dailyeatings

“well, not your doppelganger exactly, but somebody who sort of looks like you, except shorter and with carly simon’s speaking voice (that is, it she’s got a semi-raspy perpetual ‘do you have pneumonia?’ voice), pictured here: [...] and i was trying to prove to her that i knew somebody who kinda sorta looked like her (that being you). and i was going thru your fb photos, something i never, ever do, and while browsing them, i had the craziest flashback, straight hippocampus-to-olfactory-ganglia style, of that incredibly powerful perfume you wore — that is, how you smell. it was quite vivid and strong, the memory, even though i’m sure i haven’t smelled it in over 3 years. jennie (the girl in question) didn’t quite understand when i tried to explain (she’s a schoolteacher, not a neuroscientist) but did remark with some surprise that the two of you shared similar cheekbones.”