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In life, I like to see, taste, feel and explore everything and anything I can get my hands on.

But when it comes to what fragrances go on my body during those adventures, I am a creature of habit.

Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'issey is one of only two scents that I wear.

Had my introduction to it been contingent upon the description of undertones on its box, I might never have tried it. I tend to gravitate toward darker, exotic and primal scents, a preference which leads me to conclude that parts of me were left back in a cave somewhere when evolution came calling (a theory which, as an aside, explains several other things about me. I shall save those for later. You can exhale now. I'm done sharing my issues for today).

Miyake's fragrance has enough musk and other things to carry out "erotic exotic" but had I glanced at the chorus line of floral scents before smelling it my nose would have kept on moving down the line. I usually don't do things like Carnation in life or in scents.

As it happened, I was standing in an international airport Duty Free shop when a woman with a feisty haircut, fantastic heels and a good 6 inches of height over me walked up next to me, picked up the sample, raised one arm up high with the bottle and, while holding her shirt open and exposing her (my guess? La Perla) balconette bra, doused us both with it. Then walked away. I admire a woman with fragrance cojones like that. Even when she sprays my eye.

At any rate, my hetero-girl-girl airport crush aside, other people loved the fragrance as well. Of course I bought my first bottle right there at the airport, still squinting with one eye. I received more compliments from strangers (four women in that airport alone stopped me to ask what I was wearing) that one afternoon after having been sprayed upside the head than ever before on a scent. And I loved it myself. I really, really loved it.

Many years later, I still do. That is why it is one of only two fragrances you will ever catch me wearing. If, of course, you can catch me at all ; )~

Lotus, Freesia, Cyclamen, Rose Water, Fresh Peonies, Carnation, White Lilies, Precious Woods, Osmanthus, Tuberose, Amberseed, Musk.

Updated Aug 15, 2008

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Mojito Glasses and Muddler

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Textual Attraction: the secret of the perfect text to win a lady's heart

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Scrabble Onyx Edition (B&N Exclusive)

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I'm a rabid fan of Scrabble. And black. And Barnes and Noble. So I fell in love with this edition earlier this year. Even before realizing it's on a lazy susan. That's right. It spins. Mmmmm.... sexy, sexy Scrabble.

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Krop - Creative, Tech & Design Job Listings

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An incredibly cool job listing site and one of the best places for the creatively-inclined to find a new way to bring home the bacon.

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Magic Message Mirror

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Oh so cool. So very, very cool.

The nutshell version? You wire this portrait into your existing home security system. It has the appearance of a mirror UNTIL it is triggered by one of the custom events you have programmed it to respond to. Then, the mystical apparition appears a la Snow White, informing you via one of dozens of phrases you have personally chosen what specific event has just occured. ie "There is someone approaching the house from the driveway."

When it comes to things that occupy a place on my Uber Wish List, it is so tempting to put this near the top.

Updated Sep 3, 2008

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Ralph Lauren Create Your Own: Skinny-Fit International Flag Polo

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I couldn't resist slapping an Irish flag on one of these just to see what it would look like. Yum.

But even if you aren't part of the potato-and-sheep crew, you will likely find a flag to fit your genes.

Updated Sep 18, 2008

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For an annual fee and an iris/fingerprint scan, you can get a Clear Card that lets you fastpass security lines at 20 national airports. Cool.

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Kris Holm Mountain Unicycle

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If you thought keeping your arse upright on one wheel was challenge enough, let me tell you a little something- there are actual humans out there who not only have accomplished that but have taken it outside the circus tent and into the mountains. That's right- mountain unicyclists. They must be descended from the same cavemen (or cavewomen) who first looked at a rock and had the chutzpah, skill and patience to whittle it into a wheel. Then ride it. A different breed, I tell ya.

I sought out the help of Wikipedia to find out what, exactly, differentiates a unicycle from its badass mountain cousin and found this: "unicycles typically lack a gear system, preventing the user from coasting or reaching high speeds. Mountain unicycling usually takes place on specially designed unicycles, which are equipped with strong hubs, large, knobby tires, and rugged frames."

Ok. That still won't help me keep my nose out of the gravel. Sigh.

Updated Oct 18, 2008

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