Name: joey, Jo,  jojo, jonessness, shabadoo, mistress shabadoo (or any permutation of these), arathye, Her Supreme Goddessness (really, I have no problems with my ego, none whatsoever)
Real name:  I prefer to stick to first names on the net - unless I know you well enough. But I will tell you that Jo is short for Joanne.
E-mail address:  jonic@tig.com.au
Web page:  http://www.angelfire.com/id/arathye - much improved, but still a long way to go.
Other newsgroups you frequent: alt.books.bukowski, alt.comedy.bill-hicks, alt.music.tom-waits, aus.games.roleplay
Length of time on the 'net:  5 years
Length of time as a net.goth:  about 2 years (lurked for about a year)
Place of residence:  Northern suburbs of Sydney

APPEARANCE:
Chromosomal makeup:  Female
Age:  22
Height:  5'8"
Weight:  gawd...that would require owning scales
Hair for this week:  Black with really dodgy green bits at the end which I must do something about
Natural hair color:  Dark Brown
Eyes:  Blue
Tattoos/ Piercings/Other bizarre manipulations: Several piercings, no tatts as yet, some funky surgical scars.
Preferred clothing:  Yes, I prefer to wear clothing
Caught in the act clothes*:  Hmm...cargo pants, sneakers and jumper...I'm studying for god's sake, who cares what I'm wearing.
[*caught in the act refers to caught in the act of not being goth (oh the horror!)]

LIFESTYLE:

Occupation:  Nursing student...aiming to be a psychiatric nurse
But I'd really like to be a:  oh, there are so many things...all arty, creative things, which I regret not pursuing.
Martial status: Is marriage all that important anymore???
Mating status:  Single
Sexual preference:  fluid - ever-changing, but usually male.
Number of other acg'ers you've been "intimate" with: 2, I think.
Religion:  Jewish by birth, athiest by choice.
Hours of sleep per day:  not enough...usually 5-7, but I need about 12.
Time of day when you're at your best:  around midnight - 2am...it's all downhill from there.
Pets:  damn rental agreements...no pets allowed.
Dietary classification:  Ex-vegetarian, converted to omnivore.
Perky/mopey/neither: who knows from one day to the next.
Liver:  perfectly healthy, don't know about the rest of my internal organs.
Hobbies: Reading, sketching, hanging about with close friends, drinking coffee and talking, self-reflection and introspection

FAVOURITES:
Band:  As if...where would I start?
Band that you are ashamed to admit you like on here:  I found myself humming along to the new Madonna single the other day (oh, but she's gone all goff, so I guess that's okay), and I really like Fun Lovin' Criminals...shmooove!)
Pub: most of them are only favorites due to sentimentality...not because they're any good. The small, seedy one next to Woollworths on George St. The Rose on Cleveland St.
Club: Rollercoaster when it was still at Club 77 all those years ago.
Epitaph:
Book/author:  Michael Marshall Smith, Charles Bukowski, Jonathon Carroll, William S. Burroughs, Jeff Noon, Christopher Fowler.
TV show: ...tonight's episode of Buffy was very cool, The Practice (okay, I'm a sucker for legal drama), Fawlty Towers, The Professionals (old British MI5 series...very cool)
Actor/actress:  Jeremy Irons, Lili Taylor, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Carlyle, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth...etcetc...
Movie:  Rozencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Naked, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Strange Days, Praise
Artist/artwork:  Chagal's "The Birthday", Nick Markovina (the guy who does those funky cards and sells them at Paddington Markets)
Animal: most cats and dogs
Food:  Sushi, Mielie pap (South African couscous like dish)
Drink:  Earl Grey tea, REAL coffee
Texture: that soft skin between the wrist and the elbow
Place to go: My bed, London, Rome

MISCELLANY:

If you were stranded on a tropical island, what three things would you want with you?
An endless supply of books, Writing implements and someone to keep me warm at night.

New Star Wars or Old Star Wars?
definitely old

What is your greatest desire right now:
To have all that I desire

What pisses you off the most:
Senseless hatred and stupidity -  in no particular order

What has the exact opposite effect:
Being around those who care for me as much as I do for them.

joey
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"I'm really easy to get along with once you
people learn to worship me."
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