This is “L’art de vivre” by Renee Magritte. It’s just one of those days.
Some sad news: my program’s name has been changed from TICAM to ICES (Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences). This really upsets me because “TICAM” had such a nice ring to it. Sadness.
As a result of this change, this website will soon be located at http://www.ices.utexas.edu/~monica.
Walking to RLM from Numerical A today, I spotted a fully decked out goth couple, truckin’ along through campus, probably on their way to art class or a renaissance club meeting. What I wonder about is the dual life choice of “goth kid” and “austin resident”. It’s 78 F degrees today, and the wind is hitting us from the south at 14 gusting to 20 mph. This seemed to be causing issues for the mistress of darkness whose black version of the urban sombrero kept trying to free it itself from then tangles of her long black hair (dyed). Furthermore, even I in my brown shirt and dark jeans was feeling the sun, so I can only imagine that wearing black from head to toe must get uncomfortably hot (then again, they’ve got fishnet which breathes incredibly well).
Now, I’m not harping on the goth movement. Back in the proverbial “day”, I used rock out to The Cure, The Bauhaus, Ministry, Souxie and the Banshees, and the list goes on. I had friends who did the goth thing (too many memories of vinyl pants and bad eye makeup abound… thank god i was a geek). But for some reason this seemed to “fit” in Chicago, along with the punks, the hipsters, the business people, and the bums. Maybe it’s just that it was so damn cold in the winter that combat boots were actually the most practical shoe one could wear.
It is my fashion philosophy that one must always be aware of their surroundings when chosing a style. Primarily: comfort comfort comfort. One should never sacrafice comfort for the sake of fashion. Ladies, the “dress to impress” era is over. This is Austin, TX, one of the most relaxed cities in this fucked up country. Beat the heat. Burn your black tights. Wear a frock.
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