How do you imagine other BDers

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

As it’s been a while since I last visited this thread, and as I have, in that time, formed several new acquaintances in the Downs…

Boromir88 is tall and very shaggy: he has a florid red beard that matches the wild, out of control mop of curls upon his head, all of which perfectly frames frighteningly intense hazel eyes. He rarely smiles in a pleasant manner, but he is not frightening or intimidating. Rather, he is more of a mystery to those he meets, and whose hands he clasps in his own giant paws. He is built rather like an oak tree in autumn: spare, but weighed with the promise of vigour. His clothes are neat, but simple. He looks as though he would be most at home out in his backyard hoeing the garden or chopping a cord or two of wood before breakfast.

Mithalwen is of medium height, with slightly curling dark brown hair to her shoulders and an incredibly mischievous glint in her earthy brown eyes. Her hands and fingers are slender and clever, and her complexion is fair, although touched with red from her time spent outdoors, just wandering and listening to birdsong. She wears cotton and wool, usually of muted tones but not dark. She never wears hats, preferring instead to feel the light of the sun and the touch of the wind on her face. She smiles constantly, but never speaks much, particularly in groups. She is fleet of foot.

Lalwende looks about twelve years old, but she is actually much older. She has long blonde hair that can appear a bit red in the sun, and her eyes glitter grey or blue with her mood. She is an almost inexhaustible talker, but well worth the listening to. She wears glasses and is entirely unconscious to her beauty, which makes men fall in love with her upon first sight. She has a mole upon one shoulder that shows only when she is wearing that ragged old shirt that she prefers to wear when out running. She is not slender, but the extra pounds suit her extremely well, lending her a glow of health and vitality that skinnier people envy.

Aiwendil is extremely tall and extremely slender. He looks like a conductor and bears himself like a tyrant, although a benevolent one. His beard, hair and demeanour are all black, but he does not intimidate or threaten. Instead, he commands almost instant respect with the intensity of his gaze. His lips are somewhat too thin for his face and his grey eyes seem oddly devoid of colour. He always wears a suit that appears to be quite expensive, but upon closer inspection appears to be a bit threadbare about the edges. Despite the elegance of his appearance, he is somewhat awkward in his movements, as though his body has a mind of its own – or, more properly, as though his mind is elsewhere…or elsewhen. He is a chain smoker of expensive, imported Turkish cigarettes.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Child of the Seventh Age looks exactly like my mother. In fact, I think she might be my mother. (This is not as bad as it sounds, as I am very fond of my mother and she holds three graduate degrees in two different disciplines… Yes, there are times when I feel my mother is perhaps too smart to be true…much as I feel about Child!)

Mark 12_30 looks just like a hobbit, albeit one who wears glasses. She is not very tall, not particularly slender, and has short curly hair. She smiles often and laughs even oftener. Her cheeks are red from lots of time spent outdoors, and she has many freckles, for her complexion is fair but she refuses to wear a hat. She likes to wear large sensible boots at every opportunity.

Rimbaud looks precisely like Chatterton in the famous painting of the dead youth – except, y’know, not dead.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

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Mithalwen is of medium height, with slightly curling dark brown hair to her shoulders and an incredibly mischievous glint in her earthy brown eyes. Her hands and fingers are slender and clever, and her complexion is fair, although touched with red from her time spent outdoors, just wandering and listening to birdsong. She wears cotton and wool, usually of muted tones but not dark. She never wears hats, preferring instead to feel the light of the sun and the touch of the wind on her face. She smiles constantly, but never speaks much, particularly in groups. She is fleet of foot.

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Oh Fordim - could you be more wrong? Quite an achievement really. Well there is a glint and I wear natural fibres wherever possible. Hmm I talk and laugh lots with people I feel secure with but without a real effort my shyness can make me seem aloof with strangers...

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

davem

The time has come to tackle one of my favourite Downers. Surprisingly, davem is remarkably clear to me, despite the subtle mysteries of his mind:

He is the same height as myself, but of slightly lighter build. His hair is brown and somewhat wavy; it might also be touched with a few hints of grey, but these hairs lend him dignity. He is a man who would look good in glasses, but he does not wear any. His arms and fingers are long and graceful. His eyebrows are faintly bushy over intensely focused eyes, which can sometimes become oddly distant as he wanders through the labyrinths of his dreams, even in the waking world. He has a very closely cropped beard.

davem wears brown clothes; not all brown, but many earth tones, with the occasional touch of dark colour thrown in. He dresses surprisingly well, if conservatively. He wears jackets every day.

His face is angular but not jagged, giving him the look of an aesthete, but this initial impression is overborne when he laughs at jokes that others do not find funny for his wit is not common, sharp as it might be. He loves trees and wooded lanes, and will speak to himself audibly when he knows that he is alone. He likes to ride the bus and look at the other people, imagining what they are like when at home.

He smokes a pipe when he reads, and drinks ale rather than lager. He is friendly to strangers, and kind to animals.

