I want my e-mail address private

Sorry, instead of "provate" I meant "private".

set up a hotmail or etc email for yourself, that way you can have any junk or email from friends go there, and it will be your own private email

Sam, It just makes sense to have a disposable email address. I use MSN, as you can see by clicking on my name. I use it not only on this site but everywhere on the net that requires an email address to do this or that. I go in once or twice a week and clear out the spam, but it's a lot better than having to do it daily on my primary email thru my ISP. You can also ditch it if things get hairy a lot easier than you could with your primary.

Set up a Spamhole account.
http://www.spamhole.com/
You can set up an account in 3 seconds that will last between 1 and 72 hours.

The problem isn't junk mail. You see, I use my friend's computer. He doesn't want my stuff in his mailbox. I think a web-based, free e-mail account should do it, but I don't want to give away to much personal information.

They don't check your driver's license. If you don't want to share personal information, don't.

Hotmail wants your State, Zip Code, Birthday, and Occupation. Should I, like, make something up?

if you cannot remember the information, so make some educated guesses, then you are filling in the form to the best of your ability.

perhaps being quite drunk while filling in the form would help

Sam: Yes.