Hope Everyone has a Good 2013

I spent all of new year's eve:

Watching the Rocky Horror Picture Show from beginning to end for the first time in my life. All I can say is let's do the time warp again.

I watched Night at the Proms for the first time as well, it is an Orchestra event that happened sometime in September, normally I'm a person who doesn't like 'normal' classical music but I rather enjoyed it.

I also watched the Popasia new year's special and retreated to my room after attempting to like the music that most of the people I hang out with seem to like. I never was a pop person but there is the occasional song I do like e.g Nu'est and BAP. I just listened to the Gazette, The 69 Eyes, The Cure and watched Code Geass and now it is the New Year.

All of this was accompanied by Pink Lemonade, mochi, candy floss and peaches from a can.

I hope all of you who read this have a good 2013 and you achieve everything on your resolutions and goals lists.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and has fun doing whatever it is they do at this time of year. We have no Christmas tree this year but it doesn't stop my mum forcing us into the same room for 'Happy hour' which is actually a lot longer than an hour. Well I just wanted to wish you the best of wishes and good luck with everything you hope to achieve this year and next :D

New Years Resolutions (in progress)

I just started reading a lot of posts from other bloggers about new years resolutions and I was interested enough to try and think of writing some of my own. It's not quite the new year yet but I'm listing them early so I can get organised and at least try to achieve some or all of them. The idea of having goals might add a little bit of a purpose to my otherwise gamer/anime watcher/musical life.

1. Actually start learning music in my band instead of sitting around every lunch time talking about it.  So far we just do covers of songs we like but we  recently got offered a deal that if we learn some Japanese rock songs well we get use a friends of our's recording studio. I play bass and keyboard, we also have a vocalist, guitarist and drummer who originally all had no idea how to play their instruments so I'm proud. We have an ever changing name which is currently Bloody Crossing I believe.

2. Start attempting to make friends/getting involved with other human beings. This one will probably be the hardest, I do sit with people at school and do basic communication but not much else. I find that I just get tired of being around people and just need to be alone a lot (introvert) but I will try.

3. Get A's in every subject. I used to be a good student before I started skipping classes and living behind the school shed reading books. Now I regret it to the extreme and am going to study seriously and try to get back to what I had. This is for my parents and myself because I know they have been looking down on my grades, they also pay for me to go to learn at school.

4. Try to look better. I don't necessarily mean prettier, I mean most of the things I wear are what you might wear by yourself at home not in the light of day. (Also on that point I should probably fix up my sleeping patterns...) Currently I am slowly giving away small clothes and thrifting for new clothes. I have also started brushing my hair, what is happening to me? haha

Emilie Autumn coming to Australia

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Emilie Autumn is coming to perform her Fight Like a Girl around Australia in March 2013. All shows are 18+ but it's the thought that counts right?

Emilie Autumn Australian Tour

Thu 18 Mar	Metro Theatre	NSW
Fri 19 Mar	The Esplanade Hotel - Gershwin Room	VIC
Sat 20 Mar	The Zoo	QLD

She has been one of my favourite singers and musicians since I was 11 and now finally she is coming to Australia. 

No one that I listen ever comes to Australia, until 2013 where a Dutch band called Epica is also touring here. The world must really be ending, time to get prepared in the bomb shelter (/ ^_^)/

Skyfall

Yesterday I attempted to dye my hair blue, I have tried this before even with bleach and each time my hair seems to reject the dye. It's a bit funny but bleach doesn't even work, the blue ended up dying everything except my actual hair (including a couple of towels). It was an interesting experience and next time I have money I may consider trying a hairdressers.

Today I watched James Bond in Skyfall, it stuck with the classic opening and overall it was a great movie.

There wasn't really a main Bond girl in it but there were several girls throughout, in my opinion there were a bit to many overly emotional stretches but the action was good and there was a few twists and comedic comments that made it better. Trying to figure out what Skyfall was became an adventure on its own and there were some hints before you did find out. Q is back finally and the ending was pretty sad but you expected it to happen.

