June 2011
7 posts
Nostalgia & Soap
Method makes a green tea handsoap, which we have in the ladies room at work.
It smells exactly like the green tea perfume I wore in high school, made my L’Occitane.
People always talk about how scent and memory are intricately linked. And so it is. Every time I wash my hands, I feel like I’m 17 years old again.
For reference:
Method Green Tea Soap:
L’Occitane Green Tea...
“Just after 4 p.m., the F.B.I. concluded the tip had been “fruitful,” he said,...”
– Search for Companion Led to Whitey Bulger’s Arrest - NYTimes.com
What differentiates a standard ruse from a spectacular one, I wonder?
On Five Years Away
I went to Chicago last weekend for my five-year college reunion. I loved getting the chance to take Dan to Chicago, show him where I used to live, going to my favorite places and seeing old friends.
What was less amazing though, was the actual reunion. Not from an event perspective — all the parties and everything were very nice — but seeing the actual people. It turns out that I’ve done a...
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Naikodeksgerangl: To have difficulty contriving a memorable and secure password on the fly.