what's up with the title!?

No one has yet asked me this, as this blog is just starting  life and no one knows it exists, however I think some people will eventually ask, so I am pre-answering to save myself from answering later <-- a true procrastinator knows when insurance is necessary! The header of this page gives a bit of insight but I'd like to elaborate...

First, what dictionary.com has to say on the subject.

vis·cer·al

 /ˈvɪsərəl/ Show Spelled[vis-er-uhl] 

–adjective

1.

of or pertaining to the viscera.

2.

affecting the viscera.

3.

of nature of or resembling viscera.

4.

characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction.

5.

characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral literary style

^The last two definitions are what I was working with, of course.

[byoo-tee]  

–noun, plural -ties.

1.

the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).

2.

a beautiful person, especially a woman.

3.

a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.

4.

Often, beauties. something that is beautiful  in nature or in some natural or artificial environment.

5.

an individually pleasing or beautiful  quality; grace; charm: a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting.

6.

Informal . a particular advantage: One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.

7.

(usually used ironically) something extraordinary: My sunburn was a real beauty.

8.

something excellent of its kind: My old car was a beauty.

So as you can see, visceral often invokes the image of blood and guts, whereas beauty invokes the image of some type of loveliness. So there is a certain contrast, which I admit is a little overused in website titles - but what can I say, if you can't beat em, join em. :P

I love the word visceral, always have. My first thought is always blood and guts, but then it makes me this of rawness, primal-ness, the very source of feeling. It is a sort of comment on my own beauty, how no matter how I am feeling about my physical looks I should gaze  into  the mirror, dig beneath the surface, and see the visceral beauty of myself. 

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Now a question for you, dear readers (Insurance again :D):

What is your favourite word, and why?