I am Your Sunshine

在倫敦待兩個月的收穫 (聯賽冠軍跟FA Cup之外) : 習慣喝啤酒 + 敢吃培根.

3/31 抵達 Heathrow 是當地早上七點, United First Class 的座椅比我想像的小, 也許是攝取太多 free booze 一路上睡得並不安穩. 坐在 Heathrow 的 First Class Lounge, 全身的細胞似乎都在尖叫試圖離我而去,我抱著一杯早餐茶, 玩弄著心知肚明自己不會吃下肚的muffin, 絕望地看著小筆電上時間, 離十一點還有四小時, 為什麼 First Class Lounge 有 shower 卻沒有床? 十點多, 我手拿剛上網加好值的 pay as you go 手機, 拖著大小行李搭上機場電車到 Terminal 3. 竟然沒半個人伸出援手, 英國人果然跟紐約人一樣冷漠. 我坐在 T3 的咖啡店前面, 好不容易等到貓甯傑夫的出現. 我們風塵樸樸地坐機場巴士到爛柳丁 Reading (嘖!), 再轉火車終於來到 Aquae Sulis – Beth. 天空灰白, 陰風慘慘, 我心裡不斷問自己, “為什麼我要離開加州?”

好在 B&B 的床非常舒適, 一覺起來彷如重生. 下樓到小巧精緻又明亮的餐室, 印花古典的餐具已經擺設整齊在餐桌上迎接我們, 旁邊的矮架上放著各種果汁, 麥片, 水果, 小麵包. B&B 主人為我們送來熱早餐茶與土司, 同時問我們要吃哪種早餐. 剛到英國的第一天, 當然是要來吃吃英式早餐啦. 就在我們一邊喝著熱茶暖身子, 香脆土司一片接一片的時候, 我們的早餐陸續送上來了.

煎蕃茄, 蘑菇, 薯餅, 培根, 香腸, 炒雞蛋.
媽呀根本是天堂.

離開 Bath 之後雖然就沒有吃過那麼好吃的早餐了, 但是後來住的LSE宿舍跟偶爾心血來潮去小 pub 吃的英式早餐都一貫地非常豐富與充實. 家人回台灣之後, 我自己住在 Maria 家, 也幾乎天天會自己做早餐. Maria 偶爾來作客的哥哥說, “你比我們英國人還像英國人了!”

回到加州好一陣子, 我忽然懷念起豐盛的早餐. 每天不是吃包子饅頭就是吃麵包或烤土司實在很單調. 於是我跑去超市大採購了一翻, 買了我畢生第一包培根 (我以前根本不敢吃培根), 葡萄柚汁, 美式土司 (而非平常吃的日式土司), 連莖蕃茄和牛奶, 期待隔天早晨的到來.

今天早上興致匆匆地弄了簡陋的英式早餐, 煎 applewood smoked bacon 跟荷包蛋, 夾在 honey wheat toast 裡面, 旁邊配上煎蕃茄. 倒一杯果汁, 泡一壺 Whittard 1886 blend 的茶, 人生似乎又美好了起來.

Alex rushes in, almost bangs on the sliding door, trips over uneven carpet and scares an old lady on her way out almost half into her already carved coffin. He mumbles half-hearted apologies and storms to the service desk. The daytime bank clerk weekend library volunteer at the counter reaches his hand down for a non-existent emergency button while Alex blurted out some words that seem to be the name of a book. The volunteer calmly retrieves his hand from the bottom of the counter and gestures to his right.

“Reference desk is right over there, sir.” He tries to be polite.

“No. You don’t understand.” Alex finally catches his breath. “There is a batch of donated books that came in yesterday. I need to see them.”

“Sir, that’s not possible.”

The volunteer cannot believe after a week at the bank, he has to endure another unreasonable asshole during the weekend. He’s now seriously considering fostering cats or dogs for animal shelters.

“Please. Help me here.”

“I don’t see how I can.”

