Two weeks ago I came down with a cold. One week later I realized that swallowing was significantly more painful with each successive day. I gazed into the abyss of my throat by early-morning light; gazing back at me was a wicked red blob with a yellow depression in its center. “It hurts to talk,” I told the doctor an hour later.
“Then don’t talk,” he said, not looking up from the prescription pad.
So I’m attempting not to talk. I’m extending the vocal ban to writing as well, not because I sound out the words as I type (I don’t! Really!) but because I prefer to mourn my lack of energy and good health in complete silence. Except for when I’m whining. I’ll save my voice for that.
Instead I’ll offer you some swag. Joseph Reid will send one lucky winner an 8″x10″ or 11″x14″ print of one of his nudes — your choice. By clicking on the link or by leaving a comment, you verify that you are 18 (or 21, depending on your location) and can legally view images of naked people. NAKED PEOPLE ZOMG!!!!!
Check out all of his photos while you’re there. The portraits are particularly striking.
Please only enter if you’re a US resident who can provide a street address for FedEx shipping. If you’re not willing to hand over your shipping address so we can get the print to you, please don’t enter. We can’t teleport the swag to you. Really.
Leave a comment with a working email address between now and when the contest ends on Monday, March 23rd at 12:01 am. I’ll randomly choose and then notify the winner via email shortly thereafter.
Good luck!
Oh, yes please. His photos are lovely.
I do wish you a speedy recovery. I would go mad with being unable to speak.
:3 In the meanwhile, thank you for offering this swag giveaway. Yes please for me too.
me please!
Good luck with your throat. Around here, we always make honey tea (just hot water and honey) – I have a feeling it’s less medicinal and more pampering, but I never get any complaints.
Please enter me for the giveaway. He’s a wonderful photographer.
Goodness yes; I want one of those prints to inspire my own photography as I state at it in jealousy.
Pick me! s.v.p.
Ooh, I know EXACTLY who one of these would make the perfect birthday gift for…. =) Please enter me in your drawing.
feel better soon. When I feel sick, my friend brad always recommends Drambuie whiskey, warmed, and chased with hot tea and honey.
Oh, yes please. What beautiful work.
I’m in. =)
Hope you feel better, AAG!
I hope you feel better really soon.
Joseph’s work is beautiful!
Ooh, Ohh! Pick me! Pick Me!
(Good luck with the throat. I’m going through it too.)
mmmmmmmmmm…I know just where I would hang one of these!!!
GimmeMeGimmeMeGimmeMe. Please and thank you.
Hope you feel better soon!
OOOH, yes please!
feel better! I know how much it sucks to not be able to use your mouth to the fullest!
I’m particularly enamored with Reid’s collection of “Pinhole Nudes.” They are quite lovely. Consider me entered, pretty please!
I hope you get back to “sounding out the words as you type” healthy, soon!
Nice Aag!!!!!
=) Count me in!
-Ana
Hope you feel better soon! And I’d love to be entered into the competition – they’re beautiful photos…
In for the win! Thank you :D
Love FREE art
would love to send you some of my sights
More earthy
but worthy!
Garglle with good old fashion warm salt water!
His photos are beautiful. I love his nudes, as well as his other photographs, but the photographer in me is particularly excited by the techniques he uses, as well as the subject matter. I’d love to own one of his prints.
Us poor Canucks…always left out of the fun contests.
:-P
Ok, first, AAG.. nothing sux worse than when it hurts to swallow ;)
Get well soon,hun.
That being said… I love his compositions, and how he works with LIGHT.. the table of drinks? amazing. But I’d hafta ask for the Obama Vote, so I guess I’m automatically disqualified, which is fine. His nudes are glorious… just, that picture really struck a chord in me.
Once I find gainful employment again, I would love to buy a copy of that for my wall.
You might want to lay off the BJs for awhile. Be well.
Hi, I’m aag. Have we met? Actually I did not lay off the BJs and now my throat feel fabulous. :) –aag
Good luck with the throat, and please enter me for a print, too!
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Please, please, please. Do so want!
YOU get sick and WE get swag?! You are too kind!
I try, I do try. :) –aag
Count me in. :)
what lovely pictures!
I’d like a chance at one.
Oh man. I’ve been reading for ages, and I always told myself that I wouldn’t make my first comment to try to win free swag, but here I am. What can I say? I’m a sucker for naked lady art!
I’m sure you’ve been getting tons of advice about cold remedies and you probably have your time-tested favorites, but I have to second Brenda’s warm saltwater gargles.
pictures, yay!
feel better soon!
ooohhhh pretty! count me in, please…
do hope you’re feeling better
Oh yes, Sylvanus and I love beautiful photography. Count me (us) in!
I’m fighting off an achy, sinus-pressure cold, but no sore throat so far *crosses fingers*. I hope you’re getting past it quickly.
And yeah…pretty pictures are nice. Count me in. :)
What a lovely giveaway! His photography is gorgeous…my fingers are crossed.
God, his nudes are beautiful. Thanks for the link!
We’re closed! Thanks to all who entered. I’ll be emailing the winner in just a sec here.