I am one of those people who has very few food aversions; that is, there are very few things I can't/won't eat. However, most of said foods have a particular reason I dislike them. That being that I'm very particular about the *texture* of my foods. I can't *stand* mushy/slimy foods. The very idea makes me kinda queasy. I won't eat sashimi - not because it's raw, but because personally I think raw fish is mushy. It's like eating a lump of cold clay. Not appetizing. Also, cooked okra is just nauseating to me. It reminds me of nothing more than deep fried snot. Those I just won't even think about eating. Also, watermelon is just repulsive to me. It has nothing to do with the texture, I just can't stand the way it smells. Same with cooked eggs.
Foods I despise - poorly prepared eggplant, most cooked eggs, macaroni salad, watermelon, half-melted ice cream, raw green peppers, raw fish, overcooked beef, anise, cilantro, mango, papaya, starfruit, radishes, grapefruit.
Foods that make me physically ill - cilantro, mango, eggs, bananas.
Foods I just don't care for - fish, bleu cheese, regular cake icing, microwave popcorn, hard pretzels, chocolate ice cream, yellow mustard (on most things), sandwiches (unless they're on fresh bread), toasted sesame oil, italian sausage, anything watermelon flavored, tofu, Pepsi.
Foods I really like - rare steak, cinnamon, beer bratwurst, sourkraut, fresh bread (particularly sweet Italian), anything peach, anything pecan, anything pear, sweet white wine (particularly Riesling and Gewurtztraminer), rice pudding, gyros with lots of tzatziki, real Greek salads, anything mushroom, pastrami, smoked cheese, feta, Funyons, fresh crisp apples (not old or mealy ones), black cherries, roast chicken (WITH the skin), baklava, hummus (Greek style), sweet Hawaiian bread, baked potatoes (white or sweet) with extra sour cream and butter, pineapple, spicy V8.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
And I've never been to Boston in the fall!
Just because it amused me beyond belief that they did a Veggie Tales/Pirate movie...
THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
well I've never been to Greenland
and I've never been to Denver
and I've never buried treasure in ST Louie or ST Paul
and I've never been to Moscow
and I've never been to Tampa
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
and I've never hoist the main sail
and I've never swabbed the poop deck
and I've never veered starboard, cause I've never sailed at all
and I've never walked the gang plank
and I've never owned a parrot.
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
I've never plucked a rooster
and I am not too good at ping-pong
and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall
and I've never kissed a chipmunk,
and I've never gotten head lice
and I have never been to Boston in the fall
(pirate captains log 2002
who be this band relient k
and why they be so full of contradictions)
we don't know what he did
but we're down with captain kidd
we don't wake up before lunch
but we all eat captain crunch
we don't smoke, we don't chew
we watch captain kangaroo
and I've never licked a spark-plug
and I've never sniffed a stink bug
and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball
and I've never bathed in yogurt
and I don't look good in leggings
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates who don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
THE PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
well I've never been to Greenland
and I've never been to Denver
and I've never buried treasure in ST Louie or ST Paul
and I've never been to Moscow
and I've never been to Tampa
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
and I've never hoist the main sail
and I've never swabbed the poop deck
and I've never veered starboard, cause I've never sailed at all
and I've never walked the gang plank
and I've never owned a parrot.
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
I've never plucked a rooster
and I am not too good at ping-pong
and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall
and I've never kissed a chipmunk,
and I've never gotten head lice
and I have never been to Boston in the fall
(pirate captains log 2002
who be this band relient k
and why they be so full of contradictions)
we don't know what he did
but we're down with captain kidd
we don't wake up before lunch
but we all eat captain crunch
we don't smoke, we don't chew
we watch captain kangaroo
and I've never licked a spark-plug
and I've never sniffed a stink bug
and I've never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball
and I've never bathed in yogurt
and I don't look good in leggings
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates who don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Next BPAL order
The next sniffing notes will be on the following -
Sheherezade
Jolly Roger
Anne Bonny
Calico Jack
Belle Epoch
Whip
Nefertiti
Dragon's Claw
Death on a Pale Horse
Loviatar
Morocco
Djinn
AND I'm getting a big bottle of Tushnamatay... mmmm....
Sheherezade
Jolly Roger
Anne Bonny
Calico Jack
Belle Epoch
Whip
Nefertiti
Dragon's Claw
Death on a Pale Horse
Loviatar
Morocco
Djinn
AND I'm getting a big bottle of Tushnamatay... mmmm....
Smelly good stuff pt. 5
Rappacini's Garden
Blood Rose - Voluptuous red rose bursting with lascivious red wine and sultry dragon's blood resin.
Wolfsbane - This concoction of ours has none of the lethal qualities, but still personifies all of the herb's dark history beautifully.
A Picnic in Arkham
Al-Azif - A sinister, sinuous incense of summoning, a herald and paean to the Primordial Gods of Darkness, Chaos, Madness and Decay.
Azathoth - His scent is high-pitched and screeching, both impenetrably dark and searingly bright with the clarity of madness: tangerine, saffron, vetiver, black amber and cedarwood.
The High Priest Not To Be Described - Monastic incense, blood musk, black leather, cypress, pimento, white pepper, and Roman chamomile.
Night-Gaunt - Something akin to yuzu, white grapefruit, and kumquat mixed with the snow-dusted flowers of Mount Ngranek.
Shoggoth - Ever changing, protoplasmic and primordial: white amber, green coconut meat, iris, palmarosa, Chinese peony, lime, water lily, snowdrop, muguet, lemongrass, osmanthus, wisteria, glassy musk, and hinoki.
Note, this isn't the entire list - De Sade and Chthulu are missing, among others.
Blood Rose - Voluptuous red rose bursting with lascivious red wine and sultry dragon's blood resin.
Wolfsbane - This concoction of ours has none of the lethal qualities, but still personifies all of the herb's dark history beautifully.
A Picnic in Arkham
Al-Azif - A sinister, sinuous incense of summoning, a herald and paean to the Primordial Gods of Darkness, Chaos, Madness and Decay.
Azathoth - His scent is high-pitched and screeching, both impenetrably dark and searingly bright with the clarity of madness: tangerine, saffron, vetiver, black amber and cedarwood.
The High Priest Not To Be Described - Monastic incense, blood musk, black leather, cypress, pimento, white pepper, and Roman chamomile.
Night-Gaunt - Something akin to yuzu, white grapefruit, and kumquat mixed with the snow-dusted flowers of Mount Ngranek.
Shoggoth - Ever changing, protoplasmic and primordial: white amber, green coconut meat, iris, palmarosa, Chinese peony, lime, water lily, snowdrop, muguet, lemongrass, osmanthus, wisteria, glassy musk, and hinoki.
Note, this isn't the entire list - De Sade and Chthulu are missing, among others.
Smelly good stuff pt. 4
BPAL wishlist cont. again
Diabolus
Djinn - The scent of black smoke, of crackling flames, and smoldering ashes.
Goblin - Black coconut, gnarly patchouli, and sweet benzoin.
Hell's Belle - Oleander with wet, sweet mandarin, lush magnolia, a rush of deep musk and a touch of spice.
Loup Garou - Primeval in its raw power and insatiable hunger: juniper, cypress and galangal with the barest touch of eucalyptus.
Marquise De Merteuil - Opulent galbanum and amber, glistening peach, and a bouquet of French florals, with a merciless undertone of jonquil and heartless vetiver.
Medea - Night-blooming cereus, black orchid, black currant and myrtle leaf enshrouded in the incense of Hecate's cypress and myrrh, and the dark rage of magickal labdanum and intoxicating poppy.
Phantom - Myrrh, dark musk, attar of rose and ylang ylang.
Mad Tea Party
The Caterpillar - Heavy incense notes waft lazily through a mix of carnation, jasmine, bergamot, and neroli over a lush bed of dark mosses, iris blossom, deep patchouli and indolent vetiver.
Cheshire Cat - Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender.
+The Dodo - Red musk, lemon peel, sugar cane, cassia, white sandalwood, mango, and agarwood.
Frumious Bandersnatch - Bandersnatch musk, redolent of spicy carnations, wild plums and chrysanthemum.
The King of Hearts - Rosewood and black cherry with white musk, red rose, red musk and a spark of lavender.
The Lion - A golden, spiced amber, proud, regal and ferocious.
Mad Hatter - A gentlemen's lavender-citron cologne unhinged by the feral pungence of black musk and a paroxysm of pennyroyal.
Mouse's Long and Sad Tale - Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood.
The Red Queen - Deep mahogany and rich, velvety woods lacquered with sweet, black-red cherries and currant.
White Rabbit - Strong black tea and milk with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla, spilled over the crisp scent of clean linen.
Wanderlust
Baghdad - Amber, saffron and bergamot with mandarin, nutmeg, Bulgar rose, musk and sandalwood.
Bengal - Skin musk with honey, peppers, clove, cinnamon bark and ginger.