“Please.” Alex’ face turns maroon, “I need to get the book back. It was not supposed to be donated. See, it’s my mom’s fault…”

“Yeah, blame it on your poor mother, gee.” The volunteer snickers.

“No. That’s not it. Please listen to me.” Alex wants to punch this guy so much, strangling sounds good as well, but , for once in his life, he knows better. “See. I was reading the book and I left the book on the pile by mistake. I didn’t get the chance to pick it up before my mom made the library run.” Alex pleads, “Please, I really need to get it back. It’s important.” It’s not the whole truth but he thinks it’s good enough for this pain in the ass, who, unfortunately, is his only hope.

“I might be able to help you,”

Alex stops his restless movements while the volunteer continues,

“but as you can see. There’s a line. I’m gonna help these people first. Step away please.”

Alex’ shoulders drops and he backs sheepishly away from the counter.

Alex was reading the book in the dimly lit living room. The book was, well… not a page turner, and Alex was dozing off against the shattered golden light filtered through the glorious autumn leaves. He must have dropped the book into the pile of books next to him, and when his mom walked in with a badly beaten cardboard box, he pointed to his left indicating books that were to be donated. If only…

The volunteer interrupts Alex’ train of thoughts and informs him of the unfortunate news,

“All the donated books have been sent off to Gilroy branch this morning.” He adds as if it would help. “Apparently they have a higher priority.”

Alex groans.

…tbc

I am colorblind. Coffee black and egg white. Pull me out from inside.
I am ready. I am ready. I am ready. I am… Fine.
“Colorblind” Counting Crows

Sixty feet above the dark yet still busy streets of Manhattan, I try to picture your face. But all I could see was the purple velvet hat that looked so gorgeous on you.

This is a year of silence. I do not remember when we stopped talking to each other. But we did. And then, the silence grew too big for this crowded standard New York apartment. You said that you had to leave, that there was no room for the both of us. I didn’t say anything. I watched you pack in the silence that rendered us hard to breathe. I secretly hoped that it would slow you down. But it didn’t. You left with all your belongings, leaving the silence and the purple velvet hat you wore when we first met.

The apartment is not as crowded now, but the silence seems determined to expand its territory, taking over your absence. I often sit in the dark, holding a cell phone which only knows one number. While the silence comes crashing down on me, I hope it would ring. But my muted prayers fail to reach.

And the distant clock strikes eleven. A familiar melody meanders into the tenderness of my ears. I hear you sing. I put on your purple velvet hat which is too small for my head. With the cell phone in my hand, I step out to my tiny balcony. I’m ready.

[Last time on My current wind collection…]
Reds:
(Cab)
2002 Robert Mondavi Stag’s Leap Dist Cabernet Sauvignon $55(?)
2004 Simi Landslide Cabernet Sauvignon $40
2005 Ashley Capricious Blue Cabernet Sauvignon $90
三瓶都不會變的東東 XD
2007 Ravens Wood abernet Sauvignon $7
California Cab drink time
Cal Cab vintage chart

(Other)
2005 Vicent Arroyo Petite Sirah

White:
2007 Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling (from Moni)

Sparkling:
Barefoot Bubbly Pinot Grigio $6 (much hyped bubbly, will report later)

Dessert:
2008 Imagery Muscato di Canelli
2005 Mayo Late Harvest Gewurztraminer $26
2004 Peller Estates Icewine (Vidal Blanc) $$$

喝掉的:
2008 Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin $9
DELISH!!!! I’m coming back for more.

a cute one Cal Zin vintage chart
2003 Valley of the Moon Estate Old Vine Zinfandel (便宜, 但非常好喝. 2004 VOTM 的 Old Vine Zin 就差很多. 當初買了兩瓶, 這瓶一直捨不得開.) 還是非常好喝…. T^T 喝光了~

2008 Lander-Jenkins Cabernet Sauvignon $10
light bodied cab. well-balanced. But I’d like it to be smokier.
第二天就變得很甜…

2007 Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo $12 (右圖)
very disappointing. 一點特色也沒有, 香氣不突出, 入口也沒什麼好喝的.
果然人家就說, 看他們花那麼多心思在包裝上, 就應該要知道酒不會多好喝了… orz

2010 La Playa Sauvignon Blanc $8
清新順口

I was reading a novel this evening. I’ve been reading it for the past few days whenever I got the chance. I cannot put it down; yet I cannot afford to take it home with me. So I spent every possible moment at Borders, trying my best to avoid human contact (50% success rate up til now), cracking away.

