Goths

Lately I have been getting into the whole goth subculture. Unfortunately, Syracuse doesn't really have a "scene" of any sort so a lot of my exploration has been through the interwebs.

I have always thought that the whole goth fashion thing was really hott but haven't ever had a way to explore the subculture. My high school had a few goth kids but my social anxiety was pretty bad back then. I spent most of high school hiding behind a book so talking to other people was usually right out.

And then in walks Justin into my life. Justin is Rob's best friend. Justin was the minister for my wedding (he and Rob have known each other since they were 3 years old). Justin also identifies as a goth. I spent quite a bit of my wedding weekend hanging out with Justin. I was like wow this kid is a killer dresser and a fascinating person to talk to.

After the wedding, I started to root around on the Internet for more information about goths. I started dressing in my version of goth attire. People told me I looked hot. I found a goth club called Vertex in Rochester that I went to one night.

Now because of the lack of anything happening in Syracuse I have constructed an idea of goth on my own. What follows is my idea of what it means to be goth. I think of goth as embracing everything and anyone. All are welcome in the goth scene. Goths like to think about those things that most people avoid, supposedly dark things, things like death and sadness. Goths seem to be such a diverse group of people that they are really hard to generalize about.

What draws me into the scene? Since I am wicked vain, I love that everyone thinks I look so good all "gothed" up. The fashion is so much fun to wear. I love clothes and make-up. Since I have never quite felt like I belonged, I love the idea of a group that is all about accepting those individuals that for whatever reason society has rejected. A lot of people involved in the scene seem to be kinda artsy and creative and I love that since I am also totally an art chick. I also love having intelligent conversation with people and goth kids are wicked smart and spend a lot of time actually thinking about shit! Goth music is also really fun. Voltaire = amazing!!

This post was even less coherent than usual but ce las vie or whatever.

XOXO,

Gnome