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[fufaraw]

Another 'me' meme


Describe a scent that you love or loathe

Love - cut grass, wood shavings, steeped and scraped vanilla bean, coffee
Loathe - hyacinths, indoors. Outdoors, okay, but indoors they suffocate me

Describe a visual experience that dazzled you

Talking with a friend, and we stepped outside in the sun. I turned to look at her and saw her aura: she was outlined in cobalt blue sort of pulsing off her, and outside of that was a vivid pink streaming around her in an unbroken current. Never happened before, nor again, and that day had no particular import.

Describe an acquired or unusual taste

Fernet. Tastes like incense smells

Describe a sound that frightens or comforts you

Frightens me - windstorms rattling the house
Comforts me - cat purrs

Describe a sensation that is arousing or creepy
Arousing? music--unpredictably, either classical or movie soundtrack or folk
Creepy sensations - when you don't notice it's gotten dark and the windows are uncovered, and anything could be looking in at you, unseen. Ditto cracked doors--wide open or closed, please. Nothing peeping!

Comments

[kalliel]

Mmm, wood shavings. <33

I looked up fernet, because that sounded interesting--I've never heard of it but color me curious now!

[fufaraw]

I would not go out of my way searching for fernet again, but it was interesting the one time I tried it.

[sylsdarkplace]

Hyanciths kill me indoors -- that and paperwhites. I'm terribly allergic.

Oh, the aura things sounds amazing. Isn't that wild. I've had two very specific pychic experiences in my life. Wish I knew how it worked so I could tune into it more.

I grew up in the country and our house had big windows in the living room with no drapes so I got used to it, but after moving into town, I understand. Still, I can have the second floor windows uncovered because I'm sure no one can see in, but Scruffy hates it.

And now I want to try fernet as well.

[fufaraw]

My dislike for "black windows" was well developed before I ever saw the episode of Star Trek TOS where the beings who had imprisoned Kirk suddenly cleared the opaque windows and there was a crush of people outside--SRO for the whole planet, apparently. You just don't know what's out there in the dark watching the people inside in the light!

I would not go out of my way to track down fernet, but a sip on offer reminded me of the way incense smells. And I kept waiting for the 'meaning' of the aura-glimpse to make itself known...nada. I've sort of come to think of it as a trick of the light. Would be nice if it *meant* something, you know?

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

I love the smell of wood shavings but they don't love me,t hey make me sneeze!

[fufaraw]

Geshundheit!

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

Cut grass--yes! Reminds me of childhood at my grandmother's house.

And peeping in? The worst. I'm positive someone is out there creeping around. I always wonder how other people can leave their blinds open.

[fufaraw]

How are you with closet and cabinet doors left open a crack? (shudder)

[bemycasualty.livejournal.com]

This is all really so beautiful. The description of seeing your friend in the sunlight... that was just breathtaking!

I had to smile with the thing that frightens you. One of my favorite things in life, outside of thunderstorms, and Diet Mt. Dew, is when the wind is so strong here in Austin that it shakes the house. It happens daily, I swear! You'd just hate it here! But don't worry, I'd protect you. ;D

Just thought I'd stick my head in and say, "Hi new friend!"

HIIIII!!

[fufaraw]

Hi back! Welcome.

Yeah, our old brick two-story built on a granite shelf used to rattle when semis rolled by on the highway half a block away. Couldn't keep a picture frame straight for more than a day. And the wind--we got the edges of most hurricanes--you could feel the house *lean* in the prevailing direction.

We get gales off the sound now, and our little one-story just hunkers down and digs in its claws. Who cares if the carport and porch roofs ripple and rattle? No great loss if they go!

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

The smell of wood shavings is a wonderful one.




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