Wow, I somehow skipped past this, but you might enjoy the following: Spoiler: Rather rude song, including the singer's vajayay as MC
TBH, I just googled "huge eyebrows" and shared the first image I found that wasn't either obvious makeup or something that looked like borderline racism. I've got no clue what the image came from
That's Thufir Hawat. He is a mentat (human computer) and a Master of Assassins. He's aligned with House Atreides, but later captured by the Harkonnens. In the DUNEiverse, any machine made in the image of a human mind is not just illegal, but considered immoral, verging on sin, due to the Butlarian Jihad* in the backstory, which, from a story perspective, serves as a kind of pox-eclipse to conveniently divide "how shit was before" from "how shit is now". They drink this juice called sapho (I misspelled it earlier) and they even have a little jingle when they toss back a shot: It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. * Butlarian Jihad: Basically, we created Cylons that eventually rose up and tried to enslave us and when we finally defeated them, some people who were super agro over the whole thing were like "Don't ever create fuqing Cylons again! EVER!"
I like writing about shirtless guys, which is odd because I’m a hetero. I’m even planning a scene in my fantasy where one of my male characters fights in nothing but basic pajama pants. I blame Dragonball and all the times Goku was shirtless in battle.
The word "thrum." I seem to include this unwittingly in a ton of stories. Mostly, it winds up culled due to melodrama or pretentiousness, but I can't seem to stop.
That's a good one. I use the word "palimpsest" at least once in every piece. It started subconsciously but now is intentional... kind of like Arnold's "I'll be back."
Ah, I remember Dune and some of those details, especially the Butlerian Jihad. I honestly figured he was from a Mel Brooks movie though, but I just needed big eyebrows. I'll sort out the central question to the thread later on today, I'm curious. Running my stuff through a word frequency analyzer should be a good start.
Me too! I plan my characters' menus carefully when there's an eating scene. And, I also read menus for fun and collect vintage ones. For you, @Tenderiser , from the Los Angles Public Library menu archive: http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/from-the-los-angeles-public-library-menu-collection-afternoon-tea-through-the-ages-2894410 The article has links to a couple of other types of menus in the collection, too. Tagging @Laurin Kelly in case she can use source material in her books, and @Homer Potvin 'cause it's his biz.
A little late to the conversation but... I am a fan of sexy recreational bathing, but my s/o only bathes to get clean. Hence, there is plenty of recreational bathing and sex in my book. I suppose that if I can't have it in real life, then my characters can enjoy it at least...
S/O is "significant other", aka boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse, and I'd guess that recreational bathing is the sort that you do with them that ends up with you both needing a shower afterwards
Was this a mixed sex platoon or was he exercising don't ask don't tell ? Incidentally if your S/o gives you a blow job in the shower, please make sure she isn't kneeling on the plughole
Guys not to get OT, but is there such a thing as porn bloopers? Cause I'm laughing so hard right now, possibly thinking about bath and shower mishaps I've...heard about . ETA: including mistyping the word "shower" just now.
Maybe I'm in the minority on this one, but I've never been a big fan of shower sex. It's fine and all, but I can have much better sex in other places. Then it comes down to: would I rather have sex in the shower, or better sex on the living room couch? I'll choose the couch every time. The novelty of shower sex is gone, I suppose.
Mixed platoon, although just barely, I think we had three or four females in the unit at the time. She was also a corporal though, so there was no fraternization going on
Oh, yeah, and they're hilarious. Furniture breaking, camera operators catching moneyshots, bystanders walking on set... go to any big porn site and you'll find dozens of them. Yeah, I'm with you. It's one thing if you're a kid, but after marriage it's kind of meh.
Not just you, Spence. There are a hell of a lot of variables that have to go right in the shower, if you think about it. Water temperature compatibility, for one.
Maybe, maybe not. I acknowledge that I have an unusual fondness for bathing and showering. Certainly not to a degree where the DSM-V needs to be consulted, but I enjoy it. When it rains really heavily, I enjoy taking a shower outside in my backyard. There's a spot where the roof angles converge to make a really convenient, strong downpour. I do it just because it's available, not because I need it. I just love the feel of water, little Pisces that I am. It's clearly why it comes up so often in my writing, and it almost always gets mentioned in a sensual setting. There's something wonderfully bonding and intimate in the idea of someone bathing you. Well... for me anyway. In the world of fanfiction, where tagging stories for their content is life, "bath kink" is a recognized thing.
That's a really good point, and now I'm laughing because I'd forgotten that two of my characters had their most intimate, emotionally bonding moment in the shower. I think it's the real-life variables that are the problem. In romance novels and sensual scenes, balance is always perfect, there are never height differences, bathtubs are always the right size, shower floors aren't slippery, and nobody's fighting over water temperature. I'm thinking you deserve some kind of trophy for working that all out.
Now, a beer in the shower is the most awesome beer ever, in my opinion. Almost as good as a beer during sex...
