Quickie link: On bodies

[thistlechaser]

I have a meeting in a moment, but I wanted to share this link first. Posted originally by elisel: What People Really Look Like, as seen by a massage therapist. A really positive morning read!

Amazing picture of the man, too. I can't wait to read more of his blog, when I have time.

Comments

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

"a glance at you, and I can picture pretty well what you’d look like on my table. "

Thanks, Hannibal Lecter. You're not a bad looking guy, yourself.

Does make for an interesting read. I'd probably enjoy sitting down and talking to the guy. I've always regretted not having a more thorough understanding of anatomy - I took honors Bio in high school, then Physics+Chemistry+Geology(shut up, I was curious) as my degree requirements for a BS in Comp Sci. I got the engineering thing down. Quantum physics, electronics, chemistry, etc are all good. But my knowledge of anatomy is limited to my own personal study, which pretty much only happened if I had a reason to research it - health issues, mostly. Dating a girl for 5 years who was pretty into the BD+M in BDSM means I got to learn a lot about pain, which I couldn't do without experiencing it myself while learning to inflict it (note: crazy high tolerance for pain makes this hard to do without injury - all too often I pull hot things out of the oven with bare hands only to realize SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT after I set it down). But I still don't really know much about the core mechanics of such things.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Haha! I didn't take it that way at all until you pointed it out!

They do have a whole lot of knowledge in that area. My mother and sister were/are massage therapists, and the studying they had to do always impressed me. There's a whole lot of book-learning they have to do before they put their hands on anyone; they need to know the name of muscles, where/how they connect, etc.

And eeek! Your hands!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

What a nice post! Very poetic.

I have seen a LOT of regular people nude in my day, since the art teachers in figure drawing always felt it was useful to be exposed to different body types. After a while you learn what age does, which parts tend to sag and how fat settle. We also studied anatomy in cadavers, during advanced figure drawing and a brief stint in biology.

Of course I appreciate the tight, firm airbrushed model bodies, but normal people are beautiful in their own way. The human body is a work of art. And if you love someone, it does not matter really what shape they are.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Well said! While people in magazines and on TV are beautiful, real people are more interesting. I love seeing a little silver (or a lot!) in hair. I love curves (no matter the size) on both men and women. I love round bellies. And like you said, when you love someone, it doesn't matter what they look like. :)