YumWatch: Thinking Tastes Good

May 27

Hope everybody is as excited tonight about the Battle of Blackwater as I am.

P.s. Sansa Stark, Queen in the North!!!!!

P.p.s. really interested in how much they’re making her look like Cersei.

Hope everybody is as excited tonight about the Battle of Blackwater as I am.

P.s. Sansa Stark, Queen in the North!!!!!

P.p.s. really interested in how much they’re making her look like Cersei.

(Source: edralis, via fuckyeahsandorclegane)

May 26

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May 24

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May 22

I splurged! 
I’m wearing Rive Gauche today, since it’s great for the office - a reserved, sophisticated floral, rose without the syrup. It’s not quite an ice-queen, though; that title belongs to even more austere Chanel No. 19, which is what Luca Turin calls a “wire mother” fragrance. 
Fracas, by contrast, is a delirious bombast of outrageous florals like tuberose, gardenia, and carnation. It smells like a church-hatted old lady, resplendent in her Easter morning finery (I mean that in the best way possible). I think I’m going to save it for special occasions and especially bright spring days. It would also smell great on a little girl. 
Samsara is a sweet oriental, all vanilla and incense. There’s an initial plasticky note that can be jarring (synthetic sandalwood?), but it settles into something soft enough for everyday wear. It’s definitely not my favorite Guerlain, but I wanted another oriental in my rotation as a counterpart to Coco. 
I’ve also been building up a nice little collection of decanted samplers - ranging from the Guerlain classics (Jicky, Shalimar, Mitsouku) to more modern stuff like SJP’s Lovely, Angel by Thierry Mugler, some masculines and leathers (excited to talk more about Kouros (!!!) and Cuir de Russie), and a few intriguing, woodsy things from Serge Lutens and Frederic Malle.
So, watch this space, etc!

I splurged! 

I’m wearing Rive Gauche today, since it’s great for the office - a reserved, sophisticated floral, rose without the syrup. It’s not quite an ice-queen, though; that title belongs to even more austere Chanel No. 19, which is what Luca Turin calls a “wire mother” fragrance. 

Fracas, by contrast, is a delirious bombast of outrageous florals like tuberose, gardenia, and carnation. It smells like a church-hatted old lady, resplendent in her Easter morning finery (I mean that in the best way possible). I think I’m going to save it for special occasions and especially bright spring days. It would also smell great on a little girl. 

Samsara is a sweet oriental, all vanilla and incense. There’s an initial plasticky note that can be jarring (synthetic sandalwood?), but it settles into something soft enough for everyday wear. It’s definitely not my favorite Guerlain, but I wanted another oriental in my rotation as a counterpart to Coco

I’ve also been building up a nice little collection of decanted samplers - ranging from the Guerlain classics (Jicky, Shalimar, Mitsouku) to more modern stuff like SJP’s Lovely, Angel by Thierry Mugler, some masculines and leathers (excited to talk more about Kouros (!!!) and Cuir de Russie), and a few intriguing, woodsy things from Serge Lutens and Frederic Malle.

So, watch this space, etc!

May 21

lifeasart:

Snacks Of The Great Scribblers

lifeasart:

Snacks Of The Great Scribblers

May 19

kayfabe: eclecticrunninghyperbole: You might be Werner Herzog if:You are... -

eclecticrunninghyperbole:

You might be Werner Herzog if:

May 15

mikeypizzle:

Me getting through Mondays.

mikeypizzle:

Me getting through Mondays.

May 13

Not going to lie: I love Sansa. Absolutely one of my favorite characters. I love her strength, sensitivity, and idealism - (yes, five books later). She is a true Stark because of her innate kindness, but she’s also got that Tully savvy. QUEEN IN THE NORTH.

 (also in my top five, post ADWD: Arya, Sandor “The Hound” Clegane, Jaime Lannister, and Barristan The Bold.)

Not going to lie: I love Sansa. Absolutely one of my favorite characters. I love her strength, sensitivity, and idealism - (yes, five books later). She is a true Stark because of her innate kindness, but she’s also got that Tully savvy. QUEEN IN THE NORTH.

(also in my top five, post ADWD: Arya, Sandor “The Hound” Clegane, Jaime Lannister, and Barristan The Bold.)

(Source: shewolfs, via tumblrofthrones)

You know you were waiting for it.

You know you were waiting for it.

(Source: bittersteels)

May 10

kayfabe:

Pixar? Curly redheaded girl? Strong female character? Archery?
This is my Avengers.



Really excited about seeing/talking about this with some badass lady 8- & 6-year-olds that I know.

kayfabe:

Pixar? Curly redheaded girl? Strong female character? Archery?

This is my Avengers.

Really excited about seeing/talking about this with some badass lady 8- & 6-year-olds that I know.

May 04

Today’s adventure in food-trucking: fried rice with filet mignon from Tainamite.
(My lunchtime walk to and from the food trucks on Olympic & Bundy is a solid 40 minutes, so that’s how I’m justifying the carb/rich meat-overload. THAT’S HOW I’M JUSTIFYING IT, OKAY?) Pretty good, but would benefit from some kimchi garnish. What wouldn’t benefit from some kimchi, though? 
I’ve passed by this truck several times recently during my commute; chilling in traffic on the 405 gives you lots of chances to check out food truck menus. 

Today’s adventure in food-trucking: fried rice with filet mignon from Tainamite.

(My lunchtime walk to and from the food trucks on Olympic & Bundy is a solid 40 minutes, so that’s how I’m justifying the carb/rich meat-overload. THAT’S HOW I’M JUSTIFYING IT, OKAY?) Pretty good, but would benefit from some kimchi garnish. What wouldn’t benefit from some kimchi, though? 

I’ve passed by this truck several times recently during my commute; chilling in traffic on the 405 gives you lots of chances to check out food truck menus. 

May 02

bruring:

Perfumes of the past

Amsterdam

bruring:

Perfumes of the past

Amsterdam

May 01

Lunch: The Deli Special (pork banh mi with pate and head cheese!) from The Nom Nom Truck, which was parked on Bundy & Olympic today. 

Lunch: The Deli Special (pork banh mi with pate and head cheese!) from The Nom Nom Truck, which was parked on Bundy & Olympic today. 

Apr 30

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