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 Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:13 am
Sorry, I'm not very creative with thread names (part of the reason I never make any). Took forever to come up with this one.
Now don't get me wrong I looove my twin sister. We agree on most other things except whether pineapple cake is tasty. But sometimes her normalness can be annoying. Also I like to wuss out so I can avoid conflict .
So today I'm wearing the steamy ensemble I was going to wear Sunday but forgot. I've gone more subtley steamy before, and by subtle I mean brown outfit as my steampunk wardrobe is very limited. I've been trying to beef it up. So I put on my vest, necklace and brown skirt, and when it gets to the shoes she suggests that I wear gold ballet flats as opposed to boots. What annoys me mostly is myself because rather than say anything I just put on the flats and waltz out the door. I mean it looks okay, but later I tried on the boots and some black socks and those actually look better and much more steampunk. But if I wear the boots she's going to be all OMG that looks odd x_x. When I wore my subtle lolita she was all like "lawlz, trying to get as close to lolita as possible rolleyes " That's why I didn't even tell her I was going for steampunk and she still doesn't know about this guild. She thinks subculture clothes are okay to draw but looks stupid on real people. The way she talks about lolita's I'm really apprehensive about wearing lolita or steampunk.
tl;dr - I let my normie sister talk me into watering down my steampunk outfit to avoid conflict and now I feel like a b00b.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:27 am
It's your clothing. Wear what you like, or you'll feel weird about it later.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:32 am
Sometimes you have to be subtle in your oddity. The people around you can influence what you wear and how you feel. If your sister makes you feel weird for wearing steampunk or lolita clothing, then when you're around her don't dress as fully whatever as you'd maybe want to. You have to play off your situation, like knowing not to dress as guro-loli (injured lolita with bandages and such) to go to church or a family get-together.
I suggest you go all-out for things like halloween or costume parties (or cons or med faires or...you get the picture) and tone it down for everyday happenings until you and your sister can come to terms with how you choose to dress. Heck, she may even get on board and help you design outfits once she's accepted the idea of you being steampunk/lolita.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:24 am
我就是你们女生最讨厌的那种人I'm the kind of guy you girls hate most.Don't go crazy and quote my post style. Quoting what I say is fine, but doing my post style is kind of nuts.
talk2hand Do what you want to do. As long as it's not harmful to others or yourself, there's no reason to hold yourself back.
If she starts to complain and all that, just tell her that you like it, and even though you care about her opinions and you love her all the same, it's something you like doing and that she needs to live with that. Oh, and that it might look funny, but it's not like other peoples' hobbies and interests, so she should back you up, even a little.
I have an older sister and older brother. Whenever they do say anything about what I do, I pretty much tell them that it doesn't matter what they think (but we're not close, so it's a huge difference in wording; I'm sharp-tongued about it).
I hope you have fun erasing my post style, though.
John Stalvern waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were demons in the base. He didn't see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. John was a space marine for fourteen years. When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad "I want to be on the ships daddy." Dad said "No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS" There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the space station base of the UAC he knew there were demons. "This is Joson" the radio crackered. "You must fight the demons!" So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall. "HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons "I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill. "No! I must kill the demons" he shouted The radio said "No, John. You are the demons" And then John was a zombie.
对了就是那个臭男孩
That's right, that jerk.
The reason I did this? The more you type, the more gold you get. See, I'm really a jerk. Facts for the lulz of having them: Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer. Your nails grow faster in outer space, probably because of the lack of gravity. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves. In Klamath Falls, Oregon, it is illegal to kick the heads off snakes. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Lastly, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:24 am
See, the problem is we are almost always togethor (dorm, classes, church, social functions). I like your idea of easing into it and not saying anything.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:32 am
我就是你们女生最讨厌的那种人I'm the kind of guy you girls hate most.Don't go crazy and quote my post style. Quoting what I say is fine, but doing my post style is kind of nuts.
...Also, you can try to get her into steampunk and/or lolita. Then you can both be "odd" together.
I hope you have fun erasing my post style, though.
