Outfit Post: Corset blouse and Black Maxi

Greetings!
I've summoned up enough ideas in order to create another average outfit, but this time consisting of my new floor length net skirt and my corsetted blouse.

(Please excuse my dopey expressions and generally bad poses. I'd been out in the SUN all morning.)

My face clearly states how ridiculous I get when attempting to pose for a photo.

Outfit consists of: Black netted maxi skirt, black shorts, black corset blouse, silver cross.

All that time in the sun and I stupidly forgot to bring suncream. OH WOE IS ME...

Close up, my makeup is ridiculous as I only had about 3 minutes to apply it. My hair is just in braids and tied in a knot.

This outfit in general is not that uncomfortable, I wore it travelling on buses and walking a lot without much trouble.

However, the corset shirt in particular is a right nuisance. As it's a combination, there is no possibility of tightening it properly and as such it's too big and keeps sliding down. (Also I think it's a little too long.)

The skirt wasn't as bad, despite the fact that since it's a size about half of mine, (even as a waist skirt) it was still a bit constrictive.

Anyhow. That's my outfit for today, hope you found this interesting.

Happy Devil's Day/Night and for tomorrow, Happy Halloween!

Farewell!

The Elitist Club - And a few other Topics

Greetings!
I'm on a post rampage, so forgive me if I seem to be posting more than usual.

Things have gone fairly well lately, though I regret to say that for the Halloween costume photo I have gotten completely stumped on. I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!!

I was going to be a non sparkling vampire, but I don't have any costume materials...so hm. I think this year I'm going to have a very original costume...(Probably simple too)

Anyhow.

I'm also bouncing around in a flurry of excitement and panic, as down in Freo today I found a Medieval dress shop! Of course I forced mom in there and they had such amazing clothes I was ready to fall over.

As it turns out, I now have purchased a red and maroon dress with a bit of gold lacing at the front and back. Not as dark as I'd like...but it's so beautiful and fits me like a charm. Unfortunately said dress is being paid on laybuy...it'll be a month before I can pay it off and finally be able to get it.

Even though the dresses are expensive (Handmade) and selling fast, they have attracted both mom and I, and it seems that I may also be aquiring a second black dress, while mom is interested in one of light blue.

Romantic Goth, here I come....eventually. (After a month of working constantly....egh)

NOW on to the main post.
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I was browsing various Goth sites on facebook, and I seemed to have stumbled on an elitist club...a page dedicated to 'TRAD GOTH and cyber/raver/synthpop and all things modern' hatred.

It was...amusing, to see their 'oh so horrified' comments when someone said they liked the Cruxshadows.

On another fbook page they recommended this Ehow page...which was so crazy it was sincerely laughable.

(By the way, before I found the Ultimate Goth Guide, pages like Ehow were what I thought were 'Legit Goth' eheheheheee...)

            How to Know if one is a True Goth - A post from Ehow.

1: Look for color. True Goths bathe themselves in black clothing and nothing else. They may possess their own unique style, but it won't include any colors of the rainbow. They also enjoy indulging in medieval-inspired clothing, such as corsets, fishnet stockings and bondage attire.

 (OMG I've been wearing color lately, I'm so obviously not a Goth after all! :D)

2: Check the make-up. A true Goth always wears make-up, including black eyeliner and black lipstick. They may also use white powder to give a pale appearance. Their hair is dyed black to coordinate with their clothing, although a few extraneous dark purple streaks in the hair are deemed acceptable.

(OH NO, I forgot to wear tonnes of makeup and dye my hair black this week, I'm a POSER!...LMFAO...this is seriously more like 'Spot the mallgoth'.)

3: Identify their art form. A true Goth is an artist and performs an art of some sort. True Goths are writers, musicians, folklorists, sculptors and painters. They rely on deep introspection to arouse their creativity.

(Ok, this was one of the smarter points...this could be taken as a serious thought...)

4: Quiz them on lyrics. A true Goth knows every word to every Cure song. This step weeds out the Goth posers each and every time.

(Obviously an elitist wrote this part. Hmph, I may have a good memory but that's just impossible!)

5: Ask them if they are Goth. A true Goth never labels themselves as being Goth. In fact, true Goths never label themselves at all. Only Goth posers make such ridiculous assertions.

(Uh....to a certain extent that's true, but honestly, aren't you going a bit far there? If you're being questioned you might as well tell the truth.)
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Heh. Foolish pointers indeed, but this one that was fortunately edited out of Wikihow a few minutes ago is positively Mallgothtastic.
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         A removed excerpe from Wikihow's 'Get to know Goth Music'

1: Listen to real Goth bands, stuff like Cradle of Filth, Nightwish, and make SURE you listen to the Goth god Marilyn Manson. If you tell other Goths you listen to him you'll earn their respect fast.

