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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The AI recipes on Facebook are out of control.

Watermelon, cucumber and feta cheese on a wooden skewer. The cucumbers are square, and the skin is still on. The image is AI generated.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

If I see this on your website, especially if you're a recipe blog, I'm leaving immediately.

Disclaimer: Our editors have used AI to create or enhance parts of this article and some images. All content has been fact-checked by our team to ensure accuracy.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Call me basic, but I enjoy the J'Adore line, and today my #SOTD is J'adore D'eau. This alcohol-free flanker has milky white juice and smells like a rich lady's shampoo or body lotion. It's green balanced with florals. Entirely inoffensive. I love it. #FragranceSky #PerfumeSky

A bottle of J'Adore D'eau perfume. The main accords are white floral, floral, green, citrus, and fruity.

The fragrance notes are jasmine sambac, green notes, magnolia, honeysuckle, neroli, and rose.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Catching Covid at the end of the summer brought our biking season to a sad & abrupt end. It was a huge bummer. Today we got back out there, biking under the bright blue sky, among the bluebells, on a perfect spring day. It totally filled my cup. 💙🤍💙🤍

A field of bluebells among trees that are just starting to turn green.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

My #SOTD is for the lilac lovers. This stunner smells like sticking your head in a lilac bush on a blue-skied spring day. A true lilac. It is so, so good. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky #Perfume

A bottle of Aerin - Lilac Path. The main accords are white floral, floral, fresh, green, musky, and amber.

The notes are lilac, jasmine, angelica, honeysuckle, orange blossom, and galbanum.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Solid update. Good work, team!

A post in the Panda Express Reddit shows communication from corporate that says: Mask policy didn't last long oops!!!
TO: PIC/SM/M/ACO/RDO/VPOs
ACTIONS REQUESTED:
Effective Immediately.
• BE AWARE that the mask
policy communicated on 4/15/25 will no longer apply
• The health and wellbeing of our associates will always come first
• If associates prefer to wear a mask, whether it's for health, family-related, or religious reasons, they may still do
SO
• As always, if an associate is sick, they should follow our Illness Policy provided in our Associate Handbook (SEE attached for reference)
• REMOVE the policy that was communicated on 4/15/25 immediately (titled" New Mask Policy - Not Applicable in California) if posted in the store

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Oh my, my sample #SOTD made me queasy unfortunately. I wanted to love this. I SHOULD love this, but I don't. It is beautiful. Very solar, warm, & summery. Like eating an ice cream cone on a beach. Reminds me of something I had from BBW in the early aughts, name escapes me. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A bottle of Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla. The main accords are vanilla, woody, powdery, sweet, citrus, musky, aldehydic, marine, herbal, aromatic.

Top notes are bergamot and eucalyptus. Middle notes are solar notes and immortelle. Base notes are vanilla absolute, driftwood, and musk.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Good morning! It’s just another day without a cinnamon roll emoji like we all deserve.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

My #SOTD fits so well on this chilly, gloomy spring day. There is a version of me who would've hated this at one point, but I'm finding it so enjoyable today. All notes listed I've detected at one point. If you enjoy a powdery scent, this slept on PdM is worth a try. Sophistication in a bottle.

A bottle of Athalia from Parfums de Marly. The main accords are powdery, iris, musky, white floral, amber, violet, earthy, animalic, citrus, and sweet.

The top notes are orange blossom, middle note is iris, and base notes are white musk and amber.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Trying out this newer release from Guerlain for my #SOTD. It's a more mature rose that's fresh & ozonic for summertime. It's giving rose stems and leaves, some mint, and mosses. I like it, but don't love it.

A bottle of Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde. The main accords are green, aquatic, ozonic, rose, citrus, fresh spicy, aromatic, powdery, floral, and violet.

