In other news: over here we call it Mexican Flu

In the Netherlands we have two days on which we drop all cynicism and celebrate without sarcasm. It is an unwritten law we are collectively happy during:
1. the arrival of Sinterklaas in November
and
2. Queen's Day on April 30.

Today some fucker accidentally or intentionally drove his car into the crowd before ending up against a monument, killing and injuring several people in front of the royal family.

Live on tv, because the whole country was watching today's celebrations.
We still don't know anything about the driver. I only hope he doesn't die, so we can get an explanation and/or justice later.

Apart from obviously being shocked about people getting hurt, I'm mostly angry that someone managed to taint this day. Whatever happened, it will be remembered for years to come, especially since today's Queen's Day was extra special. Today would have been the 100th birthday of our old Queen Juliana.

Jezebel

Today I tried my fourth scent from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: Jezebel from the Ars Amatoria (Love Potions): a gloriously decadent blend of honey, roses, orange blossom and sandalwood.

When I put it on, I smelled orange and honey, although the latter may have been from my shampoo and showergel. I was very excited about the combination, but sadly the initial scent faded rather quickly and then the roses took over. I'm not a fan of flower-scents, so I wasn't thrilled by this. Not a bad smell, but after a promising start it turned out to just not fit me.

So Gluttony is still number one and this one was easily beaten by Dragon's Milk.
Maybe I'll give Blood Kiss another go for the next test...

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