Being yourself-Even Goth is a label

I talked to my girlfriend about this blog last night. She simply wanted to know why I wanted to do it. She is and always has been very certain about who she is. This is perhaps the reason for this blog. I have always been unsure of myself and my identity. Labelling oneself as Goth or skater or Charver or whatever is still simply conforming to a perceived image and ideal and still does not truly show who you are.

I have always been interested in alternate subculture, not necessarily Goth but the rock/metal alternate scene as a whole. I pick and choose elements of it and while I do not know or understand all of it, I appreciate what it is. I also however appreciate me and myself as an individual.

I own alot of clothes, looks, styles and images. Some day I may be fully Goth, others just a casual jeans and hoody number. Some days I may be Steampunk central on Monday, Cyber/Industrial on the Tuesday and superdry joggers and hoody on the Wednesday. While ones image can change, their mentality, personality, likes and dislikes most often remain the same, especially if you are happy with them, which I am.

My Favourite music is simply so diverse I could not list any. However I am not a fan of certain things that are quintessentially goth such as Bauhaus and Sioux. However I love lots of Industrial Techno Cyber stuff like XRX and God Module. On the flip side I listen to film and theme soundtracks more than anything. Game, film and TV themes represent the largest % of my media library and the most listened to tracks are mostly from the soundtrack genre.

The greatest objective will be the acceptance of my own look and style. I am very happy with who I am at the moment and life is ultimately great at the moment. Nothing is perfect but when is anything perfect. I am damn happy with everything. I have a job, a family that loves me and the most amazing and fantastic girlfriend in the world who for some unknown reason loves me and puts up with me :)

Life is good and with that comes the happiness in my image. It is not a label. If Goth is the word for different, unique and individual, then I am Goth. But if it is the word for dark sombre style and black hair with heavy metal always playing in ones ear then I am definitely not Goth.