stylee's New Writeups

Straight girls who go to strip clubs (idea)

2001-10-19T14:49:55Z

As a married 'straight' woman who went to a strip club at her bachlorette party, I feel I should say something here.

I love my husband. I have always had relationships with men. But I love looking at women, clothed or not. I'm unabatedly attracted to them. I had lap dances that night and was so aroused that my eyes rolled in the back of my head. That wasn't my first strip club experience, either.

Some of the girls who accompanied me felt visibly uncomfortable. They were there only for me, getting little of their own enjoyment out of the situation. But I know there are many women like me who are straight but still wildly attracted to other woman and not afraid to admit it. Maybe we are what other people would label as bisexual. I'm personally convinced that a majority of people are bisexual in some sense; there is simply a vast spectrum from straight to gay. I derive great pleasure out of talking candidly about women around men to see how they react. Almost all the time they are…

Preventing anorexia (idea)

2001-08-22T21:28:05Z

She sounds like me, as far as size. Those are my exact measurements and weight. I love food, personally, but I truly know how she may feel as far as hating her wide hips and shoulders and thinking that depriving herself of food may change that.
Here are some ideas.

If she is like me, her skeletal structure has determined that she is destined to have broad shoulders and hips. No amount of starving herself will be able to change that. Maybe you can jokingly point that out the next time she seems to believe otherwise.
Encourage her to eat good food. Comment on how great it is. Find new, cool restaurants. Not hot dog joints. Food is totally kick ass and not something to be avoided.
At the same time, encourage her to do healthy things either by herself or with you. The doctor-aided diet sounds cool and she sounds somewhat interested. Yoga is another thing that is fun and feels great, physically and mentally. Do a yoga tape together

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Belly (thing)

2001-08-15T22:25:40Z

Belly is also a Hype Williams movie that came out in 1998. It stars a barage of rap/hip hop artists (Method Man, DMX, T-Boz, Naz) alongside a handful of no name actors, all of whom do a much better job in their roles that you probably think.

In fact, this entire movie is surprizingly amazing, something I attribute almost entirely to the work of director of photography Malik Hasaan Sayid (the man largely responsible for Spike Lee's cinemography). He invested so much thought and effort into making every single frame of this movie a masterful work of art that it had a huge impact on me, despite the shaky storyline. In fact, I think I'm going to go right now and add him to the list of heroes on my homenode.

cross processing (thing)

2001-07-10T21:41:00Z

Cross Processing in still photography - shooting with E6 (slide) film and then processing as C41 (negative) film - can produce alot of wonderfully interesting effects.

Like Yossarian describes, the negative will have intense contrast. So much so, in fact, that it is not good for the fine detail of a person's expression unless the blown out highly contrasty and grainy look is a part of your desired result. It is, however, unbelievably beautiful to cross process images showing hard and varied textures, or anything else you'd like to see starkly portrayed. Even nature images look amazing and different, although somewhat surreal, using this technique.

Your negs will not always have an overly yellowish hue; different slide films have different effects when cross processed and experimentation is recommended. The colors may range from normal to somewhat strange to completely off the wall, and are almost always overly rich and vibrant. This can help with subtle things like pulling a…

Good Samaritan Law (thing)

2001-06-26T18:31:16Z

The 'good samaritan law' was what led the four characters of Seinfeld to be arrested in a small town. They were standing around during a brief stopover on their way to Paris when they happened to witness an obese man getting robbed. Instead of helping him in any way, our four protagonists stood on the sidewalk across from the robbery and gawked at it. Kramer even filmed the scenario on his new camcorder, thus recording not only the group's utter disdain for the poor victim but the tasteless comments they (mostly George) made throughout the event.

When it was over the four were walking slowly away, bored and disappointed that the spectacle was over and wondering what could entertain them next, when the obese man who'd been robbed brought a police officer over. They were arrested under the 'good samaritan law' and later brought to trial, at which the plaintiffs brought numerous character witnesses to the stand to help illustrate just how shallow these people…

Quarter Pounder with cheese (idea)

2001-06-18T14:06:41Z

In the classic Tarantino flick Pulp Fiction, Vincent (John Travolta) has just returned from Amsterdam and explains to Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) the cultural differences ("it's the little things...") between Europe and the United States.

He starts off with the amazing fact that at a French McDonald's they actually serve beer. ("And I'm not talking about a paper cup, I"m talking about a glass of beer.")

And even stranger: their quarter pounder with cheese is called a 'Royale with Cheese' on account of them using the metric system and therefore not knowing what a quarter pound is.