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So who's this RedFish guy, anyway?
When I started writing The Red Fish Page, more than two years ago, I never expected to have 700 visits a day. I didn't expect to be awarded the Cool site of the Decade award, or to be referred to in Time Magazine as "The one site that justifies the existence of the Internet". And I Certainly didn't expect to be the first person to receive a Pulitzer prize for a web page. And I was absolutely right, because none of these things had happened. But still, some people did come to visit, and many of them raised some eyebrows. The common reaction is "I like it, but, um, what the hell is going on?". So, for the benefit of you first-time readers, here's a quick explanation about the characters and places normally featured in The Red Fish Page. If you Still don't understand what's going on, well... Can't say I'm surprised, but at least I tried.
Red Fish - The Main Character, Our Hero, The Narrator, Yours Truly, The Central Figure, Me. 22, Male, Straight, Red hair, Big nose, talks too much, fond of ruffles and Tori Amos. Currently lives with his family in a village called Destination, Iz, or alternately at a collage at the Holy Sea. recently retired from the ISF (Israeli Space Force) where he served on board the INS Relax. On his spare time likes to do stuff with computers with a phone attached. Weird guy.
Little May [Once and for all: It's pronounced "My". And yes, we know it's spelled wrong]- My Faithful Sidekick, Inestimable Companion, Old Buddy, Girl By My Side, Other Half, Best Friend. Short, Round, Female, Dyke, Funny, Impudent, and occasionally annoying. Known for her collection of crazy sexy funky cool clothing and hairstyles and remarkable ability of telling people what she thinks about them right to their face and getting away with it. An experienced watcher of movies, preferably very bad ones.
May has her own little corner in The Red Fish Page. Search for a new Little May's Page in every issue.
On special occasions, Red and May collaborate in writing the Page. It's easy to tell them apart by their writing styles, and also by the fact that May writes like this, and Red writes like this.
The Fish Family - lives in a house called The Fish Lair, in the village of Destination, somewhere in the green hills of Iz. The family consist of Mom Fish, trainee witch, and Dad Fish, computer manipulator - a couple of genetically supreme beings, and their four offsprings: One Fish, the eldest brother, last seen headed toward his own trip around the world; The adventurous Two ("Cat") Fish, who is currently learning to fly; Red Fish, see above; and Blue Fish, the future generation of computerized Fishes. Also included in the package as a screen saver are Kawaii, a cat and a rain god, and Figaro, a small dog with an identity crisis.
Red Car - An '87 Subaru, the Fish Family's car. Small, but friendly and bouncy, not once being compared to a puppy; the kind of car that seems to wear sneakers, intentionally getting into every bump and rift in the road and bouncing from them. Which gets him into trouble sometimes.
The INS Relax - Shark 3 Model Spaceship of the ISF (Israeli Space Force), where I used to work. Military service is mandatory in the Land of Iz, and being a wiz-kid, I was drafted into the most top-secret-of-all-secrets unit, the Space Force. I have by now left the INS Relax, as well as the whole army, to my great joy, but you can still read some horrifying stories about it in some of the older Pages.
Holy College - A small and not very serious College on the shore of Holy lake, near Holy River, Iz, where I spend most of my days studying an ALUGTOGAJIC (Absolute Least You Gotta Know To Get a Job In Computers) course blended with some moviemaking. Living Quarters are in the nearby village of Emmuville where I share a room with a guy and a metaphor named Israel.
