Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Atropa - Sep 13, 2011 2:09:10 pm PDT #29481 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Jilli, did you know that I used to be a Goth?

Bweeeee! No, you never told me! Are there pictures?

But I never worked out how to be black and be a Goth

I have a whole post on GCS about such a thing, and had many people carefully beta-read for me, because I did not want to do any well-intentioned white lady RaceFail.


§ ita § - Sep 13, 2011 2:13:38 pm PDT #29482 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Are there pictures?

Not a single one! But I have a suspicion that I posted on Goth newsgroups, with that very question--how do melanin and Gothery work together? I still don't think I could do it justice, so it's just dark vampy clothing on me.


smonster - Sep 13, 2011 2:55:24 pm PDT #29483 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Update. I am home, roommate is home. I don't know if she's read my email, but she hasn't answered. I'm out of the kitchen, I think.

Dear lord, so tired. One of my favorite bands is playing tomorrow, and I don't think I'm going to be able to go.


Atropa - Sep 13, 2011 2:58:21 pm PDT #29484 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I still don't think I could do it justice, so it's just dark vampy clothing on me.

Hmmph. I am certain you could do it justice. Man, I would love to get you all gothed up and go dancing with you. That would be so much fun.

But I suspect that your reasons are similar to the ones Pete has about how he's not a Goth. He says he's not into the music and the lifestyle as much as someone who is a Goth should be. Which means he's secretly an elitist Gother-Than-Thou type, which makes me giggle.


Nora Deirdre - Sep 13, 2011 3:03:59 pm PDT #29485 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Dear lord, so tired. One of my favorite bands is playing tomorrow, and I don't think I'm going to be able to go.

Aw, you don't have to make that call right now! A lot can happen between now and then. Also, who's playing and where?


Hil R. - Sep 13, 2011 3:17:16 pm PDT #29486 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Blech. I still feel all blah. It's just a cold, but my throat is killing me and I'm having some trouble breathing, and I don't have a fever but feel kind of feverish.


smonster - Sep 13, 2011 3:34:47 pm PDT #29487 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Hil, I hope you feel better soon.

Aw, you don't have to make that call right now! A lot can happen between now and then. Also, who's playing and where?

Carolina Chocolate Drops at Tipitina's Uptown. Here's one of my favorite songs of theirs - [link] And here they are covering Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'Em Up Style" - [link] Show's at 9, $16.


Scrappy - Sep 13, 2011 3:35:50 pm PDT #29488 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I love them!


javachik - Sep 13, 2011 3:35:51 pm PDT #29489 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Oh I heart them!! I wanna go!!


Nora Deirdre - Sep 13, 2011 3:37:26 pm PDT #29490 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Carolina Chocolate Drops at Tipitina's Uptown.

Let's make a birthday date to go tomorrow!!!