one for when i'm old

1st ever Harbour party, and it rained just as i was getting there...around 5 because...this party ends at 11 pm. Yes, 11 pm. Ridiculous. I guess it's the location - if u want the view, you gotta abide by the Gardens rules.

some smart ppl hired boats and partied right beyond the seawall...

so glad that i won the tickets, and did not have to pay $140 for them! firstly, i don't like doof doof music, it's all the same and got tiring quickly; secondly there were very few girls...i actually got tired of looking at gay men, who would have thunk it? lol. I was bored shitless until we found another stage, but even that didn't keep me entertained long. 

Anyway, wandered from Chinatown, to a pub, then to City Extra...waiting for the 4 am meeting time to take part in Spencer Tunick's Mardi Gras: The Base, commissioned by the Mardi Gras. At 10 to 4 we walked towards the Opera House and there were people streaming in from all directions. We were stopped abruptly at a queue just before Dendy, and it wasn't even 4 yet!

We filed in and huddled around the base of the Opera House stairs. We were all bunched up together when we got the commend to sit down which required more room so some people were left standing with no room to move. They told us to have our toilet break, but we couldn't go anywhere! eventually, after what seemed like 1/2 an hour of waiting we were finally allowed to go to the toilets in the Opera House. God it was toasty inside! we didn't want to get out.

I think around 6 or 6:30 we gathered at the base of the steps and Spencer briefed us on the day to come, then it was time to get our gear off! we all picked up a clear plastic bag at the entrance to the fenced area, so we stuffed all our belongings in there, and left the bags on the ground...There was a frenzy of motion followed by clapping as people moved up the stairs to take their position. As we were walking up a flight of stairs on the side we saw OP staff/security etc all staring at us...! that was a little unnerving but then the rest of the 5,200 strong crowd were all naked and it was remarkable how quickly and easily I (we?) got accustomed to it. There was such a spectrum of shades/shapes/sizes but all were fundamentally similar...and that was very liberating. When you've seen enough, it's just not even interesting, let along sexual. It's like one giant on-sen/hotspring experience. (I have to say i can't believe Mel said she's not comfortable with the whole thing and she hasn't even seen her mum naked...wow! on-sen will fix that!).

I was outside the restaurant, not very close to my neighbours like the people on the stairs...and the cold wind blew...and blew...and the people groaned and hopped and slapped their backsides to stay warm hahaha. At one stage Spencer asked us to lie down...so we did, awwww so COLLLLDDDDDDDD....and that was when I told Mel that she owes me a hot dinner.

Actually the cold may have put many ppl off from coming to see us because there were lots of paparazzi but not so many bystanders.

but a whale-watching boat did come to see us...HAHAHA...as well as many ferries (and we did get in the daily telegraph!)

Jen took quite a few nice photos, but i'm not sure if we're allowed to post photos of Spencer Tunick's set-ups, so I've only put up a prep one, and a photo of our legs haha

We were among the first couple thousand to arrive at the opera house so we picked up tickets to go into the concert hall for the second set-up (the rest of the people did shoots in the botanic gardens). Oh it was a joy!!!! so warm! and no wind! i had a disgusting cold and could finally blow my nose!!! haha.We were given another plastic bag to sit on. Later we were asked to stand on the seats. It was already precarious WITHOUT the plastic bags and no one used them because it was actually quite hard to balance...so the Opera House may want to have all those seats cleaned...:P

We did a few poses. For the last pose we were asked to 'face the organ'...i thought ST was just cracking a  joke and I just laughed until people told me to literally face the organ haha.

Anyway, don't want to go too much into it. We'll get a signed print in a few months' time, and when the photos are out I will update this post ;)