Crossroads - A chill twilit garden of blooms over dry earth and mosses, heavily laden with incense and offertory herbs.
Kathmandu - Saffron, blessed sandalwood, Himalayan cedar and the miraculous lotus of the Buddha with chiuri bark and Nepalese spices.
Kostnice - Frankincense, rosewood, lily, and geranium rose.
Kyoto - A gentle, soothing blend of cherry blossom, white sandalwood and star anise.
Morocco - Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia.
Niflheim - The House of Mists, a land of icy fog, shadowy darkness and soul-chilling cold. Dark, damp blossoms winding through an impenetrable, murky gloom.
Port-Au-Prince - The rich scent of buttered rum flavored with almond, bay, clove and sassafras.
Sybaris - Bright violet with sweet clove, Mediterranean incense notes and tonka bean.
Whitechapel - White musk, lime, lilac and citron.
The Isles of Demons - The scent is of wet, dark greenery, carnivorous flowers, volcanic gas, and the hot black musk of the demons and wild beasts that populated the islands.
Jezirat Al Tennyn - The Dragon's Isle: smoke and fire, earth and wind. The rage of the elements blasting over a primordial paradise.
Last but not least - Rappacini's Garden and A Picnic in Arkham
Diabolus
Djinn - The scent of black smoke, of crackling flames, and smoldering ashes.
Goblin - Black coconut, gnarly patchouli, and sweet benzoin.
Hell's Belle - Oleander with wet, sweet mandarin, lush magnolia, a rush of deep musk and a touch of spice.
Loup Garou - Primeval in its raw power and insatiable hunger: juniper, cypress and galangal with the barest touch of eucalyptus.
Marquise De Merteuil - Opulent galbanum and amber, glistening peach, and a bouquet of French florals, with a merciless undertone of jonquil and heartless vetiver.
Medea - Night-blooming cereus, black orchid, black currant and myrtle leaf enshrouded in the incense of Hecate's cypress and myrrh, and the dark rage of magickal labdanum and intoxicating poppy.
Phantom - Myrrh, dark musk, attar of rose and ylang ylang.
Mad Tea Party
The Caterpillar - Heavy incense notes waft lazily through a mix of carnation, jasmine, bergamot, and neroli over a lush bed of dark mosses, iris blossom, deep patchouli and indolent vetiver.
Cheshire Cat - Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender.
+The Dodo - Red musk, lemon peel, sugar cane, cassia, white sandalwood, mango, and agarwood.
Frumious Bandersnatch - Bandersnatch musk, redolent of spicy carnations, wild plums and chrysanthemum.
The King of Hearts - Rosewood and black cherry with white musk, red rose, red musk and a spark of lavender.
The Lion - A golden, spiced amber, proud, regal and ferocious.
Mad Hatter - A gentlemen's lavender-citron cologne unhinged by the feral pungence of black musk and a paroxysm of pennyroyal.
Mouse's Long and Sad Tale - Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood.
The Red Queen - Deep mahogany and rich, velvety woods lacquered with sweet, black-red cherries and currant.
White Rabbit - Strong black tea and milk with white pepper, ginger, honey and vanilla, spilled over the crisp scent of clean linen.
Wanderlust
Baghdad - Amber, saffron and bergamot with mandarin, nutmeg, Bulgar rose, musk and sandalwood.
Bengal - Skin musk with honey, peppers, clove, cinnamon bark and ginger.
Crossroads - A chill twilit garden of blooms over dry earth and mosses, heavily laden with incense and offertory herbs.
Kathmandu - Saffron, blessed sandalwood, Himalayan cedar and the miraculous lotus of the Buddha with chiuri bark and Nepalese spices.
Kostnice - Frankincense, rosewood, lily, and geranium rose.
Kyoto - A gentle, soothing blend of cherry blossom, white sandalwood and star anise.
Morocco - Arabian spices wind through a blend of warm musk, carnation, red sandalwood and cassia.
Niflheim - The House of Mists, a land of icy fog, shadowy darkness and soul-chilling cold. Dark, damp blossoms winding through an impenetrable, murky gloom.
Port-Au-Prince - The rich scent of buttered rum flavored with almond, bay, clove and sassafras.
Sybaris - Bright violet with sweet clove, Mediterranean incense notes and tonka bean.
Whitechapel - White musk, lime, lilac and citron.
The Isles of Demons - The scent is of wet, dark greenery, carnivorous flowers, volcanic gas, and the hot black musk of the demons and wild beasts that populated the islands.
Jezirat Al Tennyn - The Dragon's Isle: smoke and fire, earth and wind. The rage of the elements blasting over a primordial paradise.
Last but not least - Rappacini's Garden and A Picnic in Arkham
Smelly good stuff pt. 3
BPAL wishlist cont. again
Excolo
Alecto - Olive leaf, raspberry leaf, vetiver and cedarwood.
Bastet - Luxuriant amber, warm Egyptian musk, fierce saffron and soft myrrh, almond, cardamom and golden lotus.
Clio - Her scent is the warm, dry parchment of scrolls, lavender for critical thought and analysis, the solidity of heavy woods, ornery patchouli and glib benzoin, and superstar-splashed orange and amber.
Erato - A crush of roses with sweet pea, myrrh, ylang ylang, orris and stephanotis.
Grandmother of Ghosts - Her scent swirls with a high-pitched tumult of laurel, stargazer lily, splintered woods, peony, mandarin and white musk, and is spiked with pale pepper.
Hades - Black narcissus and cypress, stephanotis, opoponax, labdanum, onycha and ambergris.
Himerus - A passion-rousing blend of juniper, sandalwood, rosewood, red musk, orchid, bergamot and lilac.
Kali - This perfume is a blend of the sacred blooms of cassia, hibiscus, musk rose, Himalayan wild tulip, lotus and osmanthus swirled with offertory dark chocolate, red wine, tobacco, balsam and honey.
Khephra - Hail unto thee who art Khephra in Thy hiding, even unto Thee who art Khephra in Thy silence, who travellest over the heavens in Thy bark at the Midnight Hour of the Sun.
Lilith - Red wine, myrrh, black musk, and attar of rose.
Loviatar - The slap of slick, hot leather punctuates the warm, sensual embrace of black amber, red musk and dark, lascivious myrrh.
Melpomene - Her scent is rife with pathos, and inspires us with the ability to express our grief, loss, and the pain in our souls in a cathartic, creative fashion: dark cypress with mint, geranium, Bulgar lavender, orange blossom and passion flower.
Nyx - Night-blooming jasmine, warmed by myrrh, lifted by the promise of rose.
Obatala - Obatala's ofrenda is soft, white and pure: milk, coconut meat, shea butter and cool, refreshing water.
Old Scratch - A lavender fougere with tonka, amber, rosewood and a whiff of diabolical patchouli.
Penthus - Salt tears over white roses, the fumes of thin funereal incense and the hollowness of calamus.
Persephone - Pomegranate and rose.
Sacred Whore of Babylon - And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth. An ancient formula that inspires unrepentant decadence, lechery and debauch.
Thanatos - Dry white sandalwood and soft Siamese benzoin over a lugubrious blend of myrrh, Moroccan rose, mastic, tomb moss and a thin whiff of Greek incense.
Ars Moriendi
Darkness - Blackest opium and narcissus deepened by myrrh.
Haunted - Soft golden amber darkened with a touch of murky black musk.
Shroud - Dry white sandalwood wrapped in thin woods, soft grasses and the lightest white flowers layered over cajeput and the warm, deep scent of embalming herbs.
Zombi - Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth.
Sin and Salvation
Greed - Base and earthy, yet glittering with golden notes: patchouli, heliotrope, copal and oakmoss.
Lust - Uncontrollable passion and insatiable sexual desire: red musk, patchouli, ylang ylang and myrrh.
Wrath - Dragon's blood spiked with black pepper, clove, and cinnamon.
The Bow and Crown of Conquest - Sage, carnation and cedar with lavender, vanilla, white musk and leather.
Death on a Pale Horse - Empty white musk and mint seeped with solemn lavender, doleful patchouli and vetiver, scythe-sharp yuzu and lime, with geranium bourbon, white sandalwood and calla lily.
The Great Sword of War - Mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict.
Anathema - Black opium, with vetivert and honeysuckle.
Dirty - A fresh, crisp white linen scent: perfectly clean, perfectly breezy.
Dorian - A sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
Fallen - Cherubic white sandalwood and golden musk with a dark halo of amber, a breath of imperial florals, unbending woods, and the shadow cast by vetiver and violet.
Laudanum - Nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy and myrrh.
Magdalene - A bouquet of white roses, labdanum, and wild orchid.
Malediction -Contains red patchouli and vetivert.
Oblivion - Dark musk, wood spice, labdanum, patchouli, dark African woods, and saffron.
Sin - Thoroughly corrupted: amber, sandalwood, black patchouli and cinnamon.
