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Who are you?
To paraphrase Hamlet, that is the question. Although if you prefer to play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, what is the question that is the question? I'm not that dense, and I don't assume that you are, but it is fun to assume their peculiar personas once in a while. I've discovered, over the years, that it is highly to my benefit to describe myself, so as not to scare off potential 'customers' as it were. Let us begin with basic assumptions and explanations:
- You are a student at Northwestern University. The URL and the color scheme belie my allegiance and affiliation.
- You are a male between the ages of 18 and 22. It should be clear, by the lack of any significant research or scholarly content—at least yet—that I am an undergraduate at the university mentioned in (1). I am actually a student at the Medill School of Journalism contained within (1).
- Your name is Wes Meltzer. Your Ph
record contains more detailed information.
The first is proven true by the information at the top and bottom of the page. The second is only
available to students of the university mentioned in (1). - You are from Portland
, Oregon. You cheated! You read my Ph record!
Genuinely, this is a basic assumption without which we have very little currency. Much of who I
am was molded into being by the unique and strong-willed character of the City of Portland. - You like: [a] blogging [b] writing [c] media [d] politics [e] music [f] all of the above . The correct answer is [f], which is evidenced by the links available in image form at the top of the page.
- More information is available here. Otherwise, I would not be giving you much detailed information, nu?
In the peculiar situation that it should not be painfully obvious to the reader—as my audience is as yet limited—I must note that much of the humor is derived from that juvenile pleasure we call Monty Python and the Holy Grail or from that more mature movie Monty Python and the Life of Brian, both excellent movies which I own on DVD for good cause. Wherever the humor is not derived from that, it will usually be cited in mostly correct Modern Language Association form. (I will confess to not citing my very first joke, on the Home page. It is a repurpose of a famous Talking Heads song, "Once in a Lifetime", about a guy who discovers that he leads a life entirely differently from the one he remembers.)
More general information that you may want to know: I am not just a journalism
student but someone who is interested in further pursuits, to include history and international
studies and politics and foreign language. I am an avid computer user, especially of Macs like
my titanium Powerbook G4, a prolific writer—often
without any desire of publication—and a reasonable person 90% of the time. I think of myself
that way, at very least.
For those of you in search of more information, it is to be found! See specific
information.
(mwm223), Webmaster, 2002