i have a new place of residence in which i occupy a single room. in this room is a gigantic ikea expedit bookcase that creates a tiny bed area and then a less tiny living area. this is great because it creates cubbies that can each be devoted to different purposes, like bedside reading, school reading, guilty pleasure reading (i.e. magazines).

the best cubby is this one:



perfume collection! the incense collection is in the box beside it. it makes the whole room smell good.

right now, living in an entirely new apartment, city, country, familiar smells are crucial. the esteban pivoine incense is burning pretty much all day, the prada eau de parfum is worn all day. happy, autumnal smells.

i'm in toronto, finally a big city, and there are perfumes to be smelled here that were not found in utah. a few i've liked:

-one of the juliette has a gun ones, but i can't remember which. the submissive one, not the dominant one. they're roses, which should mean i like them, but i don't know. lancome mille et une roses is definitive for me.
-the tom ford purple patchouli is delicious and luscious; the cyprus one, not what i wanted it to be. i wanted it to be the fragrance i smelled on the hairy hipster sitting next to me at sundance in 2008, but this wasn't it.