Up next - Diabolus, Mad Tea Party, and Wonderlust
Excolo
Alecto - Olive leaf, raspberry leaf, vetiver and cedarwood.
Bastet - Luxuriant amber, warm Egyptian musk, fierce saffron and soft myrrh, almond, cardamom and golden lotus.
Clio - Her scent is the warm, dry parchment of scrolls, lavender for critical thought and analysis, the solidity of heavy woods, ornery patchouli and glib benzoin, and superstar-splashed orange and amber.
Erato - A crush of roses with sweet pea, myrrh, ylang ylang, orris and stephanotis.
Grandmother of Ghosts - Her scent swirls with a high-pitched tumult of laurel, stargazer lily, splintered woods, peony, mandarin and white musk, and is spiked with pale pepper.
Hades - Black narcissus and cypress, stephanotis, opoponax, labdanum, onycha and ambergris.
Himerus - A passion-rousing blend of juniper, sandalwood, rosewood, red musk, orchid, bergamot and lilac.
Kali - This perfume is a blend of the sacred blooms of cassia, hibiscus, musk rose, Himalayan wild tulip, lotus and osmanthus swirled with offertory dark chocolate, red wine, tobacco, balsam and honey.
Khephra - Hail unto thee who art Khephra in Thy hiding, even unto Thee who art Khephra in Thy silence, who travellest over the heavens in Thy bark at the Midnight Hour of the Sun.
Lilith - Red wine, myrrh, black musk, and attar of rose.
Loviatar - The slap of slick, hot leather punctuates the warm, sensual embrace of black amber, red musk and dark, lascivious myrrh.
Melpomene - Her scent is rife with pathos, and inspires us with the ability to express our grief, loss, and the pain in our souls in a cathartic, creative fashion: dark cypress with mint, geranium, Bulgar lavender, orange blossom and passion flower.
Nyx - Night-blooming jasmine, warmed by myrrh, lifted by the promise of rose.
Obatala - Obatala's ofrenda is soft, white and pure: milk, coconut meat, shea butter and cool, refreshing water.
Old Scratch - A lavender fougere with tonka, amber, rosewood and a whiff of diabolical patchouli.
Penthus - Salt tears over white roses, the fumes of thin funereal incense and the hollowness of calamus.
Persephone - Pomegranate and rose.
Sacred Whore of Babylon - And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth. An ancient formula that inspires unrepentant decadence, lechery and debauch.
Thanatos - Dry white sandalwood and soft Siamese benzoin over a lugubrious blend of myrrh, Moroccan rose, mastic, tomb moss and a thin whiff of Greek incense.
Ars Moriendi
Darkness - Blackest opium and narcissus deepened by myrrh.
Haunted - Soft golden amber darkened with a touch of murky black musk.
Shroud - Dry white sandalwood wrapped in thin woods, soft grasses and the lightest white flowers layered over cajeput and the warm, deep scent of embalming herbs.
Zombi - Dried roses, rose leaf, Spanish moss, oakmoss and deep brown earth.
Sin and Salvation
Greed - Base and earthy, yet glittering with golden notes: patchouli, heliotrope, copal and oakmoss.
Lust - Uncontrollable passion and insatiable sexual desire: red musk, patchouli, ylang ylang and myrrh.
Wrath - Dragon's blood spiked with black pepper, clove, and cinnamon.
The Bow and Crown of Conquest - Sage, carnation and cedar with lavender, vanilla, white musk and leather.
Death on a Pale Horse - Empty white musk and mint seeped with solemn lavender, doleful patchouli and vetiver, scythe-sharp yuzu and lime, with geranium bourbon, white sandalwood and calla lily.
The Great Sword of War - Mandarin, tonka, saffron, black tea, cocoa, tobacco leaf, sanguine red musk and five classical herbs of conflict.
Anathema - Black opium, with vetivert and honeysuckle.
Dirty - A fresh, crisp white linen scent: perfectly clean, perfectly breezy.
Dorian - A sweet gilded blossom lying over a twisted and corrupted core. A Victorian fougere with three pale musks and dark, sugared vanilla tea.
Fallen - Cherubic white sandalwood and golden musk with a dark halo of amber, a breath of imperial florals, unbending woods, and the shadow cast by vetiver and violet.
Laudanum - Nutmeg, sassafras, black poppy and myrrh.
Magdalene - A bouquet of white roses, labdanum, and wild orchid.
Malediction -Contains red patchouli and vetivert.
Oblivion - Dark musk, wood spice, labdanum, patchouli, dark African woods, and saffron.
Sin - Thoroughly corrupted: amber, sandalwood, black patchouli and cinnamon.
Up next - Diabolus, Mad Tea Party, and Wonderlust
Smelly good stuff pt. 2
BPAL wishlist cont.
Dark Elements
Hurricane - The Dark Side of Air: a high pitched, tangy, clear scent -- light China rain deepened by murky vetivert.
Love Potions
Bathsheba - Carnation, sensual plum, and Arabian musk.
Casanova - A rakish blend of leather, anise, lavender, bergamot and amber with tonka, lemon peel and lusty patchouli.
Depraved - Earthy black patchouli swelling with apricot.
Hetairae - A seductive and dazzling blend of golden honey, fiery patchouli, sweet fig and clove, and a blushing touch of ylang ylang.
The Lady of Shalott - The scent of calm waters just before a raging storm, limned with achingly-beautiful blooms, an icy scent, but somehow warm, and mirror-bright: bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger.
La Petite Mort - The scent of warm, damp skin flushed with the glow of passion, touched by the luxuriant potency of ylang ylang and myrrh.
Nefertiti - Egyptian iris and olibanum with red and white sandalwood, soft myrrh and a breath of North African herbs.
Perversion - Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of tonka.
Psyche - Bulgar rose, Chinese white musk, lavender, orchid and frankincense.
Salome - Almond with star jasmine, oakmoss, red sandalwood and Egyptian musk.
Severin - Dry black teas, Earl Gray, and leather.
Snake Oil - A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.
Succubus - Mimosa, orange blossom, neroli and bergamot with a drop of sweet clove.
Vixen - The innocence of orange blossom tainted by the beguiling scents of ginger and patchouli.
Wanda - Her scent is a deep red merlot with a faint hint of leather, sexual musk and body heat over crushed roses, violets and myrtle.
Whip - Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.
Stardust
Tristran - Dust on your trousers, mud on your boots, and stars in your eyes: redwood, tonka bean, white sandalwood, lemon peel, patchouli, rosewood, coriander, and crushed mint.
Ars Draconis
Dragon's Bone - Dragon's blood resin with white sandalwood, dusty orris and crisp blondewood.
Dragon's Claw - Smooth, polished and lethally sharp: dragon's blood resin and three sandalwoods.
Dragon's Eye - Dragon's blood resin, lily of the valley, lilac and galbanum.
Dragon's Heart - Dragon's blood resin, red and black musks, a throb of fig and a sliver of black currant.
Dragon's Hide - Dragon's blood, leather and a hint of smoke.
Dragon's Milk - Dragon's blood resin and honeyed vanilla.
Dragon's Musk - Dominant, passionate, devastating. Dragon's blood and five deep musks.
Dragon's Reverie - Opium-laced dreams of flame, plunder, power and fury: dragon's blood resin, poppy, amber and ylang ylang.
Dragon's Tears - Bittersweet yet powerful: salty aquatic notes and bursting with dragon's blood.
Tanin'iver - Lilith's monstrous dragon steed: dragon's blood resin, patchouli, pomegranate, myrrh, mimosa, cassia, blood musk and smoke.
Next up, Excolo, Ars Moriendi, and Sin and Salvation.
Dark Elements
Hurricane - The Dark Side of Air: a high pitched, tangy, clear scent -- light China rain deepened by murky vetivert.
Love Potions
Bathsheba - Carnation, sensual plum, and Arabian musk.
Casanova - A rakish blend of leather, anise, lavender, bergamot and amber with tonka, lemon peel and lusty patchouli.
Depraved - Earthy black patchouli swelling with apricot.
Hetairae - A seductive and dazzling blend of golden honey, fiery patchouli, sweet fig and clove, and a blushing touch of ylang ylang.
The Lady of Shalott - The scent of calm waters just before a raging storm, limned with achingly-beautiful blooms, an icy scent, but somehow warm, and mirror-bright: bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger.
La Petite Mort - The scent of warm, damp skin flushed with the glow of passion, touched by the luxuriant potency of ylang ylang and myrrh.
Nefertiti - Egyptian iris and olibanum with red and white sandalwood, soft myrrh and a breath of North African herbs.
Perversion - Smoky rum and black tobacco with a whisper of steamy leather with a splash of crystalline chardonnay, layered over a sensual, sweet, and deceptively magnetic base of tonka.
Psyche - Bulgar rose, Chinese white musk, lavender, orchid and frankincense.
Salome - Almond with star jasmine, oakmoss, red sandalwood and Egyptian musk.
