Eek. I didn’t realise it had been *that* long!!

*goes red*

Ok, the last couple of months have been very busy karate-wise as I’m grading on Sunday. (Wish me luck). If I pass, then I may be training for my black belt by Christmas!!! Very exciting. So I have been putting shoots on hold as I’ve been training so much.

However, I did make time to go to TG:
Arrived on Friday night with Tom and had a wardrobe malfunction within two seconds of bouncy dancing (the red PVC crinoline I had made so lovingly came apart at the back) Photoshoot material only, I think. As we got there quite late we didn’t get to see many performances, but Suka Off were good (cool latex ripping skin effects!) and the Roxy Contin show ROCKED!!! There are pictures on the Fetishistas website (www.thefetishistas.com) I felt that if there had been more people, it would have been a great night but there were really very few people. It was good to see some friends I hardly ever see though.

I left with Tom at about half three am so that we could get the night bus to Kings Cross and then the train to my mums house (about an hour away) for about five. Ahem… there was no night bus to Kings Cross. Arrived at my mums at half seven, got four hours sleep (Tom got seven as he slept through the postman’s incessant banging on the door) and then a cooked breakfast (thankyou mummy). Wanted to help but gave up after sleepily trying to slice bread with the blunt side of the knife. EPIC FAIL.

Headed back to TG for 6pm as I was performing in Renee Masoomian’s medical fashion show! Loooooved my outfit (possibly one of my favourites I’ve modelled- ever).
Piccies by Tony Mitchell, Marcus T and Josselin Guichard:

Psycho-nurse: fear my sexy outfit... and my mind-control!



 

Saw Combichrist in London the other week- had a really good time, and am off to the Strawberry Fair this weekend! Anyone else coming? I've never been before.

Other news: I'm in the current issue of Digital Camera magazine! Black and white photo by Mark Varley :oD
I am also getting rid of my website for the time being. I want to re-do it , with better sections for writing and better quality pictures. I'm hoping it won't take too long *fingers crossed*

Oh, and I'm not pregnant. A facebook quiz told me so. I'm also "not a potato", "Zoe from Firefly", "not Californian" and.......... "definitely a procrastinator". Like I needed a quiz to tell me that!  :oP



ROSWELL xxx

Change is in the air. I've been thinking about moving to London early next year. (These are not concrete plans- I'm only considering it.) I might even live part of the week in London and the rest here. Basically, I'm sick of always feeling on the periphery of what's going on and I worry that I'm losing contact with a lot of people who are important to me.
I'll be in London for most of May though so it will hopefully give me a chance to catch up with everyone. Am really looking forward to the TG Ball! Who else is going?

The other big change is in my writing. I've spent most of my free time working on articles.
I have already got a DeviantArt profile for my modelling (http://roswell-ivory.deviantart.com) and I have now set one up for my writing, which should stop a certain guy who likes political t-shirts and a pink-haired lady from nagging me about posting more writing! (JOKE!!)  :oP
here's the link: (http://roswell-ivory-writer.deviantart.com)  please add me or have a quick look. Only constructive criticism please.

I have done an interview for Fixe magazine (as in they interviewed me instead of the other way around) which was unusual! I'm also in the middle of a very exciting project writing for a literary magazine. Won't say anything else as I don't want to jinx it, except that it was the last magazine to interview Hunter S Thompson (Fear And Loathing) before he died (!!)

Still doing a lot of photoshoots- here are three pictures from a photoshoot with Danny Bourne. I did my own make-up as the MUA had to cancel.
Learned a lot about fashion posing as this was my first time shooting clothes with a mainly fashion photographer (and learned a lot about shoulder-ache in the third pic!) :D

The green dress is by HMSlatex and the black leggings are by Honour.




 

See ya,

ROSWELL xxx


P.S. *sniffle* I just watched the ending of a film about fishermen at sea. They all die. It was horrible :(
Hoorah for Family Guy being on next!

Guess what... I have a job! It's just one day a week but it's in one of my favourite shops, and suddenly I'm getting a lot more modelling work too! I also have some writing projects in the pipeline. It feels like finally (after four months of working very hard), the nasty winter depression-thing has gone *touch wood* and I'm back on track. Yay!!!

Karate-wise, sadly I failed my last grading (passed 2/3 elements so I only have to retake the one I failed) but got asked to compete in the Nationals in September. I'm now training with the squad on Saturdays. The only competitions I've done are art/creativity based! *knees wobbling already*

I forgot to post the pictures from my shoot with Adam Robertson in February! I was on my way to my mums as we were going to my grandma's funeral, but despite it being a sad time, I was really happy with the way the pictures turned out.
Here they are...




