Just a quote that struck me...
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sorcyressStolen from Kat, in a letter she sent me, so disclaimer is that if this post suddenly dissapears, it's because she got peeved at me for stealing her words without permission. Although, in all truth, I doubt thats very likely to happen.
I love the little mysteries about you -- what do you smell like? How do you move? Etc.
There we go. Theres a defining part of online relationships as a whole. What *do* my online friends smell like. How *do* they move.
Damnit Kat, this was something I'd never thought about, ever, and now I'm going to spend entierly too much time obsessing about it. Bah! Bah I say!!
Because, oddly enough, body language does convay volumes. Yes, I can make up for it some by *sigh* and *grin* and*stretches out flirtatiously on the couch, beckoning with one hand for you to join me* and *pout* and all the others I use, but it's not the same. I don't blush online, or if I do, it tends to be for an entierly different set of reasons. Online, it's harder to climb onto the backs of couches, or scale the staircase without using the actual steps, or play gravitational dart ninjas (although Hyde seems to do a FINE job of that last one whenever he needs to think. H: Shush, you!)
And it's significantly harder to cuddle. Oh sure, *cuddles*. But that's just not it. That doesn't convay it at all. I've seen one very good cyber-cuddler (Oh, what a brilliant night that was!) and it's hard to do right.
And oddly, it's something that I tend to do a lot of. I'm a highly tactile person, I believe in hugs and cuddling and being close to people I like. It's a good feeling. Laps were, in fact, made for sitting on.
But the dynamic changes when the medium switches from the physical to the mental. And honestly? That's weird.
But even ignoring that.
How DO you lot move? Are you lot graceful? Do you fidgit, have trouble sitting still? Or do you not sit at all, but prefer to stay standing, or perhaps lie down when you talk? Are you like Chris, and full of energy, and bouncing on everything? Like Veronica, who nearly always has a slight undertone to her movements that brings to mind vixens and seductreses? Or are you like my brother, and try to move as little as possible in order to play games, but then, when we look at you, you're sitting there with your foot around your ear?
And scents, god. The way people smell doesn't tend to register with me, but there are a few boys who it just pings with me. Chris, for one, and Eric.
And that's odd to consider. It's something I never thought about, but like I said, I will spend hours obsessing on it.
And I think the only way to stop?
I better just meet some of you lot in person...
~Sor
MOOP!
(((P.S: I have no clue how I smell. Hopefully niceish, but one never knows.
I move...mostly gracefully. A tad bit show-offish, especially when someone challenges my flexability. Clumsy at times, where I trip and fall over things. *shrugs* I hadn't thought about it that much.)))
(((Postpostscript: Yes, I know I haven't put the SORC101 lesson up yet. I'll get there. >.<)))
I love the little mysteries about you -- what do you smell like? How do you move? Etc.
There we go. Theres a defining part of online relationships as a whole. What *do* my online friends smell like. How *do* they move.
Damnit Kat, this was something I'd never thought about, ever, and now I'm going to spend entierly too much time obsessing about it. Bah! Bah I say!!
Because, oddly enough, body language does convay volumes. Yes, I can make up for it some by *sigh* and *grin* and
And it's significantly harder to cuddle. Oh sure, *cuddles*. But that's just not it. That doesn't convay it at all. I've seen one very good cyber-cuddler (Oh, what a brilliant night that was!) and it's hard to do right.
And oddly, it's something that I tend to do a lot of. I'm a highly tactile person, I believe in hugs and cuddling and being close to people I like. It's a good feeling. Laps were, in fact, made for sitting on.
But the dynamic changes when the medium switches from the physical to the mental. And honestly? That's weird.
But even ignoring that.
How DO you lot move? Are you lot graceful? Do you fidgit, have trouble sitting still? Or do you not sit at all, but prefer to stay standing, or perhaps lie down when you talk? Are you like Chris, and full of energy, and bouncing on everything? Like Veronica, who nearly always has a slight undertone to her movements that brings to mind vixens and seductreses? Or are you like my brother, and try to move as little as possible in order to play games, but then, when we look at you, you're sitting there with your foot around your ear?
And scents, god. The way people smell doesn't tend to register with me, but there are a few boys who it just pings with me. Chris, for one, and Eric.
And that's odd to consider. It's something I never thought about, but like I said, I will spend hours obsessing on it.
And I think the only way to stop?
I better just meet some of you lot in person...
~Sor
MOOP!
(((P.S: I have no clue how I smell. Hopefully niceish, but one never knows.
I move...mostly gracefully. A tad bit show-offish, especially when someone challenges my flexability. Clumsy at times, where I trip and fall over things. *shrugs* I hadn't thought about it that much.)))
(((Postpostscript: Yes, I know I haven't put the SORC101 lesson up yet. I'll get there. >.<)))
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on 2006-04-09 07:14 pm (UTC)Man, I wish I could write LJ entries that people would actually be inspired to read!
I wish I could write lj entries.
I don't know what it is, sor. You don't talk about earth-changing events or anything, you just talk about what's on your mind, in a well-spoken, organized fashion, and it's FASCINATING! I am envious!
