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I must say that today was a decent day. Hectic, but at least things went pretty well and I managed to get things OFF of my desk instead of rerouted to someone else and back to me. So that's a good thing!

Today's BPAL was Doc Constantine, and wow, was it lovely. A little bit of aging makes it swoon worthy.

Odwalla is a wonderful juice company. My current favorites are the PomaGrand pomegranate lemonade and limeade ones, and right now they're on sale for $1.98. Which is still expensive, but at least they're substantially on sale. Mmmm. They're so summery and delicious. I must admit to being confused as to how a juice/puree blend (even if it's only 20%) ends up with no % of vitamin a, c, calcium or iron. You'd think it would have 20% or something! Oh well. I'll get the ones with vitamins and potassium and such in them when they're on sale. ;D

Note to self:
Tomorrow: If you go out to the ranch tomorrow night, please remember to take the watermelons! And the extra mayan chocolate ice cream. And the seed packets that are going to Heather's. Sunscreen. And since it's been a hectic week, don't forget the changes of clothes. Wouldn't that just figure? Also, see if you can find that visor!

Managed to make it to the post office before they closed - so glad they stay open until 5:30 now! Whew. Must remember to actually take the check for my POBox when I write it next time, because it does me no good in my room for three days. *g*

I managed to resist going out for dinner just because I was *already* on the road, even though it was highly tempting. Had a nice little mandarin chicken & rice dinner instead, and it was quite tasty.

Had my first really drastic YUCK BPAL moment tonight. The description for Black Ice is intriguing: Lovely, dangerous, slick, and bitterly cold: chilly white sleet-like notes with a hint of vetiver, a breath of smoky asphalt, and winter wind. Sounds cool, yes? I love vetiver after all. But OMG, on my skin this is like burnt rubber and is absolutely eye-watering. It's been five minutes and it's starting to mellow out into rubber tires, but it is still not at all attractive on me and I'm not tempted to try it again. Ever. lol. The other two I will try again, as I think Black Ice is influencing them in a bad way and it's not their fault.

I can't believe this month is over. I also can't believe that I still don't have my New Year cards out yet. Oopsie. This weekend I've got to get a start on that and the two packages that I want to get sent out. Guess I'm glad that these are the biggest things that I'm currently procrastinating on, yet they're ones that have been around for a really long time and it just needs to be done.

Man. I'm so used to friends-locking everything that it feels weird NOT to lock it. I'm going to try to be more open this year and not lock it simply because it has actual text in it!

This morning was really weird - the car windows were slick and icy, but the roads were dry as a bone. Thankfully!! But the glass was super slick.

Anyway, here's some reviews that I missed posting earlier:

( Lucy's Kiss, The Unicorn, Tavern of Hell, and Budding Moon )

The Carnival Diabolique decants arrived! WHOOOHOOOO!!!!! Granted, these reviews are from the 27th and I'm behind by a lot, but hope you enjoy the reviews anyway! ;D

( The Phantom Calliope, Gennivre L'artiste du Diable, Mme Moriarty Misfortune Teller, The Candy Butcher, Midnight on the Midway, Theodosius the Legerdemain, The Organ Grinder, Xanthe the Weeping Clown, Antonino the Carny Talker, Pucinella and Teresina, and Carnaval Diabolique )

These are from almost two weeks ago. New ones pending. :o)

( Fire Eater, Medicine Show, Nyx, Peony Moon, Scarecrow, Juliet, The Cracked Bell )

BPAL package arrived today! YAY!!!! I ordered two bottles and received four frimps with them. Weird thing--all the imps have a spiritual element to them. Kind of interesting! That may be because of Ave Maria Gratia Plena, or it could just be coincidence.

( Schwarzer Mond, Kathmandu, Eve, Sacred Whore of Babylon, and Les Infortunes De La Vertu )

These are from the weekend's haul of BPAL. *happy dancing*

( Undertow, Baneberry, Masquerade, #20 Love Oil, Mantis, Ophelia and Madrid )

Will get caught up replies either tonight or tomorrow morning. In the meantime, here are some BPAL reviews from last week and then a few from today:

( Saturnalia, Tempest, Satan & Death with Sin Intervening, And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt, Haunted, Vinland, Al-Sharain & Thanatos )