young beast from the east (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} saltyliquorice) wrote,@ 2009-06-28 23:11:00 |
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just woke up from a 5 hour nap
ok.
does anyone remember gravity boots?
i spent the early part of the day at a fine art photo shoot being suspended from my FEET by these bad boys from a metal bar with my head dangling about 2 feet above a concrete floor.
don't let her deceptively innocent smile fool you - THERE IS NOTHING FUN ABOUT THESE BOOTS.
i mean, if you're a normal person - sure, probably no problem.
HOWEVER
these things are a NIGHTMARE for anyone with anxiety issues (aka ME.)
here's how it went:
i was placed on a gurney about six feet off the ground, boots on feet.
they wheeled me up to the bar - at which point i was supposed to lift my legs to hook the two little metal clips onto the bar.
they would then wheel the gurney away while supporting me, then let go.
sounds easy until you're fucking up there and those two little metal hooks look like they're gonna do jack SHIT and you're going to go crashing into the concrete floor headfirst and (if you're lucky) paralyze yourself from the neck down.
but good news, gentle readers.
this neurotic bundle of nerves ACTUALLY MADE IT PAST HER FEAR AND DID IT!
yea, it took a couple of minutes and i was all sweaty and not very happy, but i fucking did it goddamn it!
i felt kinda bad for the artist for being such a pussy about the whole thing.
i honestly had no idea i would freak out like that - but hey!
that's what happens when you work with "talent", right?
hahaha.
ok.
does anyone remember gravity boots?
i spent the early part of the day at a fine art photo shoot being suspended from my FEET by these bad boys from a metal bar with my head dangling about 2 feet above a concrete floor.
don't let her deceptively innocent smile fool you - THERE IS NOTHING FUN ABOUT THESE BOOTS.
i mean, if you're a normal person - sure, probably no problem.
HOWEVER
these things are a NIGHTMARE for anyone with anxiety issues (aka ME.)
here's how it went:
i was placed on a gurney about six feet off the ground, boots on feet.
they wheeled me up to the bar - at which point i was supposed to lift my legs to hook the two little metal clips onto the bar.
they would then wheel the gurney away while supporting me, then let go.
sounds easy until you're fucking up there and those two little metal hooks look like they're gonna do jack SHIT and you're going to go crashing into the concrete floor headfirst and (if you're lucky) paralyze yourself from the neck down.
but good news, gentle readers.
this neurotic bundle of nerves ACTUALLY MADE IT PAST HER FEAR AND DID IT!
yea, it took a couple of minutes and i was all sweaty and not very happy, but i fucking did it goddamn it!
i felt kinda bad for the artist for being such a pussy about the whole thing.
i honestly had no idea i would freak out like that - but hey!
that's what happens when you work with "talent", right?
hahaha.
