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The only thing I can think of is this marshmallow perfume a friend of mine wore in high-school. Generally I dislike perfumes; I find them very overbearing. Especially this one that I kept smelling on people back in the Chinese store, which to me just smelled like hospital disinfectant. Generally, I have a very sensitive nose and I find strong smells very distracting. But my friend's marshmallow perfume was kind of "quiet," as far as perfumes go. Beyond that, it's probably just nostalgia at this point.
Ooh, I just thought of another one. The "cocoa butter" variety of Baba shower gel. Baba is like the most basic brand of shower gel in Hungary. It's a hundred year old brand as well. And somehow, their smells are amazing. Not super strong, but pretty long lasting. And their cocoa butter is heavenly.
The only other smells I can think of is like food smells. I strongly believe that smell is an important part of a meal, but I can't really think of anything specific right now.
Snow is beautiful and fun and all, but there is one fatal flaw with it. It never comes when it'd be nice, but always when it's the worst. For several years now, we haven't had a white Christmas. You know, the time when kids could be out playing in it, building snowmen and shovelling it would be more of a relaxing chore, because you're not in a hurry anywhere. Sometimes we had this sheer blanket of snow coring the roofs of houses, that melts in a single afternoon. But this year, right after all the holidays are over and everybody's starting to go to work, the whole town gets fucking buried in snow! For the last... Almost a week now... We've been experiencing nonstop snowfall.
Yesterday there was so much snow, that we couldn't even bring our bikes. The roads became so slippery, that they became a serious hazard and walking seemed a much better idea. Especially on more remote streets, where cars don't drive over it as much and the snowplough doesn't go. Not that it matters, we were told to avoid going up steeper sections. Today I brought my bike, because carrying all those letters gave a serious ache into my shoulders. Besides, this shit needs to be delivered at some point. Not to mention my poor feet. Got new boots as well, because the last one was soaking through. But that only means this one hasn't "softened" yet, so now I got blisters on my toes.
Shit like this is why I hate winter. It's always just cold and grey and depressing, and the one time it could be beautiful, it comes at the worst moment, where you can't enjoy it. At least we had relatively small workload this week and I wasn't sent to the fucking village again.
Favorite smell, huh? Well, there’s a lot of wonderful ones you can experience in life. But few things beat how a freshly baked pie smells for me.
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Guess there’s a small annoyance to be mentioned. Ordered some food (mostly snacks) that were reaching their best-before date from a company named Matsmart last Sunday (figured to have it delivered to a pick-up place near grandma, as i’m at her place right now). Usually they pack your box within a day or two, but now it took longer and the carrier isn’t showing any progress.
If it doesn’t get here at least by tomorrow, then there’s risk of me not being able to pick it up and have to pay extra fees when it inevitably gets sent back. Here’s hoping for the best.
Pie is good.
I hope that gets settled soon.
Belgian Waffles. So much so that eating one is almost disappointing compared to how good they smell
I like the smell of cumin. Is very nice.
Oh boy, I'm up so late I caught this as it dropped. Tomorrow (today, I guess?) is going to suck.
On the bright side, I did finally post a few minutes ago the New Year's Day art I finished on Sunday night.
My favorite smell has to be vanilla.
It is truly delightful.
Yup, have you ever smelled that in ice cream, cakes, milkshakes and/or coffee?
Yes, I love it when I get vanilla in those.
Me too, it smells so sweet.