A question was posed at a recent late night gathering as to what I am. Since I am not one of the regulars the question has been kicking about for rather some time and came up for review again whilst I was present. After several espresso-fueled hours in which I was treated to more queries than the Inqusition has thumbscrews, the answer was finally decided.
" You are an Ultra-Goth! "
I'm a what? An Ultra-Goth..... Errrmmm, my dear young people, WTF is an Ultra-Goth?
I'm a grandmother, ffs. I have waist length hair that is more white than anything else, I have arthritis, one ancient cat, still run and play FRPGs and make an occassional sum tie-dying shirts, baby clothes, bed sheets and anything else brought along for my artistic genius with the dyer's arts. I make fractal images as means of retaining what passes for sanity. I drive a very old S-15 and preferred method of dress is actually a modern version of tunic and hose though the tunics are quite long and the hose are actually footless cotton-spandex tights. Both items will have been coloured to perfection via my genius in the dyer's arts.
I do not possess a single cross or crucifix ( I'm not christian though I do happen to be an ordained minister of a large non-denominational organisation ), no Victorian black velvet-and-lace gowns, no piercings except my ears, my hair has NEVER been some acid-bright colour not seen in nature except perhaps for the plumage of tropical birds and I haven't used even the barest bit of cosmetics since..... shall we say half of forever ago and leave it that?
How did they decide me an Ultra-Goth? Does anyone know what that means? How is that different from a regular Goth? Must I dye my hair black? ( It never was black when I was younger. ) Do I have to start listening to music(ians) with names that include words like dead, death, morose, blades, blood, fury and wrath? I really prefer da Palestrina, Music of the Spheres, Ibizarre and Tool, you know, with Rameau, Chopin and Pink Floyd ever being good in a pinch.
I really don't know what to make of being pronounced an Ultra-Goth.