AWKWARD ZOMBIE

Person-funk is meant to be good indicator of who to be attracted to from a biological stand point (I know you love your biology). It's something to do with how we identify mates with a good set of genes in contrast to our own. It is perfectly okay to not smell of cologne or perfume. That said though, there's only so funky you really need to be for such a purpose. I think once a person's personal odor becomes apparent to others at a distance it's probably turned a bit too rancid to be of use as a natural 'musk'.

Furthermore with today's modern medicine, doesn't really matter if you pair up with a mate and produce inferior children. So feel free to smell nice without worrying about the future of humanity!

you still have more minute pheromones that you can't really smell but your brain picks up on anyway so again, feel free to smell nice!


i like some types of perfume but it's kinda meh. kyle thinks 99% of perfume/cologne just smells like alcohol and it makes his head hurt so i don't wear much anyway unless i'm going somewhere he isn't. i prefer to just smell nice/neutral and seduce the d with my other...qualities.

Well yes. I still shower every day simply because if I don't, then eventually I'll feel gritty, and then super self conscious that everyone can smell me. I was mainly concerned by the whole "I don't got no perfoom!" problem.

I figure your hair, and your naughty bits are the main important thing since that's where things will "collect" (like oils and sweat and junk) with your face as a secondary importance if you've got an issue with acne.

Also, tangential question. When someone you know is sick, have you felt that it's reflected in how they smell? I ask because I was sick for the last week, and had that same paranoia that I associate with not showering.

and next week on the smell channel...

George Carlin told me that all you need clean is your armpits, asshole, crotch, and teeth.

(I do not actually believe this)

Agreed.

You gotta get your hair in there somewhere.

...but that's it...

the shower water will totally get the rest

I can't say I've actually gone out and smelled a sick person before. However I have felt like I smelled sick when sick myself. I dunno if that's because my nose is messed up or the medicine... actually, thinking about it now... I'd say the bad smells I'm thinking of are probably infection. I usually notice the smell when I have a sinus or chest infection. It's probably the bacteria I smell.

Don't plan on anything romantic when you're on antibiotics. Everything you exude will smell. And I think something to do with birth control. I don't really know.

I think if I'm sick enough to need antibiotics, I'll be sick enough to not jam my tongue down my partner's throat.

Seriously, I wouldn't even have the energy to get up. I'd only be able to lay there like a sack of spuds.

And that, kids, is where mashed potatoes come from...

But physical contact aside, you will smell terrible. That was the real point. Though it should be noted that you can be on antibiotics for a long time to keep something dead and be feeling fantastic. You have to finish the prescribed dose even if you feel better.

Let's not become a second TMI thread, to get us back on topic I'm gonna post handbags.


This was my first handbag. Bought it from a flea market somewhere near Pinellas park, FL. It's a bit worn now but it's lasted me over six and a half years so I'm not complaining.


My new handbag, a gift from my partner. I love this bag. So many compartments.


Lily Bloom is cool because their bags are made from recycled products. The environment is important, dudes.

I'm so bad at keeping purses around. I usually just carry my wallet, or else I stuff everything in a backpack or drawstring bag or something.

The only purse I keep around at the moment is big and slouchy and getting worn out. All the nice ones I want are expensive, too.

I relate wholeheartedly to that experience. Sometimes I browse catalogues and I find the stuff that catches my eye is always name brand and expensive.

Since you're in school, a back pack is kinda necessary. I found mine doesn't get much use now I'm not carrying text books everywhere.
It's possible to find cute backpacks too.

i don't purses. i have one purse, and it's tiny. like i can't put a small paperback into it. all i use it for is to hold my wallet, keys and carmex whenever i'm on girly times and need to conceal tampons. that's it. otherwise, shit goes into pockets

or would if clothiers didn't believe that girls don't need decent fucking pockets in their jeans because they use purses all the time

The closest thing I have to a purse is a messenger bag. It's mainly for my laptop. I have pockets for my wallet and keys, and other things.