And when I read that the man who was not supposed to die died, which was literally minutes before they broomed out we non-spending customers, I felt, for the first time, what I’ve often read on page, a chilling sensation that all blood seemed to have drained from my veins. I quickly put the book down as I followed others out of the store. Disbelief of how the event had turned out brewed fervently inside me, and my disgust toward certain entity grew stronger every moment. I savored the thrill that the fiction have given me but I also pondered about the real life events which probably gone unnoticed everyday are the base of this story.

This is not a spoiler as I’m not telling you what book it was that I was reading.

Stay:
The Good Wife s2
TGW continues to bring us good drama and dazzling performance.

Modern Family s2
better than ever. (I still hate Phil and his stupid son.)

Castle s3
cute.

Glee s2
more classic rock, broadway showtunes and less comtemporary pop please.

The Big Bang Theory s3
Sheldon <3 The Defenders s1
light and fun. loving seeing Vegas landmarks every now and then.

Blue Blood s1
well balanced with drama and heart. plus I love my MaEl look alike!

Raising Hope s1
cute. even though it’s gross sometimes.
somehow it manages to make us laugh and adore.

Better With You s1
neurotic kind of cute. they’re not really attractive by themselves, but put together, the three couples manage to create enough humor to keep me entertained.

The Event s1
I’m still interested. Unlike some people… I don’t find it hard to follow. XD

Drop:
The Whole Truth s1
I hate Maura Tierney’s new look. Her counterpart is unlikable.

No Ordinary Family s1
it was okay for a while, but after 3 episodes, I wasn’t intrigued by what’s gonna happen to them anymore.

Lone Star s1
James Wolk looks so generic. unable to pull for him.

Running Wilde s1
it’s not going anywhere.

Nikita s1
can’t stand Maggie Q’s I-really-care-about-you-you’re-just-like-me-i’m-gonna-save-you-and-bring-them-down expression.

Dancing with the Stars s11
I found myself unable to care.

Detroit 1-8-7 s1
boring (The Unusuals was sooooooo much better.)

Undercovers s1
uber-boring

An unfortunate blind date took place at the coffee shop in a bookstore today. The woman, eager to please, poured unwanted information like the sudden autumn rain this afternoon on innocent bystanders as well as the middle aged Caucasian man with huge feet tangled under his much-too-small chair, who’s probably has an Asian fetish or regretting at this very moment for agreeing to be set up. The woman, utterly enthusiastic, did most of the talking, showering the man with her life stories, such as her financial standing (read: I’m a well-paid, independent woman, so you don’t have to spend big money on me), her work situation (read: I travel a lot, so you’ll have time for your extracurricular activities), and her family (read: My only daughter and I are not close, so don’t worry about being a dad, her grandparents have got it covered. However, you’ll have to live with your in-laws unless you can afford us a new house. In that case, the three of them will live happily in my house while I continue to pay the mortgage just like the time they were in china.) After taking a short break, she began some small talks, such as “when was the last time you were in a relationship?” When hearing the answer, she cried, “You have been single for 12 years?” Making all the people in the store turn their heads. Toward the end of their date, she practically begged him to “bear” her “shortcomings”, words which took her three times to get right, i.e. her language, her living parents and her “girl”.

When they walked out the door, a young couple turned to each other and giggled, “Awkward.”

