As 2010 draws to a close, I find myself in shiny-mirror-reflective-mode. The big questions loom large: Who am I? What’s the point? How can I ingratiate myself into RuPaul’s inner sanctum?
Baby steps, babe. My task o’ the moment = writing my 2011 Manifesto. Gonna unveil it on January 1, 2011. (I’m theatrical like that.)
Here’s my infamous 2010 statement, for the voyeurs in the crowd. (The Polaroid camera image came from the PixelGirl Presents desktop wallpaper gallery. Artist unknown. Clue me in if you know.)
If you’re freshening up your mission statement, personal mantra or manifesto — but feeling ick-yuck-what-the-f*ck-stuck — try greasing the mental wheels with my 2011 Manifesto Cheat Sheet.
It’s a fill-in-the-blanks formula, designed to trigger a few “ooh, yeahs” & happy shivers.
I’ll go first…
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Neon Chartreuse
TEXTILE: Velvet
FLAVOR: Chicory
ANTHEM: “I Just Wanna Use Your Love Tonight” (The Outfield)
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: RuPaul (always)
FANTASY MENTOR: Oscar Wilde (as usual)
TOTEM ANIMAL: Red panda
SPIRIT GUIDE: Celtic Selkie
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Franz
CORE WORD: Electric
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: Zoink!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Small Talk
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Melancholy
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Contradiction
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Jealousy
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Full-body crushes
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Real Leather, Eggnog, Medium-Rare Hamburgers, and other things made from (respectfully?) slain animals.
I’d lurrrrve to see your deftly-completed cheat sheets in the comments! (I’m a bit of a voyeur, too).
I combined my cheat sheet with today’s Reverb10 prompt about community: http://www.roomfornuance.com/community
I’m not sure I did the last part right, but this is what came to mind:
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Olive green, amethyst, ocean shades
TEXTILE: silk
FLAVOR: Java
ANTHEM: “Uprising” by Muse
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: The Band Mumfor and Sons
FANTASY MENTOR: Christopher Nolan
TOTEM ANIMAL: See journal
SPIRIT GUIDE: Sea Serpent
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Kate Monster
CORE WORD: Moxie
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: Kapow
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Wasting energy on friendships I don’t really care for; eating badly
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Melancholy, cold, haven’t seen a friend in awhile who came from out of town
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Conviction
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: “Why don’t they want to be friends” syndrome
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Friends I want to get to know better; cute ladies
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Coffee beverages, spinach artichoke dip, wasting time with people worth wasting it with, extravagantly soft things.
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Cherry Red
TEXTILE: Linen
FLAVOR: Pumpkin
ANTHEM: “Fetishes and Fashion Kicks” (Larry Beau)
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Cillian Murphy (I call him my bitch)
FANTASY MENTOR: Jim Henson
TOTEM ANIMAL: Panther
SPIRIT GUIDE: Vampires…and muppets
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: GoGo
CORE WORD: Smarmy
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: BLAM
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Reporting on celebs. Srsly.
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Rrrrrrrrrrage
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Depression
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Anxiety
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: The dead
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Cookie dough, The Sound of Music, Wizard Rock, deep fryer parties, having a tumblr specifically for the lulz
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Primary Red [always]
TEXTILE: latex
FLAVOR: ginger
ANTHEM: ‘The Pretender’ – Foo Fighters
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Dave Gahan
FANTASY MENTOR: Mae West
TOTEM ANIMAL: Lioness
SPIRIT GUIDE: a Totoro
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: McTofu
CORE WORD: strategy
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: GOTCHA!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: comparing myself to others
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: poverty
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: poverty
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: poverty
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Riches!
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Green & Blacks ginger dark chocolate, dancing like a loon to hip hop, GAGA, fresh ginger in everything and MAC russian red lipstick
I forgot to say that my Pretend BFF’s are also Cameron Tucker and Phil Dunphy from Modern Family.
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Badass Red
TEXTILE: Silk
FLAVOR: Cacao
ANTHEM: In Your Face – Die Antwoord
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Yolandi Visser
FANTASY MENTOR: Dita von Teese
TOTEM ANIMAL: White wolf
SPIRIT GUIDE: Trees
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Lolo
CORE WORD: Vuil-geboosted Passion
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: BOFF
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Complaining
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Gloom
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Patience
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Anxiety
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Wealth
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Cacao for breakfast, reading at work, sleeping late, expensive cosmetics.
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: lilac, aqua and powder grey.
