Poll #5

[silverlinegypsy]

Weekly Opinion Poll #5: What do you hate about being a rural goth?

I know I've mentioned this before, but I miss dancing. I miss the "excuse" to dress up more often. Sometimes when I watch Gypsy 83 I feel this little tug in my chest, like, "Oh yeah, I used to want to get out of small towns." But that usually fades away after I turn off the TV

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[daoine_o]

i guess i don't miss dancing, since the places i used to go got so full of lookie-loos (you know, those 'gawk at the weirdos and freaks' normals that would be let in to the clubs), or the dance floors would be full of rivetheads thrashing about and hitting you, or scantily-clad chicks who thought they were belly-dancers and doing a right poor job of it...basically, the 'goth' scene and concept got so polluted that it ceased to have the elegance, grace, and beauty it once had. nothing lasts forever. (but so many keep trying so hard! sad.)

and as far as access to shopping, i never shopped at 'goth shoppes'; i have always been a second-hand/thrift shopper and would create my own outfits (outside of my mainstay corset, which was gifted to me by a friend); not relying on someone else telling me what i should wear, or risk showing up and seeing 6 others of various sizes and shapes in the same thing as you. the pickings are slimmer up here, so that's even more of a treat when i find a wonderful *something* for me.

i suppose there's not much i miss, really. i could still go to the big city, and go to those same old places, but they've truly lost their appeal. i can swirl and dance on my own, inside my house, or out in the wilds around my home. it's what's inside me that makes me dark, not what i have to show to the outside world. :)

[wieselkind]

"scantily-clad chicks who thought they were belly-dancers and doing a right poor job of it..."

ooops, I may have done that >>

[daoine_o]

heehee! at least you have a sense of humor about it! ;)

oh and i gotta tell ya, i just <3 your vicious lil' icon...as a ferret-person (weasel-cousin!) i find it awfully darned cute in a bloodthirsty kinda way. we're in a lot of the same communities, it seems; i've seen you before. :)

[wieselkind]

He's not as vicious as he looks, he's actually munching on some toast.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/funny-pictures-ermine-eats-bread.jpg

Yeah i think i've seen your icon around, is it Rachel Huntingdon's 'Vincent' ? She's from where i went to University and lots of the flyers for alternative club nights were by her.

[daoine_o]

"i think i've seen your icon around, is it Rachel Huntingdon's 'Vincent' ?"

yep, it sure is! i have him on my desktop, and in a pretty little frame on my wall, and also on a tank-top. he's so cyoote. :)

[silverlinegypsy]

Y'know, I had so many (non-goth) friends who thought that it was snobbery that made goth clubs carry strict dress codes, and I could never fully explain how important that feeling of safety is when going out to a goth event. I was pretty lucky in that the clubs I frequented over the past couple of years really made it a point to take care of their patrons, but I've certainly been to my share of lookie-loo clubs as well (and had much less fun there).

I love dancing in the woods, too! And I agree with that last statement completely. :)