Severin - Dry black teas, Earl Gray, and leather.
Snake Oil - A blend of exotic Indonesian oils sugared with vanilla.
Succubus - Mimosa, orange blossom, neroli and bergamot with a drop of sweet clove.
Vixen - The innocence of orange blossom tainted by the beguiling scents of ginger and patchouli.
Wanda - Her scent is a deep red merlot with a faint hint of leather, sexual musk and body heat over crushed roses, violets and myrtle.
Whip - Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.
Stardust
Tristran - Dust on your trousers, mud on your boots, and stars in your eyes: redwood, tonka bean, white sandalwood, lemon peel, patchouli, rosewood, coriander, and crushed mint.
Ars Draconis
Dragon's Bone - Dragon's blood resin with white sandalwood, dusty orris and crisp blondewood.
Dragon's Claw - Smooth, polished and lethally sharp: dragon's blood resin and three sandalwoods.
Dragon's Eye - Dragon's blood resin, lily of the valley, lilac and galbanum.
Dragon's Heart - Dragon's blood resin, red and black musks, a throb of fig and a sliver of black currant.
Dragon's Hide - Dragon's blood, leather and a hint of smoke.
Dragon's Milk - Dragon's blood resin and honeyed vanilla.
Dragon's Musk - Dominant, passionate, devastating. Dragon's blood and five deep musks.
Dragon's Reverie - Opium-laced dreams of flame, plunder, power and fury: dragon's blood resin, poppy, amber and ylang ylang.
Dragon's Tears - Bittersweet yet powerful: salty aquatic notes and bursting with dragon's blood.
Tanin'iver - Lilith's monstrous dragon steed: dragon's blood resin, patchouli, pomegranate, myrrh, mimosa, cassia, blood musk and smoke.
Next up, Excolo, Ars Moriendi, and Sin and Salvation.
Smelly good stuff
http://www.possets.com/
This company has a few perfumes that sound like they'd smell quite nice and they do their own version of Imp's Ears that are very reasonably priced... I think I might try some of their scents. Madame X, Helen Bedd, and the West Virginia scents sount quite promising.
Also, my BPAL wishlist (v 1.0) -
Bewitching Brews
Absinthe - An intoxicating blend containing wormwood essence, light mints, cardamom, anise, hyssop, and the barest hint of lemon.
Antique Lace - A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes.
Belle Epoque - Sweet opium, Lily of the Valley, vanilla, mandarin and red sandalwood.
Bewitched - Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
Black Forest - Thick, viscous pine with ambergris, black musk, juniper and cypress.
The Black Tower - White sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine.
Blood - Essence of dragon's blood resin, thickened with myrrh and cherry, with a trickle of clove.
Blood Amber - Slivers of warm, pulsating blood forever crystallized in golden amber resin.
Blood Pearl - Lustrous, sanguine, soft and lavish: soft orris, blood musk, and coconut.
Brimstone - A smoky, gritty blend, husky and gray.
Calico Jack - Sea air, driftwood, waterlogged kelp, and the memory of plundered spices sprayed over worn leathers, rough musk, and the salty wooden floorboards of the Revenge.
Chimera - The fiery, volatile scent of cinnamon, thickened by myrrh, honeysuckle, and copal.
Dee - His scent is soft English leather, rosewood and tonka with a hint of incense, parchment and soft woods.
Fae - White musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss.
Grog - Arrr! Avast ye, matey! This be the scent of pirate rum!
The Hesperides - Sturdy oak bark, dew-kissed leaves, twilight mist and crisp apple.
Hymn to Proserpine - The darkening amber of faith's sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine.
Incantation - Deep, wispy, and unfathomably dark: vetiver, dark woods, crumbling and burnt black sandalwood and a drop of lemon rind.
Jolly Roger - Sea spray with an undercurrent of leather, Bay Rum, and salty, dry woods.
Kubla Khan - Through sunlit caves of ice, roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.
Lampades - Their scent is the crisp, inviting bittersweet tang of cranberry with smoky dark lilies, heady, sensual musk, a tingle of ginger and a brush of Mediterranean spices.
Leanan Sidhe - Her perfume is a crush of Irish herbs and flowers, Gaelic mists, and nighttime dew.
Lightning - The electric tang of ozone, marine notes, and a drop of sharp rain.
Lurid - Black currant, Bulgarian lavender and white musk with a dollop of thick resin and a voltaic charge of ozone notes.
Ode on Melancholy - Lavender and wisteria, heart-wrenching pale rose, desolate white sandalwood and thin, tear-streaked white musk.
Rakshasa - Sandalwood with rose and patchouli.
Scherezade - Saffron and Middle Eastern spices swirled through sensual red musk.
The Tavern of Hell - White gardenia, ambergris bouquet, lavender fougere, orange blossom, melissa, tobacco flower, coriander, ebony wood, ylang ylang, absinthe and aged whiskey.
Zephyr - Lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla.
Fire of Love - A catalytic, potent love oil used to spark (or rekindle) the flame of desire between lovers.
French Love - A warm, soft, sexual blend. Sweet and alluring.
Has No Hanna - Brings a rush of good luck, lifts the spirit, and helps alleviate depression.
Horn Of Plenty - Forces a change of fortune, helps overcome poverty and want, and helps attract prosperity, prestige and earthly bounty.
This company has a few perfumes that sound like they'd smell quite nice and they do their own version of Imp's Ears that are very reasonably priced... I think I might try some of their scents. Madame X, Helen Bedd, and the West Virginia scents sount quite promising.
Also, my BPAL wishlist (v 1.0) -
Bewitching Brews
Absinthe - An intoxicating blend containing wormwood essence, light mints, cardamom, anise, hyssop, and the barest hint of lemon.
Antique Lace - A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes.
Belle Epoque - Sweet opium, Lily of the Valley, vanilla, mandarin and red sandalwood.
Bewitched - Deep, luscious green and berry scents that evoke images of woodland witchcraft and the raw power of nature: blackberry, sage, green tea, wild berries and dark musk.
Black Forest - Thick, viscous pine with ambergris, black musk, juniper and cypress.
The Black Tower - White sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine.
Blood - Essence of dragon's blood resin, thickened with myrrh and cherry, with a trickle of clove.
Blood Amber - Slivers of warm, pulsating blood forever crystallized in golden amber resin.
Blood Pearl - Lustrous, sanguine, soft and lavish: soft orris, blood musk, and coconut.
Brimstone - A smoky, gritty blend, husky and gray.
Calico Jack - Sea air, driftwood, waterlogged kelp, and the memory of plundered spices sprayed over worn leathers, rough musk, and the salty wooden floorboards of the Revenge.
Chimera - The fiery, volatile scent of cinnamon, thickened by myrrh, honeysuckle, and copal.
Dee - His scent is soft English leather, rosewood and tonka with a hint of incense, parchment and soft woods.
Fae - White musk, bergamot, heliotrope, peach and oakmoss.
Grog - Arrr! Avast ye, matey! This be the scent of pirate rum!
The Hesperides - Sturdy oak bark, dew-kissed leaves, twilight mist and crisp apple.
Hymn to Proserpine - The darkening amber of faith's sunset, deepened by the dark fruits of Proserpine.
Incantation - Deep, wispy, and unfathomably dark: vetiver, dark woods, crumbling and burnt black sandalwood and a drop of lemon rind.
Jolly Roger - Sea spray with an undercurrent of leather, Bay Rum, and salty, dry woods.
Kubla Khan - Through sunlit caves of ice, roses unfurl amidst dancing waves of serpentine opium smoke and amber tobacco, golden sandalwood, champaca, tea leaf, sugared lily, ginger, rich hay absolute, leather, dark vanilla, mandarin, peru balsam, and Moroccan jasmine.
Lampades - Their scent is the crisp, inviting bittersweet tang of cranberry with smoky dark lilies, heady, sensual musk, a tingle of ginger and a brush of Mediterranean spices.
Leanan Sidhe - Her perfume is a crush of Irish herbs and flowers, Gaelic mists, and nighttime dew.
Lightning - The electric tang of ozone, marine notes, and a drop of sharp rain.
Lurid - Black currant, Bulgarian lavender and white musk with a dollop of thick resin and a voltaic charge of ozone notes.
Ode on Melancholy - Lavender and wisteria, heart-wrenching pale rose, desolate white sandalwood and thin, tear-streaked white musk.
Rakshasa - Sandalwood with rose and patchouli.
Scherezade - Saffron and Middle Eastern spices swirled through sensual red musk.
The Tavern of Hell - White gardenia, ambergris bouquet, lavender fougere, orange blossom, melissa, tobacco flower, coriander, ebony wood, ylang ylang, absinthe and aged whiskey.
Zephyr - Lemon, lemon verbena, neroli, white musk, white florals, white sandalwood, China musk, bergamot and a drop of vanilla.
Fire of Love - A catalytic, potent love oil used to spark (or rekindle) the flame of desire between lovers.
