Project Mermaids
Hello World It's Kodi here. I just wanted to share on here---admittedly over a year late now--the best day of my life.
As you may or may not know--I believe the universe is on our side, and is always sending us signs if we only know where to look. So during September of 2016 when a company called Project Mermaids started popping up on my various social media accounts, I had a look. The second their website opened, the 7 year old girl who wanted to be a mermaid when she grew up (and to be fair the 22 year old with the same dream) nearly fainted. It actually looked like the most magical experience in the entire world.
But then I saw the price, and the adult part of me went there is no way to justify spending that much on being a mermaid for a day. So I tried to forget about it, but as the universe does I started seeing their advertisements absolutely everywhere. So I made a list of pros and cons for doing it and I brought that to the two most important people in my life--my mom and my best friend. And neither of them hesitated. They both immediately reminded me of my life long dream to be a mermaid and (as childish as it sounds) the massive part of my life that is taken up by a love of the sea and the lore of the mystical beings that live below it.
Being the person I am, someone who trusts people who know me better than I know myself, and someone who will always spend my savings on experiences over things--I decided to do it. So I booked myself a slot, which as fate would have it was doing a session about 30 minutes away from where I am living in the U.K. at the moment.
I will never ever ever regret that decision. I brought two of my closest friends along and we made a day of it. To this day I have never been so filled with pure joy. We drove up to a gorgeous old house and were brought in and I got to pick a top and got changed. Then the tail came out. And I have to say the most magical part of the day was the first swim I had in the tail.
I was completely in my element and could not imagine a more unbelievable way to spend a Friday afternoon. I have over the past year come to realize that I love doing motion capture work as well and with the way the industry is moving--that whole world may be underwater soon. I feel so lucky to have had that experience to prep me for whatever may come in the future and to fill me with an unbelievable amount of happiness.
As time has moved on and I have sat with the proof sheet of photos taken that day (as the company is always too busy to take orders to have the photos edited) I still am in utter disbelief that I did that. I am proud of myself and grateful to my best friend and my mom for helping me make the choice to go forward with it, and to Project Mermaids for creating the best day of my life.
As you may or may not know--I believe the universe is on our side, and is always sending us signs if we only know where to look. So during September of 2016 when a company called Project Mermaids started popping up on my various social media accounts, I had a look. The second their website opened, the 7 year old girl who wanted to be a mermaid when she grew up (and to be fair the 22 year old with the same dream) nearly fainted. It actually looked like the most magical experience in the entire world.
But then I saw the price, and the adult part of me went there is no way to justify spending that much on being a mermaid for a day. So I tried to forget about it, but as the universe does I started seeing their advertisements absolutely everywhere. So I made a list of pros and cons for doing it and I brought that to the two most important people in my life--my mom and my best friend. And neither of them hesitated. They both immediately reminded me of my life long dream to be a mermaid and (as childish as it sounds) the massive part of my life that is taken up by a love of the sea and the lore of the mystical beings that live below it.
Being the person I am, someone who trusts people who know me better than I know myself, and someone who will always spend my savings on experiences over things--I decided to do it. So I booked myself a slot, which as fate would have it was doing a session about 30 minutes away from where I am living in the U.K. at the moment.
I was completely in my element and could not imagine a more unbelievable way to spend a Friday afternoon. I have over the past year come to realize that I love doing motion capture work as well and with the way the industry is moving--that whole world may be underwater soon. I feel so lucky to have had that experience to prep me for whatever may come in the future and to fill me with an unbelievable amount of happiness.
As time has moved on and I have sat with the proof sheet of photos taken that day (as the company is always too busy to take orders to have the photos edited) I still am in utter disbelief that I did that. I am proud of myself and grateful to my best friend and my mom for helping me make the choice to go forward with it, and to Project Mermaids for creating the best day of my life.
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