Post Holiday Hoopla

Dear Spookies,

Well, another holiday season has come and gone. I hope you've all gotten what you wanted, made the most of what you got, or at the very least were able to lie low until the whole thing blew over. Goodness knows I've done my share of all three.

I should confess to you all, I had written a previous post sometime around Christmas Eve, but decided to delete it for a number of reasons. Mostly because it was extremely preachy (even more preachy than usual), and the post was a bit on the cynical side, and about 12 hours later I realized I had nothing to be cynical about. I am a very lucky person to have a family, friends and a wonderful Beau who all love me and that I have the resources to give them lovely gifts on Christmas.

Certianly there are times that the holidays get under our skins (like when they start playing Christmas music on the radio in the first week of November) and the stress can electrify our nerves to the point of wondering why anyone continues to torture themselves with the holidays at all. That's alright. Everyone has the right to feel Grinchy. Heavens know the only way I get through everything I need to do is by muttering "I hate Christmas" a few million times. It's not a crime. As long as you don't go and tackle the Pope, you'll be fine.

Now there's just New Year's Eve left to celebrate, which I have yet to plan myself. Parties bore me, I'd rather just have some drinks with some friends, play my favorite music and kiss my Beau at midnight, but everyone else seems to want a massive shindig. One of my friends even wants to go out of town, which I will not do. On well, hopefully all of my plans fall together sometimes. I'll have fun wherever I go, and besides, even if I don't do much of anything, there's an Outland event at Skully's on the 2nd that I'm planning on attending as my last hurrah before school starts again. Hopefully I'll see you all there!

I hope you all have a wonderful and SAFE New Year's Eve!
Love,
Miss Manic

It's Coming!

For those of you in the Greater Columbus Area who have been shirking their Gothly duties lately....I have news.

The well-loved and tragically homeless Outland Nightclub finds it's permanent residence! Ever since Outland was forced from it's home some time ago, it's been forced to find refuge in some of the city's kinder and goth-friendlier drinking establishments. Church has been held most Saturday nights at Circus (formerly the High Five) and Skully's Music Diner since May of last year, but it's time for our dear sweet Outland to find her own home once again.

The exact location of Outland 3.0 is still undisclosed, though I've been told it will be in the Brewery District. Somewhere. Apperantly other clubs also currently opening in the area (surprise surprise) don't want Outland to be there. According to their MySpace page, legal battle rages on, but the final pieces are coming together, so don't worry. The real Outland that the Columbus freak show knows and loves will be back on her feet soon.

In the mean time, keep showing up for Church on Saturdays and don't forget, there's a special event at the end of this month hosted by Skully's! Check out the CarnEVIL of Lost Souls on August 30th, presented by fetbytes.com and the Suicide Girls!

Links of Happiness:
http://www.myspace.com/outlandnightclub
http://www.outlandnightclub.com
http://www.fetbytes.com
http://www.suicidegirls.com

Feel free to drop me a line if you're gonna be there too!