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Albert Besnard
Madame Roger Jourdain

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One finds that one cannot stand the snobbishness in others while one indulges in it every once in a while. One finds it ugly,… distasteful even, especially when it’s combined with narrowmindedness.

oh and by the way, “if you ask me…” you said.
Last time I checked, no one did.

In the middle of the night, the room was only half dimmed. I tossed and turned and tried my best but was unable to ignore the almost transparent ghost lingering indecisively next to the drawer. I shot my eyes and asked hopefully,
“If I stop thinking about you, will you disappear?”
“No, ” said he, singingly yet eeriely, “it’s warm and wonderful and cuddly and…”
I sighed.
“and a hole that fits me just fine.” He continued.
“But I don’t want you here.” I protested.
“Who else is going to fill this emptiness then?”
I don’t have an answer for him.
With sorrowful delight, the ghost rolled on the carpet like a huge potato.
“This. is. nice.”
Emphasizing every word, he whispered in a low and gratifying tone.

Came acorss Train’s latest album Save Me, San Francisco the other day. Among all the melodious tracks, Breakfast in Bed strikes me the most. It’s not the most catchy song yet the lyrics touched me. It says,

You’re the best book I ever read.
You’re the smartest thing I ever said.
You’re breakfast in bed.

And for me, breakfast in bed means simple happiness. He’s comparing her to all those small pleasant things which make life joyous and I love it very much.

However, when I shared this thought with a certain Miss C, her reaction was totally different from mine.
“Ew… dirty!” was the words uttered.
Apparently, when she heard “you’re breakfast in bed”, she saw it in a sorta “baby I wanna eat you up” way.

And when I shared the same thing with a certain Mr. P, he just gave me a confused look.
Turned out, he’s never had breakfast in bed before.

Alas.

20100930 @ Warfield, San Francisco, CA

從幾個月前知道 Jimmy Eat World 要來 SF, 一直猶豫不決直到表演當天.
除了最近得省錢之外, 找不到人一起也是個問題…
(半夜自己走到停車場很可怕啊…orz)
很奇怪的是在倫敦那個明明治安應該更不好的地方(吧?)
我就敢一個人到處跑自己去聽演唱會,
反而是比較熟悉的自家後院舊金山讓我卻步…
直到表演前幾天, 心血來潮查了這次巡迴的 setlist 才讓我下定決心
看來我最喜歡的 23, Futures 跟 Pain 都會唱, 豈可錯過!

一樓 General Admission 的票早就售罄, 二樓位子看來不可能賣光
於是我打算早早開車到舊金山去 Box Office 買票
(ticketmaster 的手續費加加要超過 USD$15, 非常可惡)
結果在出門前剛好看到有人以低於票面的價位拋售不錯的位子就下手了
塞車塞了兩時到達市區, 也順利地找到路邊停車位
雖然很怕車子被砸 (那邊可是惡名昭彰的 tenderloin 啊… orz)
但停到兩個 block 之外比較安全的停車場, 除了要多花 USD$20 之外
聽完演唱會走過去也不會比較不可怕, 所以只能暗暗希望自己karma存夠多.

停好車便先到 Warfield Box Office 買了 Stone Temple Pilot 的票,
再到 Bloomingdale 的 foodcourt 吃晚餐順便逛逛街打發時間,
快八點進到場地, Warfield 比我印象中還要來得漂亮
設備乾淨寬敞椅子也很舒服 (不過廁所很明顯沒有重新裝修過…)

沒多久, 來自蘇格蘭的暖場團 We Were Promised Jetpacks 就出現在台上
之前在 myspace 試聽過他們的一些歌, 沒什麼特別感覺
不過現場聽就還不錯, 光是觀察團員們就很有意思.
這四個實際年齡不詳的男生, 看起來像是十幾歲的中年大叔
像要不顧一切的嘶吼, 卻又一直像是不知道要做什麼所以頻拿毛巾擦汗,
或是以喝啤酒來填補不知所措的時間, 還蠻可愛的
(雖然我似乎把他們講得很廢)
WWPJ 沒有太囉嗦, 跟大家招呼幾句, 好好地表演完幾首歌便迅速地整理下台.

