Tomorrow is my 26th birthday.
And unlike last year (hellooo, quarter-life crisis!) I’m not freaked. I’m so down.
25 was a rollicking ride. And many of you were there by my (digital) side.
Care for a tromp down memory lane?
:: I survived my first year of home ownership (suck it, recession!)
:: I made an art out of crying in public (and my colleagues rolled with it)
:: I quit my job (and they threw me a party with rosewater cupcakes)
:: I went to Hawaii. California. New York. And Wisconsin.
:: I danced around the fringe of my romantic comfort zone (and emerged unscathed, with my brand & street cred intact)
:: I canceled my gym membership (and look hotter than evah)
:: I let my freelance freak flag fly (in living color)
:: I started Tweeting (Lord help us)
:: I grew my empire (no brainwashing required!)
:: I had my first legal scuffle (and handled myself beautifully)
:: I discovered good gin (and tonic…and lime)
:: I learned to cherish my worst case scenario (and wrote a post that uncorked some bubbles)
:: I found a mystical mentor (or two…or three)
:: I changed my course (and the effects were immediate)
:: I raised my rates (and no one flinched)
:: I kept it metal (and ambient…and techno)
:: I discovered the myriad benefits of Primal Screaming (especially when combined with laundry folding)
:: I had a few minor epiphanies (and some of ‘em resonated)
:: I rocked it out. And you were there. In part, or in full. With peptastic praise & productive pessimism. With whipped cream sparkles & well-deserved whiplashes. And I’m so manically grateful.
So. Birthday gifts. For y’all. Yes, ma’am.
I’ve got a refreshed, juiced-up, muscle-bound new version of my Self-Promotion Toolbox. And if you’re swift like a bunny on a caffeine IV drip, you can have a copy for FREE. First 10 bunnies only. The magic code is: RUPAUL
Zip zap zoom! And see you soon.
I have loved watching you bloom and blossom and flower and flourish over the last year – you are SUPER. No. but really.
suh-WEET, I snagged one of the downloads. can’t wait to read it, thanks bunches!
I hope 26 will be fantastic!
w00t! Happy Birthday ~ sounds like you had a full-fantastic year!
SAM :: You know I adore you, your work, your sheer presence on earth. Proud of you. Mad props!
CHELSEY :: Suh-weet, indeed! Send me some feedback, if you feel so inspired.
CONSTANCE :: Oh, it will. No doubt.
RACHAEL :: Full-fantastic, indeed. A real blender of wowza.
This only just showed up in Google reader which is a shame because I got excited that tomorrow (11th) is my 25th birthday, it was almost like you were passing on a baton. Almost.
A mentor? ME? Ohhushyomouth. But thanks for the sweetness, sweet thing! I hope your birthday is both hunky & dory, which I know it will be. Yay 26!
I said it via Twitter, but I wanted to say it again: Happy birthday! Sounds like you kicked ass and took names this year, and I have no doubt you’ll continue to. And thanks for the present ;)
Happy Birthday!
OLIVER :: Consider the baton…passed. December babeez rule!
MICHELLE :: It twas immensely hunky, and incredibly dory! I just realized that I don’t know what YOUR birthday is…HMMM!!! Time to bust a Sherlock Holmes.
OTHER MICHELLE :: You’re welcome! Enjoy to the max!
ANASTASIA :: Muah!