green oranges, spicey things, and almond shell soap.
While shopping in Oakland's China Town, I picked up some really cheap vegetables. I noticed that the Clementines weren't quite ripe, but wondered how they even got there. Totally not in season.
I grabbed a lime instead, and kept walking looking for the japanese grown red peppers that make food taste so sensational. I didn't know at the time that my CSA was about to send me a dozen fresh cayenne peppers which would put the capsaicin in Pepper Spray to shame. While stringing up the soft yet crunchy, red peppers into a bunch to hang (3-5 days for drying, whilst one can't possibly eat the whole lot in one week before they mold in the refrigerator), my fingertips became somewhat sore. I worried about the papercut I had on my finger. I washed my hands and applied hand creme to repair any damage. An hour later, while watching Mythbusters, I unconsciously rubbed my eye because it felt like a lash had fallen into it. Instantly, the inside corner of my eye began to burn so I ran to the bathroom to flush it. It continued burning, and so I applied eye-drops - not knowing if it wouldn't make it 10 times worse... but something needed to happen quick. The burning continued but did not get worse. i decided to keep flushing it with tepid water for another minute or so, before resigning to letting the burn have its way for its 15 minutes of fame.
That very same soap - I should clarify that it smells sweet and relaxing - has the shells of almond in it, and while abrasive and good for exfoliation, it does not really remove oils well. I considered today that amidst a pale green decorated bathroom, it smelled very rose colored - which is not how roses smell. They smell green, ironically. Unless they are a hybrid, when they can smell like apples, grapefruit, cedar or whatever you want really. Why do people do that? That misses the point of being a rose, to me.
I grabbed a lime instead, and kept walking looking for the japanese grown red peppers that make food taste so sensational. I didn't know at the time that my CSA was about to send me a dozen fresh cayenne peppers which would put the capsaicin in Pepper Spray to shame. While stringing up the soft yet crunchy, red peppers into a bunch to hang (3-5 days for drying, whilst one can't possibly eat the whole lot in one week before they mold in the refrigerator), my fingertips became somewhat sore. I worried about the papercut I had on my finger. I washed my hands and applied hand creme to repair any damage. An hour later, while watching Mythbusters, I unconsciously rubbed my eye because it felt like a lash had fallen into it. Instantly, the inside corner of my eye began to burn so I ran to the bathroom to flush it. It continued burning, and so I applied eye-drops - not knowing if it wouldn't make it 10 times worse... but something needed to happen quick. The burning continued but did not get worse. i decided to keep flushing it with tepid water for another minute or so, before resigning to letting the burn have its way for its 15 minutes of fame.
That very same soap - I should clarify that it smells sweet and relaxing - has the shells of almond in it, and while abrasive and good for exfoliation, it does not really remove oils well. I considered today that amidst a pale green decorated bathroom, it smelled very rose colored - which is not how roses smell. They smell green, ironically. Unless they are a hybrid, when they can smell like apples, grapefruit, cedar or whatever you want really. Why do people do that? That misses the point of being a rose, to me.