Comments on: Draw the blawger http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jym http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-978 Jym Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:48:30 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-978 =v= Now that I've read that Saheli doesn't look like her photo, I wonder what she looks like.<br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://www.mememachinego.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="jym at econet dot org">Jym Dyer</a> =v= Now that I’ve read that Saheli doesn’t look like her photo, I wonder what she looks like.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-977 Anonymous Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:28:30 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-977 <i>Otherwise, I think you might have traced me through the internets.</i> <br/><br/>You have a weird definition of paunch, Mr-I'm-Going-To-Do-Curls-While-You-People-Watch-TV. But yes, that devilish grin part had me cracking up. <br/><br/><i>He wears dark-colored shoes with soft rubber soles.</i><br/><br/>Huh. I think I would have guessed boots or sandals. <br/><br/><i>Although I'll have you know that's a queen size, not a double. </i><br/><br/>Aw yeah. Let's hear it for the gigantic mattresses. <br/><br/>Man, now I wish I'd never put my picture up. Oh well.<br/> <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://ssrdatta.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="sahelidatta at hotmail dot com">Saheli</a> Otherwise, I think you might have traced me through the internets. 

You have a weird definition of paunch, Mr-I’m-Going-To-Do-Curls-While-You-People-Watch-TV. But yes, that devilish grin part had me cracking up.

He wears dark-colored shoes with soft rubber soles.

Huh. I think I would have guessed boots or sandals.

Although I’ll have you know that’s a queen size, not a double.

Aw yeah. Let’s hear it for the gigantic mattresses.

Man, now I wish I’d never put my picture up. Oh well.
 

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]]> By: saurabh http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-976 saurabh Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:47:44 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-976 Holy shit! So there IS a hidden camera in my room. I'll have to remember that when I'm prancing around naked next time. Although I'll have you know that's a queen size, not a double. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://rhinocrisy.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="rednblack at alum dot mit dot edu">saurabh</a> Holy shit! So there IS a hidden camera in my room. I’ll have to remember that when I’m prancing around naked next time. Although I’ll have you know that’s a queen size, not a double. 

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]]> By: Hedgehog http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-975 Hedgehog Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:32:22 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-975 <b>Nikhil:</b>  as they say in my country:<br/>I wenk a nam oh dah a god, <br/>Dna ognib saw sih mane-ee<br/>O-G-N-I-B<br/>O-G-N-I-B<br/>O-G-N-I-B<br/>Dan Ognib saw sih mane-ee.<br/><br/>Actually you're very close except that the red baseball cap, isn't a Red Sox item. It bears the archaic logo of a rowing club. And I almost never turn it around backward. Otherwise, I think you might have traced me through the internets.<br/><br/><b>My turn!</b> <br/>Saurabh is very thin and has prominent cheekbones. His forearms bear well defined muscles. His hair is shaggy and dark brown and persists across the full extent of its historic range and doesn't cover his detached earlobes, which are also brown. His bed is at the largest a double. Quite likely a futon. He likes to wake up early but rarely does so except when visiting family. He wears dark-colored shoes with soft rubber soles. He has many books, including some pride-worthy reference texts, and some of the volumes have literally gathered dust. The ceiling in his bedroom is 9 feet high. The house overlooks street trees and maybe gardens out back and there are whipoorwills tonight and a distant smell of lilac.  <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="rhinocrisy.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">hedgehog</a> Nikhil:  as they say in my country:
I wenk a nam oh dah a god,
Dna ognib saw sih mane-ee
O-G-N-I-B
O-G-N-I-B
O-G-N-I-B
Dan Ognib saw sih mane-ee.

Actually you’re very close except that the red baseball cap, isn’t a Red Sox item. It bears the archaic logo of a rowing club. And I almost never turn it around backward. Otherwise, I think you might have traced me through the internets.

My turn!
Saurabh is very thin and has prominent cheekbones. His forearms bear well defined muscles. His hair is shaggy and dark brown and persists across the full extent of its historic range and doesn’t cover his detached earlobes, which are also brown. His bed is at the largest a double. Quite likely a futon. He likes to wake up early but rarely does so except when visiting family. He wears dark-colored shoes with soft rubber soles. He has many books, including some pride-worthy reference texts, and some of the volumes have literally gathered dust. The ceiling in his bedroom is 9 feet high. The house overlooks street trees and maybe gardens out back and there are whipoorwills tonight and a distant smell of lilac.  

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-974 Anonymous Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:23:39 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-974 Perhaps because of your alias, Hedgehog, I envision you as a short man, with a slight paunch and a red sox baseball cap backwards on your head. You have an extremely devilish grin and are holding a newspaper in one hand and a karaoke microphone in the other. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://rhinocrisy.blogspot.com/2006/06/draw-blawger.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="explorer at gmail dot com">Nikhil Mulani</a> Perhaps because of your alias, Hedgehog, I envision you as a short man, with a slight paunch and a red sox baseball cap backwards on your head. You have an extremely devilish grin and are holding a newspaper in one hand and a karaoke microphone in the other.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-973 Anonymous Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:30:32 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-973 AWESOME! Does this mean we're going to go dancing too?<br/><br/>(notice how I just invite myself along.) <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://ssrdatta.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="sahelidatta at hotmail dot com">Saheli</a> AWESOME! Does this mean we’re going to go dancing too?

(notice how I just invite myself along.) 