[Lalwendë]

Lalwende looks about twelve years old, but she is actually much older. She has long blonde hair that can appear a bit red in the sun, and her eyes glitter grey or blue with her mood. She is an almost inexhaustible talker, but well worth the listening to. She wears glasses and is entirely unconscious to her beauty, which makes men fall in love with her upon first sight. She has a mole upon one shoulder that shows only when she is wearing that ragged old shirt that she prefers to wear when out running. She is not slender, but the extra pounds suit her extremely well, lending her a glow of health and vitality that skinnier people envy.

Meh! I'd like to say it's all true, but it isn't! One thing you did get right is that I never stop talking - I spent many hours in 'punishment corner' at primary school for my inability to shut up - alas it was no punishment for there were many good books there. And I am wearing glasses now, but I don't wear them if I can help it, and yes, I am remarkably unwrinkled for my age. But I think you may have to guess again.

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Fordim - is not tall, although he 'thinks tall', and he holds himself proudly so that you would think he was a giant. He wears those glasses which have almost invisible metal frames (the gold coloured ones), and he has short hair which is 'messy on top'. He usually wears mis-matched jackets and trousers in the day, without a tie, and any old thing when he gets home; he somehow seems to get ink stains on his cuffs all the time so he rolls his sleeves up a lot. Secretly, he yearns for the days when a gentleman could go about in a frock coat, carrying a cane and a pair of kid gloves.

Mithalwen - has regular haircuts and likes to look neat and tidy in the daytime, but she does like the odd biscuit so she's forever checking her clothes for traces of crumbs. She sometimes wears glasses, especially when doing work on the computer, and she certainly wasn't happy about it when the optician recommended her for them. She really does have two sides to her as at home she likes to wear floaty, beautiful clothes, but nothing luridly patterned. Her laugh is ringing, especially after a few glasses of wine.

Fordim's description of Rimbaud was unsurpassable, but I can try my own, as I have a definite impression. He is tall, and has dark hair. He has been known to experiment with different beard and sideburn combinations, and can't quite shake off his old style of dress from his student days. He favours long coats in dark colours, but these days, that is about the only everyday left over from his glory years and now he has to wear a shirt and tie, so he figures they may as well be lively ones.

Child likes to wear grey and silver clothes and she always has a book in her pocket or handbag (this handbag is actually a brown leather rucksack). She likes flowing trousers and tunics, and also long sets of beads, but these are always in a tasteful style, and only occasionally does she wear something loud, mainly for fun. She does not favour lots of make up and she has bright blue eyes, and dark brown hair.

[Boromir88]

I must say Fordhim, the only think you practically got right was tall and hazel eyes. I am not that much shaggy, just my hair, i did use to have a goatee but not anymore, and know not red curly hair, more of a light brown, straight hair, lol. But, I applaud you for the attempt, here's mine. I will say, my humor is that of an odd one, for I'm often critisized for having out of day cheesy jokes, lol. For example, What do you call a mushroom thath as a date everyday? A very
FUN-GI (Guy)

Fordhim- Fairly tall, maybe 5'11. I'd say brown eyes. More of a British sort of dry comedy humor, where you make jokes about yourself, and your society, .
I imagine you as a professor of some university, teaching about 20th Century English authors (hopefully I got the century right), or maybe a class on Brittish romantics. Hmm, I guess I sort of think of you as a brittish kind of guy .

Funny, I happen to picture Davem the same way, makes me wonder if you are two long lost seperated, identical twins?

[Imladris]

Though I have seen a picture of Bethberry, she is not how I pictured her in the least...which is odd since I'm not really quite sure how I pictured her in the first place.

On the one hand I see a slim woman perched behind a desk that is drowning in the middle of the library, where tomes are piled on end. She wears spectacles that insist on sliding off the end of her nose, and she scribbles furiously across the paper, filling the paper with witty words. Brown hair shot with blonde tumbling down her shoulders...

On the other hand I picture her as something like a human faerie...dancing through the woods, robed in green...with glimmering golden hair.

[Nimrodel_9]

Originally posted by Morgy
Nimrodel...extremely short, blonde hair, brown eyes, freckles, lots of jewellery, bandana somewhere, treats the world like a bouncy castle (boingy-boingy-boingy ^_~).

Extremely short blonde hair- nope. Long dark brown
Or did you mean I am extremely short? Yes, I am short.
Brown eyes- Yes, almost black.
Freckles- Not as many as I used to have.
Lots of jewelry- If you count my ring and One Ring (and one of those clips you put on your belt loop) as being a lot.
Bandana somewhere- In the summer, yes, now no.
Treats the world like a bouncy castle- Otay! Sounds good!

Nimmy

[Bêthberry]

Kudos to Mr. Fordim Hedgethistle for a very fine job of resurrecting the fun of this thread!

