August 2009
2 posts
Lovely Sounds: Atlas Sound Walkabout
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.”
– Benjamin Disraeli
May 2009
11 posts
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and...”
– Allan K. Chalmers
Becoming a Perfumista
I was at a department store perfume counter and saw a woman mesmerized by the Chanel Eau Première display. “Could I try this?” she asked. A sales associate sprayed one of her wrists. “You know,” the customer said, “I’ve never tried the real Chanel No. 5. Could I try that, too?” When No. 5 was on her other arm she excitedly sniffed one wrist and then the other. I thought, I have just seen the birth...
“…everybody’s got a little piece of someone they hide…”
– The Rapture