wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Omar Haneef '96) writes:
>|>
>|> It seems increasingly clear that a lot of the people posting to this
>|> group identify themselves as cyberpunk - a culture not to be confused with
>|> the literary genre. I read the FAQ but we all know that FAQs generalize
>|> sentiments. I'm wondering: how many of you identify yourselves as cyberpunk
>|> and what does that mean to you? Is a set of beliefs? Does it effect you life
>|> from day to day in anyway? (Heck, maybe I'm one and don't even know it...)
>|> -Omar Haneef
I wouldn't worry about that too much if I were you...
> I'm Nemickol, and I'm a Cyberpunk.(There, theres a label,I like it.)
>
> [[HELLO NEMICKOL!!]]
"Hello Nemickol!!" @:)
My name is Poly, and I'm an Aries. I'm a Cyberpunk. I rarely drink,
except to increase the effects of other drugs (although I do enjoy a good
glass of wine). If we had a dope-smoking contest I'd be the last person
standing. My favorite morning drug combination is pot/espresso/motrin.
My hair is short and spikey (guess on the color). I miss the 70's. I
wanted to be an astronaut. I'm an information droid (otherwise known as a
cataloger), logged online somewhere nearly all day long, with a work ethic
and a Bad Attitude(tm). I used to explore the railroad tunnels under
downtown St.Louis. I can lead 5.11, and climb frozen waterfalls, keeping
the points of my ice axes and crampons glittering and sharp with a
foot-long file. Cyberspace saved my life. I'm partial to psychedelics.
I knew the first time I saw 'Pong' that I was witnessing a revolution. I
used to program with keypunch cards, carried around in a shoebox. I don't
wear Birkenstocks or rollerblades either. I wear "Mary Poppins" goth
boots in the winter, Teva sandals in the summer - they take me where I
want to go. I once waited, sitting in a chair with a loaded shotgun, for
my landlord who kept breaking into my apartment. I keep a full-length
mountaineering axe in my car. I think the only real sports are the ones
that will kill you if you fuck up (mountain climbing, car racing,
bullfighting, etc.) I like to play in traffic. I'm a member of the
"un-generation", and I like pop culture. I can tell you which Gilligan's
Island episode we're watching within an average of the first 10 seconds of
the show. I can make *terrific* french toast, cook a roast, and bake a
pumpkin pie with real whipped cream. My best dress is floor-length black
velvet. I read classical history, and "My immagination is consistantly
running ahead of my actual technical knowledge, which is usually in
conflict with my finances."
I know I'm going to die.
A---T Sweet Poly
A---T
C-G "The trouble with most folks is, they're 'fraidy-cats! --
G the only way to manage this business of livin' is to
G-C give a whoop and let her rip!"
G---C D. Canfield
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