Picturing you
Jun. 11th, 2003 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
resonantDo you have a mental picture of the friends you only know online? I find that I have quite clear images of some of you; others I can only see in parts (hair, hands); and others I can't see at all as people.
For instance, I've seen a picture of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
laurakaye, but in my head she looks just like her icon of a reading girl. resmiranda is a snatch of a song. And flambeau is type set in Verdana in some muted color other than black.
In my head,julad is small, with pale skin and short mahogany hair. For some reason I've got a pretty clear picture of her hands -- small, pale, with bitten nails. And she waves them around a lot when she talks. I also get the impression she has trouble sitting still.
kaneko has longish strawberry-blonde hair and freckles. She smiles almost all the time.
giglet has short brown hair and sparkling eyes and strong square tanned hands.
darthfox has light-brown hair with a bit of a reddish tint to it. Light eyes and pale eyelashes.
fabularasa is tall and has unusually good posture. Her hair is reddish, and because she scrabbles her hands through it when she's thinking, it's usually in disarray.
I think I may be picturingcmshaw when she was seven, because I see a brown-haired, sun-browned, freckled girl who's all knees and elbows.
Have I seen a picture ofkassrachel? When I picture her, I feel less like I'm making it up and more like I've actually seen her. She's round and fair, with curly hair that's brown with a sort of red overdye, and she has a lovely smile.
lanning has short salt-and-pepper hair, high cheekbones, and a rather elegant mouth. Sometimes she wears glasses; the rest of the time they're around her neck on some sort of interesting chain.
tradescant looks a bit like Princess Leia, only younger and a little less harsh around the mouth.
merryish has short, straight brown hair and is on the short side. I imagine her with the brisk, slightly world-weary manner of a camp counselor trying to wrangle two dozen eight-year-olds and not let any of them drown, no matter how richly they deserve it.
imkalena is tall and wiry, with long fingers. She's tanned, and her brown hair is sunbleached and somewhat windblown.
kormantic -- I can't see her face, but I can hear her voice. It's a nice rich alto speaking voice, slightly rough (smoker?), talking veryveryfastwithoutevenstoppingforbreath.
shrift has long, dark-blonde hair and very dark brown eyes.
prillalar is tall, with light-brown hair and light eyes and a disconcertingly sharp gaze.
brighidestone is mid-height and curvy, with dark brown hair and eyes. She and destina both have a sort of Gibson-girl prettiness.
helvirago has straight shiny blonde hair, but is more regal than cute.
One of my grade-school friends had an older sister named Shay, so in my headshayheyred looks like her: tall, with brown hair in a ponytail, and never walks anywhere if she can run, bounce, or skip.
eliade and katallison both look like a younger Patti Smith to me. I think Kat may actually have used a photo of a younger Patti Smith on her website at one time, which is probably the source of the confusion. Of the two of them, eliade is taller, with a longer face and sleepier eyes.
carlacoupe is tall, with chin-length reddish-dark-brown hair, a mischievous face, and an unusually deep voice.
mommybird is short and round, with round glasses and dark, thick, wavy hair.
bettyp is sort of Nordic-looking -- thick pale hair, ice-blue eyes, broad cheekbones. And younger than her writing voice would suggest.
ellen_fremedon has very thick medium-brown hair. She's solid, muscular, a very reassuring physical presence.
I disqualify myself from imaginingcesperanza, liviapenn, thete1, spike21, and miriam_heddy because I've seen pictures of them. And ivyblossom, jacquez, ukcalico, and mauralabingi because they have self-portrait icons. (I always see nopejr's icon as a self-portrait, too, though it may not be intended that way.)
For instance, I've seen a picture of
laurakaye, but in my head she looks just like her icon of a reading girl. resmiranda is a snatch of a song. And flambeau is type set in Verdana in some muted color other than black.In my head,
julad is small, with pale skin and short mahogany hair. For some reason I've got a pretty clear picture of her hands -- small, pale, with bitten nails. And she waves them around a lot when she talks. I also get the impression she has trouble sitting still.kaneko has longish strawberry-blonde hair and freckles. She smiles almost all the time. giglet has short brown hair and sparkling eyes and strong square tanned hands.darthfox has light-brown hair with a bit of a reddish tint to it. Light eyes and pale eyelashes. fabularasa is tall and has unusually good posture. Her hair is reddish, and because she scrabbles her hands through it when she's thinking, it's usually in disarray. I think I may be picturing
cmshaw when she was seven, because I see a brown-haired, sun-browned, freckled girl who's all knees and elbows. Have I seen a picture of
kassrachel? When I picture her, I feel less like I'm making it up and more like I've actually seen her. She's round and fair, with curly hair that's brown with a sort of red overdye, and she has a lovely smile.lanning has short salt-and-pepper hair, high cheekbones, and a rather elegant mouth. Sometimes she wears glasses; the rest of the time they're around her neck on some sort of interesting chain.tradescant looks a bit like Princess Leia, only younger and a little less harsh around the mouth. merryish has short, straight brown hair and is on the short side. I imagine her with the brisk, slightly world-weary manner of a camp counselor trying to wrangle two dozen eight-year-olds and not let any of them drown, no matter how richly they deserve it.imkalena is tall and wiry, with long fingers. She's tanned, and her brown hair is sunbleached and somewhat windblown.kormantic -- I can't see her face, but I can hear her voice. It's a nice rich alto speaking voice, slightly rough (smoker?), talking veryveryfastwithoutevenstoppingforbreath.shrift has long, dark-blonde hair and very dark brown eyes.prillalar is tall, with light-brown hair and light eyes and a disconcertingly sharp gaze.brighidestone is mid-height and curvy, with dark brown hair and eyes. She and destina both have a sort of Gibson-girl prettiness. helvirago has straight shiny blonde hair, but is more regal than cute.One of my grade-school friends had an older sister named Shay, so in my head
shayheyred looks like her: tall, with brown hair in a ponytail, and never walks anywhere if she can run, bounce, or skip. eliade and katallison both look like a younger Patti Smith to me. I think Kat may actually have used a photo of a younger Patti Smith on her website at one time, which is probably the source of the confusion. Of the two of them, eliade is taller, with a longer face and sleepier eyes.carlacoupe is tall, with chin-length reddish-dark-brown hair, a mischievous face, and an unusually deep voice. mommybird is short and round, with round glasses and dark, thick, wavy hair. bettyp is sort of Nordic-looking -- thick pale hair, ice-blue eyes, broad cheekbones. And younger than her writing voice would suggest. ellen_fremedon has very thick medium-brown hair. She's solid, muscular, a very reassuring physical presence. I disqualify myself from imagining
cesperanza, liviapenn, thete1, spike21, and miriam_heddy because I've seen pictures of them. And ivyblossom, jacquez, ukcalico, and mauralabingi because they have self-portrait icons. (I always see nopejr's icon as a self-portrait, too, though it may not be intended that way.)![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 6/12/03 05:52 am (UTC)I've got a postcard of the "Orientale" painting (see the current LJ icon on this post, and a smaller piece of it on my webpage), and my son always points to it and says, "Here's a picture of Mommy!"
It really does sort of resemble me (not pregnant, of course *g*)--or anyway, some gypsy-version of me. I've always thought she could have been a very distant imaginary relative of mine.