I'm Mik. Model, mother, moron. Future meta-magician. Former logic clinician.
My better half and I own Brainfood Bookstore in Longmont, Colorado. It is the only exclusively indie- and local-lit bookstore in the nation. We meet a lot of crazy folks.
Testimonial from a former roommate:
"Living with you was like living with a quiet little opinionated deer person who floated around like a ghost and said smart/nutso things and ate seaweed. "
I love Colorado. I love mountains. I love hiking. I read and write. I raise my children to the best of my ability. I have lupus and have defeated early-stage cancer twice, so I pretty much fully support the use of medical marijuana.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
A few thoughts on my first day as a nude art model.
- I filled out a W2 form or whatever. Some kind of tax document. So I’m officially gainfully employed.
- The best part was the giant kimono I wore on breaks, and from the changing room to the studio. It was much too big and very stiff and heavy and I walked heel-toe heel-toe so that it would ruffle at the bottom, like how Japanese women do. Except that I’m not Japanese and there wasn’t an obi. Not even an obi that ties in the front. I’m not a prostitute.
- I didn’t think I would be the kind of girl to pass out during modeling. I’m not skin-and-bones. I ate a croissant and cheese before work and drank a glass of water. But after eighteen minutes of standing pose with my right knee locked, the art teacher said, “two more minutes,” and not thirty seconds later, I got really nauseous. I said I had to sit down for a moment, and then I turned around and immediately fainted onto the couch. I propped my feet up on the arm of the couch to attempt to direct blood to my brain, and tossed my head from side to side while I tried to stay conscious. Someone brought me a paper cup of water to sip. I was naked the whole time. I hope someone sketched it.
- An old man talked to me while I was on break. I was wearing the kimono so I felt like a princess. He says he is writing his autobiography. He says the first line is, “I was born much too young.”
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