Sun 7 May 2006
The Hand that Gives the Rose
Posted by anaglyph under Perfume
[12] Comments
Just thinking about it, perfume is the only pleasure you can have in which overindulgence has no consequence.
No hangover.
No extra pounds.
No awkward morning-after.
No habit.
No lung cancer.
Today I noticed: burning leaves, salty marine dryness from the ocean, toast, vetiver incense, wet pine chips, bacon, burnt rubber and green apples.
Where can I buy my special lady a bottla that Burnt Rubbr stuff?
At least no direct consequence. “Mmm… bacon.”
Driving on a local highway last week, windows down, I caught a whiff of fresh pine. Couple hundred feet away, someone was working on a felled tree with a chainsaw. I thought this must be one of the reasons some dogs act so crazy; scent is a powerful stimulus. Besides the pine I expect there were a few other fragrances in that area: chainsaw oil, exhaust, sweat, mold, dirt…
What about masturbation? Or do you consider that habit forming?
Masturbation is an unsatisfactory substitution for something else.
if it’s unsatisfactory, maybe you’re not doing it right. or maybe you’re doing it with the wrong person.
I think you kinda missed my point.
forgive me
Well, Revrend, ya still aint specifyd a conseqwence, vis-a-vis mastrbation; but, then again, we aint evn bgun t discuss what ovrindulgence woud amount to.
It does if you have allergies.
Hmmmm…. Bacon…
Sorry, but too much perfume definately has consequences. Have you never been overcome by the stench of over-spray?
Well, yes, other people can inflict irksome perfume experiences on you, but my meaning is that you can indulge yourself without fear of consequences. I mean, if you don’t want to smell any more of something, just don’t. But if you want to smell lots of something, no problem.
Those who have no idea of how to behave with perfume are like smokers who inflict their fumes on you.
And therein lies another post, perhaps.