Cerceaux wrote:
PE: It's not supposed to attract women, it's just the (very successful) advertising campaign.
I dunno why men and women have to have different perfume. It's just scented stuff you spray on yourself. I wouldn't mind a guy smelling flowery.
I guess it's like the ones I see occasionally about cars. Having a car GETS YOU ALL THE WOMEN! But yeah, I never understood what it was about Axe in particular that had that reputation, but it must be the advertising campaign.
I use Jennifer Lopez's perfume "Love and Light" and I like it because it smells fresh and isn't overpowering. Other than that I'm not big on perfumes or know much about them even though I have a ton of samples. I should start using them! My parents use Chanel. My dad used to spray it on me when I'd go to school! He'd be like, "WAIT!!! *sprays a ton on me* OK bye."
I don't see a lot of the "his" vs. "her" things necessary, like deodorant and razors. Meh.
My mom is in Istanbul and went on a river cruise that had a show. The host, an old man, looked around the room and stared at my mom and said, "And there is Miss Anita joining us from CNN!" Everyone looked at her and applauded and she wasn't sure what to do because he totally mistook her for someone else. So she just smiled back at people and nodded and took on the role. (WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE XD) He even asked her to give a kind report on the show, haha. Whenever she made a move people looked at her and she thought it was hilarious.
When it was over the boat went to her hotel because her hotel has a loading dock, and she was the only guest from that hotel. The captain came and escorted her off the ship. This lady said, "She must be really important" and my mom was dying inside. XD God, I wish I had been there. I would have put a pencil behind my ear.
Man, the lady I spoke to on Friday... I was able to do my interview and I didn't flub up (I forgot how to say "lottery ticket" in Spanish though), and she was really nice too. She got into a car accident while driving with her husband in Santo Domingo, and the car hit her and the driver drove off.
As I was getting through her questions at some point we stopped and she started telling me what she's been going through. Since the car accident she hasn't been able to walk well and has had surgeries and implants on her leg, and a nurse visits her four hours a day. She feels depressed because she wants to work again, but now feels useless and can't walk well. So now she's filing for bankruptcy because she can't pay her bills and credit cards anymore. She said she was glad the car didn't hit her head or she wouldn't be talking to me, but still.
Ugh, I felt really bad for her and all I could say was that I'd do her case quickly and not to worry about anything! I finished up the meeting, spoke to my supervisor about it, made copies of important papers, etc. At the end she said thanks and God bless me in the "dios te bendiga" way...
Anyway, at least we can help her! Something I also liked about her was that she was totally prepared for the meeting and had 99% of the documents we needed so I can start her application right away. I'm really liking the internship as I get to do a lot of hands-on stuff by myself, listened to Chapter 7, 11, 13 cases in court already, met business bankruptcy lawyers, etc. And learn about a ton of other things @_@
In nerdier news, I'm starting an online course named, "The Beauty of Kunqu Opera" because it has a whole section on Peony Pavilion
I've also been catching up on my backlog of The Economist magazines!