I'm trying to meet other people like me. I feel that the word 'goth' is slang and demeaning. I believe the word isn't all happy no matter what anyone pretends it is.

I'm a writer, so I can get across my view to the world, my view of golds and blacks and shades of gray.

I'm in college, and after this I'm planning to go to medical school. I'm hoping that the world will seem lighter for me, but if it doesn't, that's okay. I really am happy the way I am.

Waterman