Setlist, The Loft, Sunday 6th May 2012

Prudish 9.30pm-? (close at Midnight)
Funtime by Iggy Pop
Damaged Goods by Gang of Four
Dancing With Myself by Generation X
First Time by The Boys
Kitty by Presidents of the United States of America
Calypso by Spiderbait
Deceptacon by Le Tigre
Seventeen by Ladytron
Modern Love by David Bowie
Lovecats by The Cure
Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order
Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
Send Me An Angel by Real Life
Don't You Want Me by Human League
Fade to Grey by Visage
Pussytown by Machine Gun Fellatio
Bad Touch by Blood Hound Gang
Closer by Nine Inch Nails
I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred
Master and Servant by Depeche Mode
Sex Dwarf by Soft Cell

(The Loft is more of an 'alternative' club, thus the lack of heaps of Goth music)

Loft Outfit, 6th May 2012

What I wore:

Cotton biker jacker: Deranged Designs

Shirt: Seibei

Skirt: Big W

Tights: Kmart

Winklepickers: Demonia

I've always wanted a biker jacket, but sadly I don't suit leather. I just look so much larger when I wear a leather jacket. I was so happy when I found a cotton version on Angry, Young & Poor. They didn't have the size XL in stock, so I bought it from Deranged Designs instead ($70). I was a bit worried that it wouldn't fit me, when it arrived I was so glad that it fit like my other cotton jacket :)

The next step is for me to sew my patches on it, and I really want to stud it too. I just have to figure out where to put the studs :)

I'm wearing my amazing "I'm Fat Let's Party" shirt from Seibei. The only thing I dislike about this shirt is the yellow writing, but it could be worse.

Blue lip balm from Morgana Cryptoria

Sydney, April 20th-22nd 2012

I was invited to go with my best friend, Merissa, to Sydney to attend Mr and Miss Alternative Finals. The event runners, John and Sharon, are from Perth and are owners of a clothing website and sponsors of The Crypt.

I thought I wouldn't be able to save up enough money for the trip, but I stuck to my budget. I had never been over to east Australia before, my first plane trip was to the UK in 2010.

We decided to catch a plane on Thursday, so that we'd have Friday to sight see (Saturday was for helping out with the competition contestants. Sunday wasn't planned).

We arrived nice and early at the airport. We grabbed a milkshake each and waited for our plane to board. The plane trip was alright, we laughed too much while watching t.v. and the lady sitting next to us gave us evil stares.

We touched down in Sydney around 11pm and caught a taxi to our hotel. We stayed at the fancy Novotel for the first night. I've never stayed in a hotel before, so I was super excited.

The beds were so soft! Merissa just flopped down on one and didn't want to move.

They had an Ipod dock, so I got to play my tunes loudly.

And a bathtub!! SO FANCY!

We got a buffet breakfast in the morning, which was really nice. It gave us strength for the huge amount of walking we were about to do.

Sydney from our hotel window. Low cloud, it was humid the whole weekend :(

Here I am, looking awesome. I wore a basic outfit for the whole weekend, just a black skirt and shirt. I only had two shirt, and I should have really bought three with me. I have my club outfit in my bag, I think I need to get better luggage for the next time I go somewhere.

Here is the lovely Merissa

Using my trusty phone GPS we set off in search of our friend who was to show us around Sydney.

I really, really love photobooths. We don't have ones like this in Perth

Sadly I lost them! :(

Me and Merissa joked that a cute guy will find them and have an Australia wide hunt for us :P

Merissa found a carousel and just had to ride it! :)

We finally found our friend, Madi, and she let us put our bags where she worked. Can you guess where she works? :P

Merissa bought a pack of cloves because she's awesome. I don't smoke, but cloves are very cool

We went to the Paddington markets

YEAH! I should have bought this.

Me, Madi, and a random chick in the background.

Trains in Sydney have two levels! So strange!

Here is Merissa and Madi

We took the train to Newtown which is the 'arty' section of Sydney. It has hipsters and good shops

People love this part of Sydney because it still has a lot of Victorian buildings around.

We had mexican food for lunch, I've never had mexican takeout before. It was so good!

Visiting some shops, this is a pinup type shop.

I really loved this little case, it was green glitter. Now if the leopard print was a gothy bat print instead.

The famous Gallery Serpentine

This shop was the best decorated shop I've ever seen. There were coffins and skeletons. Sadly most of the items were overpriced and the music section was all metal. Sydney seems to be a metal music town.

This is where we stayed the second and third night. Not as impressive as the Novotel.

We were in Kings Cross, the notorious part of Sydney known for it's crime and prostitutes. We were so tired from walking around all day that it was great to just sit down and do nothing.

On Friday night/Saturday morning some young kids got shot by the police. They were driving a car on the sidewalk and had run over two people. It happened right up our road.

Me and Merissa slept through this!

On Saturday we went with the contestants to the tourist area. They had some professional photos taken while me and Merissa took time out to just look around.

Lots of cute asians were asking us for photos :P

It was so cool to see the Opera House and the bridge. They're such icons of Australia.