這大概是我看過換 set 最快的一個表演,
當 WWJP 唱完最後一首歌之後, 至少有六個工作人員上台一起收拾東西
四個團員在退場後也出來一起打包自己的樂器線材 (真是辛苦)
約莫二十分鐘舞台就整理好了, 然後時不時有人拿吉他出來試個音.

Jimmy Eat World 沒讓大家等多久, 很快地就燈暗出現在舞台上
一切都照著本次巡迴的 setlist 進行, 沒有多說什麼話
只有在 Mu Best Theory 之前稍微介紹一下說要唱新歌.

中間唱到 Futures 時對我來說是上半個 set 的高潮,
前幾個音出來的時候我幾乎要哭了, 真是好好聽啊… T^T
我在椅子上動來動去, 身旁的激動女也嘶聲走音跟著唱!
全場一起 Hey Now 真是太過癮了~
我喜歡這種萬眾一心又不會壓過主唱聲音的大合唱 (不要在我耳邊走音會更好)

Futures 結束之後, Jim 出乎意料地宣布接下來要唱一首還沒有現場表演過的歌
然後聚光燈集中在 Tom 身上…
是 Invented 裡的 Action Needs an Audience

後半個 set 也很好聽, 唱了三首新歌 (Coffee and Cigarettes, Movielike 以及 Evidence)
最後也無意外地以 Goodbye Sky Harbor 作結.
本來沒有特別喜歡鬼打強, 但這首做現場真的很棒 :D

接下來就是我整晚最期待的 encore 啦 (真是一點驚喜也沒有啊 XD)
他們也沒讓大家等太久, 連衣服都沒脫就又出來了
雖然早就知道第一首會是 23, 音樂響起時還是愣了一下…
心裡掙扎了幾秒還是決定打電話給某人, 畢竟 23 是我們的歌

大家還沉浸在 23 的感人氣氛中, Lind 的鼓馬上銜接到熱血的 Pain
之前看到 setlist 就非常滿意這樣的安排, 感人歌接激動歌這樣的氣氛轉折非常棒!
(兩周前聽的 The Airborne Toxic Event 的 setlist 安排就還得再下些功夫)
然後就是快樂到不行全場跳跳跳的 The Middle
最後以幸福的 Sweetness 窩喔喔喔喔結束~~~

平安地走到車子發現車窗沒被砸! 40分鐘後回到家!

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最近對於聽演唱會這檔子事已經沒有以前那麼大的興趣, 不過還是有些團/歌手是非聽不可的, 也有一些已經聽過但還是想再聽的.

聽過還想再聽:
Creed, Cake, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Manic Street Preachers, R.E.M., Jimmy Eat World (跟某人手牽手聽), Muse, Fastball, Third Eye Blind, Travis
(C團還真多)

想聽還沒聽/沒機會聽 (但這年頭都很難說):
Styx, Stellastarr*,Silversun Pickups, Silverchair, The Strokes, Stone Temple Pilots, System of a Down, Sugarcult, Something Corporate, Better then Ezra, Billy Joel, Pearl Jam, All-American Rejects, Hard-Fi, Low vs. Diamond, Queens of the Stone Age, Lisa Loeb, Diana Krall, The Bravery, Delays, Electric Soft Parade,
(S團還真是非常多)

*畫掉的是已經聽到的了

There are some exciting new shows and some welcomed returns of familiar faces.

Returnings:
Castle s3

s3e1 劇情稍弱但 Beckett 豐富而細膩的表情完全彌補了這一點缺憾, Esposito 跟 Ryan 也繼續認真得搞笑. 仍舊是個令人愉快的輕鬆浪漫風趣的警察探案劇.

Modern Family s2

s2e1 a strong comeback. cute and warm delivered with hilarity.

Dancing with the Stars s11

7th season winner Brooke Burke co-hosts with Tom Bergeron. the 11th season lined up some big names like David Hasselhoff, Michael Bolton and Jennifer Grey, as well as Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin, Margaret Cho, and some sports figures.

