*laughs* I stand corrected! I still think they look a bit silly. But then again I'm probably the only girl I know who gets absolutely no thrill at all from kilts. Darn societal conditioning! Cloaks can be cool, I guess, but they're so easily tipped into silly if someone decides to go swooshing them. I always just remember Dr. Spaceman's dramatic run in whatever episode of 30 Rock that is.

That skull is awesome. I wrote about it (the whole painting, actually) for an art history exam question about symbols in paintings; everything in that stands for something, from the memento mori skull to the crucifix behind the curtain...the music...it's one of my favorites.