Meta. Kas.

fumerie turque

metakas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:58:30 +0000

you know you have too much perfume when…

So, I was trying to find my stapler. I found an open Serge Lutens box. Reaching in for my Santal Blanc, to take a sniff and likely spritz, I found… Fumerie Turque?

So sniff and spritz I did. I’ve actually made a dent in the level of fluid in this particular bottle. And yet I completely forgot I owned it, and even about the scent, as it sat in plain sight on my dresser.

Fumerie Turque? Highly recommended.

Kas? Sheepish.

perspicacious

metakas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:52:03 +0000

My word today.

the present and future of sexism

metakas — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:51:35 +0000

The sexism in the democratic party.

I’m not going to comment right now… my main reason for posting this is that while Hilary Clinton’s campaign has been a gallery of the present state of misogyny and sexism in North America, there’s a much more chilling reality: the seemingly ubiquitous public airing of this misogyny and sexism will have a real, negative effect on women long after the campaigns have wound up.

the profile shot

metakas — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:03:30 +0000

Haven’t been reading PhD (Piled Higher & Deeper) of late.

Here is the strip called “Your Profile Picture“.

summer to-do lists (for academics)

metakas — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:59:14 +0000

An article by Ms. Mentor, recommended to us by the lovely Alice. We now recommend it to you.

Shortening your to-do list.

conflated

metakas — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:32:48 +0000

That’s my word today.

tabac blond

metakas — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:24:33 +0000

I dug up my extrait this morning.
Mmmm, so good.
It is sweetening up a bit this afternoon – but somehow this sweet is ok for me.
No cigarette-seekiness. This is also good.

Caron is amazing, and Tabac Blond is a masterpiece.

sourceforge

metakas — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:17:52 +0000

My project was approved.
*yay*

risibles amours

metakas — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:24:22 +0000

« Suppose que tu rencontres un fou qui affirme qu’il est un poisson et que nous sommes tous des poissons.
Vas-tu te disputer avec lui ?
Vas-tu te déshabiller devant lui pour lui montrer que tu n’as pas de nageoires ?
Vas-tu lui dire en face ce que tu penses ?” …
“Si tu ne lui disais que la vérité, que ce que tu penses vraiment de lui, ça voudrait dire que tu consens à avoir une discussion sérieuse avec un fou et que tu es toi-même fou. C’est exactement la même chose avec le monde qui nous entoure. Si tu t’obstinais à lui dire la vérité en face, ça voudrait dire que tu le prends au sérieux.
Et prendre au sérieux quelque chose d’aussi peu sérieux, c’est perdre soi-même tout son sérieux.
Moi, je dois mentir pour ne pas prendre au sérieux des fous et ne pas devenir moi-même fou. »

From Milan Kundera’s “Risibles Amours.”

It’s been on my mind lately.

Diorissimo

metakas — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:06:03 +0000

Today, yesterday, and some other recent day: Diorissimo. A true and lovely Lily of the Valley. This time of year in particular (on the days the sun warms this damp place, that is), a wonderful fragrance. A strong classic from Christian Dior, it could still be worn year-round. Do yourself a favour and give it a sniff sometime.