Jan. 6th, 2011

stillsostrange: (Valkyrie Air)
First run (walk) of the year, a mile in about 13 minutes. I want to get that down to 12. I am very cross with my warm, sunny January so far.

The nice thing about running alone is that I don't have to get up at 7:30 to meet the group. The bad thing is that then I sleep till 9:30, don't get to park till 11, and don't sit down to write until afternoon.
stillsostrange: (Romance ferrets)
Not really a poll, alas, for it has no tickies, but I would appreciate any and all data.

If you have a decent to above average sense of smell, how do men and women smell to you? I don't mean in a sexually aroused/arousing way, or doused in supposedly-gendered body products--just a clean person smell. How would you describe commonalities of scent among men vs. women, if you notice them?

I used to have a good sense of smell, but Ashe juniper and other Texas allergens are slowly turning me anosmic. Since one of my pet peeves in fiction is supposedly superhuman senses described in only standard human detail, I would like to make sure my stunted senses aren't leading me into the same trap.

ETA: I tend to agree about the muskiness of men, as described in the comments, but I also find that men tend to smell sharper to me. Women can be musky, but will rarely be sharp. People I find pleasant-smelling tend to fall into a musky/metallic bittersweet range; less pleasant is the too-sharp/sour range. (Not sour as in unwashed, just sour.)

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