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Got a call from the kid-unit around 11:30 this morning. It seems that the cat had knocked her stainless-steel t-square off the table, and when she went to start working on her midterm art project she tripped over the t-square and it gouged her right foot just above where her fourth and fifth toes come together. She sounded very upset so I decided I ought to go home and check on her. The wound was really pretty nasty, about a 2 cm oval gouge with skin missing across about a centimeter in the middle. I ended up driving her to the doc. After discussion and taking into account that Kid-Unit was totally freaked out by the idea of stitches even *WITH* a valium in her, the doctor cleaned out the wound and steri-stripped it closed instead of stitching it. We'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure its healing okay. Since this comes after said art project caused a flareup of her ulnar-nerve compression which required a trip to the physical therapist, Kid-Unit says her midterm is trying to kill her. :)
BPAL report: Tried the Nocnitsa today. The blurb describes it as: fir wood, nighttime air, wet forest mosses and upturned earth. I have had it on for about 12 hours now and I can still smell it very faintly if I put my nose to my wrist. Upon opening the vial my first impression was STRONG! and JUNIPER! Since I did not relish the idea of smelling like I'd started my day with a swig of gin, or giving my co-workers headaches from too much scent, I hoped that the initial flare would fade rapidly. It did, mostly, though the sharp juniper-y scent stayed on top for at least an hour, even though it moderated slightly. After an hour, all the notes seemed to have finally blended and I started to like the scent. The base note is something deeply sweet and woody, possibly resinous amber (not ambergris), and there may be a touch of patchouli in the blend. I don't like patchouli (to put it mildly) but thankfully this isn't strong enough to invoke my 'ick' reaction. I suspect that it's the 'upturned earth' of the blurb.
BPAL report: Tried the Nocnitsa today. The blurb describes it as: fir wood, nighttime air, wet forest mosses and upturned earth. I have had it on for about 12 hours now and I can still smell it very faintly if I put my nose to my wrist. Upon opening the vial my first impression was STRONG! and JUNIPER! Since I did not relish the idea of smelling like I'd started my day with a swig of gin, or giving my co-workers headaches from too much scent, I hoped that the initial flare would fade rapidly. It did, mostly, though the sharp juniper-y scent stayed on top for at least an hour, even though it moderated slightly. After an hour, all the notes seemed to have finally blended and I started to like the scent. The base note is something deeply sweet and woody, possibly resinous amber (not ambergris), and there may be a touch of patchouli in the blend. I don't like patchouli (to put it mildly) but thankfully this isn't strong enough to invoke my 'ick' reaction. I suspect that it's the 'upturned earth' of the blurb.