French Love - A warm, soft, sexual blend. Sweet and alluring.
Has No Hanna - Brings a rush of good luck, lifts the spirit, and helps alleviate depression.
Horn Of Plenty - Forces a change of fortune, helps overcome poverty and want, and helps attract prosperity, prestige and earthly bounty.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Not one of my best days...
For some reason, I just feel really out of sorts today. There's nothing I can put my finger on, but I'm just not *me* today. I think the one thing that will really help me the most is to get back to an event. At this point, though, we're just waiting for one nearby. :-) Soonest I can get to one will be in November. Guess I just get to hurry up and wait.
Off we go! (events)
October
10 - Red Dragon - Columbus, OH (3hr)
25 - Stitch and Bitch - Charleston Legion Hall
November
7 - Wicker Man - Cottageville, WV (45min)
20-22 - A Plague on Your Houses - Huntington, WV (1hr)
December
5 - Christmas Tourney - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
January
9 - Tudor Christmas - Columbus, OH (3hr)
February
nothing yet
March
5-7 - Tournament of the White Hart - Huntington, WV (1hr)
13-21 - Gulf Wars XIX - Lumberton, MS (12.5hr)
April
22-25 - Blackstone Raid - Ripley, WV (1hr)
May
20-23 - Aethelmearc War Practice - Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
June
25-27 -Border Raids - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
July 30 - August 15 - PENNSIC XXXIX, Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
10 - Red Dragon - Columbus, OH (3hr)
25 - Stitch and Bitch - Charleston Legion Hall
November
7 - Wicker Man - Cottageville, WV (45min)
20-22 - A Plague on Your Houses - Huntington, WV (1hr)
December
5 - Christmas Tourney - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
January
9 - Tudor Christmas - Columbus, OH (3hr)
February
nothing yet
March
5-7 - Tournament of the White Hart - Huntington, WV (1hr)
13-21 - Gulf Wars XIX - Lumberton, MS (12.5hr)
April
22-25 - Blackstone Raid - Ripley, WV (1hr)
May
20-23 - Aethelmearc War Practice - Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
June
25-27 -Border Raids - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
July 30 - August 15 - PENNSIC XXXIX, Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Black Bess, eh?
My pirate name is:
Black Bess Rackham
Like anyone confronted with the harshness of robbery on the high seas, you can be pessimistic at times. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network
and really bad eggs!
You are The Quartermaster
You, me hearty, are a man or woman of action! And what action it is! Gruesome, awful, delightful action. You mete out punishment to friend and foe alike – well, mostly to foe, because your burning inner rage isn’t likely to draw you a whole lot of the former. Still, though you may be what today is called “high maintenance” and in the past was called “bat-shit crazy,” the crew likes to have you around because in a pinch your maniacal combat prowess may be the only thing that saves them from Jack Ketch. When not in a pinch, the rest of the crew will goad you into berserker mode because it’s just kind of fun to watch. So you provide a double service – doling out discipline AND entertainment.
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!
Cormac Ainsheasccar macMuiredaith
Cormac Ainsheasccar macMuiredaith or Cormac the Restless was born in the early 16th c. in Wexford, Ireland. He is a sailor himself as well as the son of a sailor who was lost at sea when he was a boy. When he was aboard a trade ship, the vessel was besieged by a pirate ship off the coast of France- Barbary corsairs. He served as a galley slave but because of the skills he had learned as a sailor, he was given the choice to either convert to Islam and join the pirates or be sold as a slave in the markets of the Ottoman Empire. He chose to convert. Now he sails the Mediterranean with a crew of Barbary corsairs, raiding coastal towns for loot and slaves.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
9/23/09
Walked around the block
Wall pushups - 2 sets, 15 reps
Heel lifts - 2 sets, 15 reps
Chair crunches - 2 sets, 12 reps
Doesn't seem like much, but I broke a sweat. I'll probably do more at my afternoon break.
Edit - also dug up the step counter - I'm already up to 5000 steps and I'm not even halfway through my day. Yay!
Edit 2 - 10800 steps! woohoo!
Wall pushups - 2 sets, 15 reps
Heel lifts - 2 sets, 15 reps
Chair crunches - 2 sets, 12 reps
Doesn't seem like much, but I broke a sweat. I'll probably do more at my afternoon break.
Edit - also dug up the step counter - I'm already up to 5000 steps and I'm not even halfway through my day. Yay!
Edit 2 - 10800 steps! woohoo!
weird stuff in my head
Don't ask me why, but when reading I often come across words that I know the general gist of but do not know the actual definition of or I come across words that I know the meaning of but am curious about the history of. These are a few of said words.
apostasy - 'to stand apart' - means to defect or revolt - to renounce or abandon AND criticize one's former religion.
heresy -'choose' - proposing an unorthodox change that conflicts with orthodoxy
blasphemy - 'I injure reputation' - reference to one or more gods that is considered objectionable by religious authority
euphemism - 'good speech' - antonym of blaspheme
dysphemism/malphemism/cacophemism - 'bad speech' - usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one. dys/mal are either humorously or intentionally offensive, while cacophemism is deliberate. rough antonym of euphemism.
holocaust - 'holokauston' - a whole burnt offering to a god - violent deaths of a large number of people - genocide - many Jews prefer the term Shoah ('calamity') because 'holocaust' is related to a Greek pagan custom.
iatrogenesis - adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment or advice
And now for something completely different!
It's Bi Day! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrate_Bisexuality_Day
Rhubarb seems to be a period vegetable for Mongol and Near Eastern personae.
Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, at one time, politically neutral terms for adults of toddler, preschool, and grade school mental ages, respectively.
"They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me." Nathanial Lee
Schizophrenia is NOT Multiple Personality Disorder.
apostasy - 'to stand apart' - means to defect or revolt - to renounce or abandon AND criticize one's former religion.
heresy -'choose' - proposing an unorthodox change that conflicts with orthodoxy
blasphemy - 'I injure reputation' - reference to one or more gods that is considered objectionable by religious authority
euphemism - 'good speech' - antonym of blaspheme
dysphemism/malphemism/cacophemism - 'bad speech' - usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one. dys/mal are either humorously or intentionally offensive, while cacophemism is deliberate. rough antonym of euphemism.
holocaust - 'holokauston' - a whole burnt offering to a god - violent deaths of a large number of people - genocide - many Jews prefer the term Shoah ('calamity') because 'holocaust' is related to a Greek pagan custom.
iatrogenesis - adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical treatment or advice
And now for something completely different!
It's Bi Day! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrate_Bisexuality_Day
Rhubarb seems to be a period vegetable for Mongol and Near Eastern personae.
Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, at one time, politically neutral terms for adults of toddler, preschool, and grade school mental ages, respectively.
"They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me." Nathanial Lee
Schizophrenia is NOT Multiple Personality Disorder.
Curiousity killed the cat...
but it came back. Heh. But seriously, I was watching a show on History International last night called God Vs. Satan and it was basically an overview of how Satan or Ha-satan, literally The Adversary, went from being God's errand boy to his enemy in three different theological views - Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. It was rather interesting. Anyways, during the show they gave the etymology of the word Armageddon - Har-Megiddo or Mount Megiddo. It is a hill and adjacent battlefield outside of Jerusalem that is supposed to be the site of the final battle between good and evil.
This sparked in my head a question about another word - apocalypse. What does it actually mean? Where did it originate? It's an ancient Greek word, apokalypsis, that means 'lifting the veil' or 'revelation'. In Revelations, it meant roughly the 'revelation of God's will' and the usage synonymous with the 'end of days' scenarios is shortened from apokalupsis eschaton or 'revelation at the end of an age'. It is interesting to note that the word has evolved so greatly based solely on a religious conceptualization.
This sparked in my head a question about another word - apocalypse. What does it actually mean? Where did it originate? It's an ancient Greek word, apokalypsis, that means 'lifting the veil' or 'revelation'. In Revelations, it meant roughly the 'revelation of God's will' and the usage synonymous with the 'end of days' scenarios is shortened from apokalupsis eschaton or 'revelation at the end of an age'. It is interesting to note that the word has evolved so greatly based solely on a religious conceptualization.
Monday, September 21, 2009
I want it!
Speaking of health, I'd heard of people using balance balls as chairs to strengthen core muscles, ect., but it always seemed too unstable to me - like it'd be too easy to hurt yourself, but when I was looking for Office Yoga stuff, I stumbled upon this: http://www.gaiam.com/product/wellness-clinic/pain-relief-back-care/back-neck-care/exercise-ball-ballanceball-chair.do
It's a chair base for a balance ball, so it doesn't wobble around or roll on you. I so want this thing.
It's a chair base for a balance ball, so it doesn't wobble around or roll on you. I so want this thing.
9/21/09
Walked around the block fast enough to break a sweat. 1/4 mile - I'm going to try and work up to 4 circuits or one mile total.
