I’d like to open this up to some questions. I will answer as many as I can in a future post.
Email, comment, tweet, FB, snail mail. However you would like to contact me.
Feel free to ask me anything you’d like. I do reserve the right to remain silent or seek legal counsel.
Man, I really like the Canadians. They are so kind. I’m sure there are one or two that aren’t, but I certainly haven’t heard from them. I have had the pleasure of doing two phone interviews with some good ol’ Canadians. I’m pretty sure I didn’t make too much of a fool out of myself, but I’ll let you be the judges. I can say, both interviews went very smoothly and I felt very much at ease. That was greatly appreciated from my end.
The first was with the Motts, Paul and Carol. You can find that interview here.
The second one with Hanna from That’s So Gay can be found here.
I cannot tell you how strange it is to me that people want to talk to me. I love it. I love the discussion, I love different perspectives, I love the people. And yet, I still find this all so surreal. I appreciate the graciousness of the interviewers. I’m still getting used to all of this and feeling my way around, but with people like the ones I’ve dealt with around, it isn’t hard at all. Thank you, Paul, Carol, and Hanna.
Please take a listen and give a little love to my neighbors up north.
I am a huge fan of BlogHer, and they have been very kind to me. They are syndicating a third post of mine here. Please click on through and then take a look around. There really is something for everyone over there.
Also, if you happen to be a BlogHer member and are attending the conference, let me know. I will be there. I even have a Room of Your Own submission. If you are interested, you can vote here.
Thank you, BlogHer!
I’m going to have a series on some of my favorite things (in the hopes that Detective reads them and gets me some good stuff for my birthday. Which is in 9 days. Seriously, if any of you know him, please remind him.) Though they be of interest to anyone. If that is the case, I apologize in advance. Just wait a couple of days and something better will get posted. Hopefully.
I’d asked my FB peeps yesterday about what their favorite scents/smells were. I love reading them, even the marijuana one. (that made me chuckle) and seeing why we like what we like. I love getting to know little things about people. And Facebook/Twitter/this blog, allow for some virtual people watching. I do love to people watch.
Anyway, here’s a list of some of my favorites with an explanation if there is one:
Dreft baby laundry detergent - reminds me of when my shorties were babies
Lily of the Valley - there was a large patch of them outside my grandmother’s house
Puppy breath - I’d forgotten about this one, but a FB friend listed it
Jasmine - reminds me of vacations in South Carolina
Drakkar Noir - takes me back to my first boyfriend in middle school (don’t hate)
Old Spice - reminds me of my grandfather
Pine - Christmas
Pumpkin candles - Halloween
Pipe tobacco - makes me think I’m sitting around with Poirot and Morse and Marple and Jury and Holmes solving crimes
Method Baby bath and lotion
Laundry fresh out of the dryer
A roll of film - used to like this one, but now I’m digital
Cotton or clean scented candles - not sure what the smell actually is, but me likey
Almost every Trapp candle there is - made here in KC, they are divine
Incense - I’m a reformed hippie. Maybe
Magnolias
Rain - smells clean to me
Ocean/beach - reminds me of Southern California which I miss a great deal
Peonies - my favorite flower, they were the centerpieces at my wedding
Campfire - but only at the time it is burning, I dislike the smell the next day
Coconut - reminds me of sunscreen and summertime
A new book - so much hope and promise
Sharpies - I have a thing for office supplies
Babies - there is something so sweet about their scent
The Detective’s Beer Can Chicken - makes my mouth water just thinking about it
Sawdust - makes me think there is some grand project happening
Fireworks - reminds me of big celebrations in my childhood
Beer - duh
Stadiums - smells like beer and hot dogs and good times
Perfumes - I’m always smelling something on others that smells really great
Least favorite:
Skunk - especially when I run over a dead one in the van and it stinks up the garage as well
Perfume - I cannot seem to find one that smells good on me consistently
Poopy diapers - so over diapers
Cat urine - blech
Laundry left in the washing machine too long, especially if it gets put in the dryer - ugh
Old, musty smell - like closed up houses, or after a place has flooded
Indoor pools - not too bad unless the chlorine level is really high
Body odor - come on, just shower!
A really old book - just smells dirty to me though I love used books
Cigarette smoke - as a reformed smoker, this one kills me
Old folks’ homes - smells of sadness, depression, desperation, melancholy
Hospitals - sterile, antiseptic
Sheep/cows/pigs/goats/etc - hence the photo above, I do not love strong animal smells, the monkey house at the zoo is almost unbearable
Port-a-potties - will only use under dire circumstances, they make me gag
Is this of interest to you, dear readers? Do you feel you get a little insight into what makes me tick? Are you on pins and needles for the next segment: tastes?
So what are some of your favorite and least favorite?
I was really feeling some serious kindness from the interwebz last week so I thought I’d pay it forward. I picked a random Facebook follower and a random Twitter follower to each receive a $25 gift card from Kiva.
The Facebook winner is Alexis Cheney Borrevik, and the Twitter winner is @fishie08. Both of you please email me at nerdyapplebottom at gmail dot com to claim your prizes.
For those unfamiliar with Kiva and microlending, I strongly encourage you to check them out. You can take your money back once the loan has been repaid or continue to relend. My kids love to pick out the recipients. It is so great.
I have no affiliation with Kiva other than being a long time lender. These prizes were purchased with my own money.
Oh, and on a totally random note, the winner of the Scooby Doo comic book happens to live in the same smallish Orange County suburb city that I lived in in high school. Such a small world.
Also, I greatly enjoy doing these little giveaways so keep an eye out for more in the near future. My birthday is coming up so that would be a perfect time for me to give out some more gifts.
