Periphery of an up and coming sociopath (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} channelzero) wrote,@ 2004-11-21 11:53:00 |
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I stole this from azureskies, because even though as a general rule I hate livejournal memes, I thought this one was kind of informative about someone's personality in a way that a list of interests isn't. Obviously it's going to work best in the livejournal, not the real blog, so why not?
My journal is called "Periphery of an up and coming sociopath." To understand that, you have to head back to Sixth Form, 4 or 5 years ago, when I kept a sporadically updated journal which, aware of my growing misanthropy, I called "Diary of an up and coming sociopath." That name stuck, and when I started a blog at the beginning of 2003, I kept it. I figure one day I'll be able to change it just to "Diary of a sociopath" but it's a neverending quest to rise above the general filth of humanity. Call it a tragic quest. However, this is just a livejournal I use for commenting on other people's livejournals. It's very little more than a gateway to my real journal. The edge of it. The periphery of an up and coming sociopath.
My subtitle is "Shield your eyes." I like the idea that some people find works of writing so offensive, they destroy copies so that no-one else can read them. It's easy to silence someone, but a sheet of writing has its own voice seperate from the original author which needs to be attacked as well. Someone might be so upset with whatever's getting written, that they want it to be avoided. So, really it's my disclaimer, but like a fundamentalist christian outside a strip club rather than a 10-page legal waiver. The subtitle is a way of saying, "Don't read this." but with a certain alarmist touch which I find amusing.
My friends page is called "The populous". No reason, really. Just refers to everyone else inhabiting my world.
My username is "channelzero." Taken from Brian Wood's graphic novel, "Channel Zero," though it's almost certain that the title of that was taken from Public Enemy's song, "She watch channel zero." It's a neat concept, channel zero; channel nothing. Something that people might watch even though there isn't anything on. It's not unlike the current state of the country, with TV-watching zombies infesting every city. The reason I chose it is simple homage to an excellent book which influenced my thinking in a number of ways.
My default userpic is a picture nicked from Channel Zero. It's a TV which says "You have reached your capacity." on it. It's meta-televisual. On the screen you see a soap or a gameshow, but what it's really saying is "Don't bother trying; there's no need to do anything. Sit at home. No-one's going to mind. This is the best it gets." Watching TV constantly, like a dole-cheating chav/redneck is arguably only a step up from masturbation, for the pleasure:productivity ratio, and even then it's probably only more popular because it requires less effort to do.
azureskies, because even though as a general rule I hate livejournal memes, I thought this one was kind of informative about someone's personality in a way that a list of interests isn't. Obviously it's going to work best in the livejournal, not the real blog, so why not?My journal is called "Periphery of an up and coming sociopath." To understand that, you have to head back to Sixth Form, 4 or 5 years ago, when I kept a sporadically updated journal which, aware of my growing misanthropy, I called "Diary of an up and coming sociopath." That name stuck, and when I started a blog at the beginning of 2003, I kept it. I figure one day I'll be able to change it just to "Diary of a sociopath" but it's a neverending quest to rise above the general filth of humanity. Call it a tragic quest. However, this is just a livejournal I use for commenting on other people's livejournals. It's very little more than a gateway to my real journal. The edge of it. The periphery of an up and coming sociopath.
My subtitle is "Shield your eyes." I like the idea that some people find works of writing so offensive, they destroy copies so that no-one else can read them. It's easy to silence someone, but a sheet of writing has its own voice seperate from the original author which needs to be attacked as well. Someone might be so upset with whatever's getting written, that they want it to be avoided. So, really it's my disclaimer, but like a fundamentalist christian outside a strip club rather than a 10-page legal waiver. The subtitle is a way of saying, "Don't read this." but with a certain alarmist touch which I find amusing.
My friends page is called "The populous". No reason, really. Just refers to everyone else inhabiting my world.
My username is "channelzero." Taken from Brian Wood's graphic novel, "Channel Zero," though it's almost certain that the title of that was taken from Public Enemy's song, "She watch channel zero." It's a neat concept, channel zero; channel nothing. Something that people might watch even though there isn't anything on. It's not unlike the current state of the country, with TV-watching zombies infesting every city. The reason I chose it is simple homage to an excellent book which influenced my thinking in a number of ways.
My default userpic is a picture nicked from Channel Zero. It's a TV which says "You have reached your capacity." on it. It's meta-televisual. On the screen you see a soap or a gameshow, but what it's really saying is "Don't bother trying; there's no need to do anything. Sit at home. No-one's going to mind. This is the best it gets." Watching TV constantly, like a dole-cheating chav/redneck is arguably only a step up from masturbation, for the pleasure:productivity ratio, and even then it's probably only more popular because it requires less effort to do.
