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gement ([personal profile] gement) wrote2014-05-21 09:06 am

"Be your best self" Party on June 8, Sunday, 5pm to 11pm

Theme:

"I just try to be me as hard as I can." -- My sister LG, when I asked how her life was so together.

"Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman." -- Andy Biersack

Dress code:

I want you to be comfortable. And if you want an excuse to dress up, I want you to be glamorous. Don't worry about over-dressing, we will all be delighted to look at you. Don't worry about under-dressing, we will all be busy looking at USO Captain America.

Mood and tone:

I will have a lot of color prints of my personal heroes and characters named Robin stuck to the walls. There may be tacky party favors.

I will probably be showing incredibly cheesy superhero movies with the sound down. There will not be music or movie sound because my favorite party activity is talking.

I will welcome food and social drinking. BYOIntoxicants, I'll have some snacks.

Tributes welcomed:

  • Foods and drinks you want to eat or share
    (I personally love fresh fruits, creamy desserts, chocolate, cheese, and savory foods)

  • Job leads :P
    (my contract ends this Friday)

  • Eye candy
    (worn)

  • New friends
    (feel free to invite someone you think I should know)

  • Songs and stories

That last one... I care about stories. A lot. The stories we tell about ourselves and each other, the resonances we find in the world.

It means a lot to me that someone has offered to come to my party as a glamorous superhero.
It means a lot to me that someone has offered to belly dance a song of my choice.
If there is something you would like to perform or recite for me, in public or private, let me know.
If there's a song lyric or story or character you find meaningful in relation to me, print it out or send me a link. (More traditional media gifts also accepted with delight.)
If there's a thing you want to go and do with me, I commit to seriously trying to make time for it instead of letting it wander off into 'sometime.'
If you just want to tell me how you see me, I will sob all over you and be very grateful.

This is a long road I'm on, figuring out the shape I want in the world at any given moment, and all of you are part of that. Thank you.

So, um. Practical ambience question:
[Poll #1969005]

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaartyyyyyyyyyyy!

[identity profile] red-the-squeaky.livejournal.com 2014-05-21 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it'd be fun to see Labyrinth in the background. (You are the one who introduced me to it in the first place.)

ps. I can't believe I remembered my account!

[identity profile] dianthus.livejournal.com 2014-05-22 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Labyrinth would be cool.

[identity profile] dianthus.livejournal.com 2014-05-22 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Matrix or The Fifth Element?

[identity profile] sistawendy.livejournal.com 2014-05-23 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
I now have "1999" by Prince stuck in my head. See you there, good ferret.