This was the view from our hotel room :-/

We were still so tired from walking around that we rested for a few hours back at our room. Merissa had a nap and then tried to plan her music for the competition that night.

The venue was VERY unprepared. They didn't tell Merissa that she was DJing until Friday. Luckily she bought some CDs with her, otherwise we'd be screwed. The venue was not set up when we arrived, and the DJ decks didn't have headphones (The dude was DJing off a ipod, what the hell?)

Merissa was judging the competition, so I got to DJ while the contestants were doing their runway. Yay!

Blurry photo of my outfit.

Lace shirt: From ex-friend

Corset: Minx Corsets

Skirt: random

Boots: Demonia

I had a nice time in Sydney. I don't think it's as great as Perth though. I wish there were some better things to see, along the lines of museums and art galleries.

There were lots of people walking dogs in the city, it was awesome. I love seeing dogs :)

There were lots of stairs too!

Sunday was spent sight seeing at The Rocks. This was the one place I really wanted to see while in Sydney so I was very glad I got to see it.

We were so tired that we went to the airport early and just sat down. I bought a box of Krispy Kreme donuts for my friends in Perth. Krispy Kreme doesn't have any shops in Perth, so everyone is crazy about them (I don't mind them, they just taste like donuts to me).

Old School Goth

On Thursday night (May 3rd 2012) I went to an old school goth night by myself. Sadly my friends are not into post-punk and traditional goth, like I am. I was really nervous going by myself, especially since I had to walk into town by myself all dressed up.

The night was held at a pub, the event was created by one of the elder goths who missed listening to good music and meeting up with old friends. I'm very young, so I didn't know many people there. At least I looked good!

I paid $6 for a pint of lemonade! It was such a rip off. I had water afterwards, because glasses of water are free

Batcave shirt: Zazzle (on the internet)

Skirt: City Chic

Epic Belt: Ebay

Tights: Random

Boots: Demonia

Lace Gloves: Supre

Setlist, The Crypt, Saturday 28th April 2012

Prudish 8pm-9pm
I Am A Poseur by X-Ray Spex
Car Trouble by Adam and the Ants
Jigsaw Feeling by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Shaving My Neck by Gene Loves Jezebel
Brothers Grimm by Death Cult (Previously Southern Death Cult, who later formed into The Cult)
Head All Fire by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Baby Turns Blue by Virgin Prunes
Warm Leatherette by Normal
Lights Go Out by The March Violets
Lagartija Nick by Bauhaus
Kings And Queens Right Royal by Killing Joke
Disintegration by The Cure
All I Want by Danse Society
Shake The Disease by Depeche Mode
She's Lost Control by Joy Division

Inspiration: Siouxsie Sioux

When babybats research Goth music, Siouxsie Sioux is right next to Bauhaus and The Cure. I remember when I knew nothing about Goth music, I searched Internet forums for an idea of what I should listen to (this was when the Internet didn't have awesome information like it does now).The first Siouxsie song I listened to was Christine. My favourite song is most likely Cities In Dust, which always gets me on the dance floor 'pulling the cobwebs' with my hands.

It's no secret that I love backcombing. I used to have hair down to my butt, until I cut it shoulder length because I wanted to start backcombing. I wanted to look like Siouxsie and Robert Smith. I succeeded well, and no other Goth in Perth backcombed their hair. I was the only one. Backcombed hair became my staple, and friends who I only knew at the club wondered what I looked like with 'normal' hair. They didn't recognise me straight away in my normal day outfits with flat hair.

I've perfected my backcombing. The hairspray I use is Schwarzkopf Lacquer Taft Mega Strong Hold. I use a normal tail comb. I've regularly put up my hair, slept in it, and gone out the next night without having to restyle my hair. It's very epic.
I even made a youtube video about how to do Siouxsie hair! It's very old
It was only very recently that I shaved my hair so I could have a death-hawk (I've always wanted one)
I've also taken inspiration from Siouxsie's makeup. I pluck my eyebrows very straight, but I did this because I wanted to look like Theda Bara.
Here's an old photo of me with my hair in Siouxsie glory. I'm bending down, so my lower half looks really strange o_o;

I've also had the chance to meet Steve Severin who was the guitarist in Siouxsie and the Banshees. He came to Perth during our film festival, his show involved him playing music along to various film pieces his chose.
I got to meet him afterwards!

He's the dude with white hair in the middle. The other people are my friends.
I was a bit star struck but asked him a question. I told him that I had to record the show 'the Ascent of Money' as part of my library job. He did the music for it, and I asked if he enjoyed the show. He said that it was the type of show that sent him to sleep, and I agreed :)


This post is part of a theme for the Ladies In Black Facebook group

Sadness Is Lame

Hello Everyone,
Quick update to tell you that I will be heading off to Sydney tomorrow. Just for the weekend.
I've never been over east before, so I'm looking forward to it.

I've had a tough week, got a attack of depression and anxiety at work on Monday, so I took Tuesday off work. Generally feeling sad and blue. Jurassic Goth and my friend at work talked to me, and really helped. Trying to keep my head up for my mini-holiday