Of all things Ungoth

Greetings! Today's post will be all the things I like and do that are not Goth. (Probably will have randomness thrown in, I am sorry. :)) The purpose of this post, however awful it may be, is to share with other baby bat's like myself that you can and probably will do things that other Goths may gasp at and facepalm.
But also not to worry about it. :) Well, that's part of my reason. The other is that I really feel like posting something during the beautiful hours of the night, aka 3:00 am. Unfortunately I am rather tired so excuse me if this sounds strange.

1: One of my favorite activities is...*Ehe* watching high school/chick flick/romance movies. Yep, that means Mean Girls, Sleepover Girls and other such things. (However, this does NOT include High School Musical...I can't sit through that.)

2: I rarely wear all black, although it is my preference. Nasty bright colored tee shirts from my wannabe preppy/scene days still wander my wardrobe, I am slowly evicting them. :)

3: As I quoted in the above, before I became Goth, I was a mainstream follower...Er...you could say I was very interested in looking 'cool' by becoming a hipster, scene, girly girl, or prep.

4: I do in fact listen to quite a few non Goth bands, though you won't find much modern mainstream on the list. Mainly 80s classic rock...with the exception of Rascal Flatts, aaand a little Marilyn Manson/Evanescence/Nightwish.

5: I own two pairs of extra furry brown Ugg boots. yes, sue me...but heck, I'm in Australia and Uggs are the only things I can wear to keep my feet moderately warm. BUT, I have a rule of never wearing them outdoors. That is just nasty.

6: I tend to get awful 'girly' moments where everything around me is 'cute' and possibly pink. For the most part I hate pink and girliness with a passion but there are those moments...

8: Hardly anything in my room is actually black, except two candles and the tissue box. The rest is in varying shades of crimson and purple.

9: Of TV shows, I'm ashamed to say I kind of like reality shows. RARELY!!!

10: I don't have a bat as a pet. :P. I instead have 4 rabbits, 3 canaries and a dog.

Bleh. That's the end of this post. I guess I'll write another right now anyway as I want to keep awake...

Farewell!

Friday the 13th Things - 13 Books I Want to Read

Greetings!
As it is Friday (No, not the song. SHUT UP Rebecca Black), I have taken the next section of Hayley Calloway's survey. Here goes!

1: Unfinished Tales - J.R.R Tolkien: Yes, because I am a die hard addict of his books.

2: Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice: Because I need a break from Twilight mania oozing out of the mainstream.

3: The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice: I need to fill in space...as I'm not sure how many books there are that I haven't already read.

4: Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice: See above for reasoning.

5: Jekyll and Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson: Yes, because I am also a heavy fan of his books.

6: Les Miserables - Victor Hugo: Yes, because I haven't read it before.

7: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley: May as well, since I'm almost through Dracula.

8: Gothic Charm School - Jillian Venters: Every babybat looking for ways out into the world of Goth should read this.

As I don't really have any more that I can think of, I'll list the last numbers as my top favorite books.

9: Harry Potter - J.K Rowling: Yes, just because.

10: Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/The Simarillion - J.R.R Tolkien: I am a major fan! :)

11: The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S Lewis - Because it's amazing.

12: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott: Because I like a good Victorian based tale.

13: Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson: It's amazing. :)

A mini post: My Raspberry Muffins!

Greetings!
I finally got around to making those muffins I was talking about a few days back. They were originally meant to be blueberry but I did that last time...so I tried raspberry with good results.

Unfortunately my best muffin recipe is in the hands of my friend who's rather protective of his cookbook...*I stole the recipe from there* so there's little hope I'll get it back.

But here are the photos of the back up recipe's result. Looks more like fat cookies but whatever...

I am surprised they actually tasted okay considering my cooking skills...

Raspberry cinnamon muffins. :)

There were 22 in total, now 20 because of sneaky parents grabbing them.

If you'd like the recipe, drop a comment and I'll post it.

Farewell!

Monthly Post - 4th Month Goth

Greetings!
I am sorry that I didn't post this two days ago as I should've, but I had extra work this week.

Anyhow, moving on.

I just realised that instead of being 'Goth' for 3 months it was actually 4, so yes. SKIP! :) I was feeling bored that evening so I figured I'd host a mini celebration even though I am over that excitement phase.

Uh...mostly. *Shifty look*

As usual it was incense, organ and candles, although I kind of ruined the atmosphere by gorging myself with chocolate and potato chips. *Ehee*

Since my stripy tights arrived a few days before, I wore them with a puffy skirt, white frilly blouse and patterned black coat all day, with my hair done up in a high Victorian bun.

*I had been hoping to wear my hair in a more down style but it does have it's evil moments and right now no matter what I do my hair forms itself into a puffy straight afro. So I just channeled the puff into a nice puffy bun. :D*

When I went out that evening for a bus ride to the store, it was funny as I saw people taking numerous glances at me. The best part though was that they were mainly staring at my tights. Moments like those just make me laugh so much...

For the evening entertainment I watched the Queen of the Damned and even though I haven't read the book, I didn't really enjoy it at all because the storyline is full of loopholes!

(Yes, that's me. ULTIMATE movie/book critic. It's rare for me to actually kick back, relax and watch a movie without noticing it's various errors, however minor they are.)

Stuart Townsend makes an okay vampire, (But from what I've heard about it, he made a very poor Lestat) but the whole storyline was cheesy and error filled....not to mention the "Twilightish" ending. 'He finds his girl, turns her into a vampire to save her life and they walk into eternity.' Ok, maybe I'm wrong about this, but that whole thing just screamed Hollywood/Twilight.