Overall I would say 7/10

I wore a pair of black platform converse, ripped up tights as an undershirt, black sleeveless shirt, fingerless gloves fashioned from the before mentioned tights and loose black shorts.

Styles and subcultures

(This blog has been really depressing recently from what I've read and I thought I would include some of things that I find interesting and what I'm actually like) Recently I found some styles that I have been quite intrigued about in different alternative styles and subcultures. I have always been defined as alternative by everyone I meet because my taste in music, clothes and likes are always different than everyone else's but I never really looked into it and just took it as a word.

I was going through all the clothes in my wardrobe and found out I own exactly 3 items that aren't plain black, a green summer dress I have never worn, a pair of blue knee length shorts I wear when I do parkour and a red shirt that I diy'ed and have only worn once or twice. My goal is to go through everything throw out whatever is to small, I will never use and cannot be edited into something I would wear, then replace everything I give away.

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My music taste is pretty varied but most if it sticks to rock while the others are from anywhere, I just listen to anything I like. At the moment I listen to The Cure, The Gazette, Girugamesh, Emilie Autumn, Within Temptation, Skillet, Nu'est and Eat You Alive so a mixture of languages as well.

Back to the original subject the styles/subcultures I have been looking into are goth and visual kei which I find both to be interesting. They both have different aspects that I like and would hope to include in my style in future.

(This is my understanding of the different subcultures so don't take my word on it and if I do say something wrong please write it in the comments as well as your definitions of these things)

Goth

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The word often used to describe that kid that hangs out at the cemetery  is depressed or in general, wears a lot of black. This isn't always true, a lot of goths aren't depressed and a lot of depressed people aren't goth also some parts such as cybergoth include a lot of colour into their clothing. Originally said to have started around the 70's with bands like Siouxie (pronounced Suzie) and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Joy Division and the Cure! (Might be associated with the East Germanic Tribe in some way, I don't know) Popular literature is Edgar Allen Poe (I love the poems he wrote) and Bram Stoker for the obvious reason.

Against common knowledge there are actually a lot of types of Goth styles out there such as Trad goths who seem to go for the big backcombed hair and fashion worn around the time goth came into being, cyber goths who wear a lot of neon colours and a more futuristic looks with gas masks and cyberlox, victorians who go for the ball gowns and medieval finery and there are many other types out there and combinations of a few. Fishnets, spikes and platform Demonia/New Rock appear to be common as well.

I like the subculture because of the amount of variety of people, music and fashion involved (as I have been told multiple times by people I know who are goth and give me all kinds of informative lectures about all the things they like about it)

For more information about Goth there is a lot here: http://ultimategothguide.blogspot.com.au/

Visual Kei/Jrock

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Based around music, hair and fashion, this style is about mixing everything you want to and creating all kinds of coordinates and hairstyles that turn out looking amazing. Also started by music with bands such as Luna Sea and X Japan (and a lot of others just naming some very well known ones), visual kei is about making your own style, normally darker themed with black and greys mixed with brighter colours.

 It was started in Japan in the early 1980's, there are other kinds of Kei that are more colourful such as oshare kei. In a lot of Jrock bands I suggest you don't guess a persons gender because you may turn out quite surprised.

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Popular bands are The Gazette, early Dir En Gray, Girugamesh, Alice Nine and Versailles.

I like this style because of the fashion and great music, as of yet I haven't been able to get the hair quite right but I'm getting there.

Also I'm dying my hair blue on Friday so I hope that turns out well.

Camping

I just came back from going camping today and I can say quite easily that I hate flies and mozzies (proven by the fact that I went through a can of aerogard in 3 days). I went camping near a creek and much to my delight I saw a ray, which completely made my day and I have absolutely no idea why. There was a good view of trees and water as well as some shirtless guys with good muscles ( XD )

It was good to just sit next to a warm fire at night but I didn't like the burning daytime where it reached temperatures of 32 degrees. It was apparently the hottest 4th of December in 11 years so it does explain some things.

I recommend if you ever come to Australia never go camping during the summer. It is just too hot. Other than that it was a nice experience to see the wildlife and to have to survive without an internet connection. I might upload some pictures later.