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.
I am seriously envious of those beautiful teeth! You look great!
Never tried Demeter or Library of Fragrance. Not really my thing
I liked the earlier stuff under Chris Brosius like Dirt. Not so sure about the new ones..
Tom,
The new subway system looks all shiny and new. Loved the selfie. I think you look young for your age, too. Congrats on all the weight loss! Witching Hour doesn’t sound like my kind of thing, but I always enjoy sniffing something new. On Monday when I went sniffing with friends, my nose got to the point where I couldn’t smell anything anymore. Had to give it a rest for a few minutes, and then it was back in service.
The subway is very shiny so far. We will see how clean it remains..
You look wonderful, Tom! Vibrant and youthful! If you had not said you’ve got a Senior Bus Pass, my surmise (from the selfie) would be you are in your 40s. Seriously.
Thanks! I think it’s the phone.
WOW! 90 pounds isa amazing Tom. congratulations.
When I or someone I know wants to smell something particular then Demeter is a go to. Dirt seems to be the most asked for, particularly for Halloween Zombies.
Portia xx
I really liked Dirt. I liked all his early “experimental” ones.
You look incredible!
Thanks! It’s all the phone..
90lbs!!! Way to go! Glad you didn’t use GLP-1. I suspect it damages health but know it can ruin faces. I have wondered if that’s why mama Jenner had her face lift. She was covering up for years in long blazers, jackets and very loose dresses. Suddenly all her clothes are skin tight. Yes, I’m being snarky. hehe.
That is a great selfie! It’s very youthful looking. If it’s the iPhone camera, I want one. If it’s the weight loss, more congrats.
Amazon is so convenient for so many things. Most of the packages in our mail room are from Amazon and there are usually a lot of them there. I’ll contribute to one of Bezos’ rare cars though instead of his yacht. Yachts always seem like they’d be really boring.
I use Amazon. I even pay for Prime (for the movies) but I make them work for the money. If I order a box of paper clips I want them to deliver each one, individually.
I have not ruled out going to a GLP-1 but I’d prefer not to.
You know what Debbie Reynolds said about being too thin (paraphrasing): “At some point you have to choose between the waist and the face. I chose the face.”
I didn’t know about Debbie Reynolds but she was absolutely right. A too thin or gaunt face is very aging.
What an image – 100 tiny addressed boxes or bags each with a paper clip. Amazon confetti? ROFL!!!
I like the idea of a parade of delivery people as well.
Is it just in LA or does it seem like Amazon is now flagging down random people to deliver? We get everything from the big brown trucks to some rando in a compact who double parks and practically throws the packages in the bushes.
I guess I should be glad we are so well served.
Here in KC, we have Amazon trucks, then there are smaller white Amazon vans, then there are some who use their own vehicles for certain types of deliveries , and the Amazon food delivery drivers who can be any of the above. We do have some excellent drivers here. No complaints.
Amazon Flex are the independent contractors who use their own vehicles.
Ah, those must be what they’re using instead of OnTrac, Which was terrible..
It better than it used to be.
Ya, it was pretty bad for a while.
I happened across an old sample of Vétiver Tonka, one of the Hermessences, and it is delicious. I’m curious, though, if something I’ve observed happens to others – the leather band of my watch absorbs a little of the fragrance I’m wearing, so later in the day when whatever the scent of the day is is on the decline, if I sniff my wrist to check in I also get a little whiff of other base notes. Today I got the Vétiver Tonka, over a very light flush of Chanel no 5 and Cuir de Russie. I tend to like the same kinds of scents so thus far it hasn’t been discordant, just an extra layer of richness. Has anyone else noticed this? Did it work for you or cause some jangly clashes?
I haven’t thought about perfume getting into a watch band but that certainly would be one, I guess. I use metal bands on my watches (he wrote like he had a massive collection)
You look FABULOUS! Sheesh! What a glorious head of hair!!! I’d kill everybody in Beverly Hills for hair like that!
Bev Center looks Beyond Sad…
(spam again..)
Oh it’s tragic. You and I can remember when it was the living end. But they screwed it all up. I think the start of it was when Conran’s and the Irvine Ranch Market went out. Then they decided that they would drop the movie theaters and the food court. So if you want to have anything to eat, you have to go outside the mall (downstairs to the street). You used to literally see people like Barbra Streisand shopping there. Now you’re lucky if you see people, period.