My first blog was all emo poetry, as I called it. I love having an identity, a label, even though I pretend to be undefinable. In the end, I think everyone likes to know they can be understood in one word. Goth, emo, punk, skater, preppy, nerd (musicals, math, literature, etc), loner....it doesn't encompass all of someone of course, but it gives someone an idea right away, and then we can shatter all their assumptions. I'm not sure if anyone I know would describe me as "emo" on first thought. I'm a nerd about literature and knowledge in general. I collect movie trivia and can name any one song and artist playing on the radio in ten seconds flat. But I do wear skinny jeans and recently cut my hair to better express my personality. I listen to goth metal. I wonder if this is all really part of who I am, or if I'm subconsciously trying to follow a crowd. Everyone is following someone in a sense, no one can be completely and entirely "original," after all, there's nothing new under the sun.
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