Like davem, I tend not to create mental images of the people here. Still and all, though, sometimes a Downer is so unique in his or her posting style and form of argument and particular point of view, that a picture comes willnilly into my mind, particularly when he or she rather adamently refuses to concede any of my points. except in comments when he or see reps me.

davem is one such Downer to me. While he says he is not bearded, I do see him as somewhat Druidic, striding purposefully with long legs in a way that makes him appear talker than he is. His hair flows, unless it is tied back and for some reason a receding hairline seems to go with that pipe of which he speaks. If he wears jeans, I bet he also wears Army surplus boots--something nononsense but not punk. Does he carry around his beloved copies of Tolkien in a leather satchel? Only, I think, to 'Moots. I am willing to bet he could wear any hat he wanted to and wear it with aplomb. Does he wear any jewellry? This is the question. Perhaps if it bears some affinity to something Anglo Saxon or Scandinavian. No Rings though!

And now on to Imladris, about whom I haven't the faintest idea concerning hair colour and eye colour. But I think she moves with speed and grace, covering the ground rapidly like a cat or a cloud. She has sharp eyes and speaks very directly, no mumbling for her or hesitation. I wouldn't think her lips are full, but they could be and she simply purses them to make them appear thinner. I bet that photographs of her are deceptive; she is more striking in person than in print. And no, I don't think she has a zig zag scar on her forehead.

What Imadris does have is a clever imagination. How could she have guessed that there are several aspects to Bethberry ? If only she could see my writing room and my garden! Perhaps somehow she has . . .

Originally Posted by Imladris

On the one hand I see a slim woman perched behind a desk that is drowning in the middle of the library, where tomes are piled on end. She wears spectacles that insist on sliding off the end of her nose, and she scribbles furiously across the paper, filling the paper with witty words. Brown hair shot with blonde tumbling down her shoulders...

On the other hand I picture her as something like a human faerie...dancing through the woods, robed in green...with glimmering golden hair.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

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Mithalwen - has regular haircuts and likes to look neat and tidy in the daytime, but she does like the odd biscuit so she's forever checking her clothes for traces of crumbs. She sometimes wears glasses, especially when doing work on the computer, and she certainly wasn't happy about it when the optician recommended her for them. She really does have two sides to her as at home she likes to wear floaty, beautiful clothes, but nothing luridly patterned. Her laugh is ringing, especially after a few glasses of wine.

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this .. isn't bad ..... but I have never been to a proper hairdresser in my life and so my idea of regular haircuts is lopping the straglier ends off with my desk scissors. So when I "scrub up" I tend to put my hair up. How I dress during the day depends on the type of office I am working in - but I am one of those people who find smart casual a strain so I find a formal office has its advantages.. but is true the clothing of choice is diametrically opposed to the "suited and booted" look ..I scour the sale bargain rails of the GHOST outlet store to find lovely gauzy garments that I can afford.... It is also true that I find it hard to maintain the pristine look... My shirts are coffee magnets and untuck themselves .. my natural state is possibly to look like I have been "dragged through a hedge backwards" despite my best efforts. And yes.... I never get drunk anymore... but a few glasses of wine, especially with a good meal and good friends is one of the great pleasures of life for me. another good strike (unless you have trawled back very thoroughly) is the hair ..... not true red but naturally "almost titian" (dark strawberry blonde - so bad tempered and stupid ) now alas synthetically reproduced, having acquired my first grey hairs at 17

My eysight is perpetually on the point of needing glasses - one eye is much stronger than the other becasue I never wore the ones Iwas prescribed as a child - but I got away with artificial tears last time (I do find VDU a strain) ...

[Lalwendë]

but I have never been to a proper hairdresser in my life and so my idea of regular haircuts is lopping the straglier ends off with my desk scissors.

I'm the same. It makes me laugh, because I get compliments on the one thing I spend no time on caring for. Meh. It's good to have at least one thing to feel smug about. Though it needs washing every day or else I wake up looking like a flaming medusa, literally, although some may say more like the Balrog of Moria...not just in appearance.

[Boromir88]

Imladris, I will say I do have some war books scattered around the house , and was voted as "most likely to succeed" my senior year, whether that would classify me as a nerd, who knows. Well, I think the old corny, out of date jokes sort of leans me more towards the nerdy side as well .

Imladris , I picture you with jet black hair, big build, about 6'3. You are, or were, a football play in highschool, played maybe HB, or FB. You were also PF in basketball, you are, or were definately that athletic type in highschool.

Fordhim and Davem, could you tell me if I was right with the brittish accent bit? I just picture you two with brittish accents.

"I want my bloody money back!"

[Morai]

She (you are female, right? Kind of hard to tell. If not, tell me and I'll amend this rather radically) has long black hair, about 6" past her shoulders. She has a way of looking classy whether she's working in her somewhat massive garden or attending an orchestra concert. She's outgoing, but needs time far from the madding crowd.

I am fact a "she", it would help if I could find an avatar, but lately I haven't found any of the right size. Thank goodness I haven't had one of Elijah Wood in a while, for that would only lead you in the wrong direction. I wouldn't consider my hair long, but it would be if I was a guy. I like the idea of black hair, so you can keep that image if you like. I must have a classy essence, because people keep guessing such (not that I mind.) I usually perfer Rock concerts to orchestra, but I did attend one a couple weeks ago and I will attend my mother's in the comming months. I do have a massive Iris garden, but I share it with my parents. Its wonderful to garden in the rain, I'll recomend it to anyone. As for classy looking and outgoing, it depends where I am.