Nice frivolous things

[yuuago]

I'm doing pretty well with the Kittens game, I think. Today my kittens invented astronomy. With luck, tomorrow they will invent navigation, and I can build ships to go forth and trade with the hostile zebras. :3 But first, I'm going to need to up the number of tradeposts I have to lower the hostility factor. Apparently the zebras are real assholes.

What I like is that, after the initial difficulty of getting started, the game isn't all that tricky, and you can pretty much just let it run all day and do its thing and it's all good. Though I will not lie, the autokittens script helps a lot.

I received the last of the packages that I was waiting for. I'm glad for that. While it's nice to have stuff arriving, I tend to worry that it'll disappear in the mail, ~never to be heard from again~. Can't have that, can we.

Anyway, one of those packages was a package of fragrance samples by SaraWen. I've kind of been wanting to get back into fragrance, and while I do have a lot already, it's always nice to try something new in order to refresh a hobby. I decided to go with the Spring in the Highlands collection, because anything with heather in it will automatically get my attention. I'm really looking to trying out the "Highland Courage" scent; I think I'll like it if the notes are true to description. Leather, moss, and heather, my favourites...!

It's a frivolity, but it's actually a very good thing. I used to be really into fragrances, but like many other things that I used to enjoy, it's a hobby that got dropped when my romantic relationships and academic plans went to hell and I spiraled into double depression a few years ago. Being interested in something that I used to enjoy is a sign (among a lot of other signs) that I'm doing pretty okay.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to these. :D If I end up liking them, I might end up buying some different ones too... the perfumer is Canadian, and I really do prefer to support small artists in my own country (as opposed to, say, Lush or BPAL or... you know what I mean).

Comments

[yohjideranged]

Zebras are assholes, huh? :D

It's really awesome that you are getting back into fragrances. I know so many people who collect them, though I can't for asthma and allergy reasons. And that makes me sad. But I completely understand the appeal and "Highland Courage" sounds amazing.

[yuuago]

Yeah! Apparently like 50% of the time, when you go to trade with them, they just steal all your gold and don't give you anything in return. 8( Jerks!

Ah yes, it's nice to get back into it. <3 So far this one is florals in your face for an hour, before drying down to a nice "leather and field of flowers" smell. Ahh~

[dhampyresa]

I should look autokitten up, methinks. Congrats on Astronomy! I'm working my way to theology but omg SO MANY MANUSCRIPTS.

[yuuago]

Some helpful person linked to it on ffa. Here

Copy the link that they posted, make a bookmark out of it, and then open up the bookmark every time you open up the kittens game. And then you can customize it to your needs. You can do a ton of things automatically and honestly, if it weren't for this script, I would have quit playing ages ago. xD

Good luck with the manuscripts! I'm saving up to buy a ship and jfc this thing needs 100 scaffolds, it's taking forever.

[still_intrepid]

...so I have no idea about this game, which just makes the sentiment "today my kittens invented astronomy" very delightful...

I agree, Highland Courage sounds great, and yay for getting back into things you liked before.

[yuuago]

:D! It's a text-based Kittens Civilization-building game that I've been playing lately. I can link you to it if you're interested, but I will warn you that it's terribly addictive.