Posted by Saheli

]]> By: Jonhttp://www.tinyrevolution.com http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-972 Jonhttp://www.tinyrevolution.com Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:44:56 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-972 <i>probably very neat hair</i> <br/><br/>ha ha ha ha ha<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm sure we'll cross paths in person before too long. For one thing, I'll be visiting my Berkeley sister (who just sent me some <a HREF="http://bigpawgrub.com/" REL="nofollow">Big Paw</a> basalmic vinegar). At that point your last, desperate illusions will be shattered. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://www.tinyrevolution.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="tinyrevolution at yahoo dot com">Jon</a> probably very neat hair

ha ha ha ha ha

Anyway, I’m sure we’ll cross paths in person before too long. For one thing, I’ll be visiting my Berkeley sister (who just sent me some Big Paw basalmic vinegar). At that point your last, desperate illusions will be shattered.

Posted by Jon

]]> By: Hedgehog http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-971 Hedgehog Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:50:06 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-971 Neener neener neener -- I'm not looking I'm not looking I'm not looking -- not until I say that Schwarz has black rectangular glasses, pale olive skin, looks good dancing even though he doesn't like to do it in public, probably very neat hair, probably kind of skinny from drinking lots of coffee and engaging in nervous tics like tapping foot or air-fingering the clarinet, and takes good care of plants. Which isn't a look except in that it can cause dirt under the fingernails.<br/><br/>OK I looked. And that's not Schwarz. His jaw is squarer than that and his smile is more crooked. Ouch, my small subterranean mammal brain is in pain from the dissonance. I wasn't sure if he compulsively cleaned the dirt from his fingernails (much as he cleans spam from his blergh) and now I'm confident he does. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="rhinocrisy.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">hedgehog</a> Neener neener neener — I’m not looking I’m not looking I’m not looking — not until I say that Schwarz has black rectangular glasses, pale olive skin, looks good dancing even though he doesn’t like to do it in public, probably very neat hair, probably kind of skinny from drinking lots of coffee and engaging in nervous tics like tapping foot or air-fingering the clarinet, and takes good care of plants. Which isn’t a look except in that it can cause dirt under the fingernails.

OK I looked. And that’s not Schwarz. His jaw is squarer than that and his smile is more crooked. Ouch, my small subterranean mammal brain is in pain from the dissonance. I wasn’t sure if he compulsively cleaned the dirt from his fingernails (much as he cleans spam from his blergh) and now I’m confident he does. 

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]]> By: Jonhttp://www.tinyrevolution.com http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-970 Jonhttp://www.tinyrevolution.com Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:27:43 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-970 A larger version is concealed <a HREF="http://www.tinyrevolution.com/images/me.jpg" REL="nofollow">here</a> . There are all kinds of things hidden away on my site if you know where to look. For instance, <a HREF="http://www.tinyrevolution.com/images/jon1.jpg" REL="nofollow">me at Legoland</a> or <a HREF="http://www.tinyrevolution.com/images/mekatie.jpg" REL="nofollow">me with my sister</a>. Although to be honest, I'm told I've aged since then. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://www.tinyrevolution.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="tinyrevolution at yahoo dot com">Jon</a> A larger version is concealed here . There are all kinds of things hidden away on my site if you know where to look. For instance, me at Legoland or me with my sister. Although to be honest, I’m told I’ve aged since then. 

Posted by Jon

]]> By: Saheli http://rhinocrisy.org/2006/06/draw-the-blawger/#comment-969 Saheli Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:02:22 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=639#comment-969 Wow, that is so tiny it actually doesn't quite erase my heretofore abstract vision.<br/><br/>I usually have abstract visuals of writers until I see the photo. Sort of a shadowy silhouette superimposed on their name and any strongly-associated iconography. So Saurabh to me is just a man-shaped shadow, with skinny legs since he's mentioned them often, and a bit of a scruffy next-day shadow, since he's mentioned that too, super-imposed upon gigantic Sesame street style letters, "saurabh". Same with Jonathan. Until I met Hedgehog, he was very much a hedgehog--and that iconography is so strong that I still associate his writing with hedgehogs, and barrage him with photos of hedgehogs.<br/><br/>The second I see someone clearly, though, whether in person or in picture, that all snaps off to the side. It's there but much weaker. <br/><br/>I think that's why I put my picture on my blog. I didn't grow up using Saheli, even though it is my name, and it's odd to think of other people visualizing me as just Saheli.<br/><br/>For what it's worth I've been told I don't look like that photo.<br/> <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://ssrdatta.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="sahelidatta at hotmail dot com">Saheli</a> Wow, that is so tiny it actually doesn’t quite erase my heretofore abstract vision.

I usually have abstract visuals of writers until I see the photo. Sort of a shadowy silhouette superimposed on their name and any strongly-associated iconography. So Saurabh to me is just a man-shaped shadow, with skinny legs since he’s mentioned them often, and a bit of a scruffy next-day shadow, since he’s mentioned that too, super-imposed upon gigantic Sesame street style letters, “saurabh”. Same with Jonathan. Until I met Hedgehog, he was very much a hedgehog–and that iconography is so strong that I still associate his writing with hedgehogs, and barrage him with photos of hedgehogs.

The second I see someone clearly, though, whether in person or in picture, that all snaps off to the side. It’s there but much weaker.

I think that’s why I put my picture on my blog. I didn’t grow up using Saheli, even though it is my name, and it’s odd to think of other people visualizing me as just Saheli.

For what it’s worth I’ve been told I don’t look like that photo.
 

Posted by Saheli

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