Tagged! Surprised there's no perfume by that name

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Lucy of Indie Perfumes has tagged me - it a way to open up the rolodex of perfume bloggers out there. Here's the scoop on how to participate.

1. Link to the person who tagged you. (Lucy, above, in a fantasy pic with me, festooned with birds - why not?)
2. Post the rules on your blog. (here they are)
3. Write six random things about yourself. (below)
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them. (below)
5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog. (makes sense)
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up. (OK)

Six random things about me:

1. I've always wanted to live in an "underground" earthship type house. A Bucky Fuller dome would be second.

2. For as much as I'm in the car, I've never had road rage, and that's saying something in Miami, voted the worst city in the USA for bad drivers. I just shine them on - they have guns!

3. My fingernails and hair grow like they're on steroids - long and lush and strong. And quickly.

4. I'm legally blind in one eye with 20/400 vision - I can't see in 3-D, I have no depth perception, etc. Paul Klee painted like I see.

5. I hitchhiked cross-country by myself for the adventure. Took me four days and somebody tried to give me a car on the journey, which I declined.

6. My dreams are often filled with scent and color - and fabulous storylines. I love to dream. Last night there were giant asparagus lining the road. Sometimes an asparagus is just an asparagus. Even if there are hundreds of five foot ones.

Here are my choices for the tag - great bloggers all, great people, too.

Bois de Jasmin -- Victoria was one of the original perfume bloggers back in '05, and I'm trying to nudge her into posting more often. Everyone misses her!

Perfume Smelling Things -- Marina writes beautifully, reports on perfume houses large and tiny, and has a great sense of humor

MossyLoomings -- Aimee keeps it real - real perfume that is - from Austin, which seems to be a perfume hotspot. I think.

A Little Olfactory -- not perfume, but musings on the raw materials, how we smell stuff, etc., from a trusted supplier

Andy Tauer-- a perfumer who shares and schmoozes and globe trots.

Fragrance Bouquet -- Divina's Divine views on perfume and life.

Comments

  1. indieperfumes10/18/2008 10:54 AM

    I love that picture!
    I envy your dream life!

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  2. Aimée L'Ondée10/23/2008 9:29 PM

    Thanks for the tag and I've finally put my six random things up on my blog.

    ReplyDelete

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