Heel lifts - 2 sets, 15 reps each
Wall pushups - 4 sets, 15 reps each
Chair crunches - 2 sets, 12 reps each
Leg extentions - 2 sets, 12 reps each
Office Yoga - 5 minutes
I need to dig up my step counter. I think it's in my backpack somewhere.
Heel lifts - 2 sets, 15 reps each
Wall pushups - 4 sets, 15 reps each
Chair crunches - 2 sets, 12 reps each
Leg extentions - 2 sets, 12 reps each
Office Yoga - 5 minutes
I need to dig up my step counter. I think it's in my backpack somewhere.
from Aburana to Zucchini
Another goal I've kinda set is to try new foods, if I can find them. Starting with A, we're going to try a new fruit/veggie/grain a week. How well this will work, we will see. The hubby can be kinda picky, but the little monster will eat just about anything you put in front of her. This list will include things I know I like and don't like as well as new stuff, because I'm not sure what the monster likes yet.
So, to start the list:
A: amaranth, asian pears, avocado, artichoke, asparagus
B: butter beans
C: cress, celeriac
D: dragonfruit
E: eggplant, edamame
F: fig, fava bean, fiddlehead fern
G: grapefruit, guava
H: honeydew
I: ?
J: jicama
K: kiwi, kumquat, kohlrabi
L: lingenberry, lychee, lentils, lotus root, leeks
M: mango, mushrooms
N: nectarine, new potatoes
O: olive, okra
P: pumpkin, passionfruit, pomegranate, pomelo, papaya
Q: quince
R: rhubarb, radish, rutabega
S: satsuma, squash, starfruit, sunchoke
T: turnips, taro
U: ugli fruit
V: vidalia onion
X: ?
Y: yams
Z: zucchini
So, to start the list:
A: amaranth, asian pears, avocado, artichoke, asparagus
B: butter beans
C: cress, celeriac
D: dragonfruit
E: eggplant, edamame
F: fig, fava bean, fiddlehead fern
G: grapefruit, guava
H: honeydew
I: ?
J: jicama
K: kiwi, kumquat, kohlrabi
L: lingenberry, lychee, lentils, lotus root, leeks
M: mango, mushrooms
N: nectarine, new potatoes
O: olive, okra
P: pumpkin, passionfruit, pomegranate, pomelo, papaya
Q: quince
R: rhubarb, radish, rutabega
S: satsuma, squash, starfruit, sunchoke
T: turnips, taro
U: ugli fruit
V: vidalia onion
X: ?
Y: yams
Z: zucchini
Time for a change
Lily's birthday party was last weekend and my stepdad found it necessary to videotape most of it. This made me very unhappy. After watching the video, I found myself feeling that I resemble nothing so much as a landed walrus. I know I've gained weight in the past couple of years, at least in part because I had a baby. This is nothing new. My weight fluctuates more than the deck of a pirate ship on a rolling sea. But this is ridiculous. I look disgusting. Of course, the hubby disagrees. He still thinks I'm attractive - how, I don't know. But I am uncomfortable with my size and I know it's affecting my health, too.
So, it's time to start working out. It may not be much at first, but I really do need to start working on this more. I'm going to start posting daily what exercise I do, and yes this includes heavy cleaning and chasing the monster if it's more than normal.
So, it's time to start working out. It may not be much at first, but I really do need to start working on this more. I'm going to start posting daily what exercise I do, and yes this includes heavy cleaning and chasing the monster if it's more than normal.
Rhubarb!
I just acquired a rather large amount of rhubarb from someone here at work and I'm trying to find other ways to cook it than strawberry rhubarb pie. So far, I've found something along the lines of beef stew and an Iranian dish that sounds downright tasty. So, here goes nothing.
mmm... middle eastern food.
As I said, my persona is an Ottoman Turk and I was curious to see if I could find recipes that she would have attempted to cook and eat. Here's what I've found.
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Andalusian/andalusian_contents.htm
Looks tasty, but it would take a lot of trial and error as there are no measurements.
http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/Misc_ME_Food/MECookbooks.html#redactions
And oh how I love other SCAdians... specifically ones with more patience, talent, and knowledge than myself.
http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/index.html
I think I'll have to try some of this lady's recipes... They sound quite good.
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Cookbooks/Andalusian/andalusian_contents.htm
Looks tasty, but it would take a lot of trial and error as there are no measurements.
http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/Misc_ME_Food/MECookbooks.html#redactions
And oh how I love other SCAdians... specifically ones with more patience, talent, and knowledge than myself.
http://home.earthlink.net/~al-tabbakhah/index.html
I think I'll have to try some of this lady's recipes... They sound quite good.
Meat Pyes
Here's another that sounds promising. I should probably attempt it first with a premade pie shell and then with the recipe for the pastry crust I just posted. Note - suet or marrow is not necessary, as modern cuts of meat are much fattier than ones that would have been used in period.
Source [A Proper New Booke of Cookery, A. Veale]: To make Pyes. Pyes of mutton or beif must be fyne mynced and ceasoned wyth pepper and salte, and a lyttle saffron to coloure it, suet or marrow a good quantite, a lyttle vyneger, prumes, greate raysins, and dates, take the fattest of the broathe of powdred beyfe, and yf you wyll haue paest royall, take butter and yolkes of egges, and to tempre the flowre to make the paeste.
(my redaction)
To make pies. Pies of mutton or beef must be fine minced and seasoned with pepper and salt, and a little saffron to color it, suet or marrow a good quantity, a little vinegar, prunes, great raisins, and dates, take the fattest of the broth of powdered beef and if you will have paste royal, take butter and yolks of eggs, and to temper the flour to make the paste.
Source [A Proper New Booke of Cookery, A. Veale]: To make Pyes. Pyes of mutton or beif must be fyne mynced and ceasoned wyth pepper and salte, and a lyttle saffron to coloure it, suet or marrow a good quantite, a lyttle vyneger, prumes, greate raysins, and dates, take the fattest of the broathe of powdred beyfe, and yf you wyll haue paest royall, take butter and yolkes of egges, and to tempre the flowre to make the paeste.
(my redaction)
To make pies. Pies of mutton or beef must be fine minced and seasoned with pepper and salt, and a little saffron to color it, suet or marrow a good quantity, a little vinegar, prunes, great raisins, and dates, take the fattest of the broth of powdered beef and if you will have paste royal, take butter and yolks of eggs, and to temper the flour to make the paste.
A&S stuffs
If I'm going to submit foodstuffs to an A&S competition, I certainly need to make sure the pastry shell (if needed) is period. This is actually kinda hard to do, since recipes for pastry crusts (15th c. and earlier) generally were just flour and water, thrown together to hold a filling - not very tasty.
I found this one and it looks easy enough and pretty tasty.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/shortpaest.html
I found this one and it looks easy enough and pretty tasty.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/shortpaest.html
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Strange, strange child
Not only does she dance like Elaine, for some reason when she's not getting enough attention (in her mind), she climbs up on my shoulder and starts licking the side of my head. And if that weren't enough, she'll start trying to eat my hair. I have no idea where she got that, but it's funny and bizarre at the same time.
We should have named her Grace....
Because that's the only way this child will ever have any. I love my daughter to death, but god she does some funny things sometimes. She seems to want to use me as a jungle gym, daddy is a slide, and her foam Dora chair is a trampoline. However, there is nothing funnier (yet) than watching Lily dance. It is *very* reminiscent of Elaine's dancing on Seinfeld. Watch this.
Yes, that's what she looks like. Pretty funny, no?
Yes, that's what she looks like. Pretty funny, no?
Friday, September 18, 2009
One of those days
Gotta love life sometimes.... After a short trip to the dentist and a new x-ray, my aching tooth does indeed *not* have a broken filling, but an infected nerve. There's nothing to be done about it at the moment but pain pills and antibiotics.
The hubby had to go to the ER yesterday as well, because we were concerned that he may have bronchitis or pneumonia or something. Turns out it's severe sinusitis and osteomyelitis. His sinuses and the bones surrounding are infected and have been for some time. They did x-rays and a friggin' CAT scan to make sure the infection hadn't gotten to his brain or anything. His regular doctor did not notice this, apparently. Methinks it's time to find a new physician. Now *he's* on anti-biotics as well.
The baby seems to be in good spirits and healthy, though. *sigh* At least one of us is.
The hubby had to go to the ER yesterday as well, because we were concerned that he may have bronchitis or pneumonia or something. Turns out it's severe sinusitis and osteomyelitis. His sinuses and the bones surrounding are infected and have been for some time. They did x-rays and a friggin' CAT scan to make sure the infection hadn't gotten to his brain or anything. His regular doctor did not notice this, apparently. Methinks it's time to find a new physician. Now *he's* on anti-biotics as well.
The baby seems to be in good spirits and healthy, though. *sigh* At least one of us is.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
We've got Scurvy!!!
