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Barbarella

STATS:

Name: Barbarella
Real name: Barbara, B., b.
E-mail address: barbarellaATinternettrash.com
Web page: http://www.internettrash.com/users/barbarella (I _will_ get around to updating one day, I swear)
Other newsgroups you frequent: alt.gothic, agp, uk.people.gothic, alt.music.the-damned, vampire stuff
Length of time on the 'net: since October '93
Length of time as a net.goth: same
Place of residence: Windsor, Melbourne, VIC

APPEARANCE:

Chromosomal makeup: blokette
Age: 31
Height: 5'3"
Weight: short bint with evidence of beer drinking ;)
Hair for this week: really BLUE-black, short 'n' spiky
Natural hair colour: browny-chestnutty
Eyes: "the blue of old tattoos" (and I'm stickin' to it!)
Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Other: bat on R upper arm, gargoyle-faced D on left forearm, two holes in left earlobe, heaps of scars courtesy of pet cats, Iggy Pop gigs and the last time I ever thought riding a bike might be some version of "fun".
Preferred clothing: black, on my own terms, boots, stuff that shows off legs & cleavage.
Your favourite "non-Goth" clothes: ripped flannies, footy gear, hockey jersey
The daggiest thing I ever wore was: Hurstbridge High School uniform (major colour was brown - say no more)

LIFESTYLE:

Occupation: medical secretary / writer-on-the-side
But I'd really like to be a: writer-on-the-whole
When I was ten I wanted to be: Suzi Quatro
Number of acg'ers with whom you've been "intimate" (snog & upwards): about 19, i think
Availability status: come and get it!
Sexual preference: beautiful people with brains
Religion: i'm at peace with my place in the universe
Pets: Vlad ("the scary behemoth" as Sandro dubbed him)
Your worst habit: lack of self discipline
Perky/mopey/neither: merky
I would describe my dancing style as: post-rheumatic
Most of your money gets spent on: music, books, alcohol, cat food
Dietary classification: vegetarian since age 12
Liver: several years my senior
Hobbies: writing, reading, musicmusicmusic, "masturbation & misanthropy", developing crushes on my friends, walking, movies, daydreaming

FAVOURITES:

Band: The Damned
Love song: "Forever Autumn" by Justin Heyward, "Rainy Season" by Howard Devoto, "Cuts You Up" by Pete Murphy
Dance-like-a-maniac song: "Eighties" by Killing Joke, anything by the Jackson 5
Pub: Eric
Club: Bovine Sex Club, Toronto
Book/genre/author/poet: can't think... Jabberwocky.
TV show: XFiles, documentaries, Daria, Sunday Afternoon
Actor/actress: Jack Lemmon, Nicolas Cage
Movie: Love & Human Remains, Star Warses, Withnail & I, Holy Grail, Three Kings, Cabaret
Artist/artwork: Caravaggio, Pre-Raphaelites, Lynda Brown
Animal: practically all
Food: Thai, grapes
Drink: beer, tea, V
Texture: silk, velvet, erections, the cool side of the pillow
Place to go: away from the office
Way to go: as painlessly as possible

MISCELLANY:

What got you into this whole "goth" thing anyhow? Never underestimate the power and influence of the cool older sibling.
What do you wear to bed? lacy tat in winter, nothing the rest of the time
Do you decapitate Jelly Babies and Teddy Bear biscuits before progressing to other body parts? depends on my mood
If we made "ACG - The Movie" - who would play you? Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
If one thing could suddenly appear on your desk / fall in your lap, what would you like it to be? LOTS of money (or a Neef Doll!)
What is your greatest fear? mediocrity
Your last five holidays were where? Perth (tonight!), England, Toronto, Bellarine Peninsula, Port Fairy
Which cartoon character are you? Jane Lane
If someone's hitting on you - what's guaranteed to work? a winning smile, dirty sense of humour
Can you keep a secret? To protect to the not-so-innocent, yes.
Who or what is your least favourite thing in the world? selfishness (the root of most evil)
What gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside? my friends, Vlad, reading over something I've written that's actually good
Anything else you want to say that you don't feel is covered above: oh gawwd, now I gotta do a webpage for all these, eh?

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