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My Favorite Things
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Yes of course I picked that title at random. No association with the song lyric. Ha. This log doesn't really need to come into being, but it's going to. Read an article today and decided to do the most random log entry ever, barring the one about hilfolk narrated by a thug with the mind of a spy and the vocabulary of a third grader. Hard to top.

So, smells are underappreciated.

Just feel the need for a little exhibitionism. So here goes--there are two kinds of smells in the verse. The first--like pretty florals to put in your bonnet (mind the bees), just plain smell nice and that's why we like 'em.

What we call "associational" good smells may or may not be inherently pleasant--these have a strong association with memories that were pleasurable.

A long list of mine, excising the ones that are specifically food, flowers, extra fragrances.

well worn leather
freshly cut grass
dirt after rain (not "earth" mind you, dirt)
slate after rain-- I promise it's different
wet concrete--trend here...
plum leaves
furniture oil (ok, it's lemon...)
horses
seaspray
pine
lemon zest
hot clean dishes (not the soap)
clay
old books
hot wax (both the candle and crayon kind)
cardboard
sunscreen
woodsmoke, candlesmoke
marsh
redwood shade
clover
baby powder
warm metal
fog/rain/snow/frost--these do all "smell"
Rope
hay/dry grass stubble
Jack o lanterns
wicker baskets
rotting leaves
potting soil
airports/airplane
hospitals
tomato plants
oak forest
dirt roads
sawdust
asphalt
eucalyptus
lipstick
chalk board
ivy
air dried laundry
goosedown
shaving cream
sagebrush
cow pasture
geraniums
carrot tops
old houses
rosin
dog feet
printer ink/newspaper
bricks
henna
damp wool
floor wax
elmers glue
shoe polish

Well. As you can see, I am grateful for the nose on my face.

COMMENTS

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:14 PM

ANOTHERSKY


But I do. It's a sad one, with a touch of the bittersweet. It smells like the past to me though, so it's not all bad. Thus the compound word. :)

What're your favorites if you could only choose 3?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:08 PM

BYTEMITE


Like cinnamon laced baked goods. No one's ever had a bad memory involving cinnamon laced baked goods. :)


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