Lol... not really, but it always sucks when you or someone you love is sick. You feel terrible because there's not much you can do to make them feel better (or vice versa) and nothing ever gets done. And it's a million times worse when it's a munchkin because they don't know why they feel so crappy and they depend on you to make it better, even if you can't. And have you ever noticed that adults turn into big babies when they're sick? I do it myself. We whine and complain and cry and want people to do everything for us. It'd be kinda funny if it didn't suck so much.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mylates of Pork
I've made this one before, but with a single crust and almonds instead of pine nuts. Also, the pieces of pork needed to be cut MUCH finer than I had before. I've tried it with multiple types of cheese - gouda, havarti, mozzarella... the gouda/mozzarella mix seems to be the favorite. I really wasn't fond of the havarti one.
Source [Forme of Cury, S. Pegge (ed.)]: MYLATES OF PORK. XX.VII. XV. Hewe Pork al to pecys and medle it with ayrenn & chese igrated. do þerto powdour fort safroun & pyneres with salt, make a crust in a trape, bake it wel þerinne, and serue it forth.
Hew pork all to pieces and meddle it with eyren and grated cheese. Do thereto powder forte, saffron, and pine nuts with salt, make a crust in a trap, bake it well therein, and serve it forth.
ingredients - cooked pork, eggs, cheese, powder forte, saffron, pine nuts, salt
This one was pretty well liked, even by my toddler.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/mylates.html
Source [Forme of Cury, S. Pegge (ed.)]: MYLATES OF PORK. XX.VII. XV. Hewe Pork al to pecys and medle it with ayrenn & chese igrated. do þerto powdour fort safroun & pyneres with salt, make a crust in a trape, bake it wel þerinne, and serue it forth.
Hew pork all to pieces and meddle it with eyren and grated cheese. Do thereto powder forte, saffron, and pine nuts with salt, make a crust in a trap, bake it well therein, and serve it forth.
ingredients - cooked pork, eggs, cheese, powder forte, saffron, pine nuts, salt
This one was pretty well liked, even by my toddler.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/mylates.html
Blancmanger
This seems almost like a comfort food, but that makes sense because it was often described as a food appropriate for the infirm. Sounds tasty to me, though.
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Blamanger. Take faire Almondes, and blanche hem, And grynde hem with sugour water into faire mylke; and take ryse, and seth. And whan they beth wel y-sodde, take hem vppe, and caste hem to the almondes mylke, and lete hem boile togidre til thei be thikk; And then take the brawne of a Capon, and tese hit small, And caste thereto; and then take Sugur and salt, and caste thereto, and serue hit forth in maner of mortrewes.
(my redaction)
Blancmanger
Take fair almonds and blanch them and grind them with sugar water into fair milk; and take rice and seethe. And when they are well sodden, take them up and cast them to the almond milk, and let them boil together until they are thick; and then take the brawn of a capon and tear it small and cast thereto; and then take sugar and salt and cast thereto and serve it forth in the manner of mortrewes.
I'm not sure what the manner of mortrewes is, but it still sounds pretty good to me. Edit - looks like the manner of mortrewes is 'like a stew'.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/blancmanger.html
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Blamanger. Take faire Almondes, and blanche hem, And grynde hem with sugour water into faire mylke; and take ryse, and seth. And whan they beth wel y-sodde, take hem vppe, and caste hem to the almondes mylke, and lete hem boile togidre til thei be thikk; And then take the brawne of a Capon, and tese hit small, And caste thereto; and then take Sugur and salt, and caste thereto, and serue hit forth in maner of mortrewes.
(my redaction)
Blancmanger
Take fair almonds and blanch them and grind them with sugar water into fair milk; and take rice and seethe. And when they are well sodden, take them up and cast them to the almond milk, and let them boil together until they are thick; and then take the brawn of a capon and tear it small and cast thereto; and then take sugar and salt and cast thereto and serve it forth in the manner of mortrewes.
I'm not sure what the manner of mortrewes is, but it still sounds pretty good to me. Edit - looks like the manner of mortrewes is 'like a stew'.
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/blancmanger.html
Cameline Sauce
I don't know about this one... It seems simple enough and I may well like it. It looks like it's almost a medieval steak sauce.
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Sauce gamelyne. Take faire brede, and kutte it, and take vinegre and wyne, & stepe þe brede therein, and drawe hit thorgh a streynour with powder of canel, and drawe hit twies or thries til hit be smoth; and þen take pouder of ginger, Sugur, and pouder of cloues, and cast þerto a litul saffron and let hit be thik ynogh, and thenne serue hit forthe.
(my redaction)
Sauce Cameline
Take fair bread and cut it and take vinegar and wine and steep the bread therein and draw it through a strainer with powder of canel and draw it twice or thrice until it be smooth; and then take powder of ginger, sugar, and powder of cloves and cast thereto a little saffron and let it be thick enough and then serve it forth.
ingredients - bread, vinegar, wine, cinnamon (canel), ginger (powder), sugar, and cloves (powder)
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/cameline.html
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Sauce gamelyne. Take faire brede, and kutte it, and take vinegre and wyne, & stepe þe brede therein, and drawe hit thorgh a streynour with powder of canel, and drawe hit twies or thries til hit be smoth; and þen take pouder of ginger, Sugur, and pouder of cloues, and cast þerto a litul saffron and let hit be thik ynogh, and thenne serue hit forthe.
(my redaction)
Sauce Cameline
Take fair bread and cut it and take vinegar and wine and steep the bread therein and draw it through a strainer with powder of canel and draw it twice or thrice until it be smooth; and then take powder of ginger, sugar, and powder of cloves and cast thereto a little saffron and let it be thick enough and then serve it forth.
ingredients - bread, vinegar, wine, cinnamon (canel), ginger (powder), sugar, and cloves (powder)
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/cameline.html
Chardwardons
This sounds quite tasty... It may well be my first attempt at redaction, as well.
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Chare de Wardone. Take peer Wardons, and seth hem in wine or water; And then take hem vppe, and grinde hem in a morter, and drawe hem thorgh a streynoure with the licour; And put hem in a potte with Sugur, or elle3 with clarefiede hony and canell ynowe, And lete hem boile; And then take hit from the fire, And lete kele, and caste there-to rawe yolkes of eyren, til hit be thik, and caste thereto powder of ginger ynowe; And serue hit forth in maner of Ryse. And if hit be in lenton tyme, leve the yolkes of eyren, And lete the remnaunt boyle so longe, til it be so thikk as though hit were y-tempered with yolkes of eyren, in maner as A man setheth charge de quyns; And then serue hit forth in maner of Rys.
(my redaction)
Take pear wardons and seethe them in wine or water; and then take them up and grind them in a mortar and draw them through a strainer with the liquor; and put them in a pot with sugar or else with clarified honey and canel enough and let them boil; and then take it from the fire and let cool, and cast thereto raw yolks of eyren, until it be thick, and cast thereto powder of ginger enough; and serve it forth in manner of rice. And if it be Lenten time, leave the yolks of eyren, and let the remnant boil so long, until it be so thick as though it were tempered with yolks of eyren, in a manner as a man seethes charge de quince; and then serve it forth in manner of rice.
ingredients - pears, wine (white), sugar or honey, cinnamon (canel), egg yolks, ginger (powdered)
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/chardewardon.html
I have a bottle of white wine and a good half dozen over ripe pears in my fridge... I think I might try this recipe this evening.
Source [Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books, T. Austin (ed.)]: Chare de Wardone. Take peer Wardons, and seth hem in wine or water; And then take hem vppe, and grinde hem in a morter, and drawe hem thorgh a streynoure with the licour; And put hem in a potte with Sugur, or elle3 with clarefiede hony and canell ynowe, And lete hem boile; And then take hit from the fire, And lete kele, and caste there-to rawe yolkes of eyren, til hit be thik, and caste thereto powder of ginger ynowe; And serue hit forth in maner of Ryse. And if hit be in lenton tyme, leve the yolkes of eyren, And lete the remnaunt boyle so longe, til it be so thikk as though hit were y-tempered with yolkes of eyren, in maner as A man setheth charge de quyns; And then serue hit forth in maner of Rys.
(my redaction)
Take pear wardons and seethe them in wine or water; and then take them up and grind them in a mortar and draw them through a strainer with the liquor; and put them in a pot with sugar or else with clarified honey and canel enough and let them boil; and then take it from the fire and let cool, and cast thereto raw yolks of eyren, until it be thick, and cast thereto powder of ginger enough; and serve it forth in manner of rice. And if it be Lenten time, leave the yolks of eyren, and let the remnant boil so long, until it be so thick as though it were tempered with yolks of eyren, in a manner as a man seethes charge de quince; and then serve it forth in manner of rice.
ingredients - pears, wine (white), sugar or honey, cinnamon (canel), egg yolks, ginger (powdered)
http://recipes.medievalcookery.com/chardewardon.html
I have a bottle of white wine and a good half dozen over ripe pears in my fridge... I think I might try this recipe this evening.
books!
