Another me meme

[amberdreams]

It's everywhere...

Describe a scent that you love or loathe

Love - fresh mown grass; fried onions; freesias
Loathe - the dead fat smell of a butcher's shop; kippers; pig farms

Describe a visual experience that dazzled you

In the year 2000 at the end of the Olympics, we were on a boat on the river underneath the Sydney Harbour bridge watching the most fantastic firework display I've ever seen. Admittedly, I was hiding below decks with Denise Lewis's mum, with my fingers in my ears most of the time but wow. What a sight that was.

Describe an acquired or unusual taste

I'm told that liking parma violets, cherry lips and floral gums is not normal, and that rose lemonade is weird... But I love 'em. I draw the line at drinking the eau de Cologne that is gin though.

Describe a sound that frightens or comforts you

Frightens me - sudden loud bangs (and strangely, that doesn't usually include thunder)
Comforts me - music, silence, the sound of my hubby breathing in the night

Describe a sensation that is arousing or creepy
Arousing? Hum...I find words more arousing than sensations, is that odd?
Creepy sensations - when you get spider's webs on your face, the feel of unexpected sliminess somewhere it shouldn't be...

Comments

[kalliel]

Are parma violets, cherry lips, and floral gums drinks or flowers? XD Fried onions do indeed smell wonderful. I'm allergic to grass, though, so I'm always suspicious of that smell. XD

This is such an interesting meme--and I think what makes it so is that we don't often get this sensory dimension of our flisties, unless we have the opportunity to meet them in person. I loved reading your answers!

What are some words that arouse you? (I mean, aside from the dirty kind. ;P)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ah I should have said, parma violets etc are all sweets (candies to you).
No specific single words - it's all about the context for me!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Fried onions, hmmm, never thought about it before but actually, yes, lots!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I used to love that smell even when I refused to eat onions. I was a weird kid.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, not a lots changed, huh? ;)

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

I always struggled with cherry lips, but I can eat a parma violet!!! And unexpected sliminess is so creepy *shivers*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I went through a floral gums phase when my auntie found a place that sold massive boxes of them, but I really preferred cherry lips. Last time I tried cheery lips I found they gummed up my teeth really badly, so haven't had them since.