So this is going to be another one of those “Tom was too lazy to focus on.. the focus of this site.”
Yes, I do have a bunch of stuff I could and should be reviewing But I am not.
So there.
I did wear stuff this weekend (I am writing this mess about 15 minutes before it’s supposed to post. Yeah, procrastination much?) but mostly I just grabbed, spritzed, and walked out. The bundle of Demeter scents in the convenient “try me” size so Witching Hour was the order of the day.
The Bev Center: AKA “The Dead Mall”
Saturday I refilled my Senior Bus Pass (thanks Metro and WeHo for the freebie) and went down to ride the new Subway to Beverly Hills.
The subway was a long time coming. Back when I was out here for the Olympics I remember a commercial about it coming stating it was arriving soon, and that we wouldn’t know how we lived without it. 40 years later, after construction was halted after many disasters building it, it finally made it to Beverly Hills.
So, since I had to take my new Apple watch that refused to pair with my new iPhone to the Beverly Center Apple Store to fix (which they did, quickly and for free) I walked down to the subway stop at Wilshire.
The new stops are clean and tidy (they’d better be- they’re brand new) and I will definitely use it if I want to go downtown. Otherwise not so much. There was a documentary a few years ago by the people who did “Helvetica” (fascinating look at a typeface. Really. Honest.) called “Urbanized” where they mention a city in Brazil that decided that rather than a subway, they would have an express bus system. Because over time, city centers can move. LA’s city center has moved from Downtown over a century to various parts and may move again, so why waste money on a hole in the ground?
I did go the the new County
Museum but didn’t try to get in. I’d been to a member preview last year of the raw space, and while I love that so many people were there to absorb the “cultchah” I hate crowds. So I will come back during the week.
As for Witching Hour, they write of it as “Deep and sensual, without being at all too dark, this fragrance uses exotic ingredients-two kinds of Amber, Blood Orange and Vanilla Orchid petals-to make this blend unique” but I am not getting much of anything. Which may be me being anosmic to it. Or just that I am so used to punch-to-the-nose scents that subtlety is lost on me. You be the judge.
Art in the Fairfax station.
After the museum grounds walk-through I took the bus up Fairfax to Whole Foods to return some ill-advised Amazon purchases. Because Amazon no longer picks up what they have dropped off. Even though they drop off seemingly 124 times a day at my building. But at least I don’t have to print a return label or tape a box back up. And since I live within walking distance of a Whole Foods for the return. I don’t know what I’d be doing without that- maybe ordering less crap that I do? Shopping locally and smartly?
Naaaaaah, Bezos’ new yacht isn’t going to pay for itself..
No, I am not vain. Why did you ask?
Oh and for those interested I am down 90lbs. Still a ways to go. But I did take a decent selfie with that new iPhone. I am posting it here in case I never take another good one.
(and no GLP-1 used. I’m not judging, just cheap.)
I also bought one of those Hume scales that measures everything. It said my metabolic age is 20 years younger than my actual. So I think it’s marvelous.
So what did you do for the weekend? Demeter fan? Ready to join Amazon Anonymous? Let’s chat in the comments.
Images: my iPhone The perfume samples were purchased by me from their website.