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Scent Diary, Nov. 7-13, 2011

November 14, 2011 by malsnano86

Frost on Leaves, image from faculty.virginia.edu

Monday, Nov. 7: Sunny and chilly today; it feels like November. SOTMorning: started out by testing Prada No. 6 Tubereuse, from their discontinued soliflore parfum line. Didn’t like it. There’s a buncha orange blossom in there, and it’s very soapy on me, not to mention short-lived. I was still craving tuberose when it wore off after an hour (yes, only an hour), but the “amber spice” candle I had been burning while writing for NaNoWriMo had its effect on me, too, so guess what I went for? Vamp a NY. Yummy.

I’m having some cognitive dissonance, because my main character would never ever wear something like Vamp.

Daily NaNo total: 1772, for a cumulative total of 13,592. (ahead of schedule).

Tuesday, Nov. 8: Election Day. Since The CEO is running for School Board in our district, he and his mother and I split up the three precincts and each covered one, handing out postcard-size information sheets on his qualifications, in case he’d missed getting handbills to some voters. SOTD: Mary Greenwell Plum. As it turned out, he did win, with about 69% of the votes in each precinct. It was a loooooong day.

Nothing written for NaNoWriMo today, as expected. Total still at 13,592, not behind.

Wednesday, Nov. 9: Romped on the NaNo writing today! So busy that I barely even remembered to wear perfume at all, and then I tried the new tester version of “Classic” from Sonoma Scent Studio. The last time I wore it, it seemed more complex than it does now, but it also had an unpleasant celery-like material in it (which seems to be an item usually classified as “jasmine”). I like it much better now. It has a little hit of aldehydes, some rose and jasmine and mimosa, and a lovely sandalwood-vanilla base with a hint of myrrh. It is interestingly similar to Tableau de Parfums Miriam, but with noticeable differences.

Daily NaNo total: 3834, for a cumulative total of 17,426. Now a couple of thousand words ahead of schedule, yay!

Thursday, Nov. 10: Another heavy writing day. Stayed home all day, pretty much did nothing but write and fold a few loads of laundry. Then I had a little nap (yay, nap!). I didn’t even notice the weather. SOTD: Prada Infusion d’Iris.

Daily NaNo total: 2957, for a cumulative total of 20,383.

Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day: Went to a Veterans Day program at Gaze’s school, and it was very moving. The school’s former “resource officer” – a law enforcement officer that spends time at the school, building relationships with the kids and preventing problems as much as possible – has moved on to full time sheriff duty, but becaus he served in the US Navy in peacetime, spoke to the 8th graders about his experiences in the military. The industrial arts teacher, who’s been there a long time and even taught The CEO when he attended, spoke to the kids about his service in the infantry in Vietnam. He was fairly circumspect, but that was a horrific time, and I think the students ended up with a greater appreciation for the sacrifices of military veterans. The band played two pieces, very well, and the choir sang the national anthem and one other song, passably.

I expected to attend a NaNoWriMo write-in this morning, but either I mistook the date (possible) or it’s been moved to Monday. Then The CEO took me out to lunch as thanks for helping at the polls, and that was lovely. SOTD: Cuir de Lancome.

Had been planning to go to what is probably going to be the final football game of the season. I still can’t believe the high school team made the playoffs with a 1 win – 9 loss record (I can’t ‘splain it, it has something to do with a point scheme). But it’s cold and windy out, and I feel sure we’ll lose tonight, and the band is going to play in the stands but not wear uniforms and not present their halftime show, so I sent Bookworm off with hats and gloves and Hot Hands and sweatshirts, with extras to share, and a firm instruction to Stay As Warm As Possible, I Mean It, Don’t Get Sick, Your Mama Loves You.

Daily NaNo total: 483, for a cumulative total of 20,866. Still a little ahead, even though my characters shut up at the end of a scene and wouldn’t talk to me anymore.

Saturday, Nov. 12: Cleaned house. I think Bookworm is sick – she’s been coughing all day. After yesterday’s cold and windy weather, today is beautiful! In the low 60s, blue skies, a little bit of a breeze. Went to my late grandmother’s townhouse to look at some furniture my aunts wondered if I’d like to have, since the house has been sold and everything has to be removed very soon. As it turns out, I don’t have room for that enormous table, but I did take a space heater and a Pyrex dish in a size I use. The big roadblock with dispersing Nell’s things is the stacks and stacks of quilting materials. While I was there, Aunt Doris and Aunt Cindy suddenly discovered more boxes of the stuff that they hadn’t realized was there, and there was unison wailing from the spare bedroom. SOTD: Tableau de Parfums Miriam. I smelled wonderful.