Glee s2

The returning of Glee is quite exciting. However, I’d rather see more show tunes and classic rock. But that can’t be helped. orz

The Big Bang Theory

HILARIOUS.

New shows:
The Defenders ****

Vegas baby~
It’s sort of an ugly (and non-snobbish) version of Boston Legal. Love it!

Blue Blood ****

Ambitious multigeneration police procedural saga. Well written, very refreshing.

Raising Hope ****

heartfelt dark comedy. quite promising.

Better With You ***

Debra Jo Rupp! (Kitty in That ’70s show)
like the pilot. could be something good.

The Event ***

complex and intense. well executed.

Running Wilde ***

funny. but not promising

Lone Star ***

intriguing yet failed to engage.

The Whole Truth ***
Doesn’t seem thought-through. Faces failed to register.
I know it’s probably the point that in real life, we’ll never learn the whole truth most of the time. But not able to find out the “why” in the story leaves me wanting. If one cannot find satisfaction on TV, what’s the point of watching, eh?
ps. Even though I LOVE Maura Tierney (big fan of her in Newsradio), I don’t think it’s the right role for her.
watch instead.

Nikita
Quite boring and affected. I’d rather re-watched Peta Wilson’s Le Femme Nikita.
watch not

Detroit 1-8-7
alright. but nothing really interesting. It tried to introduced eccentric cops like The Unusuals but failed miserably to arouse interest.

Undercovers
drag.

Anticipating:
No Ordinary Family

The Good Wife

上次的整理

Reds:
(Cab)
California Cab drink time
Cal Cab vintage chart
2002 Robert Mondavi Stag’s Leap Dist Cabernet Sauvignon $55(?)
2004 Simi Landslide Cabernet Sauvignon $40
2005 Ashley Capricious Blue Cabernet Sauvignon $90
三瓶都不會變的東東 XD

(Other)
2005 Vicent Arroyo Petite Sirah

White:
2007 Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling (from Moni)

Dessert:
2008 Imagery Muscato di Canelli
2005 Mayo Late Harvest Gewurztraminer $26
2004 Peller Estates Icewine (Vidal Blanc) $$$

喝掉的:
2008 Hermann J Wiemer Frost Cuvee (from Moni)
非常清爽好喝!
Ripasso常常喝, 另一瓶不記得了 XD
還有一瓶南非的紅酒, 還蠻香的, 但放一周後略酸

Cal Zin vintage chart
2003 Valley of the Moon Estate Old Vine Zinfandel (便宜, 但非常好喝. 2004 VOTM 的 Old Vine Zin 就差很多. 當初買了兩瓶, 這瓶一直捨不得開.) 還是非常好喝…. T^T 喝光了~

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“… Are you listening at all?” He asked, mildly irritated.
“I ceased to be interested a moment ago.” She replied, unapologetically.

There was once a person who could intrigue her with the simplest of sentences, one who could tickle her with a slight rise of eyebrows. Thoughts quietly exchanged along with undetectable grins. Her memory is a blur. Like pieces of different puzzles, none make sense. All she has are vague ideas of what it once was like. She remembers being intensely engaged. She remembers laughing hard, as though having uncontainable, concrete joy bursting out of her ribcage. She remembers soft, caramelized whispers in a crowded place, comfortable silence on the bench, the touching of hands. She remembers the side of the face, so calm and tender that had always drawn her in, mesmerized. But she too remembers the hairdryer thrown, china smashed, words that cut like knifes. She remembers waking up, unable to breathe, and the pang that followed every heartbeat…

“Just kidding, ha.” She reached out to him. “Come on, don’t pull a long face.”
Seeing his still gloomy countenance, she gave him a smooch on the cheek and a sparkle of smile blossomed where it landed.

“Smell me.” She said.

