My gothy validation for the weekend!

 Context: Someone on Twitter asked me for recommendations of academic books about the goth subculture. I rattled off a list, ending with the tweet:

"EVERYTHING by the beloved @LancasterGothic (Professor Catherine Spooner). I especially like Post-Millennial Gothic, but I may be a tiny bit biased around it. :D"

Then this happened:



Professor Catherine Spooner, the #1 historian/academic scholar of goth, CALLED ME A HUGE INSPIRATION. And follows me on Twitter.

OMG OMG OMG

:: explodes into a delighted cloud of sparkly bats ::