Kathmandu - Buddhist truffles.

Wanderlust: KATHMANDU
The scent of sacred incense swirling up the steep slopes to Swayambhunath Stupa. Saffron, blessed sandalwood, Himalayan cedar and the miraculous lotus of the Buddha with chiuri bark and Nepalese spices.

In the vial: saffron & cardamom kulfi.
On the wrist: Why is it that this cedar gives depth & warms up the sweetness, while Azathoth turned into cedar-scented mothballs? The sandalwood, cedar & bark smell like a wood in springtime, or a garden where bark chippings have been laid over the earth. It's still mainly a sweet scent, though, like the saffron truffles a friend handed out after their wedding. I think it'll work better in the fresh air than inside, or in the evening; it's a scent for a picnic, a long lunch at the pub, or a wander up Arthur's Seat more than for a barbecue or night out.

...and a meme from Duranorak.

Three of my LJ interests about which she wanted to know more:

Chocolate bottoms

One February, David bought me a chocolate heart lollipop from Thorntons. I think they were in the sale. But tourn it upside down, and it was bottom-shaped; the edges were the right angle for the way hips slope up into a narrow waist, and it had well-defined buttocks, too :)

Plus, chocolate & bottoms are both Good Things, so imagine the synergy of combining them!


Insane angels

Inspired by Tilda Swinton as Gabriel in Constantine. For an atheist, I certainly do love the idea of angels & fallen angels and all that. Then there's GNeil's Murder Mysteries, where "insane" might be stretching things a little, but insanity's only really ending up at a different place from everyone else, given the same set of facts, right?

Insanity changes angels from perfect (boring) beings into fascinating, scary, magnetic creatures. More stories should have them.


Themosexuals

From a conversation with nannyo. "He's one of them, you know." "They do all sorts of nasty things." "You can't trust them."

Most of the time, They are people I like. Whether it's family talking about pierced & tattooed alternative types, internet liberals talking about company directors, or old-fashioned people talking about homosexuals bringing about the Fall Of Society by getting married, I tend to like them. I quite often find them a lot more attractive than not-them. Hence being a Themosexual :)


You know what comes next :)