Black Canary "Back Ally Shift" Two years ago, I took advantage of this awesome back alley to make this crossplay as Black Canary happen. The LED lighting was perfect in assisting me with the right lighting in the right place, where I could create a scene similar to Batman and Green Arrow comic books, along with some fan artwork I drew from. The city of Camdenton is great for anyone who wants to do cosplays and goths without going to the big cities. Sometimes, the good old small towns tend to have what you need and want to make your day that much better. That July night was definitely one of them.

How do you convince the person who's taught you to always be brave and never give up, to not give up on themselves? Without being pushy or giving false hope? And how do you do that while being eaten up on the inside by anxiety and fear?

People suck (well not everyone)! Now I should hide away because everyone hates me! I'm too nice and passive! That's why no one likes me. Rejection after rejection for doing absolutely nothing wrong! I put a lot of effort into what I do today as a barista! After 2 days they said I fail! They don't want to see me anymore. That's why I don't want to live here anymore.

Goth is becoming more popular than it has ever been. Take for example The Cure cover "The Perfect Girl" that has by total over billion streams. Of course a lot of it has to do with universal feeling of melancholy, spread through TikTok. Just noticed that even TWIX uses Belarusian postpunk song that quotes Russian poet's words about institutionalized life, where death feels more cozy than life - but there's a desperate longing to face life directly, to cry, and to keep living rather than disappear. Btw, this Twix commercial got banned in Britain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7lBA5aX-iI While TikTok follows trends - and I'm quite surprised to see something as underground as Radio Werewolf being played by teenagers & young adults - there's also people like a clothing market in St. Petersburg (Russia), named Kissa Market (Kissa means Cat in Finnish) that isn't just a company but a whole philosophy and a collective answer to life's struggles. These photos market their own brand of clothing, and their shop in the "ruins of empires".

How's public transport in your country? Before switching to a train, I were on a buss where each seat had tablet, you could play Anrybirds and what not. I guess we have to make sure that people are distracted at all times!

Here's my compilation: "What is Goth (Video Album)" I recommend to watch it when you have the time to let it carry you and reveal what it has to give, like playing an unknown album from a library. https://youtu.be/A5LBLhRAew8?si=kSpsfreCwOrnY-sv

One hellacious 80's thrash metal band...check. One cheesy ridiculous 80's album cover...that's a big check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yut2c_7LMvg

I'm not sure what fuzzy foreign language is on those products, but if it's alcohol...this is the most tragic pic i've ever seen!!!

Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, I’ll stand with the parents of a murdered child. I’ll stand on the idea that protecting American citizens comes first. I’ll stand for our athletes who wore our flag and brought home gold. I’ll stand against medicalizing kids without parental consent. These aren’t “policy positions.” They’re baseline human values. If your entire political identity is just resist at all costs, even when what you’re resisting is the lowest-hanging fruit for common ground - it betrays your true incentives: power over people. The American people deserve better.

Hey guys, look what I can do! https://youtu.be/oNNlDOhW9ZM