Fascination
I openly admit that I am an easily fascinated person. I can stare at my hands for minutes on end, fiddling with my fingers and just being fascinated by the movement. (No seriously, it's very interesting) However, today I'd like to investigate a few things that I find myself particularly fascinated by.
For example, today I realized that I am fascinated by sign language. I was showing a friend some of Captain Valor's adorable sign language music videos and after she was gone, I began searching more. Which led me to discovering which translator Captain Valor uses and consequently checking it out for myself, and then reteaching myself the ABC's and exploring some simple phrases and idioms. In short, I've developed a sudden, completely unexplained interest in learning sign language. As a highly aural individual, I find said interest somewhat unusual. I mean, sign language is a silent method of communication, while most of my life revolves around sound. So, from whence springs this new fascination? I'm very interested in language, and have a certain aptitude and learning languages, so could it be partly from my interest in language? Is it from fear of my own possible loss of hearing? Or simply to have a fun and different way to communicate? Or is it because of watching signed music videos, and the appreciating the interaction between the spoken and the signed? Am I fascinated by this silent way of singing? Or is it some random lesbian hand fetish? Probably all of the above, except maybe not that last one. No. Wait a second. Didn't I say earlier that I'm fascinated by the movement of my hands? Oh my! That must be it. I have a hand fetish. Well, you certainly do learn something new every day.
Furthermore, I'm fascinated by Starla. Starla is the portmanteau of Stella and Carla, from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, the adorable couple featured in the above linked scene (subtitles by yours truly). My fascination with Starla is of an odd kind, I feel, one mainly based off of admiration. They're my favorite screen couple, even though there are others who are more physical or more dramatic (Pepsi comes to mind). I think my fascination stems from several sources. First, they are German, meaning that they speak German, possibly my favorite language of all time. They're also very believable and intensely adorable. However, it is my opinion that there is more to it than the above. I think that Starla represents, to me, the ideal relationship: respectful, tender, loving, and based upon a strong friendship. Stella and Carla don't have many on screen love scenes (well, only one, if you must quibble), but they radiate a veritable glow of happiness and mutual adoration. It also may have a little bit to do with the fact that they're relationship is of a kind I can easily imagine myself in, one I would be comfortable with, the kind that I have always been seeking. To me, there can be no fan fiction about Stella and Carla (not by me, at any rate) because their relationship feels so whole and fulfilled. Whatever the reason, to me, Starla is the most powerful and emotionally provocative supercouple.
Note: I really need to stop staying up late watching Starla fan videos, as wonderful as they may be.
For example, today I realized that I am fascinated by sign language. I was showing a friend some of Captain Valor's adorable sign language music videos and after she was gone, I began searching more. Which led me to discovering which translator Captain Valor uses and consequently checking it out for myself, and then reteaching myself the ABC's and exploring some simple phrases and idioms. In short, I've developed a sudden, completely unexplained interest in learning sign language. As a highly aural individual, I find said interest somewhat unusual. I mean, sign language is a silent method of communication, while most of my life revolves around sound. So, from whence springs this new fascination? I'm very interested in language, and have a certain aptitude and learning languages, so could it be partly from my interest in language? Is it from fear of my own possible loss of hearing? Or simply to have a fun and different way to communicate? Or is it because of watching signed music videos, and the appreciating the interaction between the spoken and the signed? Am I fascinated by this silent way of singing? Or is it some random lesbian hand fetish? Probably all of the above, except maybe not that last one. No. Wait a second. Didn't I say earlier that I'm fascinated by the movement of my hands? Oh my! That must be it. I have a hand fetish. Well, you certainly do learn something new every day.
Furthermore, I'm fascinated by Starla. Starla is the portmanteau of Stella and Carla, from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, the adorable couple featured in the above linked scene (subtitles by yours truly). My fascination with Starla is of an odd kind, I feel, one mainly based off of admiration. They're my favorite screen couple, even though there are others who are more physical or more dramatic (Pepsi comes to mind). I think my fascination stems from several sources. First, they are German, meaning that they speak German, possibly my favorite language of all time. They're also very believable and intensely adorable. However, it is my opinion that there is more to it than the above. I think that Starla represents, to me, the ideal relationship: respectful, tender, loving, and based upon a strong friendship. Stella and Carla don't have many on screen love scenes (well, only one, if you must quibble), but they radiate a veritable glow of happiness and mutual adoration. It also may have a little bit to do with the fact that they're relationship is of a kind I can easily imagine myself in, one I would be comfortable with, the kind that I have always been seeking. To me, there can be no fan fiction about Stella and Carla (not by me, at any rate) because their relationship feels so whole and fulfilled. Whatever the reason, to me, Starla is the most powerful and emotionally provocative supercouple.
Note: I really need to stop staying up late watching Starla fan videos, as wonderful as they may be.