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classicman · 01-16-2008, 08:57 PM

Present and accounted for, sir Flint!

Flint · 01-16-2008, 08:58 PM

I thought I smelled patchouli...

classicman · 01-17-2008, 07:29 AM

The smell of that still brings back many memories. Some I didn't remember the first time. Those are the best ones.

Flint · 01-17-2008, 08:31 AM

Right on, man. Sandalwood does that for me, too.

Scents are actually the most specific, and arguably most powerful, memories, because of the way the olfactory mechanism works. It's specific molecules bonding with specific receptors, as opposed to the synthesis of inputs other senses take in and sort of form a vague impression of. Like sight, which is so contrived that "optical illusions" are a dime a dozen.

Our brain holds a "dictionary" of scents which are invoked by specific substances. It is theorized that this "dictionary" system gave rise to our language. There are some interesting parallels there. Most anecdotally, consider that we have a special category of "forbidden" words which refer to things with a strong odor, like various human secretions.

lumberjim · 04-16-2008, 01:05 AM

I would do it all again.

lumberjim · 07-09-2015, 04:05 PM

maybe with a different co-pilot

xoxoxoBruce · 07-09-2015, 04:47 PM

Love the one you're with.

01-16-2008, 08:57 PM	#91
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Present and accounted for, sir Flint! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-16-2008, 08:58 PM	#92
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I thought I smelled patchouli... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-17-2008, 07:29 AM	#93
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	The smell of that still brings back many memories. Some I didn't remember the first time. Those are the best ones. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-17-2008, 08:31 AM	#94
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Right on, man. Sandalwood does that for me, too. Scents are actually the most specific, and arguably most powerful, memories, because of the way the olfactory mechanism works. It's specific molecules bonding with specific receptors, as opposed to the synthesis of inputs other senses take in and sort of form a vague impression of. Like sight, which is so contrived that "optical illusions" are a dime a dozen. Our brain holds a "dictionary" of scents which are invoked by specific substances. It is theorized that this "dictionary" system gave rise to our language. There are some interesting parallels there. Most anecdotally, consider that we have a special category of "forbidden" words which refer to things with a strong odor, like various human secretions. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-16-2008, 01:05 AM	#95
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I would do it all again. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-09-2015, 04:05 PM	#96
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	maybe with a different co-pilot __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-09-2015, 04:47 PM	#97
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Love the one you're with. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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