A is for Allspice
B is for Bay Laurel
C is for Cinnamon
D is for Dill
E is for Epazote
F is for Fennel
G is for Ginger
H is for Horseradish
I is for Illicium verum, otherwise known as star anise ( Read more... )

Since the MCU seems to have most pop culture things in common with our world (at least according to Steve's list in Cap 2), I'm pretty sure that A., Games Workshop exists in that world, and B., it's chock full of Hydra moles. (Well, maybe not chock full, if they need to put their operatives in positions of more political or military import. But ( Read more... )

The premise: each set of clues will consist of the names of various past or current BPAL perfumes, arranged like a math problem. The answer will be the name of a fictional character. Leave your answers in the comments. No familiarity with perfumery should be required, since this is based entirely on the names, not on what they smell like ( Read more... )

In case anyone is interested, here are my fantrolls. None of them are completely fleshed out, I used an online dollmaker for the portraits, one of them is a deliberate self-insert, and all of them are a bit ridiculous. You have been warned.

( Be the human with too much time on her hands )

Premise: Each numbered entry will list a bunch of warnings/content notes, similar to what you sometimes see in fanfiction headers. Each will be for a preexisting work of fiction. Guess the work that's being referred to, and put your guesses in the comments ( Read more... )

Step One: Decide what "persona" your perfume house is going to have. Gothic nerd, a la BPAL? Whimsical yet cultivated nerd, a la Possets? Exotic nerd, a la Conjure Oils? Egyptology nerd, a la Nocturne Alchemy? ("Effortlessly cool normal person" doesn't seem to be a popular theme. Maybe it's the "sitting around in your kitchen surrounded by ( Read more... )

I spent way too much time this afternoon and evening trying to figure out whether, based on his appearance and culinary preferences, Anthony Bourdain is more likely to be a half-ghoul or a werewolf ( Read more... )

I was browsing through one of my mom's old astrology books (trying to find thematically appropriate birthdays for the Maenad girls), and I got the idea for these. Not that I haven't had enough to do already, what with Thanksgiving and NaNo and all...

( Moe Zodiac )

Lady Gaga en homme , for pukingtoreador.

Also, this may be one of the greatest character studies of its kind the Metal Gear fandom has ever produced.

The "Call of the Wintermoon" video, set to music from a different genre.

It works surprisingly well, imho.