Small Fish in a Big Swamp: Glamorizing my Gothic 1.0

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Glamorizing my Gothic 1.0

I'm not one to take a gothic approach to my life, but throughout the course of 20 years, I've definitely gone through some rough patches along the way, with a couple I am currently going through. To give an example of how my life relates to the gothic, I will discuss something I am currently experiencing.

Before doing so, I want to make sure I capture exactly what it is I am feeling and experiencing to convey it properly. In order to do so, I will write my thoughts down and keep periodic track of both a timeline of events and my reaction to them. That's the best way for me to accurately recall what happened and relay it properly. Once I have written enough notes down to form concrete thoughts and knowledge on it, I will translate my notes into a coherent work to add here towards the end of the summer.

In my opinion, back stories are key components to understanding an individual's behavior. This specific story I have in mind roots back to when I first came to college, that has since caught up to my present. Had this story had a positive end, I would not be able to consider it within the genre of gothic, but as this ending is predetermined (to a point), I know the outcome is at best, bittersweet.

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Please enjoy the music selection I included for you to listen to while viewing my blog. Each song represents a post I have added, mirroring the mood and impact of it. Unfortunately, as I continually add posts, the music is subsequently added next, so the first song that will play is based off of the first post I added.

1. The first song I chose, My Soul, Your Beats, was added to compliment the fact that "More Than Just a Mouthful" was my first post. The song is the opening song to the anime: Angel Beats.

2. Second, you will notice, Daisy, which is a song played in Kyoukai no Kanata. This anime is a high school adventure/drama, and this song captures the positivity held within the show, just like the picture I included represents a very fond memory I treasure.

3. My most recent addition, Departures, was chosen because of the English translation of the lyrics. It gives a bit of a window as to what I will be writing about for my gothic-related story. To view the English translated lyrics, click here.

4. The Black Cauldron, while a kid's movie, deals with ideas far darker than what the average kid thinks about. Darker Than Black (the anime this song comes from) seems innocent at first glance as an animated show, however as the title suggests, there is a much darker side.

5. Sakura Kiss is the song I chose to reflect the second installment (check-in) in my challenge prompt. Since my challenge revolves around the wishful thinking that maybe I found love (then relating it back to the Gothic, because its a yes/no type of thing), the nature of this song sums up my feelings in 1 minute and 26 seconds.

6. The theme I thought I would write about- family, turned out to be the topic I didn't write about. But, the show this song comes from, Clannad, revolves around the idea of family better than the Earth revolves around the sun. A solid pick for: Proposal, Only the Beginnings.

7. This is a bit of a stretch. One of the main characters in the anime this song comes from, happens to run into various people who are alone and need help, so they form a makeshift family through a shared loneliness.

8. Sword Art Online, the anime Crossing Field is featured in, is first a great anime, but also has a great adventure plot. The Modern Frontier could not be seen better anywhere than in this show.

9. I have known for awhile I was going to use this song to mirror my last challenge check-in: Requiem of the Masochist 3.0. This is one of my favorite songs of all time from an anime, and arguably does the best job at mirroring its intended post.