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25 things meme is done over at lj. Meanwhile I've finally given in and ordered a set of imp-ears from Black Phoenix Alchemy lab (sorry Annie, let me know if you want to order together still and we can try the next time you remember). They came and I had some fun trying out the scents because, wonder of wonders, they are not the overly-sweet / musky stuff you'd find in the stores that'd make me sneeze. My favorite scent so far is "Shattered", which is a kind of mint + citrus type thing and smells fresh and not at all over-powering, like most of the smells that involve citrus I've run across. Unfortunately it doesn't last on my skin at all. The runner up is "Undertow", which (and I've tried again last night after my shower just to confirm), seems to actually make me sleep better. By which I meant I felt so well rested that I woke up at 7:07 on a Sunday morning with no alarm clock and felt ready to go out and face the day (it was almost the same the first time I tried it, too). Just for this I think it might be worth the investment.

I liked how "Loup Garou" smelled in the bottle better than "Undertow", but it does something on my skin that I'm not entirely sure about and ends up smelling almost acrid, so now I keep it tucked in the bag with my spare linens because the smell reminds me of every single hiking trip that I've ever enjoyed. (Considering that my scent association outside of chemical labs is usually pretty bad, this is fairly impressive.)

Oh and the Black Phoenix people did two random swaps for my order, and I got "Dance of Death", which I liked more than I thought I would and will most likely end up being the scent I wear on dates, should I ever go on dates (dunno, it's that kind of smell, I can't really explain it). The other one is Tiger Lily, which is far girlier than anything I'd ever pick for myself, but there's something very sweet and innocent about it that makes me think of sunshine and puppies. I put one dab on in the morning before my two hour discussion the day after I first tried it because I want the sunshine and puppies kind of feeling. Though I probably should never try to describe myself as sweet or innocent, in scents or otherwise.

That sums up my excitement of the week. Lab proceeds as usual, ditto for the papers. (OMG the load of papers.) My lab rotation ends next week and I have to give a talk on Wednesday in between the papers and there is so much stuff that I need to do next weekend that I've actually managed to convince my parents to not come and visit that weekend. I may need more chocolate.

Cheers.