tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post2566322478811458528..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Impressions of HandsAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-74686758123609156902014-02-15T14:53:19.473-05:002014-02-15T14:53:19.473-05:00It's pretty common knowledge about artists rep...It's pretty common knowledge about artists representing hands. Yes, they are harder than faces for most. A good gauge of an artist's skill is reflected in their representation of hands. Subtle proportions not consciously noticed in hands will compute mysteriously in our logic receptors.<br /><br />Annabeth said:<br />The scientific part of me wants to think we are just very good at seeing something in subtle signals of posture and what have you, but there's another part of me that does want to believe that sometimes people "see" each other in that extrasensory way.<br /><br /><br />Perhaps it's all science. Science that may be common knowledge in the future. Subtle body language we can't decipher in physical terms still manifests itself in our emotions. As said above, a clairvoyant simply 'sees clearly'.<br />Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36659731456760417382014-02-15T14:26:44.530-05:002014-02-15T14:26:44.530-05:00Funny you should mention this. When I was trying t...Funny you should mention this. When I was trying to figure out what to write, I was talking to someone who brought this up and was saying it's incredibly hard to draw hands. I didn't think I could write about that because I don't draw, but that conversation led to what I did write about!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80538836572737243842014-02-15T14:25:39.945-05:002014-02-15T14:25:39.945-05:00Sounds both dangerous and fun...Sounds both dangerous and fun...Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-84382164647132788412014-02-14T13:02:59.092-05:002014-02-14T13:02:59.092-05:00Oops, that should be "stretching out his hand...Oops, that should be "stretching out his hand." My typing hand failed me.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60341456050937735112014-02-14T12:22:39.453-05:002014-02-14T12:22:39.453-05:00I've heard that hands must be as carefully pai...I've heard that hands must be as carefully painted by artists as faces, although most of us pay more attention to the faces (and assorted other body parts, depending on the painting) while being, perhaps, subliminally affected by the hands. in terms of great art, I think of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel painting of God stetting out his hand to infuse Adam with life. I remember the details of the faces more clearly than those of the hands, but the hands are the central image.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46308289033795361652014-02-14T06:45:13.296-05:002014-02-14T06:45:13.296-05:00Ouch. Should be "Grant thou...."Ouch. Should be "Grant thou...."Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-39754383705351809092014-02-14T06:44:40.920-05:002014-02-14T06:44:40.920-05:00That's the scene that stimulated my story &quo...That's the scene that stimulated my story "Trespass", that I talked about last week. <br /><br />From memory:<br /><br />R: If I profane with my unworthy hand <br />This holy shrine the gentle fine is this<br />My lips two blushing pilgrims ready stand<br />To soothe that rough touch with a tender kiss.<br /><br />J: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much.<br />Such mannerly devotion shows in this,<br />For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands may touch<br />And palm to palm is whole palmer's kiss.<br /><br />R: Have not saints hands, and pilgrims too?<br /><br />J: Aye, pilgrim,hands that they use in prayer.<br /><br />R: Then let lips do what hands do.They pray.<br />Grant though, lest faith turn to despair.<br /> <br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-68825673215765329152014-02-14T06:39:48.981-05:002014-02-14T06:39:48.981-05:00Annabeth, this is so lovely - and revealing. I par...Annabeth, this is so lovely - and revealing. I particularly like this:<br /><br />"I tend to think about sexual possibilities very frequently, and sometimes I walk through the world with a weird sense of freedom, realizing that I could take anyone's hand if I wanted to see what would happen next."<br /><br /> That reminded me of the few times I've visited sex clubs (more or less swingers clubs). For once I was in an environment where I didn't have to hide my interest. I could ogle at a man or a woman whom I found attractive and not be impolite. I could reach out for at least a tentative touch, and see what happened.<br /><br />The next day, I found that sense of freedom tended to persist. Dangerous!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35327513093529107742014-02-13T16:18:09.526-05:002014-02-13T16:18:09.526-05:00Oh, that's a beautiful example. Thanks so much...Oh, that's a beautiful example. Thanks so much for the reminder! The wordplay about palms and palmers is just awesome in that scene. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50632955704730114052014-02-13T16:16:51.303-05:002014-02-13T16:16:51.303-05:00Several times, I've felt there was some spooky...Several times, I've felt there was some spooky sort of recognition at work. Love or some sort of extrasensory lust or a bit of both. I've had the sensation with both one-night stands and longer things. The scientific part of me wants to think we are just very good at seeing something in subtle signals of posture and what have you, but there's another part of me that does want to believe that sometimes people "see" each other in that extrasensory way. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22065548967784700582014-02-13T16:13:30.075-05:002014-02-13T16:13:30.075-05:00Hi Garce!
Hope you are dealing with the storm all...Hi Garce!<br /><br />Hope you are dealing with the storm all right. I'm far enough north that what's happening is in the normal range for us, but I've seen some scary pictures from the South. <br /><br />As far as the nail polish, the color was definitely part of it. The suggestion of goth there was contrasted with bright pink bracelets around the woman's wrists. But the nails were also just beautiful, perfectly shaped and so elegant. I'd heard her voice before seeing her, and getting this view from the corner of my eye floored me. <br /><br />I'm trying in general in my writing to pay attention to the entire body, so thinking about hands and fingers was nice for that (it's a bad habit, but tempting, to zero in on the obvious when writing erotica). Glad you liked the pinky finger imagery. <br /><br />And yes, I am attracted to both men and women. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47331278247341188132014-02-13T12:59:43.786-05:002014-02-13T12:59:43.786-05:00I've been subbing in some freshmen English cla...I've been subbing in some freshmen English classes and they're all reading Romeo and Juliet. Remember their first scene together, when they first talk? Romeo gets her to let him hold her hand, and that first contact thrills both of them. Then when he's done rhapsodizing about their hands making love, he asks her to let their lips do the same. But it's the hand-holding that cements their instant love. Even Shakespeare knew that hands can make or break a love scene.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10868285024281463942014-02-13T11:35:23.168-05:002014-02-13T11:35:23.168-05:00The depth and range of things that turn people on ...The depth and range of things that turn people on never ceases to amaze me. There are so many considerations, it's a wonder people ever get together on a physical basis. How could one person divine the other's squicks and stimulations without lots of time together? This could be evidence of the so-called 'extrasensory' attraction we all know exists, just that those senses need to be defined. After all, 'clairvoyant' simply means 'sees clearly'. <br /><br />Maybe it's 'Love' in some form. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52698160926428707922014-02-13T09:58:32.546-05:002014-02-13T09:58:32.546-05:00Hi Annabeth!
We're having a snow (ice) day wh...Hi Annabeth!<br /><br />We're having a snow (ice) day where I live so i have more time to read and say hi. I was struck by a couple of things here especially:<br /><br />"The other day, I was stunned into extreme arousal by the sight of a woman's long, slim dark hands accented with gothy deep plum nail polish." <br /><br />I've never heard before of someone becoming aroused by someone's nail polish. That's really interesting. Is it the color that implies something? Things have changed since I was a kid. Girls only wore a few colors. A girl wearing dark or metallic nail polish was almost a sign of mental illness. Now nails have been an erogenous message in them themselves.<br /><br />"The tentative hook of pinky finger around pinky finger can take my breath away, hit me solidly in the gut with disproportionate force."<br /><br />This is another thing you never see in a story. Yet when I think of it there is something definatey intimate about it, intimate and non-threatening.<br /><br />You mentioned about a woman and a man. Are you bisexual?<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.com