The infrared scope of pointlessness

[cupcake_goth]

(Thank you, Fall Out Boy, for providing post titles.)

I'm currently at THREAT LEVEL: BANDOM, which is different from me just deciding to listen to the bandom playlist. Mostly because it's an early sign (warning?) that my stress levels mean I'm starting to hit the "Pete Wentz gives voice to deep emotional truths in all of his lyrics" stage, which is entertaining but a little worrying. In other words, it's a super early signpost for the road to Crazytown. 

My stress levels are high because a) being out with food poisoning last week meant that I lost a lot of traction on work projects. I knocked off a few of them on Friday, and today is about nagging multiple PMs to give me the information they promised to provide LAST week. The more things change and so on. 

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I can also tell my stress levels are high because I've been looking at blog posts/watching videos about Whitby Goth Weekend in the UK to decide if I want us to visit Whitby on our UK trip, and I keep rolling my eyes at the steampunk folks. Which is unkind and mean-spirited of me, but the romantic and vampire goths want our damn top hats, frock coats, and jabots back, dammit.

I've decided against Whitby, because my research has shown that any of the things related to Dracula are, well, kind of silly/tacky. (Part of the book is set there, for those who haven't read it.) Also, I'd much rather go to Glastonbury and roam the witchy and eccentric shops. 

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Guess who is contemplating adding even more talismans to the 24/7 necklace stack? No, I don't know why I feel that I need to, but whooo do I.

Comments

[sirriamnis]

I get you. I also feel like I need more talismans in my life.

Everything feels unsettled.

[danabren]

ERRRRRYTHING!

[staxxy]

I recently had an overwhelming, uncontrollable urge to buy small brass asian bells.

I feel your pain.

[trystbat]

I've been debating WGW for ages. Feels like a requirement, just to say I've gone (& I'm more interested in that than Wave Gothik Treffen, which scans more industrial, other than the picnic that doesn't seem to happen anymore).

Also want to go to Glastonbury in general, which at least is easier to get to by train from London. Some day!

[oldhalloween]

Whitby as a day trip was lovely. Wandering the abbey shooting photos and getting to see so many period Jet pieces was worth it. Picking out my hand carved Jet owl and skull is one of my favorite memories of the trip. We hired a driver for the day from York.