Aus.culture.gothic Show and Tell 2002
STATS
> Name: Miss Havisham> Real name: Eliza Emily Donnithorne
> E-mail address: misshavisham@hotmail.com
> Web page: Not yet, but just you wait my pretties
> Other newsgroups you frequent: None. I'm the monogamous type :)
> Length of time on the 'net: About 5 years
> Length of time as a net.goth: Nearly 1 year
> Place of residence: Suburban Sydney
> APPEARANCE: >
> Chromosomal makeup: XXX hardcore
> Age: 33 and no age issues
> Height: 170 cm
> Weight: 61kg
> Hair for this week: Black (to match my fake ponytail). Feel the need for another change coming on soon though.
> Natural hair colour: Dark brown
> Eyes: That bluey/greeny/greyish colour that changes with what you're wearing. Sometimes bloodshot, depends how cashed up I am. Recently discovered from a Lev post that it's actually called "Glas".
> Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Other: Only conventional piercings - 7
> Preferred clothing: I'm a moody type, so it's entirely dependent
> Your favourite "non-Goth" clothes: I don't really segregate my clothes into goth and non-goth. I wear what I feel like whenever I want, and if I'm in a goth club at the time, a lime green skirt is goth. I like most of my clothes. I don't like to choose.
> The daggiest thing I ever wore was: How do I select thee, let me count the ways.
> LIFESTYLE: >
> Occupation: Latex Librarian
> But I'd really like to be a: I'm still trying to decide. I want to be lots of things.
> When I was ten I wanted to be: I think I actually wanted to be a fashion designer then.
> Number of acg'ers with whom you've been "intimate" (snog & upwards): This is testing that question about keeping a secret isn't it?
> Availability status: Not. Fiercely monogamous, but I do like to look :)
> Sexual preference: Daily
> Religion: I take what I want from where I want and I think I'm getting by fine.
> Pets: Grace the cat
> Your worst habit: Procrastination, almost entirely indulged online.
> Perky/mopey/neither: Neither. I think more of myself as a connector. This is my new term after reading about Lois Weisberg.
> I would describe my dancing style as: Drunkenly
> Most of your money gets spent on: Mostly impractical things.
> Dietary classification: I eat just about everything - I'm a tummy gal.
> Liver: Except liver.
> Hobbies:
So many to list, but to select a few: reading, writing, painting, cutting and pasting (in the conventional sense), swimming, eating out, drinking, dancing, meeting new people, laughing, computer, talking, snuggling, movies, bands, sleeping in, frocking up, walking, shopping, tap dancing... I like almost anything that's not domestic.
> FAVOURITES: >
> Band: The librarian in me will try and go through the alphabet and pick some
random ones that I like: Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Beck, Bjork, Bowie, Mr Bungle, Kate Bush, Nick Cave (totally excluding the most recent), Concrete Blonde, Cruel Sea (anything to do with Tex Perkins - sexiest man in rock 'n' roll), Depeche Mode, Dirty Three, Echo & the Bunnymen (for ol' times sake), Faith no More, Goldfrapp, PJ Harvey, Hole, Jane's Addiction, Massive Attack, Marilyn Manson, NIN (& I love Trent's efforts on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack), Sinead O'Connor (early stuff), Portishead, Prince, Rammstein, Sometimes I get in a RHCP mood, Siouxsie, Sisters, Soundgarden, Space, Tea Party... this is taking way to much room and I'm more into movies.
> Love song: I can't choose one! There's too many songs for too many different people.
Some faves include: Stay - Shakespeare's Sister, Fade into You - Mazzy Star, Your Woman - Whitetown (the good ol' love that couldn't be) and the whole Tex Perkins "Dark Horses" album.
> Dance-like-a-maniac song: More by SoM (though it rarely gets played anywhere anymore)
> Pub: I will happily go to any place for a change of scenery but spend most times in local Newtown ones before and after venues.
> Club: Since the demise of Batcave, really only Vortex (and Necropolis):)
> Book/genre/author/poet: I couldn't possibly decide.
> TV show: I rarely switch on the tv anymore, but "Sex and the City" is still one of my favourites.
> Actor/actress: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Martin Donovan, Juliette Lewis, Adrienne Shelley, Woody Harrelson, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Ewan McGregor, Audrey, Ed Norton, Phillip Seymour Hoffman...and no doubt many I've forgotten.
> Movie: Too many. Go googling if you really care.
> Artist/artwork: Lots of artists but at the moment I'm having a Toulouse-Lautrec and Edward Gorey phase.
> Animal: I like frogs, owls, pigs and dogs. But I've become a cat person now that I've had one for 4 years.
> Food: I love a seafood platter, Cinque's steaks and lamb, big breakfasts and really exotic salads. A No.10 sandwich at Hot Relish (rare roast beef, sweet potato, roasted tomato, rocket). This is about 10cm high and the best sandwich I have EVER eaten. I also eat a lot of vegetarian food. Everything tastes better when you pay someone else to cook it and wash the dishes. A mighty big fan of eating out and do so regularly.
> Drink: Cosmopolitans, beer, red wine, liqueurs, rum, cocktails (pretty much in order of priority)
> Texture: Velvet, faux fur, satin, silk, skin
> Place to go: I like variety
> Way to go: Broom, chauffeur or public transport. Life is filled with extremes.
> MISCELLANY: >
> What got you into this whole "goth" thing anyhow?: It was the most appreciative sub-culture for my dress sense in the eighties, and the music they played was good enough to hang around for a decade or two.
> What do you wear to bed?: A snuggly boyfriend was the Spring answer, but I have to admit to daggy pyjamas for the winter edition. When there's photographic evidence I cannae lie. > Do you decapitate Jelly Babies and Teddy Bear biscuits before
> progressing to other body parts?: They're both too small to even warrant biting. If we were imagining giant Jelly babies or teddies that I couldn't possibly eat in one bite, I would start at the feet. The face would be last.
> If we made "ACG - The Movie" - who would play you?: Probably Juliette Lewis or Winnie the Pooh, depending on the day. > If one thing could suddenly appear on your desk / fall
> in your lap, what would you like it to be?: An unlimited source of wealth.
> What is your greatest fear?: Being successful in a BIG way. (I mean that as Big success rather than Big fear).
> Your last five holidays were where?:
Byron, Sawtell, Bellingen, Melbourne, Does Newcastle count?:
> Which cartoon character are you?: 2 parts Daria, 1 part Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure
> If someone's hitting on you - what's guaranteed to work?: Being single (me _and_ them), a good sense of humour and generosity with money. This should not be misinterpreted as showering of gifts (necessarily - though I don't complain) but I am just not attracted to people that are unnecessarily tight with their cash.
> Can you keep a secret?: If I know it's a secret.
> Who or what is your least favourite thing in the world?: Feeling obligated.
> What gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside?: Good food and friends, preferably at the same time.
> Anything else you want to say that you don't feel is covered above?: Why does your hair always look its best when you're dagging around the house
and on your way to sleep?: I hate that. Miss H. -- "If you get an email saying 'Iloveyou' from someone, you'd have to be pretty silly to open it." -- an unloved but virus-free lawyer on the tram
Return to Index Page