Those of you in Dallas may have heard, or perhaps you haven’t…but the King Tut exhibit is coming to Dallas in October of 2008. Tickets for regular people haven’t gone on sale, but group tickets have. The exhibit will probably sell out fairly quickly, if ticket sales in other cities are any indication.
So, I was thinking that surely I knew at least 7 other people who would want to go to the exhibit. If we can gather a group of at least ten, then we can get a group rate and make a booking. (I dunno if we can reserve a specific time, or date, or how it works for an exhibit that will sell out almost as soon as the tickets go on sale.)
When I was a kid and this exhibit toured last time, we drove for hours to go see it. I really want to see everything they’ve added, and to see if it really is as earth shatteringly amazing as I remember it being.
So, who wants to go see King Tut in a group? Let’s get a head count, and see what we can figure out. 
So, I decided that mineral makeup was crazy expensive, given that I probably had most of the ingredients already in the studio. Some of the brands out there are selling for near $100 a gram. That’s like 80’s drug prices…what are they thinking?
So, I needed to order some oxides which I didn’t have, and I got a few that just looked too cool not to own, and have been playing for the last couple of days trying to make mineral makeup. I’m pretty sure I’ve succeeded.
Well, by succeeded, I mean I’ve created a makeup that’s the right color for *me*…but considering how olive I am, it’s probably way too dark or way too light for most of my friends. However, I’ve gotten some test bunnies…er…friends…who are willing to come over and let me experiment on them. Hooray for brave friends.
On the development list still are blushes and eye shadows. I dunno if I’m going to offer mineral makeup as a product line or not. I’m still researching the various FDA requirements…and the FDA, like all 3-initial organizations, writes documents in a language not normally spoken outside of the hushed halls of bureaucracy. There’s a reason that every cosmetic company in the world has a team of $500 an hour attorneys…it’s because of the FDA. Swear to god. I also need to look at whether or not my insurance covers a cosmetic line. So…that’s on the list of things to do.
But now, I’m on day two of a headache that would kill most mortals, so I think I’m going to put on some Brahms and hide in a dark closet until it’s time to go get Boy.