April 03, 2007
Precious Presents
I could never afford any of these on my own (except maybe for the 4711). This is what you get if you have a nice boyfriend.
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My Precioussssssessssssss
And here's a list of my perfumes now that I'm completely addicted. It's amazing what you can find at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Loehmann's, and the outlet malls, if you're willing to look. These are all the smallest sizes possible, like 30 mL, or 1 fl. oz.
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March 31, 2007
A list! a list! my kingdom for a list!
Just so that I have it somewhere on record, I wanted to make a list of all the perfumes that I had in my bathroom cabinet before I went perfume crazy. Of course, I would never, ever store my fragrances in the bathroom again (the humidity and temperature extremes are terrible for perfumes)!
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January 21, 2007
Baby Steps on the Primrose (Scented) Path
As I mentioned in a previous post, my newest obsession is perfume. But how did I become a fragrance addict?
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January 16, 2007
Brannon Braga Must Die!
Just watch the last episode of the cancelled science-fiction television series Threshold after wasting hours and hours of your life on the previous nine episodes. That's all I'm saying. See how he ties up the storylines. If you don't feel like killing executive producer/writer Braga, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
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December 28, 2006
The Sweet Smell of Obsession: The Past
It's officially official. I have a new obsession: perfume.
Every few years I get obsessed with something new. I was obsessed with dogs, I was obsessed with cats, I was obsessed with exercising and gardening (but not at the same time). Most recently, I was (and am) an obsessed birdwatcher.
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September 22, 2005
Why do I shop here?
I ask myself this question every time I enter this horrible, soul-destroying warehouse store. It's so damn big and it's always a fluorescent-lit mess. None of the employees know where anything is or how anything works, and they rarely care that they can't help you.
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September 21, 2005
Voice of God Part Deux
Somehow I knew that the talented - if occasionally scary - actor Brian Cox wouldn't work out as the voice of the Jesus-substitute talking lion Aslan in the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia film. The leonine Liam Neeson will now do the honors. See how lionlike Liam can look in this creepy image made by a fan on narniaweb.com.
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February 14, 2005
Noisy Blackbird delivers
I went to Blackbird, that institution of chic, urban Chicago fine dining, and except for the hipper-than-thou waitstaff, I was suitably impressed by the food (if not by the fact that I could hear every single, dull converation around me thanks to the close-set tables and the amazing acoustics of the room).
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February 11, 2005
Grandma does Spiderman
I saw Mark Newport's "New Works," an odd, if comfy-looking, exhibit of handmade superhero suits at Chicago's Cultural Center a few days ago.
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