Today

[jmfargo]

I've done it before, so I figured I'd apply to do it again. The lady on the phone told me they were full, that all the spots were taken, but if I wanted to email her my name and number she'd let me know if anything opened up. I emailed her, figuring I'd never hear back, slightly relieved, but more disappointed than not.

The call came in today.

In 3 hours, I will once again be an art model.

I look at it as doing my part to make men everywhere feel comfortable with their own bodies.

Comments

[kauricat.livejournal.com]

Just pretend you're Dr. Manhattan.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Would you believe I haven't watched it yet?

[(Anonymous)]

Have you read the comic?
I think that will totally make a difference in your viewing experience.
I think reading it first is a GOOD think in this instance. As a movie, it seems... not so well put together, and a bit too bloody. But as a pretty faithful "filming of the comic", it's great. And they guy the got to play Rorschach is perfect :)

-tt

[gypsychilde.livejournal.com]

I concur with tt on all Watchmen points.
I hated Rorschach in the graphic novel, but the actor did a such a great job playing him, that I probably would have hated the movie if not for him.

[(Anonymous)]

Long time no see, I should stop by your LJ just to see how things are going :)

-tt

[(Anonymous)]

Or, if you haven't updated it in 3 years, maybe not :)

-tt

[gypsychilde.livejournal.com]

It's friends locked. Sorry, man.
Quick update: Rob and I live in Indianapolis, our little girl is now 2, we are expecting baby #2 by the end of March, and life's been quiet for the most part. ^_^

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations!
How's Indi anyway? Not that I'm considering moving there, just curious :)

-tt

[gypsychilde.livejournal.com]

The winter weather is not as harsh as Western NY's is, that's for sure, so I dig that aspect of being in the midwest. XD

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I read the comic a while ago. I quite enjoyed it, which is why I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. Glad to hear it makes the movie better.

inquiring minds want to know

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

Nekkid?

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Yup.

Originally the spot I applied for was clothed, but this is what came to be open, so they get to see me in all my un-clothed glory.

Those poor college students.

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

WAIT! WHAAA???

MEN have body image issues?!?!?

Could you get someone to possibly snap a pic? Just for arts sake of course... :-P

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm not proud of my body, but I'm not ashamed either. I AM, however, nervous for no good reason. I do have body issues; I'm just trying to get over them.

And no, no pictures. :-p Nobody wants to see that.

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, men have body image issues.
As with everyone, some more than others.
It's just we have to spend time preparing for the zombie apocalypse and therefore can't worry as much about "image issues" :)

-tt

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

Women don't have to prepare for the zombie apocalypse as well?!

Re: inquiring minds want to know

[(Anonymous)]

Of COURSE they should, I just think on the whole most women put "body image" before "zombie apocalypse", while men may be more inclined to do the opposite.
Guy "I'd rather live than look good!"
Girl "Chances are it won't happen anyway, and if it does, at least I'll die looking FABULOUS!"

hehehe

-tt

[evilbutcute.livejournal.com]

My sis used to do this. She really enjoyed seeing the finished products of some of the artists.

Although, I must say, it was a little weird going into an art building with a friend of mine and seeing pictures of my identical twin sister, which oddly enough look exactly like me, up on the walls.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

That would certainly lead to some...interesting questions/conversations.

[evilbutcute.livejournal.com]

Can you imagine the following:

"Oh! I guess my twin sister did some modelling work here!"

"Riiiiight. Twin sister. I see."

"No! Really! I have a twin sister and she has been doing some modelling for various art schools."

"Uh huh. Suuuure."

Acquaintance insisted from that point forward that she was my imaginary twin sister until further proof was provided.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

Well, then you'd have questions like, "are you truly identical?"

Which might be humorous/creepy depending on who asks.

It might have been funny to make cut-out clothes or something and affix them (non damaging of course) to the pictures whenever you went by them.

But yeah, that conversation you pointed out was pretty much how I pictured it.

;)

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, that would be weird.

When I first did this, I was hesitant to look at the finished products, but then I realized that most of them were really good artists, and at least relatively kind to me. It was nice to see me how others see me.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

Good for you.

In order for me to do something like this I'd need to get ripped abs. I am seriously self-conscious about my gut, even though I'm in decent shape.

At least with ripped abs I could be all like, "make sure to get my abs correctly." Though, I suppose, you could always bribe the artists to draw you with ripped abs. There's a thought, heh.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I was thinking about this, actually, but the other way around. At least I'm easy for the artists to draw; a lot of circles. Somebody with "ripped abs" would be a pain in the butt, all sharp angles and what-not.

[gypsychilde.livejournal.com]

When I was in college, my figure drawing class had a male model who was, what I called, "Cliff the Mailman's stunt double".
It actually made me thrilled to see that the nude models we got to draw were not the magazine-beautiful types of models but ACTUAL PEOPLE with imperfections. Why would anyone want to draw a person who was just a few notches chunkier than a stick figure anyway? Give me all those concentric circles, curves, and substance!

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

I saw some of the drawings that the students were doing. Some were great, but one that I saw made me scratch my head. Apparently I have triangular boobs. I mean, I know I have big man-boobs, but Madonna-style? Really?

Note: I'm not asking for opinions on my man-boobs...just expressing some confusion. :)

[gypsychilde.livejournal.com]

Hey, it could have been worse.
The one story I always tell from that class and that particular male model is this:

The guy is posing with his arms up in a lazy kind of "stick 'em up" pose, on his knees, whole torso exposed.
The prof is going around the circle of students, commenting and critiquing while giving helpful suggestions to improve their drawings.
She stops at one student (I remember that the student's name was Natalie) and she was murmuring for the most part until, clearly, everyone heard her say:
"Oh, no no no... That looks like a sausage!"
Of course, the class erupts into giggles and the model's face turned pinkish red.
The prof realized what she had blurted out and explains to everyone, "I am talking about his fingers, people!"

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

The professor in my class was trying to censor his conversations with the students so as to not cause me any embarrassment, but I was quick to decipher his code.

"Note the shadows" = "He has a big stomach"
"Properly display his creases" ="He has a big stomach and man-boobs."

:-D

[shamelesss1.livejournal.com]

Whoot! Good for you! One art model to another.....

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

I did it at UB for a couple of months because it paid quite well. Now I have a job that pays quite a bit better, and so I'm doing it so that I can say "Yes, I'm a professional model."

*grins*

I'm a dork like that.