I didn’t notice when the others have gone. It was late; I should have gone home. But we were having such a good time. She was adorable. I loved talking to her, and watching her talk. I remember her velvety cheek, as pink as my baby brother’s. When I realized the time, we were the only ones left in the classroom. It was dark already. She must have noticed me noticing the time. She smiled, and murmured something that got lost in the chilled air. She leaned over and looked me right in the eyes. I could feel her breath tingling the top of my nose. I did not dare to move a single molecule; I didn’t think I could anyway. She rose one of her arms, everything was in slow motion, and pressed my head against her breasts. “Smell me.” She said, in a luscious tone. I, unable to disobey, took a deep breath, and sucked in the sweet and bizarre aroma of white peach and steamed milk. Her voice soft and faint, continued to hypnotize me with indistinguishable moans. I still had not moved. About a thousand years later, she let go of me, grabbed her bag, and left the room. She acted as if nothing had happened the next day. I guess it was true in some ways. She moved away before the semester ended.

“Hello?” She snapped her fingers impatiently. I must have seemed dumbstruck. “What’s the matter with you? Come on, smell it.” She put her wrist in front of my face. It’s summer and the grass is green. “My new perfume. Like it?” She put her arm into mine, and I smiled.

那天要去接w, 跟貓約在京站逛了一下,
發現美食街有個復古的小攤子賣宜蘭小點.
魚丸湯, 四神湯, 還有看似巨大蘿蔔糕的九層炊.
貓說小時候我們有買來吃過, 我是一點印象也沒.
所以對我來說也沒有味道對不對的問題.
我只在乎它”對我來說”好不好吃.

其實很多東西對我的意義皆是如此.
雖然也會好奇想試試某一料理的”正確口味”,
藉以揣想當地人的味蕾,
但”道地”兩字從不是我執迷不悟誓死效忠的精神指標.
日本拉麵往往太鹹, 墨西哥豆我是敬謝不敏,
而法國麵包的堅韌恕我無福消受.

不過… 當朋友在南灣邀約上印度館子的時候,
我想我還是會以”美國的印度菜怎比得上英國的印度菜”這種雅痞理由婉拒,
誰叫我這想給別人一種”印象”(不管是哪種)的個性難改呢.
哎呀不過那位會找吃印度料理的朋友似乎已經搬回台灣了.

而我, 坐在台南一家非常講究卻又不給人難以親近之感的咖啡廳
一度恍神以為我仍身在倫敦.

從小就喜歡把玩媽媽收藏的眾多香水瓶,
後來幾次自己出國, 也有帶一些漂亮的香水進貢給媽媽.

一直都有想要買一瓶屬於自己的香水, 但一直不敢輕舉妄動.
總覺得穿在身上的跟拿在鼻前嗅的還是不同一門學問.
第一瓶香水也不想太隨便.
後來因緣際會入手了 L’Occitane 的 The Vert au Jasmin,
但因不確定搭配起來如何, 仍是極少臨幸.

真正把我拉進香水深淵的還是 w.

那時 w 開始想玩香, 便拉著我大街小巷的逛.
某次晃到莎莎, 與 w 愉快地一起東張西聞,
一不小心 Lanvin 的 Rumeur 沒噴在試香紙上,
香水點點落在手腕, 一時之間驚為天人.
我相信這是我與她的緣份, 於是回家便上 Amazon 下訂.

另外 Tocca 的 Florence 也深得我心, 只是好貴… XD

入夏之後覺得 Rumeur 太過厚重, Florence 要省著用,
於是打起 w 的 Story 的主意, 跟 D&G 的 18 Le Lune 交替.

前陣子被 Harrods exclusive 的 Prescriptives Calyx 再版弄得心癢難搔,
但是因為是不熟悉的香調所以沒有下手.
另外 Balenciaga Paris 跟 Marina De Bourbon 的 Fleur de Lys 也都讓我有點心動.

*還有一支以前蠻喜歡的, Badgley Mischka 的 Fleurs de Nuit. 不過因為太貴一直沒有考慮…

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