And the loopholes, well...there was just too much left unsaid, the storyline moved too quickly and left various bits unfinished.

Oh dear. I've gone and rambled on again, sorry about that! (For fans of this movie, do excuse me, I just have a very bad habit of critiquing.)

On a brighter note I also watched the Rocky Horror Picture Show and absolutely loved it! It was so funny and well done....I still have the Time Warp song in my head. :)

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I honestly can't say I made any huge improvements this month...besides forming better hairstyles and outfits than before.

Just today I picked up a corset shirt (Plastic bones :(), a crumpled white maxi skirt for summer Ice Goth look, and a couple of vertical striped shirts. All from the Op shop. :)

Well, I have little else that's good to say, and I need to go bake muffins anyhow.

Farewell!

Friday the 13th Things - 13 things I'd like to Make or Create

Greetings!

Since's it's Friday again, it's time for another 13 things. (Thanks again to Hayley Callaway for creating this survey!)

                                            13 Things I'd Like to Make or Create.

1: A maxi net/lace skirt.

2: A patchwork short skirt.

3: A bell sleeved dress/shirt.

4: An array of carved turnips and pumpkins.

5: Paper Mache gargoyles.

6: A sucessful set of cartoon drawings of movie/book characters.

7: A Hogwarts inspired knitted scarf.

8: A pair of black bloomers.

9: Rasberry muffins, chocolate chip cookies and German mud cake.

10: A length of bad poetry. :P

11: A simple organ inspired piece on the keyboard to go along with my choir soundtrack.

12: A pair of vertical striped pants/skirt.

13: A couple of calligraphy pieces in Runes, Enochian and Latin.

Well, that's it for now. I'll be back later with THE MONTHLY POST.

Farewell!

Photo Post: Bed Hair and a Touch of Deathrock

Greetings!
Many of you liked the last photo post with the black/red lipsticks and Neo Victorian hairstyles...So, I decided to invent another style...Basically it's inspired by the big hair of the 1980s and Deathrock.

I'd watched a few tutorials on you tube for hairstyling and out of those I performed my own. So here goes! And yes, the lipsticks are back! Black and red/pink in use once again...(Due to a comment on the before post stating that I should swap them around for various styles.)

Note: If these look like bad quality, blame my camera. It really messed up today and made my hair look all dry and hay like.

The back is in a high pony tail turned bun, and my bangs and other hair are teased.

Heavy teasing in the front and a little teasing on the actual bun to create frizz and volume.

So, does black lipstick suit this style?

As you can see, my bangs need a cut.

This is the full side view so you can see the style.

Next time I might not do any teasing and just leave it straight.

The lipstick wasn't actually so bold looking, just thank my silly camera for making things out of proportion.

Fairly simple makeup here: Grey eyeshadow and black eyeliner pencil, black lipstick and bronzer on the sides. A touch of mascara also. Hm. Do I suit the more 'outlined' eye look?

Hair at it's puffiest. :)

Well, that's it. I like to think of this style as I fell out of my bed/I jumped out of my grave...with a side of hairstyling elegance. :D

For this style it's wise to use hairspray for full teased effect, but as I was lazing around I didn't bother.

Anyhow...

Farewell!

My Summer as a Goth

Greetings!

Just a few days ago I read on 'Gothic Charm school' that there's a new movie in the making: My Summer as a Goth.

I'm not trying to copy any one else's posts on this, I am just posting this for my interest and as general information.

The more people post about this movie, the more others will know about it, so please write a post on this movie, everyone!

My Summer as a Goth is about a 16 year old girl, Joey, who visits her grandparents for the summer and ends up meeting and falling in love with local Goth boy, Victor.

Throughout the summer, Victor and his friends help to change her from an average teen girl into a Goth, and this portrayal is quite good in my opinion, as Joey is a 'realistic Goth' character.

The film itself is about making friends, falling in love for the first time, changing your way of life for the one you love and finding yourself.

This film is undoubtedly going to be good, as Jillian Venters is the Goth consultant, as such you know that little to nothing can go wrong here, (In other words, negative stereotypes about Goths may be lessened a bit by this film.)

Note: Watch the promo video for production here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1759327397/my-summer-as-a-goth?ref=live

-And for those who've seen the Gothic Charm School videos, the music is charmingly familiar. :D

But unfortunately the producers need more money in order to film it in Summer of 2011. But, if you pledge towards the project, there may be rewards coming your way.

If you pledge:

$5: You will get a shout out on their facebook, twitter and blog.

$10: An "Oh my Goth" postcard and an "I heart Goth" button.

$25 or more: An "I heart Goth" sticker and above.

$35 or more: An invite to "My Summer as a Goth" Halloween party, on the 28th of October, and a surprise gift will be presented at the screening.

$50 or more: An "I heart Goth" Tee shirt.

$100 or more: A signed copy of Gothic Charm school book.

$250 or more: A thanks in the credits and a Goth makeover kit.

$500 or more: A walk in or extra role in the film.

$750 or more: A signed "My Summer as a Goth" movie poster.

$1,000 or more: VIP tickets to the Portland premier of "My Summer as a Goth."

$2,500 or more: Your name on a tombstone in the film.

$5,000 or more: A Goth getaway package, a one night stay for two in a local "haunted" inn, a guided tour of haunted Portland sites, a limo service to and from the premier, VIP reception and an invite to the after party.

(The more you pay the more you 'unlock'. For example: If you pay 500, you will recieve all the mentioned items.)

Note: Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on these statistics.

If you sadly have no money you can spare, then go ahead and 'Like' "My Summer as a Goth' page on facebook. Then you can receive regular updates on the movie.

Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Summer-As-A-Goth/264499370232274

Farewell!