You started this out with a quote from Rvitzy. A quote that, out of context, and, I'm sure, in context, is hilarious in it's obscurity! and then you build an entire RANT about it.
and I totally know what you mean about smells. There are certain friends who I always try to sit beside because they Always Smell Nice, and not even in a cologne sense, they just have a pleasant air around them, and then there are friends who I don't notice a smell, but if they like leave a garment of clothing over at my house I'll know exactly who's it is from the smell. It's a subconscious thing!
but yeah. This one friend of mine, I swear I could live inside his shirt for a year without complaining. You know, just, kindof clinging there with my arms around his neck and legs around his waist, with a tshirt streached around us both... I should stop now before I say something too revealing.
And, you must tell us about this cyber cuddling :P
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on 2006-04-09 11:51 pm (UTC)Honestly, I'm *horrible* about telling what will or won't interest people until I've actually posted it. Very few of my stories have gotten more then four or five comments on them, while a lot of the rants have gotten a TON. Interesting, and quite frustrating, to think about.
Yes. Theres this one boy. Hugs are just devine, both because he gives very good hugs, and because he smells amazing. It's wonderful.
Tell? One doesn't tell about cuddling. One shows. *bawdy wink*
~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 12:48 am (UTC)In my experience, rants are much easier to comment on then stories. I can really like a story, and have no idea what to say in response to it. I can really not like a story, and the same thing. I DID really like that last story of yours, and told you so on AIM, but then found I didn't have anything more to say on here, so didn't say anything.
I also want to be interesting in what I have to say, I guess, and that's so much more easy to do with rants!
I need to learn how to give good hugs. I'm told I hug like a frail grandmother.
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on 2006-04-10 01:46 am (UTC)Hug firm, but be careful not to squish people.
The rest of it's just personal. I, for instance don't particularily care for being rubbed or patted while being hugged, but generally, being scritched is a wonderful thing.
~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 04:08 am (UTC)and, interesting, about the leaning over thing... I've not noticed myself doing it, but I've had so little practice in the realm of hugging that I haven't had a chance to form any habits. it does sound rather pleasant to nuzzle up against someone, and the other way around too!
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on 2006-04-10 03:50 pm (UTC)Well, I should come up there and hug you at some point. It'll be lovely practise!
~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 11:02 pm (UTC)You could give me hugging lessons!
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on 2006-04-10 11:22 pm (UTC)But I could come up and hang out and teach you in between.
~Sor
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on 2006-04-15 10:25 pm (UTC)I have no idea how a frail grandmother would hug, for the record. And no one's really told me what I hug like.
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on 2006-04-09 07:32 pm (UTC)It's been 5 years, and I can still remember the smell. Even other guys in our friend-group wanted to smell him (though, it was Drama Club, so the weirdness of that statement is somewhat lessened).
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on 2006-04-09 07:51 pm (UTC)Also, I usually like to be doing something with my hands or legs when I'm sitting (and especially thinking). Whether it's literally twiddling my thumbs, tapping my fingers, or taking the nearest object on the desk and rolling/tossing it back and forth between my hands. Or if it's a pen, I'll be continually opening and putting the cap back on. Click-click. Click-click. Click-click. ... Yeah. I have broken/worn out many a object by fiddling with it absent-mindedly. Even breaking cheap necklaces that I got at the thrift store by tossing them back and forth between my hands while at the computer. Like right now, I'm doing that with a necklace that's yet to break, in between sentences.
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on 2006-04-09 11:42 pm (UTC)My favorite fidgit is a moebius strip bracelet that I made out of orange duct tape. I can just take it off and run it around and around and around...
~Sor
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on 2006-04-09 08:35 pm (UTC)...
I'm kidding. Don't delete it.
Smells are important to me. They are linked with my emotions and my subconcious due to skitzophrenia. Plus, even though my nose is always running, I've always noticed smells more often than others. I like to know how a person smells because it helps to create a better mental picture of them, something I can't do with just visuals.
And that is why I hate cologne/perfume/aftershave/whateverthehell.
As for what I smell like... it depends. Mostly on how long ago I showed and what, specifically you are smelling. The top of my head probably smells like the inside of my hat. My hands tend to smell just slightly dirty. My feet... I haven't smelled my feet recently.
They smell a bit sweaty from all this heat we've been having.
Oh, my favorite smell? The inside of new books.
And movement... movement conveys wonders when you're actually paying attention to it. Which I rarely do, unless I'm in a predatorial mood. Unfortunate.
I have no idea how I move, but I suspect it's smoothly and quickly, in a 'Don't bother me, I have things to do' sort of way. Just before I trip.
And this is getting long enough. I'll leave it at that.
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on 2006-04-09 11:48 pm (UTC)Although my FAVORITE would have to be when I'm walking past the vent when the washer/dryers going and theres all the detergent scented steam blowing out. Ah, heaven.
I have no idea how I move, but I suspect it's smoothly and quickly, in a 'Don't bother me, I have things to do' sort of way. Just before I trip.
