Saturday, May 14, 2011

Alternate Persona Proposals

I honestly struggled to come up with this small list. Creating an alternative persona requires knowing who I already am and what my characteristics are. At nineteen years old, I'm not really sure who I am yet. But I've come up with a few ideas that either take my qualities to an extreme or are pretty opposite.


SoCal Girl: People assumed I wouldn't be happy at SB because I'm not tall, blonde or thin. I didn't fit the stereotype, and my friends back home assumed everyone here was shallow and only interested in looking good instead of being a good person. For this idea I would try to embody the typical "SB/Southern California" girl, including physical appearance and mannerisms. I'm not trying to insult people from SoCal or make fun of anyone, but I want to prove that the 48 hrs I spend being perfect/perky/made up/etc aren't necessarily any better than the days I spend as my normal brunette, quiet and short self.

Disney Princess: This isn't really an alternate persona because secretly I am a princess (just kidding, but I am super girly). As a kid I used to wear tutus and dresses everywhere, and at grocery stores adults would ask my mom "Oh, where are you two off to?" and she had to reply "We're just doing some shopping." I already have the dress and tiara for this, but I'm not sure how I would go about acting like a princess... maybe I could talk in proper speech and wave daintily to everyone? I only like this idea because I love to dress up and it would be fulfilling a childhood fantasy, but I'll have to come up with what else it would entail other than a costume.


Night Owl: I go to bed at 10 and wake up at 8 almost every night. I realize that is a ridiculous amount of sleep--my friends and roommate have teased me about it forever. Whatever, at least I'm well rested! However, for this idea I would force myself to stay up wayyy past my "bed time" and see how well I function during the day. I would stay up on the computer, doing hw, watching tv, or whatever else it is that a normal college student feels obligated to do at 1 A.M. This persona may not be as noticeable in class/in person, but I'll make sure I document how I feel and take photos throughout the night to show my physical/psychological changes.


Study-a-holic: I'm a good student, but I hate to study. For this I would spend every spare moment in the library or in an espacio at my dorm and just read/do hw/be super productive. This would be super helpful considering finals are coming up, but it may seem a bit bland or self-serving, heh...

No comments:

Post a Comment