(-) e++ h r(*) y+ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Has an ENFP personality type, according to the Kiersey Temperament Sorter.
Doesn't like seafood (I know, I know, "it's the best bit !" as all my asian friends tell me).
When there's nothing better to do, will café-hop on the weekends. Usually the same ones. You can sit around and watch the world go by, and still get your caffeine fix.
Apparently keeps telling the same stories over and over again, mostly when inebriated (according to some of my drinking buddies). Is trying to rectify this.
Found it a little hard, at first, to relate to anyone born after Star Wars. Was never overly passionate about Star Wars, mind you, but it still seemed a significant...uhm...event ?
Used to read a whole heap of sci-fi/fantasy guff at high school, until getting sick of it all just after starting uni. Philip K. Dick is still a legend, though.
Uses lots of Post-ItTM notes.
Wears plenty of black, but is Not a GothTM.
Is pretty much a "cat" person when it comes to pets. Never quite got comfortable around dogs. Doesn't own a cat, but they're definitely cool.
Likes a good font. Was never artistic enough to come up with any of his own, mind you.
Loves reading maps, ever since extremely young. Even used to draw random maps of imaginary cities, as a child.
Is a terminal worrier.
Supports a some of what Greenpeace does, and probably more of what Amnesty International does.
Over the past few years, has come to understand the need for country music in such a depraved and lonely world.
Washes his hands often. Maybe too often.
Grew a moustache 'cause he was far too un-hip to even consider a goatee.
Always preferred Warner Brothers cartoons to Disney.
Picked up the hand-wavy gestures meme some time back in the early 90's, and can't seem to get rid of it.
Used to collect interesting quotations, but has been much less vigilant in the past 5 years.
Believes Michael Leunig is a national treasure.
Fonts that have numbers with descending bits (eg. on 3,5,7 etc.) make him go all gooey inside.
Is losing his appetite.
Also, you could ask Googlism about him.