I have that. I have a very fast stride, probably inspired largely by the fact that I'm short, so I have to walk fast to keep up with people. And in the hallways/malls (large number of people areas) I tend to walk VERY fast, with a lot of serious people-dodging mixed in. Gr, Meanderthals.
~Sor
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on 2006-05-09 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-04-10 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-04-09 09:07 pm (UTC)Like a blancmange in a snowstorm.
I think that tells you how I move.
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on 2006-04-09 11:45 pm (UTC)Yes, but not enough. Sure, you're gawky, but that's only the start...
~Sor
(And you're lying- You're not white, you're green, just like your icon!!)
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on 2006-04-10 08:51 am (UTC)Actually, it's funny you mention smell, because today when we were watching Firefly, a friend was like, "You smell like cookies!"
I sort of double-took, seeing as I don't use cookie-scented shower gel or anything. Then I looked down and realised that there was a bag of cookies sitting between us.
(Which should have been obvious, since I brought them.)
"No," I said, "I think it's these."
"No, it's you!"
So there you go. I smell like cookies. <.<
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on 2006-04-10 03:51 pm (UTC)...dude. I want cookie-scented shower gel now. That sounds INCREDIBLY
tastycool.~Sor
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on 2006-04-09 10:11 pm (UTC)I find that the way someone moves is a very unique thing about them, to the point where it's a singularly recognizable quality. Even something as simple as walking. One foot in front of the other, yes, but there's more to it than that.
As a slight tech-geek tangent, I remember reading an article a while ago about this company that had come up with this security technology for some sort of gadget (I think it was a phone or MP3 player or something). Basically it had accelerometers inside it and to program it, you just stick it in your pocket and walk around for a few minutes. It learns how you walk and sets that as the "security code." If someone else steals the gadget and tries to use it, it won't work for them. Apparently the system can recognize its owner even while running, or consciously changing their walk to try to screw the system up. It's really cool.
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on 2006-04-09 11:44 pm (UTC)I was at a drama workshop, and one of the things they had us do was just walk in a big circle, and examine how we walked. It's all the little things.
~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 03:37 am (UTC)How I move, though... I'm told I walk with a purpose, which I like. I know it can be offputting, though, because it makes me look like I don't want to be bothered.
I prefer to scrunch up when I sit, like kneel or sit on one foot. But my arms and possessions tend to take up as much space as they can. You should see my desk. Oh wait, you can't, because there's crap over every inch of surface.
I fidgit like mad. ALways biting my nails, or playing with my hair, or something. I peel labels off beer bottles -- and *then*, I shred the labels into tiny strips.
I don't have a good "sexy walk" down. I can walk sufficiently gracefully in high heels, but I prefer to wear sneakers -- and I'm as likely to twist my ankle in sneakers as in heels.
Facially, I'm very expressive, so if I say "nothing" is wrong it takes zero effort to tell if I'm lying.
As I just this second did, I tend to drop food. Fortunately it was white tea and a dark sweater.
I don't hesitate to scratch an itch, unless it's in a really inappropriate place, like my boob or up my nose (or, obviously, worse).
If I'm wearing a necklace, I'll unconsciously check my neck to make sure it's still there (I've lost a few in my life). If I wore a necklace the day before and am not now, I may grab my neck in a panic before I remember that my necklace is safe in its box.
I don't know how much all this tells you, but it's interesting nonetheless.
Now go to my LJ and write some questions for my characters!
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on 2006-04-10 11:23 pm (UTC)No wait...Actually...
Hmmm...
*would expiriment, but it would be hard to explain to dad, who's sitting right over there*
Yay for fidgiters!
Also, yay for questions.
~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 04:57 pm (UTC)~Sor
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on 2006-04-10 07:40 pm (UTC)I *hate* sitting still. Not only do I hate it, it's physically impossible for me to do it. I used to get in trouble all the time with my first grade teacher because she didn't like people who fidgeted. If I do have to sit, it's never actually on the chair. I'll sit on the back, or on the floor in front of it.
I fidget with my necklaces, or my watches a lot. When I'm wearing pocket chains or my pocket watch, I fidget with those. If I don't have anything to fidget with, I'll start acting the percussionist I am and tap rhythms on the nearest hard surface.
As for how I act....I can act like a total clutz or a ninja depending on who I'm with and what my mood is. It's more often than not the clutz routine.
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on 2006-04-11 03:53 am (UTC)After we broke up, I left for a week and came back and I could still find his scent on my pillow and sheets... *sigh*
I have no idea what I smell like. But I'm told it's nice. I guess.
I move like... I dunno. I fidget with my hands a lot, touching my jacket or my face, brushing my hair out of my eyes, rubbing my forehead or adjusting my glasses... I walk around in circles a lot. I like to sit ON the desks at school, or stand up while everyone else is sitting down. I walk around when I read, constantly (unless the book is too heavy). I used to walk to and from school reading, so I'm used to not walking into poles and stuff. When I'm at home I laze around on couches, where lying down lengthwise is more comfortable than sitting up. I used to hang on doors and swing, but I don't do that anymore because it's bad for the doors.
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on 2006-04-11 11:57 pm (UTC)I agree with the not running into things. It is a wonderful and valuable talent.
~Sor