I wonder if the self-consciousness is just because you tend to be so. The primary "uniform" at this con seemed to me to be "t-shirt and jeans," either something mostly black, or mostly tie-dyed, but I saw my share of polo shirts and short-sleeved oxfords. (There were also plenty of people in renfaire garb, costumes, gothy look, etc. The only time I felt distinctly out of place was in the fang-maker's hotel room, which was a decidedly dark and gothy zone, and I just didn't fit. But I was with Emmett and other folks who aren't very gothy, so we joked together. I made a joke about being willing to have sex with Bill Nye, and one of the very dark people looked at me as if I'd said I'd have sex with George Bush.
*gasp*
But later, other folks told me that they'd do Bill Nye just out of fun and gratitude, so I know for sure that there are enough different kinds of people for any open-minded, science-loving geek -- and Brian, you are one of those -- to fit in.
(Note: Many goths would honor wanting to have sex with Bill Nye, would do it themselves, or are at least accepting enough not to worry about who I want to have sex with. This tiny subset seemed to be very much into needing to be a certain kind of dark, and I suspect they also would refuse to listen to music that didn't suit their scene, even if they liked it.)
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Date: 2004-05-31 05:56 pm (UTC)*gasp*
But later, other folks told me that they'd do Bill Nye just out of fun and gratitude, so I know for sure that there are enough different kinds of people for any open-minded, science-loving geek -- and Brian, you are one of those -- to fit in.
(Note: Many goths would honor wanting to have sex with Bill Nye, would do it themselves, or are at least accepting enough not to worry about who I want to have sex with. This tiny subset seemed to be very much into needing to be a certain kind of dark, and I suspect they also would refuse to listen to music that didn't suit their scene, even if they liked it.)