Chris, the Icicle Child

[Christopher Hortin]

That's my name. 8-)

Well, greetings everyone. I am now a member of of the HPFGU list and
its OT sister, and decided that I needed to say hello to all. I've
been meaning to join some Harry Potter mailing lists for quite some
time now, and possibly even start my own, but I was reluctant after
I heard that Yahoo! <sinsister diminished chord sounds in
background> had swallowed up E-groups. Yahoo! is the pawn of Satan.
Nevertheless, curiosity got the better of me, so here I am in the
belly of the Beast.

Since I know that you're all dying to hear about my fascinating (and
somewhat demented) personal life, I've compiled an FAQ for easy
reference:

Name: Christopher Hortin, ~Chris, the Icicle Child~

Q: How long have you been a Harry Potter fan?
A: Oh, ever since around the time PoA came out in the US. My sister
bought a paperback copy of SS from Wal-Mart and I <cough> borrowed
it. Loved it so much I went straight out and purchased the next two
in hardback. Shortly after finishing the books I found my way to the
internet via WebTV <groan> where I found a bigger world of HP fandom
than I ever thought possible, as well as the wonder that is Usenet.
I eventually moved from WebTV to computer, and eventually discovered
the newsgroup alt.fan.harry-potter, where I have been crafting a
legacy of obnoxious posting since January of this year.

Q: Who's your favorite character?
A: Snape. How could I resist someone who's so horribly mean to
children? He's such a hottie.

Q: Where do you live?
A: In a wretched, no-man's town smack in the middle of the
Midwestern US. Popular tourist activities include getting drunk at
the uptown taverns, with Kareoke on Friday nights, working on cars
that just stay up on cinder blocks in the driveway regardless,
farming, talking about farming, and beating up people who actually
like to read or have ideas.

Q: What's your escape plan?
A: I currently enrolled in a two year program in Webmastering at an
out of state college. Unfortunatly, it's not so far away that I
can't still live home with my parents, which is where I'm typing
this message.

Q: Webmastering? Cool! Do you have a website?
A: No, not yet. I'm waiting until the school year starts to see if
the Uni will offer me any free webspace. I do have webspace reserved
at GeoCities, but as I said earlier, Yahoo! is the pawn of Satan.

Q: Have any pets?
A: Currently, we have one cat, who pretty much despises all
humanity, and yet, is never late for lunch. My family has always
owned at least one cat as far back as I can remember. They have
brought me much joy and companionship throughout the years. We used
to have pet fish, but strangly, they kept disappearing.

Q: What music do you like?
A: Tori Amos and Ani Difranco have been battling each other for the
number one spot as well as possession of my immortal soul for
several years now. Currently, Tori is winning, but I wouldn't turn a
blind eye to Ani if I were her. Other favorites include Poe, Pearl
Jam, Radiohead, Enya, Loreena McKinnett, Bjork, as well as just
assorted Celtic and World music.

Q: What's with the "Icicle Child" thing?
A: Well, it's loosely based off of Tori Amos' song "Icicle". In a
broad sense, the song talks about taking the things about yourself
that you find to be shamefull, and finding beauty in them. I started
using it at about the time I started posting to
alt.fan.harry-potter, but I didn't expect to keep the nickname. But
I did.

Well, I'd love to tell you more, but I need to go get breakfast. My
e-mail and ICQ number are in my .sig, so don't be shy. See ya later.

~Chris, the Icicle Child~ (who knows how to make an intro in a small
town)
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