> How close are you in real life to the Tom Darden
> character? Judging from the dark theme of your personal
> home page, I'd guess that it's pretty close. Are
> you as much a social outcast as Tom is?
Even more so; I don't shower much. Seriously, I think you're going to find small parallels here and there for any character that any writer ever creates. I assure you that Darden and his anti-social misadventures are strictly fiction.
However, if you are looking for obvious similarities between Darden and myself, here they are:
1. My father died in an accident before I was 10. 2. I work in the computer industry. 3. My love life is chaotic.
Mike