The Hobbit Hole XXXIV - But better than rain or rippling streams...

[RosieCotton]

Hm...I’ve never really tried to figure out real-life equivalents for my characters. It might help with visualization.

[Lil'freeper]

Confession: For my London-based MI5 unit, I trolled the London dating boards for photos. :)

[RosieCotton]

Heh...well, that’s one way! And I can see advantages to that over picking celebrities...

Right now I just have general types in mind.

[SuziQ]

OK, the only one I recognize is Salli Richardson, on the right. Who are the other two chicks? And who is the dude in the skirt? ;o)

[Lil'freeper]

The gal on the left is named Kim Littlejohn, both she and Salli are of Cherokee descent. Skirt guy is Darius Danesh. He’s Scots-Iranian. This is the best pic of him, most of the others has him looking much more tanned and much less Scots. I don’t know the name of the last gal. She’s a celeb, but when I pulled the pic of the internet, I didn’t make a note of where I got the pic or her name. Ah well.

[Overtaxed]

Mmmmm.....likker mixer....

[osagebowman]

Corin - well, her insurance will ‘low ball’ you, that’s for sure. Typically offer as little as possible low wholesale, maybe low trade-in. Hold out for high retail. Don’t settle till you get what you want.

[osagebowman]

Oh, you got ice? :-)

[Overtaxed]

Yep. Ice, tonic water, and lemon juice...and just in time too.

I’m out of wine.

[RosieCotton]

I have some nice shiraz.

Considering that I’ve spent most of today arguing with Microsoft Word again, I’m thinking a glass of shiraz as soon as I get home wouldn’t be such a bad thing...

[osagebowman]

Sounds like a successful shopping expedition.

[Overtaxed]

...and I even got chocolate!

[JenB]

I think I’d feel either like a stalker, or vaguely just ick using a real person’s photo as the look for my characters. Not sure why... of course I’m not a particularly picture-oriented person either.

[Lil'freeper]

I don’t think it any different than my notes from the airport on the crazy things people do or say. I don’t know their names and probably couldn’t find them again if I tried. So they’re just muses to me.

[darkangel82]

I don’t think it any different than my notes from the airport on the crazy things people do or say.

I've stopped trying to figure people out, sincei t seems you need a PhD in abnormal psych to do that now.

[JenB]

Mmm, yeah. I certainly see why you do it. Makes sense. I just don’t really use very detailed images of people. More like senses. Tall, dark, bearded, whatever.

My character-handles are more relational and behavioral.

[Lil'freeper]

lol - I guess it helps that I am abnormal psych. Or at least I come home from work that way.

[darkangel82]

LOL, doesn’t everyone?

[Lil'freeper]

So, uh, did you take the plunge and go sign up? Are you gonna go crazy with us next month?

[JenB]

You should join us! It’s fun!