Oh how I love books. Especially free ones. I end up with free or very cheap books on a regular basis and it makes me happy. Here at work, we have book sales for charities (i.e. Relay for Life, Toys for Tots, etc.) fairly frequently and I find a good bit of cool stuff. I found a Vincent Price biography at the last one. Anyways, we also have the 'free table' in the break room where people leave crap they don't want and it's fair game to anyone and yesterday I scored a copy of American Psycho. It's a trade paperback and in pretty good condition. And this morning a co-worker who is also interested in history brought me a book of British Literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century and a book on Modern Europe from the Renaissance to Present. The one on British Lit actually has quite a few epic poems and such that I've been wanting copies of like Beowulf and the Dream of the Rood. Yay! I'm a happy geek.
mornings....
Who in their right mind ever thought that being up and functional at 7am was a good idea? I mean, half the year it's not even light outside yet. And the baby certainly doesn't like it... since the sun started coming up later, every morning when I put Lily in the carseat she looks at me and says 'mommy, dark.' She wants to go back to sleep too. Even farm animals aren't awake this early!!! If I lived on a farm, I *might* have gotten more sleep. That should tell you something. This is utterly ridiculous.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Show me how to....
I'd like to learn how to do everything on this list... I know it will probably never happen, but it can't hurt to try. I'm sure there's more, so I'll keep adding to the list.
Knitting
Crocheting (need smaller hooks)
Nalbinding (need needles)
Make Lucet cord (need lucet)
Tatting (re-learn, really) (need new shuttle)
Poi Spinning (need practice poi)
Fire Spinning (need fire poi wicks)
Archery (longbow, recurve, AND crossbow) (need all three bows)
How to cook over a campfire and not suck at it (need grill, tripod, pots)
How to sew better
How to redact recipes (need period cookbooks)
Herbalism (need herbs)
Perfuming (need oils)
Candlemaking (need tallow, oils, wicking)
Heraldry (table, not voice)
Blackwork/Redwork
Hardanger
Brewing (need bottles, yeast)
Spinning (need drop spindle)
Knitting
Crocheting (need smaller hooks)
Nalbinding (need needles)
Make Lucet cord (need lucet)
Tatting (re-learn, really) (need new shuttle)
Poi Spinning (need practice poi)
Fire Spinning (need fire poi wicks)
Archery (longbow, recurve, AND crossbow) (need all three bows)
How to cook over a campfire and not suck at it (need grill, tripod, pots)
How to sew better
How to redact recipes (need period cookbooks)
Herbalism (need herbs)
Perfuming (need oils)
Candlemaking (need tallow, oils, wicking)
Heraldry (table, not voice)
Blackwork/Redwork
Hardanger
Brewing (need bottles, yeast)
Spinning (need drop spindle)
Wars in the SCA
This is mostly just for my reference. I can never remember where these are held.
Estrella - Atenvelt (Arizona and small parts of Utah and California) - held in AZ - no way in hell drive
Lilies - Calontir (Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and a touch of Arkansas (Fayetteville)) - held in MO - 12 hr drive
Pennsic - Aethelmearc - held in PA - 4.5 hr drive
Gulf - Gleann Abhann (Louisiana, Mississippi, extreme western Tennessee, and most of Arkansas) - held in MS - 12.5 hr drive
Estrella - Atenvelt (Arizona and small parts of Utah and California) - held in AZ - no way in hell drive
Lilies - Calontir (Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and a touch of Arkansas (Fayetteville)) - held in MO - 12 hr drive
Pennsic - Aethelmearc - held in PA - 4.5 hr drive
Gulf - Gleann Abhann (Louisiana, Mississippi, extreme western Tennessee, and most of Arkansas) - held in MS - 12.5 hr drive
A-sailing we go!
This is just a list of SCA events within driving distance. We still don't have a date set for War Practice, though.
September
26 - Border Quest - Marietta, OH (1hr)
October
10 - Red Dragon - Columbus, OH (3hr)
November
7 - Wicker Man - Cottageville, WV (45min)
20-22 - A Plague on Your Houses - Huntington, WV (1hr)
December
5 - Christmas Tourney - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
January
9 - Tudor Christmas - Columbus, OH (3hr)
February
nothing yet
March
5-7 - Tournament of the White Hart - Huntington, WV (1hr)
13-21 - Gulf Wars XIX - Lumberton, MS (12.5hr)
April
22-25 - Blackstone Raid - Ripley, WV (1hr)
May
20-23 - Aethelmearc War Practice - Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
June
25-27 -Border Raids - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
July 30 - August 15 - PENNSIC XXXIX, Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
September
26 - Border Quest - Marietta, OH (1hr)
October
10 - Red Dragon - Columbus, OH (3hr)
November
7 - Wicker Man - Cottageville, WV (45min)
20-22 - A Plague on Your Houses - Huntington, WV (1hr)
December
5 - Christmas Tourney - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
January
9 - Tudor Christmas - Columbus, OH (3hr)
February
nothing yet
March
5-7 - Tournament of the White Hart - Huntington, WV (1hr)
13-21 - Gulf Wars XIX - Lumberton, MS (12.5hr)
April
22-25 - Blackstone Raid - Ripley, WV (1hr)
May
20-23 - Aethelmearc War Practice - Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
June
25-27 -Border Raids - Elizabethtown, KY (4hr)
July 30 - August 15 - PENNSIC XXXIX, Slippery Rock, PA (4.5hr)
Halima bint Da'ud al-Attarah
Halima bint Da'ud al-Attarah is a late 15th c. Ottoman Turk living in Constantinople shortly after its fall to Sultan Mehmet II and the Ottoman Empire (approx. 1465). She is a perfumer (al-Attarah) and daughter of a Sipahi or Turkish cavalry soldier/minor noble/knight. She spends her days in the marketplace creating and selling perfumes and is terribly fond of attempting to cook... mind you, she's still learning.
Mongol Coat - http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/Rashid/
Overview of Women's Ottoman Turk Clothing - http://www.katjaorlova.com/FemaleTurkishGarb.pdf
Mistress Hnimefendi Zaynab Yasmine bint Hasan's page -
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6419/index.html
Gode Cookery - medieval cooking - http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
Mountain Rose Herbs - herbs, oils, etc. - http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/index2.html
Mongol Coat - http://home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/Rashid/
Overview of Women's Ottoman Turk Clothing - http://www.katjaorlova.com/FemaleTurkishGarb.pdf
Mistress Hnimefendi Zaynab Yasmine bint Hasan's page -
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6419/index.html
Gode Cookery - medieval cooking - http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
Mountain Rose Herbs - herbs, oils, etc. - http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/index2.html
BPAL sniffing notes 1 - Tushnamatay
I have yet to order any Imps for myself, but a friend of mine ordered some and got them about a week ago. One of her extras was Tushmanatay. She gave it to me and I'm glad she did.
Tushnamatay - Persian goddess of meditation, mother of thought.
-Upon opening the bottle... JASMINE!!!! This one screams jasmine and that's about it. However, once I put it on I get JASMINE and sandalwood. After about 5 minutes, the jasmine starts to fade off and it's a nice, sultry mix but still a little flowery for me. After roughly 20-30 minutes, the jasmine has tapered off and I get a *very* pleasant sandalwood with a hint of jasmine and true vanilla. The only problem I have with it is that it fades off completely too quickly - 2-3 hours. Maybe I just need to disperse it more. I definitely need a full bottle of this one.
Note - sniffing note for body chemistry change - closer to 'that time of the month', Tushnamatay has a very distinct but subtle change - I'm getting a *lot* more jasmine after it dries. Not so much that it overpowers the sandalwood, though. Not at all unpleasant.
Now for a check where I have a little extra cash so I can order some for myself....
Tushnamatay - Persian goddess of meditation, mother of thought.
-Upon opening the bottle... JASMINE!!!! This one screams jasmine and that's about it. However, once I put it on I get JASMINE and sandalwood. After about 5 minutes, the jasmine starts to fade off and it's a nice, sultry mix but still a little flowery for me. After roughly 20-30 minutes, the jasmine has tapered off and I get a *very* pleasant sandalwood with a hint of jasmine and true vanilla. The only problem I have with it is that it fades off completely too quickly - 2-3 hours. Maybe I just need to disperse it more. I definitely need a full bottle of this one.
Note - sniffing note for body chemistry change - closer to 'that time of the month', Tushnamatay has a very distinct but subtle change - I'm getting a *lot* more jasmine after it dries. Not so much that it overpowers the sandalwood, though. Not at all unpleasant.
Now for a check where I have a little extra cash so I can order some for myself....
Come on board, me hearties....
Ok, so this is the introductory post... don't expect anything glamorous or terribly fancy. This is mostly an 'i'm bored at work' blog. You'll see randomness that I found amusing, blurbs about the little monster, rants about stupid shit, stuff about my persona, BPAL sniffing notes, and all sorts of useless minutiae. So, come on board the Revenge and sail with me.
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