(Whahahahahah....hahhahahhahaah Oh lordie. This was silly indeed. I am just glad this was edited out so that poor babybats wouldn't make themselves into fully fledged mallgoths.)

Anyhow, here's the end of this post,

Farewell!

Friday the 13 Things (Double post) 13 Favorite Hobbies

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As I mentioned before, last week I forgot to post this survey, so I'm catching up all at once. :) Many THANKS to Hayley Callaway!

                                         My 13 Favorite Hobbies

1: Movie and Book critiquing. (An easy way to say this is that I am a Nitpicker.)..Generally boring people out of their minds by lecturing on all the movie vs book faults or how many errors a movie or book had.

2: Knitting...although my evil school moderator has asked me to make her a scarf...but considering she's one of my main enemies, no ---------- uh, way. (Have to keep this blog clean)

3: Blogging, of course is another hobby of mine.

4: Reading Classic fiction. It's fairly rare that you'll see me with a modern written book.

5: Drawing comic strips and chibis. I fail so terribly at art that all I can do is a bit of painting and chibi/comics.

6: Studying history and folklore/mythology. My favorites are Celtic, Medieval, Greek, and Egyptian.

7: Writing humourous short stories. And a little fanfiction.....*Shifts*

8: Lecturing. It's a living part of me. When a topic is brought up almost always I get dragged into some sort of debate or lecturing speech/rant.

9: Watching cheesey movies and TV shows. Examples: Mean Girls, Supernatural, Bend it Like Beckham and Merlin. (Merlin is so mythologically/historically innacurate...but the fact that's it's vaguely hilarious and yes...cute....I have become addicted to it. Same with Supernatural...I watch it for the cheesy cute moments, so I can go Aaaaw. OR start fawning over the characters....ehe...yeah...

10: Photography: I'm terrible at it, but I still like to try.

11: Filmatography: If I got the chance I'd LOVE to work on a movie. I'd film, design the costumes, write the script or act in it....it's been my dream all my life....but everyone has dreams that can't come true. :(

12: I enjoy pestering people and generally making bad jokes whenever an occasion arises, several times I've been nicknamed the jester, even though my whole family is pretty ridiculous. :D

OKAY, enough oddness.

Farewell!

Friday the 13th Things - Favorite Actors/Actresses

Greetings!

Since I missed 2 weeks of Friday the 13th things by Hayley Callaway I'm doubling up now. This week is my favorite actors/actresses and what movies I like best from them.

                              13 Favorite Actors or Actresses

1: Johnny Depp: Corpse Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, Benny and Joon, Sleepy Hollow, Chocolat, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Edward Scissorhands.

(Oh yeah and just to add more....Nightmare on Elm Street, Nick of Time, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape?)

2: Helena Bonham Carter: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Sweeney Todd, and Corpse Bride.

3: Winona Ryder: Little Women, Dracula, Beetlejuice, and Edward Scissorhands

4: Kiera Knightly: Pirates of the Caribbean, Princess of Thieves, Bend it like Beckham, Pride and Prejudice, and I kind of like King Arthur, but it was pretty off...

5: Orlando Bloom:  (DON'T ASK!) Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, The Three Musketeers, Kingdom of Heaven, and Troy (Uh I like it somewhat)

6: Geoffrey Rush: The King's Speech and Pirates of the Caribbean

7: Alan Rickman: Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Dogma, and Sweeney Todd.

8: Heath Ledger: The Dark Knight, 10 Things I Hate about You, and Knight's Tale

9: Elijah Wood: Lord of the Rings, Huck Finn, and The War

10: Ewan McGregor: Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, and Big Fish

11: Anthony Head: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, and Repo! The Genetic Opera

12: Christopher Lee: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Sleepy Hollow, Escape from Witch Mountain, Alice in Wonderland, and Corpse Bride

13: Drew Barrymore: (AGAIN, DON'T ASK) The Wedding Singer, E.T, Charlie's Angels, Never Been Kissed.

Yes, I know. I am cheesy as hell...

Farewell!

Post - Goth Population Here

Greetings!
I am sorry to have not posted lately, but honestly I haven't had a decent idea for a post forever...I still don't :(, but I've decided to try. This post will narrow on the Goth scene within my city.
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I was pleasantly surprised to note that Australia has at least made a slight effort to acknowledge Halloween, mostly rubbish plasticy cheapness but I did score a pack of fake spiderwebbing which I've been gleefully stringing about my room. (Will post pictures of the room soon, just need to get a better camera. GRR)

While poking through the Halloween section, I couldn't help but laugh...this year 'Sexy Adult Costumes' have made it into the rather kiddie looking spooky section. Oh dear. Some outfits include the typical nurse, police woman, and WTF Monk?!! I really don't get how a monk would fit in...:)

Halloween is just getting sillier every year. Well, now on to the main point.

