Enjoying the silence, are we? If not, please accept my apologies – I’ve been sick. Sick for almost two weeks now, in fact. Like so many self-employed Americans I do not have health insurance, which has me in the interesting position of needing to find an affordable doctor. Tea and bed don’t seem to be doing their usual trick and I am so very, very sick of being sick and unproductive.
Update: went to the doctor today. The visit was $80 and the blood work I’m having done, just all the standard stuff, was $135. That’s $215 total for a fifteen-minute conversation and a blood test.
There have been some highlights, despite this sorry state of affairs. For example, we saw F*ck Buttons and Final Fantasy live, all in one week. Final Fantasy’s performance turned out to be my favorite of the year. Also, I’ve had a little time to start considering plans for the coming year and to properly squish my dogbeast. Managed to get out a few times, and to take some pictures, too.
On Friday the thirteenth I dropped by the Hello Kitty Bats and Cats Masquerade. The theme was eighties’ goth, so I slipped into a liquid black mini-dress and hosted a 80s make up demo on Ustream before going out. Didn’t record the session, with the exception of a tiny nonsensical clip from the very end. Currently planning a bi-coastal Ustream + Absinthe party with my friend and colleague, Molly Crabapple. My gallery of the masquerade just showed up on ChinaShop! Meanwhile, here’s me being ultra goff after the demo and Ales working a cupcake and eye make up I put on him, at the event.
One of our bedside tables, graced by yet another mug of tea with copious amounts of honey. Though I don’t generally agree with holiday lights as acceptable form of decor, these make me feel infinitely better about everything.
Recent self-portrait. I’ve yet to add it to my 365 project gallery.
Another one, from last week. I managed to drag my ass out of bed and to the Taslimur‘s studio for a collaboration with Denver designer/stylist Jessica Rowell. I dug her face-painting so much that I slept in it and took these photos the following morning. Mm, cracks around the eyes.
The result of the collaboration! Taslimur’s a saint for pulling off this shoot literally the day after having minor surgery. Jessica is truly a wunderkind; only nineteen years old and completely self-taught. She made this dress for me, based only on a few loose references and inspiration photos, in about a week. Superteam, GO!
Jhonen’s demon-shadow demands nuts, a few weeks back.
Ales, deep in research.
And finally, a couple of shots by the one, the only, Lou O’Bedlam, from about a month ago. I really like both of these.
all of these look amazing. hope you’re better now!
ooh, you saw Fuck Buttons? i’m jealous. they’re touring near me, but i don’t think i’m going to be able to make it.
hope you feel better soon! =D
The photograph is magnificent! Is the falcon real!?
seriously so jealous of how awesome you look in the Taslimur shot!
oh, and I have a recommendation to knock that sickness right out of ya! It’s called COLD SNAP It’s an Oriental herbal Cold/Flu remedy:
TWENTY HERBS TO RESTORE RIGHTEOUS CHI! I swear by this stuff and always keep a bottle in my medicine cabinet…
http://www.ohco.com/cold-snap
Perdido Street Station! I love China Mieville, he’s one of my favorite authors. What did you think of it?
I’m not a huge fan of royal blue (it doesn’t work with my coloring) but that make-up looks stunning on you.
I do hope you’re feeling better by now. We, or at least I, really miss you.
As always, great pics!
So many things to love about this post! First off, it sucks being sick and I am right there with you, all the crazy changing weather here in Florida has it cold one minute then hot the next so I am fighting off a rightous cold!
I love the goth makeup. I miss the deep dark wine lipsticks with liner out to here and back. I need to revisit my favorite wine colored lipstick…I wonder if it’s still made?
Last, the makeup job for the photoshoot is gorgeous! I would have left it as well! Wow!
Incredible how my makeup last through the night! It actually still looks pretty decent in the morning shot. Again it was an absolute pleasure, until next time!
thank you again for the make-up demo. it was entertaining and informative – in regards to both make-up and what is socially appropriate to do with cake on the internet.
I love the pictures of the sky, amazing. I hope you get well soon Miss Zo!
I’m sure you hear this all the time, but holy cow your skin is GORGEOUS. And also, would you mind letting me know what lipstick that is in the uber goff photo? I’m on a dark/dramatic lips kick lately and I love that!
I hope you feel better! If I had magical sickness curing tricks, I’d let you know, but alas I doubt any of them would do anything that two weeks in bed and lots of tea hasn’t helped.
Nice photos. I think like the way your slept in facepaint looks the morning after better than in the shoot ;)
Hey, awesome on Perdido Street Station! More people need to be reading Mieville. Iron Council was SO GOOD.
Ugh, the dreaded sickness has finally caught up to me, been bedridden the past two days and I’m too broke to buy tea (pitiful, isn’t it) I do hope you feel better soon!
Anyways, the photos of the Masquerade look fantastic – it looked like a wonderful night.
Loved everything from this, thank you for making my day home sick easier to deal with.
When I die I want to be reincarnated as you.
Holy cow. Are you kidding!? That Teslimur picture is unbelievable! WTF? Are you serious!? Who the fuck ARE you people?
Epic tea, epic sky, epic make-up, epic photo by Taslimur! Epicness all around. Feel better soon – and just wanted to let you know I linked here from by photoblog to keep up with your awesomeness. I hope that’s OK.
hello, i was just wondering – do you use a certain facewashing regime? (and if you don’t mind, could you elaborate on what products you use?) you have flawless skin!
So many points to touch on in this post, oh my! FIRST OFF, OMG, FEEL BETTER. I know the non-insurance life so well, it’s such crap. Seriously. I now know the life of paying out of your ass for health insurance (i work pt time, not offered any through my job). Both are totally terrible.
Also, so awesome that you went to see Final Fantasy. Sigh, sigh sigh. I bet it was such an amazing show!
Is that an Ashley Wood Sparrow book I spy? If so, color me pleased. I have two of them, they’re so inspirational! (Though, for the record, I should state I don’t draw/paint/etc. But, I find them really helpful in writing.)
This 80’s Goth thing is making me seriously consider hitting up the 80’s Prom Night next week in Miami. Though, I did the wrong thing and read the entry after this first and was wondering why every boy was wearing some intense eyemakeup. Now it all makes sense!
Anyway, keep on surviving!
you need oil of oregano.buy it at any health food store.it fights viral and bacterial infections as well as a million other ailments. also never underestimate the healing power of vitamin C,take 1500 mg daily.
seems half the population is sick these days :(
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Zoetica,
Your shot was amazing, the dress definetly looks great on you. Despite the awesome imagery I really like the hand pose you’ve got with the hawk. Very nice.
Cheers.