Struggling with NaNoWriMo today: I don’t think my main characters liked the last scene I wrote, which took their relationship to a more involved level, perhaps too quickly. I’m not sure what to do – I don’t want to remove the whole scene, but I might have to stick another one in before it, just to bridge the emotional distance between this one and the previous romantic (sort of) scene. Meanwhile, I just let them have the day off while I ponder. I’m tired. Daily NaNo total: 0, for a cumulative total of 20,866. Still on track, if I write some Sunday.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Chilly and cloudy, in the high 50s. PETBoy went with us to church, and then afterward came back and watched The Princess Bride with us, since he’d never seen it. I’m not sure he enjoyed it as much as we do (Prince Humperdinck: “That may be the first time anyone has ever dared insult me.” Westley: “It won’t be the last, you warthog-faced buffoon.”), but we had a nice afternoon. SOTD: Caron Parfum Sacre, lovely stuff.

Heard Taz playing by himself upstairs, banging on the pot-lid Viking shield from his Halloween costume, and humming “Hail to the Chief.” I don’t know what one has to do with the other, but it was funny.

Daily NaNo total: 2129, for a cumulative total of 22,995. Still on pace.  My characters are talking to me again.  This is crucial.

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  1. on November 15, 2011 at 6:35 PM Aparatchick

    Congrats to the CEO! Now the hard work starts…..

    I wonder what perfume Princess Buttercup wore.


    • on November 17, 2011 at 10:04 AM malsnano86

      I don’t know what she wore! In the book, before Westley goes off to see his fortune and is killed (she thinks) by the DRead Pirate Roberts, it’s noted that she smells of horse.

      By the time that she’s engaged to Prince Humperdinck, I rather fancy she smells of rose and lavender.


  2. on November 15, 2011 at 10:53 PM HemlockSillage

    Yay! Hail to your CEO–I hope he can make a positive difference in your schools. Well done. Hope Bookworm feels better, soonest.

    It is fun to have little NaNoWriMo updates; keep writing! You’ve come a very long way in a short time. Sometime after this is complete, please share a bit more about your story. . .

    Your scent diaries are fun. I’ve missed trying Cuir de Lancome, and everyone raves about it. . .and I think I read that it’s been discontinued. Sigh. I may have to add this to my TPC sample list to try, before it becomes impossible to find. I’ve become a real leather fan.

    Weather here in Texas is odd. It’s still mostly hot and muggy, so I wore Tubereuse 40 today (cologne like, with lots of orange blossom and citrus, can’t imagine you giving it much love :D), Boxeuses yesterday, and Chanel Eau de Cologne on Sunday. Cuir de Russie before that. Weird. I rebelled and wore Sweet Redemption one day, suspecting it might be too heavy, and it was crazily cloying. I’m looking forward to colder days. Okay, enough babble from me. Be well!


    • on November 17, 2011 at 10:10 AM malsnano86

      I’m sure that The CEO will do a fantastic job – thanks.

      Hoping to post a few more novel excerpts as time goes on. This has been my most organized attempt at NaNoWriMo, and it’s shaping up to be the most successful.

      Cuir de Lancome is still available at online discounters. Don’t remember which one I bought from, but looks like Overstock.com, 1stPerfume, FragranceX and FragranceNet all have it, at less than $45. I waited for coupon deal and got mine for about $32. Yum.

      Yeah, I don’t lub the colognes. I still haven’t tried Boxeuses, but I do have a sample now ( I think I owe the sender some stuff. oops. behind.) – the rest of those aren’t grabbing me and saying I need to test them… but then, it’s cold and wet and windy here, not hot and muggy!


  3. on November 16, 2011 at 7:10 PM anotherperfumeblog

    Another congrats to the CEO, and to you on NaNoWriMo (that is a mouthful!) progress.


    • on November 17, 2011 at 10:10 AM malsnano86

      Thanks!


  4. on November 17, 2011 at 6:36 PM Musette

    Congrats to the CEO! Congrats to you! I think it’s great that you are so supportive of each other. I know what you mean about your characters. My current painting hates my guuuuuuuts right now. I have scraped it down to the bone – again. We’ve agreed to give each other some space for a day or so – and it’s helping a lot. Glad your characters are speaking to you again. VERY important!

    xoA



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