Brown

09 Nov 2004 By

Mel was asking about eye color and I could not come up with any way to describe the color of my own eyes other than “shit brown.” Seriously. They’re just… brown. They don’t change colors in the light or with my choice of clothing. They’re not light. They’re not dark. They’re just… brown.

Any foodstuff that I can come up with — so chocolate, brownies, coffee with a half a cream — I’m now picturing sitting on a plate next to some poo. Or a little poo biscotti in my coffee. Delicious.

What other terms is … uh… medium brown described in? Animal hides? Are they beaver brown?

I’m sorry. Beaver. Gimme a minute….

Maybe not animal hides. We already know that gorillas are not chocolate brown. My IKEA shelves are “dark brown.” Ooh, I know. What about a wood tone? Walnut? Oak? Merbau?

Oh well. I can only fit “BR” on my driver’s license, so I guess I’ll just leave it at that.

  • http://ejflavors.com ej

    i call my eyes liquid brown eyes.
    big liquid brown eyes.
    on second thought, maybe i shouldn’t say that out loud. *shivers*

  • http://www.mysocalledblog.com Lachlan

    Mine are bluuuuuuue. Very, in fact.

  • http://thewatergirl.blogspot.com the watergirl

    Burnt Siena? Hmmm, too reddish, I suppose. Maybe Umber or Ochre? Nutmeg or Cinnamon? Mahogany, cocoa, perhaps a Mocha Latte-brown? Surely there is something! Kahlua, perhaps?

    As for me, my eyes are blue erring on the side of grey, but someone once told me my eyes were the color of winter, and I’ve always rather liked that description.

  • http://coconnell.blogspot.com Casey

    How about Chai brown?

  • http://www.swirlspice.com Erica

    liquid brown — Two words: Hershey squirts.

    the color of winter — Now that’s a great description. Maybe I’ll say mine are the color of autumn.

  • http://thewatergirl.blogspot.com the watergirl

    Ooo, or the color of November. Autumnal-colored eyes is a good one, though.

  • http://liminalmusings.blogspot.com Deirdre

    Guinness Brown?

  • http://www.highlymoody.com/ mel

    beaver brown. yes that’s it!