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gwydion* "Holocaust Survivor George Weidenfeld Bankrolls Rescue of 2,000 ISIS Victims:" http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/312104/holocaust-survivor-bankrolls-rescue-of-2-000-isis-victims/
* "Guards at Berlin refugee office 'used Nazi language and called for asylum-seekers to be sent to concentration camps':" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12014118/Guards-at-Berlin-refugee-office-used-Nazi-language-and-called-for-asylum-seekers-to-be-sent-to-concentration-camps.html
* Russia and Turkey are no longer talking at all. Including their military. Which means no coordination. Russia is now using planes equipped with plane to plane missiles, and are putting in surface to air missiles. Daesh has no planes, so... yeah. And not communicating between forces in the air dramatically increases chances of more planes on various sides getting shot down.
* I did watch a couple of the UN climate change speeches from Paris, though by no means all of them. Best of luck to conference attendees, and let us hope the executive agreement strategy works out as an end run around Congress.
* Ted Cruz took the terrorist who attacked planned parenthood spouting extreme right talking points from FOX News based on the hoax video about "baby parts" and a typo on a voter registration as somehow proof that the terrorist is a left wing trans activist and not someone who believes the same things as Mr. Cruz himself. After all, why would someone using the same rhetoric as the people Ted Cruz is proud to have endorse and murdering people at a Planned Parenthood possibly be considered a member of the Christian Extremist anti-abortion terrorist movement and not a member of a community that broadly believes in bodily integrity and a political movement that believes the opposite of what the terrorist stood for? Why look in the mirror when you can randomly blame an oppressed minority that has nothing at all to do with the terrorist attack, especially one that is literally being murdered at a record high rate this year?
* "Women Spies of the Civil War:" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-spies-of-the-civil-war-162202679/?no-ist
* "Abraham Lincoln: The enduring images:" http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32292217?ocid=socialflow_twitter
* Thank you Tibicina for your excellent Gothmas gift of Fish Food! Thank you Brightlion for enough money for lung meds and a good quantity of Hector cat food! All the beasts are safe!
* In other news, I finished the Gothmas conversion of the livingroom last night. The window display is up. There are icicles in the Gothmas tree. Zombies, mummies, skeletons, and a vampire are invading the family creche. I have threaded candle lights through Halloweentown. Weirdly, when I turned the molding lights on after several weeks hiatus, the burnt out segment mostly lit up, I doubt it will last long, but I love the way the blue fairy lights make the living room friendly.
* EBAY, 1 Day More, 1 no bid:
Chaos Theory VII: Fougere, 44 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sharply fernlike lavenders and lilacs with a herbaceous, oakmoss-tinted touch.)Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very delicate and hard to pin down. Lavender fougere dominant, with a floral in the lavender and lilac range layered over it. I can swear to the lavender in the fougere, but not to the second floral. It goes very well with the fougere. There it a delicate spice, possibly a citrus, and something giving it depth, possibly amber or amberette. It's mostly about the androgynous florals though. Wet: Strongly Lime over lavender fougere. Not nearly as floral at first, though the florals rise to support lavender. I am still having trouble pining down what flower it is , but am suspecting it's something I have no chance of guessing like honeysuckle or daisy. There is still a sweetness and a sexiness that could be amber or amberette, that supports the fougere beautifully, and rises as it wears. The lime backs down to dance with that hint of spice. This is absolutely lovely, likely a little too delicate for my skin chemistry, but sublime. It slowly evolves towards a floral supported by probably Amberette and possibly a touch of honey with he soft fougere as a canvas. Dry: Floral and amber or Amberette over fougere fading eventually to lavender fougere. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806103614?
Chaos Theory VII: Gourmand #243 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sweet vanillas, thick chocolates, burnt caramels, and spun sugars.) Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Possibly chamomile. Possibly lemongrass. Vanilla and sugar at a base. I am pretty sure there is poppy and possibly something else herbal. Wet: Not chamomile after all for which I am grateful as my skin chemistry does terrible things with it. It is now strongly pomegranate and I'm thinking red autumn berries. It's not too sweet, though it still smells of sugar. I'm picking up a touch of poppy still and that vaguely citrus herbal edge I'm still thinking might contain lemon grass and clearly something else I can't identify. The possibly lemongrass or rind and an herb holds firm as the more volatile bits wear away This is pleasingly red and Autumnal. Dry: Pomegranate and lemongrass. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806105684?
CHAOS THEORY VII: WOODS, #99 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: The root of these scents (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) are foresty and camphoraceous, riddled with deep greens and lush brown tones.) Just Below the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very sharply green. I'm guessing cedar dominant, with mixed forest around it, since there is a richness to the woods suggesting multiple trees. There is a cool softness underneath that makes me think of stone in winter. Wet: More pine to it than in the bottle and the whole thing is gentler and smoother. It really does smell like mixed forest in winter, as there are deciduous woods in there but no hint of leaves. The subtle cold granite feel lingers also and a hint of something herbal tangles with the hint of camphor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806111721?
A LOW CANDLE-LIT ROOM 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company says: Candle wax and waxen "skin," rotting leather and reeking damp wood, and the ashes of a yawning, cold fireplace.). 3/4 Full.
MUTANT HOT-RODDERS FROM HELL HIGH 2013 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company says: Shiny black leather jackets, gleaming silver studs, black pepper, pungent lime, and hellfire). 1/2 Full.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806095856?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY 2010 (LE, Halloweenie): (Company says: Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos.) Just Below Label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806116386?
