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The other day my girl and I were in Barnes & Noble (we stopped for coffee. Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!) and while browsing the magazine racks, I saw one of the most unusual sites I’ve seen in a long time: A goth chick, with her mother, wandered by.
Now, goths, by and large, are not too unusual. But you don’t see them very often in full regalia in Texas. And this one actually new how to wear the “white face” makeup. I’ve seen very few that could actually get that right. Usually they have it caked on, and you can see where the makeup ends and their actual skin tone begins. And because they have it so caked on, their acne is that much worse. This girl knew how to do it right. It was just enough to give her that ghostly white look (and was obviously not because she actually has pale skin). She was also quite pretty. I had to bite my tongue before I made any comment. It would have been purely complementary, however not being part of that culture, and this being a teenager with her mother, (and me looking for all the world like a stereo-typical Texan guy with my black cowboy hat, black leather coat and jeans, and shoes that could pass for boots at first glance) didn’t figure it would be well received.
Later, in the car, Kem agreed with me that this girl really had her goth look together and that she was quite pretty.