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I think that Japan is not going to be permitting anyone other than the competitors and their support people (coaches, etc.) into the country for the Olympics; no fans from other countries, no family members, etc. I am not sure if they will have a large crowd of local Japanese spectators for each event or if there will be limits on that as well. I would assume that there will be representatives from the media, though -- there need to be so that the rest of us out here will know what is happening!
Wow I had a lucid dream last night which I hope augurs well. Really strange.
I'm tempted to light one of these while reading my Kindle:
That'd be a pretty cool anachronistic experience.
I actually got one of these for my birthday.
It genuinely does sort of smell like old books… until you light it. Then it just has a generic candle smell.
I’m thinking of another smelly candle that a certain actress sells now!
Oh, good grief, a candle that supposedly smells like musty, dusty old books?!!! Now I've seen everything!!! ROTFL! .
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Since I had no idea to whom or what you were referring, I ran a Google. Oh. Now that is just unbelievable!!!! Good Grief times ten!!!!! Sheeeesh!!!!! Do people really buy that thing???!!!
When the cellulose in books break down, it produces scents similar to almond or vanilla, so not super crazy for a candle.Oh, good grief, a candle that supposedly smells like musty, dusty old books?!!! Now I've seen everything!!! ROTFL!
Found a small slice of internet nerd heaven. The Fallacy Files: http://www.fallacyfiles.org/whatarff.html
I prefer a vanilla scent myself, but each to their own!
In fact I am writing it down as it feels like the continuation of a dream I had in May which reflects a lot of stresses I am undergoing at the moment. Same characters in some cases.
Citrus, as a scent, for me.
And re old books, I like the actual, physical presence of books....the scent that comes from actual books, real books, not some virtual aromatic doppleganger.
Oh, good grief, a candle that supposedly smells like musty, dusty old books?!!! Now I've seen everything!!! ROTFL!
My old books smell of a musty, tropical fungus. They transport me back instantly to another country 40 years ago.
Now, this is an interesting thing. We all know how powerful smells are in evoking memories. This is because the nerves in the back of the nose connect directly to the base of the brain. All other nerves go a longer path via the spinal cord.
That's it; I'm canceling the candles I ordered everyone! Except for Yaxomoxay…
Ok my dreams are getting weirder. We took our university exchange students on a trip to Kazan Russia. We entered on bus and had the passport check etc. and they went shopping. I've dreamt of taking students to the Canadian Rockies as well previously as well as Nova Scotia (where I did my undergrad).
I think a number of us may have had strange dreams during the pandemic.
On my mind… the shocking amount of people that don’t understand due process.
I get a lot of crap about this because I refuse to jump on the bandwagon. Like with rape accusations and things of the like, I chose to not presume guilt. I might say it looks bad but I won't assume guilt. People love their hypocrisy to support only certain others. For me, you're innocent until proven guilty.
I have a pair of riding socks with that on them. The wife says 'Yeah, those things are toxic!'. Everyone's a critic...
When I was getting my knees replaced, they gave me opioid tablets (not Oxycontin, that made me vomit). I was glad to get off them because they gave me weird dreams.
Now I find that for me, two ibuprofen and two paracetamol are as good as one Panadeine (paracetamol + codeine). Which is a good thing because my doctor won't give me a prescription for Panadeine any more.
I am not giving anybody advice, but apparently one ibuprofen + one paracetamol work synergistically, and are more effective than two of either.