John Stalvern waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were demons in the base. He didn't see them, but had expected them now for years. His warnings to Cernel Joson were not listenend to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. John was a space marine for fourteen years. When he was young he watched the spaceships and he said to dad "I want to be on the ships daddy." Dad said "No! You will BE KILL BY DEMONS" There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the space station base of the UAC he knew there were demons. "This is Joson" the radio crackered. "You must fight the demons!" So John gotted his palsma rifle and blew up the wall. "HE GOING TO KILL US" said the demons "I will shoot at him" said the cyberdemon and he fired the rocket missiles. John plasmaed at him and tried to blew him up. But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill. "No! I must kill the demons" he shouted The radio said "No, John. You are the demons" And then John was a zombie.
对了就是那个臭男孩
That's right, that jerk.
The reason I did this? The more you type, the more gold you get. See, I'm really a jerk. Facts for the lulz of having them: Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer. Your nails grow faster in outer space, probably because of the lack of gravity. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down his films for you to see his moves. In Klamath Falls, Oregon, it is illegal to kick the heads off snakes. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Lastly, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:36 am
Certainly, by doing it little by little she'll barely notice it. :] I think you should be able to tell her that it's what you wish to do and she should accept that though. Surely she won't hold it against you?
Whatever you choose to do I wish you luck.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:05 pm
She's your sister, not you. Do what makes you happy. If her comments about the way you dress really bother you then sit her down and explain to her that what she says bothers you. She may not stop completely but she should lighten up. Point out that you don't hassle her everyday for dressing normally. If you are to the point you are double thinking how much you held back for her (the boots) then she is making you change too much. It is your outfit, you are the one that will be seen wearing them. Dress how you feel like dressing. Good luck.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:39 pm
Being a guy with no real sense of fashion whatsoever, I find it difficult to understand that someone would stop wearing what they WANT to wear, just because someone says they think it looks slightly odd. Is it really that hard to just wear what you want, and say that you think you like fine how you are if someone brings it up? I get that a lot of people are severely self-conscious, but for something like boots or lace, that's pretty tame stuff. Next time, just wear what you want, and if she suggests otherwise, tell her, "Shush, I like it like this."
Oh, and when I say "no fashion sense" I mean I'm the "stripes with plaid" sort of person, not a "socks with sandals and a fanny pack" sort.
Oh, and one more thing, if we're talking about pineapple up-side down cake, then there is no denying that it's tasty. xd
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:35 pm
I forgot what tl;dr means... I'm so forgetful... (I once forgot the letter "F")
I would follow blue_lutra's advice. You need people to get used to sudden changes. You can't expect them to not be slightly... bemused... if you suddenly go full on. It took me six months to move from jeans and a t-shirt to a shirt, waistcoat, hat and skinny tie and trousers.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:17 pm
Behatzlacha-S I forgot what tl;dr means... I'm so forgetful... (I once forgot the letter "F") I would follow blue_lutra's advice. You need people to get used to sudden changes. You can't expect them to not be slightly... bemused... if you suddenly go full on. It took me six months to move from jeans and a t-shirt to a shirt, waistcoat, hat and skinny tie and trousers. tl:dr is too long didn't read. aka the not wall-o-text version.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:21 pm
Thani10 Behatzlacha-S I forgot what tl;dr means... I'm so forgetful... (I once forgot the letter "F") I would follow blue_lutra's advice. You need people to get used to sudden changes. You can't expect them to not be slightly... bemused... if you suddenly go full on. It took me six months to move from jeans and a t-shirt to a shirt, waistcoat, hat and skinny tie and trousers. tl:dr is too long didn't read. aka the not wall-o-text version. I prefer: "Ow! My head hurts! I must have run into a wall of text or something!"
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:17 pm
Rule of thumb: Big beefy boots always look cute with a skirt. Also conflict is fun.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:25 pm
Thani10 See, the problem is we are almost always togethor (dorm, classes, church, social functions). I like your idea of easing into it and not saying anything. You are twins... sharing a womb does not make you any more the same person than any other set of sisters. Discuss with her you're view and stand firm that belittling your "unique" fashion taste is mean when as your sister supporting you until you do something AMAZINGLY foolish and life altering *cough*my little sister getting kanji she can't read tattooed on her wrist*cough*
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:12 am
I'd slowly slip into steampunk clothing... and once she notices most likely the reaction will be along the lines of "where did all of this stuff come from?"
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