One odd note also is the high number of Goths that seem to exist about the neighborhood, none very fancy looking but still Gothy enough to recognise. I still feel like a shy freak around any other Goths though so I just gave them a little smile and observed them a little.

For boredom's sake I kept a count for the last month. That's about 20 Goth girls total and 2 guys all in the immediate suburb. In the old area where I lived that count would've equaled the Mall Emo population. Also in the count are included a total of 4 punks.

(I don't mean to be nosy, but it's rather ethereal like to see another member of your subculture!)

I have to say I'm rather charmed by this knowledge. At least this means that the locals of my area shouldn't be inclined to randomly throw objects or insults at me or anyone else as we walk the streets! Probably why I haven't had any trouble yet besides shocked looks, Haha.

It's just wonderful really, I've even seen little jewelry stores and whatnot run by Goths and quite a few are over their 40s...not like the usual 17 to 25 year old population downtown in the city.

Even deathrockers and people with a lot of piercings I've seen working secular jobs, secretaries, shop assistants, marketers and suchlike. Sure, some may tone down their looks to corperate but they are still noticably Goth!

Sorry for that ramble...:)

To sum that up, it appears that Fremantle is quite a Goth friendly area. ALSO is attractive to Goths due to the fact that it's a heritage city with lots of old Victorian or Victorian Gothic styled architecture...plus an old cemetery that's existed since the 1800s. (I need to go there...Grrr.....)

Now a quick spotlight on the main city, Perth, W.A.

Perth on Friday nights has quite a decent crowd of Deathrockers and Cybergoths who come and sit in one particular area late into the evening. Although I've seen that people give them nervous looks sometimes, some still sit in the same area as the Goths and seem to be quite friendly with our types.

'The corner' as I used to call it when I was younger, also is made up of metal fans, bikers and punks.

Lots of emos and scenes too walk around there, but then again, people from all different backgrounds and cultures come to Perth downtown.

 Note: *Hehe, Marilyn Manson appears to have quite a fan base...That's 8 people with his band tee shirts I've seen yet. But those are fans, they do not look mallgoth or spooky in the least.*

Ok then. Enough talk, here's to the end of this post,

Farewell!

Of Dislikes, Etcs, and Stuff

Greetings!
I come back to bore you with another post of utter idiocy. This time it's a random list of things I dislike, anything odd, and the Wedding Singer. :P

THINGS I DISLIKE. Please excuse me if I have offended you in any way. This is my personal opinion.

1: I really don't like hip hop, mainstream pop and rap...and in general most music from beyond the early 90s is quite out of my liking zone. (This does not apply to everything) The reason being is that the stuff today is pretty annoying to listen to and it seems like hardly any one can sing without the help of autotune.

2: I hate to say it, but I don't really like skulls and skull print on things too much. I don't know why, but they just don't sit with me.

3: For me to like a movie (Particularly a historical movie), the acting must be top notch, the script must NOT have any errors that make it sound like something out of hollywood, it must have flow, and there shouldn't be obvious slip ups or irritating people. (Aka Captain Obvious patrons.) Basically: Historical accuracy, believable plot, old style speech, no lazy modern talk.

For fun, here's an example of a COP. (Captain Obvious Patron):

Aragorn: "Draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength to march on the Black Gate."
Eomer: "We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms."
Aragorn: "Not for ourselves, but we can give Frodo a chance. We'll keep Sauron's eye fixed upon us...keep him blind to all else that moves.

Then the grand Captain Obvious moment.

Legolas: "A diversion."

*Yes, HELLO? Of course it's a diversion you twit!*

*I love Lord of the Rings, but moments like these make me bang my head against the wall.*

Most movies don't make it past my judgement, so please, if you want to enjoy yourself, never watch or discuss a movie with me. I'll spoil it for you without even trying. (Even movies that are my favorites still have me picking at them constantly.)

4: I don't like anime very much. I seem to only like traditional art like painting. (Again, I'm a terrible critic.)

5: Same goes for Hello Kitty. Living in Asia for a lot of my young life, I saw it every where and I was actually quite scared of it. So even now I don't favor it too much.

6: I like Emilie Autumn's style but her music is still taking it's time to crack my barriers. I find it okay, (It's growing on me) but I don't favor it that much yet.

7: I am scared of Santa Claus and Clowns...probably from too many horror movies and experiences as a child.

8: I despise some kinds of slang. We'll take a few examples. Barbie, for barbeque, Cat, for catalogue (this one in particular makes me feel sick every time I hear it), Footy, for football, Chook, for chicken...okay I'll stop now, but that's only a few of the most annoying ones.

9: I can't stand it when people have bad manners and spelling. My family's even gone so far as to nickname me "The grammar and manners police" when I constantly check them up.

10: Surprisingly, I don't like Joy Division that much.

Oh well, that's the end of my depressive list...


Before I put you to sleep with my rambling:

Farewell!

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!