 

It's nice being warm inside when it's freezing and windy outside! I have my little radiator, coconut hot chocolate and youtube (though I'm not sure WHY I decided to play Bob Marley...) All I'm missing is my fluffy cat (Molly- the one I live with) but she isn't allowed in my room as she chews my paintbrushes.
I got back from karate in the nick of time- it is POURING! I'm training four nights a week at the moment as I have a grading on Sunday and if  pass, I'll be one belt away from black! Am nervous. Eek.

 Hello again.

The funeral went as well as could be expected- very sad, but lots of nice memories were read and then a walk in the mountains (which was very muddy but I managed it in platform Demonias) :o)
The day before we drove up, I found out that my beloved cat Mog had been very ill and was on a drip at the vets after having an operation. It was horrible getting to my mums' and not having him there to cuddle. He's back with my mum now, he has little shaved legs and now looks like a poodle. Am waiting on news...

I'm back home now and trying to get back to normal. Currently roasting seeds.

Here are a couple of pictures from the shoot I did in Madrid with Eccehomo wayyyy back last year. Corset by Lady Lucie:










ROSWELL xxx
 

I'm still jobhunting. I got through an interview for a job I really wanted and then it all went wrong. Just before my second interview, my mum called to say my grandma had died** so I was not in an "interview mood" and felt I could have done a lot better. (I didn't get the job). I'm still doing my current job for the time being and am trying to save money so will be selling some stuff in the next few weeks. (Keep watching the niceboots community.)
**We knew she wasn't well but it still came as a shock (though she died peacefully in her sleep). Of course we (my family) are unhappy but It's almost a relief too as she was ill for a long time and unable to do the things she enjoyed. I'm going North for the funeral next week.


I'm doing a new painting and am working on a new short story, though everything I write at the moment is becoming depressing. If anyone has any rainbows and butterflies they could lend me, I'd greatly appreciate it! :o(


Meh.


Hey, I have some nice new pictures though...
These are from a shoot I did the other week with Titus Powell (who is multi-talented- he's a writer too!)


 

Grandpa

I know your name was Jeffrey,
You liked plants, machines and snow.
You watched cartoons at ten
But that is all I know. 

If I could ask you why
I know so little of your past,
You’d turn to me and say
“Well child, you didn’t ask”.

Ok, I don't know WHAT happened to me those few weeks ago but I didn't like it. I took myself to Starbucks and told myself I wouldn't leave until I figured out how to make myself better. I ended up making a list- I've done about half of it but weirdly, the things that have actually made me feel better are the bad things that have happened. I've just been made redundant from work, which should upset me but doesn't as it means I'll soon have more time to write and create things. (I'll worry about a new job later!)

I have had some serious writers block but am hoping to actually do something over Christmas. I have also started doing photoshoots again. On Sunday, I worked with deepblue portfolios, MUA: Annastasia "Stars" P, and hairstylist Arno. Here is one of the pictures......




I also shot with chicproduction on Wednesday and had the best time- meeting his beautiful girlfriend and having my hair and make-up done by crazy and lovely twins! I have a picture already but am keeping it under wraps for now. ;o)


The other day I went shopping (and to Wagamama) with some friends I haven't seen in quite a while. I always find it strange getting odd looks from random people in the street as I don't find anything odd about the way we look/dress but then I remember that we are the minority. It happened at work the other day when I had to explain that PVC and latex are not the same thing (!!!) I find it odd that the things I find cool are terminally uncool with some of my colleagues. I was explaining what my coat-in-progress*** looks like and got the response "erm... stupid question but why don't you like...erm... buy it from a shop?"
Because I don't want to... Like.

***I'm in the middle of hand-sewing a fluffy warm full-length coat and it's nearly ready. (Yay!)


I'll update with more stuff soon- am going to brave the cold and go shopping now. (For a zip for my fluffy warm coat).



ROSWELL xxx



 

Yayyyyyyyyy! My virus has gone! I have internet and writing back. Was very worried (ok, distraught) thinking that I had lost all of my writing but it is now safe in my backup file.
I also haven't updated in ages and have loads of new photos!

This is me wearing Amore de Mori accessories- photographed by Catherine Day (look- you have a tag AND a title!)  ;o)
The shoot was hampered by my train being nearly two hours late but I love the way this picture turned out. Big thanks to miffyhorrorshow for lending me the hair accessory.




Anyway, the Xpo weekend (under cut)