Teen Gothic

I'm truly and absolutely fuming today.

I had an interview yesterday for a night porter job – it went well, I interviewed with him before a year ago – and he said that we should schedule a trial shift for tonight.

After trying to get my sleeping pattern in order, buying food for tonight, as well as my £4.94 train ticket, he cancels on me stating that he's worried about me getting to work in the winter. Having already brought this up yesterday, and rebuffing his statements, I respectfully said to him, that it's not his decision to make and asked for reimbursement on my train ticket, as it's the least he could do for wasting my time.

I have had no answer yet. But we must stop being soft with these employers.

I'm changing my CV to a general location, since they like to discriminate geographically.

I'm feeling lazy and uncreative this week so here is Unofficial Seething Sunday no frills. Go nuts, you know what to do.

Weird things at the gig I DJed this weekend. First it was reduced to only one room because the venue got scared due to low pre-sales. So my modern post punk/darkwave set was cut. No matter, I'll do something else with it. Funny thing is we had a great turnout (around 90 paid entries all up) and they want to do it again in September. And the venue is stoked as the bar was busy all night. Maybe two rooms next time.

I was playing a vs set so 2 DJs it is hard to get music to transition smooth plus we are playing to the crowd so as long as they are happy and dancing we don't care. I dropped a clanger and killed the floor with one song (it seems a techno mix of Yakety Sax is too cringey for even weeaboos and nerds to dance to yet I played an industrialised version of it a few years back at Cybermorph and they loved it) but we got it back and even better within the next 2 songs. Overall the set was great, the crowd loved it and other DJs who played loved it too in spite of not doing any "real" technical DJing.

Then there was the heckler. He wanted to talk and I could barely hear him. Initially I thought he had a request but he just wanted to tell us we were shit, the music was shit and nothing was matching up before he left drunkenly stumbling up the stairs.

I found out after he was badmouthing us in the beer garden to Marcus – the organiser and head DJ. Apparently he could do better and he's a DJ with a whopping three years experience. When Marcus told me I laughed as I have been DJing for over 15 years and Mike (the other vs DJ) for over 10. I don't think he got what we were doing yet for the majority of the set the dancefloor was full. What can I say, we know our people in spite of me bringing too many pop hardstyle remixes to a meme fight.

After the heckler left for my next song I dedicated it to him before hitting play. A hardstyle remix of ABCDEFU. Never bait the troll DJs.

Also my legs hurt today. How are you doing?

So many pretty lights in the sky. Not everyone gets to see them. And those cool photos need to be taken with a camera in night mode. And general best places to see are on top of hills or on the coast.

On top of hills or beachfront property. How convenient for rich people. While us plains dwelling plebs can only see a glow over the houses and trees. And that's if light pollution does not drown it out.

Pity the people who can only see clouds. This silver lining is covered in clouds. Why is the sun wearing flares anyway? Grumble grumble.

I can't be bothered complaining about anything right now. Is that a complaint about not having any complaints? Like, it could change later. Might have plenty to complain about later. Maybe even something goth related because we are in r/goth after all.

But don't let that stop you if you got a gripe right now. Go for it!

This week has been awful. More to come in a comment later.

Also the popcorn you are eating has been pissed in, film at eleven.

Ugh. My so-called "better half" has roped me into taking her to an event called Yacht Rock Revival. It's an Adelaide Fringe event with a Melbourne party band (of the same name) playing a bunch of soft rock from the late 70s to early 80s.

Bloody soft rock! I hate soft rock! It is so… nothing! My idea of easy listening is Einstürzende Neubauten and Kraftwerk! Maybe Lycia or Cocteau Twins if I'm feeling particularly slow today.

I looked up the band and they have a repertoire list. I despaired. They have maybe one song on it I can tolerate and that's only as a joke. No doubt next Unofficial Seething Sunday I will be complaining about going to the blandest event ever as it is on Friday. Woe is Aytakk!

So, what you got?

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Another week of minor annoyances, grumbles and general irritations. Just let me finish work so I can relax already! Those goth tunes won't listen to themselves!

How about you?

Sigh… so much anxiety the past few days. Anyone else having a bad time of things lately? Here's the place to say something if you want.

Can be goth related or not. We have a little freedom regarding that here.

Well, it is New Years Eve. If you want to complain about the things that went wrong for you this year this is the place.

2023 was pretty up and down for me. But I feel like 2022 was worse.

Now if you'll excuse me there is less than 4 hours of 2023 left (Yay Australia living in the future compared to you Europeans and Americans) and I have no plans on spending them sober.