TEXTILE: lace
FLAVOR: fruity Riesling
ANTHEM: Hey now, Hey now… “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Betsy Johnson
FANTASY MENTOR: Junko mizuno
TOTEM ANIMAL: Deer
SPIRIT GUIDE: Lynx
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Beebs
CORE WORD: Vagenius
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: SPROOOIINNG!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: pressing beliefs
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: (^_^) yes please
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: influence
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: selfishness
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Whimsy
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): testing out beds (and everything else) at Ikea. At least one day of the month where I don’t get out of bed, just for comfy sake. Gouda cheese steak fondue. Conditioner.
Oooooh, this is the best quiz ever! I used to live for these in high school…university…now… If I had put nearly as much effort into my homework, methinks I’d be the real-life inspiration for “The Big Bang Theory.”
Alrights, here goes:
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Red- -I always feel so much braver in it. I enjoy any loud, vibrant colour in general, though.
TEXTILE: Leather
FLAVOR: As chocolatey as chocolate will allow
ANTHEM: “Herculean,” by the Good, the Bad and the Queen
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Freddie Mercury
FANTASY MENTOR: Morrissey
TOTEM ANIMAL: Colt/Horse
SPIRIT GUIDE: Unicorn, obvs
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Smiley Kylie
CORE WORD: Confidence
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: KABLOOEY!!!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: Playing the “Comparing Myself to Others” Game
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Melancholia
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Resilience
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Poverty (relative)
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Pure, shiny, exuberant joy
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Kitchen dance parties, sleeping in, whiling my time away on the internet, being a repository for useless facts and trivia, rich body lotions, expensive skincare products, and sugary treats for any and every occasion!
Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: Turquoise
TEXTILE: Flannel 4-lyfe
FLAVOR: Paprika
ANTHEM: all of All Day by Girl Talk(!)
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Julian Assange
FANTASY MENTOR: Glenn Greenwald
TOTEM ANIMAL: This Thing http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/strange/eerie-image-captured-in-woods
SPIRIT GUIDE: Snow Leopard
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Adrienne
CORE WORD: Powdered
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: Turbo!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: “Sorry!”
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Neurosis
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Confidence
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Freezing up
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Unapologetic impulsivity
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Hot blackcurrant tea, even though it’s in a bag! Not heaping loads of unaccounted-for guilt on myself! My bathtub dreams! Dreams of the day when I control my life. My fluff crushes. My queerness (it’s not an option just because I’m with a boy, dammit.)
<3 this, thank you. :)
ANN :: Thanks for alerting me to the Reverb10 thang! Very kewl. And yeah — I said “kewl.”
KATY SNOW :: Yes to Muse. Always and forevs.
RACHAEL :: Um, what exactly is “Wizard Rock”? I have a feeling it’s my new favorite…everything.
GENNA :: Latex! Mua ha! Of course. What else?
LORRA :: “Boff” is a BOSS smackdown word. Nicely chosen.
BREANNA :: Fruity Riesling sounds sweet to me…
KYLIE :: Geez, everyone loves RED! I gotta get into the ruby swing o’ things…
MISH :: Girl Talk?!? Girl, we need to talk. I’ve had “Night Ripper” on perma-repeat for months…
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Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: White
TEXTILE: Expensive 100% Organic Cotton T-Shirt Material
FLAVOR: Thieves Essential Oil
ANTHEM: Runnin’ With The Devil (Van Halen)
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: Cate Blanchett
FANTASY MENTOR: Lao Tzu (since 1995)
TOTEM ANIMAL: Baby Bull With Full Grown Horns, But Sweet Like A Bunny
SPIRIT GUIDE: Selenite
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: Princess of Power
CORE WORD: Red Ribbon Wrapped Allowing
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: Crack!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: “So what do you do…?”
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: Silence
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: Desireless
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: Jealousy & Jealously & Jealously
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, & Sugar-Free Cookies
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): Gossip Girl Marathons, Items Of White + Gray, Cult Leader Aspirations
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Sensory Surroundings, Sights & Sounds:
POWER COLOR: yellow
TEXTILE: cardboard
FLAVOR: chocolate
ANTHEM: love street
Fantasy, Mystery, Magic & Mirroring:
PRETEND BFF: lady gaga
FANTASY MENTOR: yoko ono
TOTEM ANIMAL: bumble bee
SPIRIT GUIDE: white rabbit
Mantras, Monikers & Mind Anchors:
CHOSEN NICKNAME: lovefist
CORE WORD: good
SUPERHERO SMACKDOWN WORD: kazoooo!
STOP IT, DAMMIT: negativity
Emotions & Electrical Impulses:
GENTLY SPOONING: happiness
MAKING FRIENDS WITH: intuition
CEREMONIOUSLY BURNING: anxiety
INVITING OVER FOR TEA: passion
Oh, And…
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE(s): ice cream, chucks with dresses, rubbing one out
(!)
this was fun + very enlightening