EDW: Interior Design

It’s 2008! Blimey. What with all the navel gazing, introspection, reconciliations and petty drama, I’d taken my eye off the New Year ball. This is the time for resolutions, for trying to stop all those bad habits and make empty promises to do everything better. Even Dita’s at it, resolving to be ‘more eccentric’ as this LA Times article attests. There’s a fine line between ‘eccentricity’ and ‘care in the community’ (just ask Isabella Blow), and it’s a line I’ve wobbled along for much of my life – not just sartorially either. Furthermore, having worn a ball gown to Sainsburys, I feel duty bound to warn Dita that one must take especial care not to get it tangled up in the wheels of the shopping trolley. So, having made no effort thus far to articulate my aspirations for the next twelve months, I shall do so now.

In no particular order, this year I intend to:

Walk on fire
Train in a more focused way to increase my pole/trapeze/hoop prowess
Develop three acts and perform them regularly
Finish writing my bleeding pole dance book and get the damn thing published (finally)
Learn to dance the Charleston
Visit Berlin
Visit New York City
Visit Sark
Own this Fifi Chachnil set of lingerie
Not be such a pussy about promoting myself

Embedded in these intentions is stuff about longer term goals and life changes that I’m not ready to share, and rather than make resolutions, I like to give myself positive, tangible targets to achieve – with the exception of the last one that is. And on that note, I’ve decided that while British diffidence may be charming when played on the big screen by Hugh Grant, it serves only to keep one stuck in the real world – I need to put myself out there more if things are really going to change around here.

With that in mind, I’ve been thinking about redecorating this blog. I mean, I love the pink, I love the banner – designed so beautifully by Mac The Nice, I love all the awards so kindly given, but I just feel the place is lacking something to be truly Elegantly Dressed. While catching up on your blogs the other day, I realised what is lacking; a Bloggie. You may or may not be aware that the 2008 Bloggies are now running. Nominations are open until January 11th, I believe, and what better way to start the new year than by winning one? Sadly, the ‘Best British or Irish Weblog’ category has been scrapped, but you could still nominate The Pole Affair for ‘Best European Weblog’, ‘Best Writing of a Weblog’, or ‘Best-Kept Secret Weblog’. And if Clairvoyance floats your boat, you could always nominate that for any of the above or the ‘Best New Weblog’ award.

Blimey. That was harder than I thought. Asking you to nominate me for an award makes me feel embarrassed and shy and, well, a bit rude really. I mean, who am I to tell you what to do? And how bold to suggest that of all the blogs you read, mine might be the one you nominate. Gulp. Ah well, I’ve filled in my nominations, and the rest, well, if the universe thinks the appearance of this blog would be improved by the addition of a Bloggie, then so be it. And if not, well, then so be that, too. But hey, if the same names win this year as every bloody year, we’ll only have ourselves to blame, so let us start 2008 by addressing the Bloggies elegantly and giving new voices a chance to wear the ultimate blog accessory. Here’s to Elegantly Dressing blogs.