Monday, August 31, 2009

Scents in the City

Really like this article from the NYT.

For me, scent is the strongest sense linked to memory. On my grandma's last trip to Japan she brought back my great grandpa's Yashica camera for my mom. It's older than I am. The first thing I did when I saw it was take a wiff. I realize, totally weird, but I had an overwehlming urge to smell it. He passed away when I was pretty young, but the camera still smells exactly like he did. I got independent confirmation from my mom (who I encouraged to sniff the camera as well) that it indeed carried his scent.

The NYT map is also a great way to determine what areas to hit in the city. Yorkville, yes. Civic Center, no.

2 comments:

Chris said...

It seems people pee a lot in NYC. Maybe it's just alot of people peeing a little bit.

Sarah said...

Or maybe just one guy, with a bladder problem.