After seeing Jilli's first video , my mom asked me if I was goth. I certainly don't dress goth, but I would say there are bits and pieces of goth in my life. tendencies/ leanings. And one of the early dates DH and I had , was in a cemetery on Chales Ives' grave. What I know I'm not is preppy -- even though I have clothes in that category. ( I was born minutes from LLBean). As far as clothing, practical first. Simple lines, and if the occasion warrants - big jewellery, shoes of note, of fabrics of interest.
Mal: Does.. um.. does this seem kind of tight? Kaylee: Shows off your backside.
'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
beth b - Jun 25, 2009 4:52:55 pm PDT #9403 of 28404
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
erin_obscure - Jun 25, 2009 7:34:32 pm PDT #9404 of 28404
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I seem to have finally settled into the Rockstar look, which seduces items from Goth and Punk, promises them pretty things, and then makes off in the middle of the night on the motorcycle.
And it works very, very well for you.
I am of the utterly lazy goth tendency. If it takes more than 10 minutes to get dressed and made up, i don't do it aside from very special occasions (like, er prom, which took 15 whole minutes just to do the hair!). In my goth-heyday the clubbing attire and makeup was a 20 minute affair, including tooth-brushing and corset lacing. I was quite proud of meself.
Now i just toss on a tshirt and comfy pants most days and call it done. Don't even bother with makeup. The downside of a job with zero wardrobe requirements and no f2f interaction with the public (i.e. potentially hot strangers) is that i entirely stopped trying.
Polter-Cow - Jun 25, 2009 7:43:41 pm PDT #9405 of 28404
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, but you'd look good in a potato sack.
meara - Jun 25, 2009 8:44:49 pm PDT #9406 of 28404
See, my problem is I WANT to be goth, but other than occasional fun dress up with corsets, my daily wardrobe and things I want to buy and wear and feel pretty and looking sharp in is...J Crew style preppy. More old-school than when they get too trendy, but...I start looking at the plaids and the colors and the twee prints on wellies and go "ooh! why aren't I a bit taller and thinner so this would look better on me? And and, oooh! KNEE SOCKS!"
Barb - Jun 26, 2009 2:47:22 am PDT #9407 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
The most me I ever felt in many ways was at the RITA awards two years ago. Pity I don't have a life where I can walk red carpets every couple of weeks or so. (Like, for a real reason, not a Paris Hilton sort of reason.) Which, of course, is odd seeing as in my everyday life I'm very comfortable in my sweats and t's.
Toddson - Jun 26, 2009 4:44:02 am PDT #9408 of 28404
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Aims, if you wander through here, any interest in this book?
Aims - Jun 26, 2009 5:17:19 am PDT #9409 of 28404
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ooooh!! Am I ever!! THat looks awesome.
Ouise - Jun 26, 2009 6:00:30 am PDT #9410 of 28404
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Eep! The website says my copy of Gothic Charm School is out for delivery! Soon it will be mine.
Aims - Jun 26, 2009 6:37:59 am PDT #9411 of 28404
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My "beach reading" for my vacay:
The Kite Runner
Oliver Twist
White Teeth
Twelfth Night
Gothic Charm School
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Woohoo!!
Fay - Jun 26, 2009 6:44:28 am PDT #9412 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oooh! I've not read White Teeth, but I read On Beauty a few weeks ago, and it knocked my socks off.