* "Free Celtic knotwork coloring page:" http://thestorydragon.com/2015/11/free-downloadable-coloring-page-celtic-knotwork-wheel-by-owen-wills/
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* "Guards at Berlin refugee office 'used Nazi language and called for asylum-seekers to be sent to concentration camps':" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12014118/Guards-at-Berlin-refugee-office-used-Nazi-language-and-called-for-asylum-seekers-to-be-sent-to-concentration-camps.html
* Russia and Turkey are no longer talking at all. Including their military. Which means no coordination. Russia is now using planes equipped with plane to plane missiles, and are putting in surface to air missiles. Daesh has no planes, so... yeah. And not communicating between forces in the air dramatically increases chances of more planes on various sides getting shot down.
* I did watch a couple of the UN climate change speeches from Paris, though by no means all of them. Best of luck to conference attendees, and let us hope the executive agreement strategy works out as an end run around Congress.
* Ted Cruz took the terrorist who attacked planned parenthood spouting extreme right talking points from FOX News based on the hoax video about "baby parts" and a typo on a voter registration as somehow proof that the terrorist is a left wing trans activist and not someone who believes the same things as Mr. Cruz himself. After all, why would someone using the same rhetoric as the people Ted Cruz is proud to have endorse and murdering people at a Planned Parenthood possibly be considered a member of the Christian Extremist anti-abortion terrorist movement and not a member of a community that broadly believes in bodily integrity and a political movement that believes the opposite of what the terrorist stood for? Why look in the mirror when you can randomly blame an oppressed minority that has nothing at all to do with the terrorist attack, especially one that is literally being murdered at a record high rate this year?
* "Women Spies of the Civil War:" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-spies-of-the-civil-war-162202679/?no-ist
* "Abraham Lincoln: The enduring images:" http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32292217?ocid=socialflow_twitter
* Thank you Tibicina for your excellent Gothmas gift of Fish Food! Thank you Brightlion for enough money for lung meds and a good quantity of Hector cat food! All the beasts are safe!
* In other news, I finished the Gothmas conversion of the livingroom last night. The window display is up. There are icicles in the Gothmas tree. Zombies, mummies, skeletons, and a vampire are invading the family creche. I have threaded candle lights through Halloweentown. Weirdly, when I turned the molding lights on after several weeks hiatus, the burnt out segment mostly lit up, I doubt it will last long, but I love the way the blue fairy lights make the living room friendly.
* EBAY, 1 Day More, 1 no bid:
Chaos Theory VII: Fougere, 44 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sharply fernlike lavenders and lilacs with a herbaceous, oakmoss-tinted touch.)Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very delicate and hard to pin down. Lavender fougere dominant, with a floral in the lavender and lilac range layered over it. I can swear to the lavender in the fougere, but not to the second floral. It goes very well with the fougere. There it a delicate spice, possibly a citrus, and something giving it depth, possibly amber or amberette. It's mostly about the androgynous florals though. Wet: Strongly Lime over lavender fougere. Not nearly as floral at first, though the florals rise to support lavender. I am still having trouble pining down what flower it is , but am suspecting it's something I have no chance of guessing like honeysuckle or daisy. There is still a sweetness and a sexiness that could be amber or amberette, that supports the fougere beautifully, and rises as it wears. The lime backs down to dance with that hint of spice. This is absolutely lovely, likely a little too delicate for my skin chemistry, but sublime. It slowly evolves towards a floral supported by probably Amberette and possibly a touch of honey with he soft fougere as a canvas. Dry: Floral and amber or Amberette over fougere fading eventually to lavender fougere. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806103614?
Chaos Theory VII: Gourmand #243 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: Sweet vanillas, thick chocolates, burnt caramels, and spun sugars.) Above the Shoulder.
In bottle: Possibly chamomile. Possibly lemongrass. Vanilla and sugar at a base. I am pretty sure there is poppy and possibly something else herbal. Wet: Not chamomile after all for which I am grateful as my skin chemistry does terrible things with it. It is now strongly pomegranate and I'm thinking red autumn berries. It's not too sweet, though it still smells of sugar. I'm picking up a touch of poppy still and that vaguely citrus herbal edge I'm still thinking might contain lemon grass and clearly something else I can't identify. The possibly lemongrass or rind and an herb holds firm as the more volatile bits wear away This is pleasingly red and Autumnal. Dry: Pomegranate and lemongrass. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806105684?
CHAOS THEORY VII: WOODS, #99 2015 (LE,Chaos Theory VII): (Company says: The root of these scents (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) are foresty and camphoraceous, riddled with deep greens and lush brown tones.) Just Below the Shoulder.
In bottle: Very sharply green. I'm guessing cedar dominant, with mixed forest around it, since there is a richness to the woods suggesting multiple trees. There is a cool softness underneath that makes me think of stone in winter. Wet: More pine to it than in the bottle and the whole thing is gentler and smoother. It really does smell like mixed forest in winter, as there are deciduous woods in there but no hint of leaves. The subtle cold granite feel lingers also and a hint of something herbal tangles with the hint of camphor. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806111721?
A LOW CANDLE-LIT ROOM 2013 (LE, Yules): (Company says: Candle wax and waxen "skin," rotting leather and reeking damp wood, and the ashes of a yawning, cold fireplace.). 3/4 Full.
MUTANT HOT-RODDERS FROM HELL HIGH 2013 (LE, Retail Exclusive Oils): (Company says: Shiny black leather jackets, gleaming silver studs, black pepper, pungent lime, and hellfire). 1/2 Full.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806095856?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY 2010 (LE, Halloweenie): (Company says: Dewy green leaves colored by Moroccan amber, ginseng, and rooibos.) Just Below Label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301806116386?
* "Free Celtic knotwork coloring page:" http://thestorydragon.com/2015/11/free-downloadable-coloring-page-celtic-knotwork-wheel-by-owen-wills/
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com