Top notes are cucumber, bergamot, mint. The middle notes are rose, pear, and violet. The base notes of chypre notes, musk, and iris.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A spring skittle while I wait for spring to finally hang around. 💅 If you paint it, it will come, or something…

A hand showing a manicure. It is a rainbow of pastel colors: pink, green, blue, purple, and yellow.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Trying a new to me brand today. Definitely getting the raspberry, ISO E super, iris, powder, and musk. Leans unisex. Very nice if you're into raspberry notes, which I am. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky #SOTD

A bottle of Primera Perfumes Iris Raspberry perfume

Top notes are fruity accords, iris, floral accords, violet. Middle notes are woody floral accords, ISO E Super, Raspberry, vanilla. Base notes are amber, musk, orris, powder.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I got my nose on it and the hype is so real. Apparently I'm a white floral girlie now. *cue eyes rolling back* #perfumesky #fragrancesky

A bottle of Room 1015 Jasmine Freak perfume.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

When it’s International Fragrance Day and also your birthday, the choice is pretty clear for the #SOTD. One of my absolute favorite perfumes! 🎂🥳

A bottle of Annabel’s Birthday Cake perfume by Marissa Zappas.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

MORE LILAC for my #SOTD. Took a gamble on a partial bottle of Nosferatu, and I'm glad I did! It's a lovely petrichor lilac scent with a touch of fresh oud. It stays close to the skin and smells very fresh. Perfect for spring! Definitely feels haunted in a good way. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A hand holding a bottle of Heretic Nosferatu perfume.

The top notes are lilac and ambrette. The middle notes are petrichor, violet, iris, and nagarmotha. The base notes are ambergris, oud, and labdanum.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today's sample #SOTD is DREAMY! Imagine walking into a flower shop and sticking your nose in some freshly watered lilacs. In the air is a hint of something tropical. That is Love at First Sight by Une Nuit Nomade. I'm going to need more of this. #FragranceSky #PerfumeSky

A bottle of Love at First Sight by Une Nuit Nomade. The main accords are floral, fresh, tropical, sweet, fruity, amber, green.

The notes are lilac, passionfruit, acacia, and ambroxan.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

My #SOTD has me baffled. It smells like a tobacco bomb, and that's not even a note that's listed! It's giving cinnamon tobacco sweetness. Very strange. I like it, but was hoping for something cool with the lilac note and didn't really get it. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A bottle of Lilac Brulee by Fzotic. The main accords are listed as sweet, floral, vanilla, green, fresh, nutty, aromatic, and lactonic.

The fragrance notes are lilac, marzipan, whipped cream, tonka bean, rhubarb, vanilla, mimosa, cinnamon, sandalwood, and cedar.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Today's #SOTD is part of a rabbit hole I've fallen into involving lilac scents. There are just two notes: lilac & petrichor. It's heavy on the fresh, aquatic florals. It's stemmy & green. But something about it leans a bit dill pickle-y on me, which I am not enjoying. #fragrancesky #perfumesky

A bottle of Universal Flowering Lilac No. 4. The main accords are floral, fresh, and green.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

To say I value @edyong209.bsky.social ‘s writing would be an understatement. I’ve been thinking a lot about hope as a discipline and this sums it up so well. (See next in thread for gift link—the whole article is worth a read.)

So, putting work aside, one could reasonably feel a sense of moral injury just as a result of living in the world right now. We can change our work situation, or at least try, but changing the bigger problems is beyond our scope. Any advice for how to get through that feeling? A nice softball question! There are three ideas that come to mind. One is a quote from the amazing Mariame Kaba, who says, "Hope is a discipline." She argues that hope is not this nebulous, airy thing. It is a practice that you cultivate through active effort. I think of a line by the great and late global-health advocate Paul Farmer, who said that he "fought the long defeat." By which he meant that he was often swimming against forces that were extremely powerful, and he knew that he was going to suffer defeats and setbacks, and that he was going to fight nonetheless. Then the third one is an idea called the Stockdale paradox, which was named after Vice Adm. James Stockdale, who was a prisoner of war. When he was finally released, after a long time in captivity, he was asked how he managed to survive what he endured, and he talked about how he made it because he was able to hold two seemingly contradictory ideas in his head at the same time.
One was the full and brutal realization of his situation, combined with the indomitable hope that things could get better. These three ideas anchor me in these moments when it feels like the gulf between what we hope the world should be and what it actually is seems vast and growing. That gulf is agonizingly difficult to bear, but we bear it nonetheless.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Today's #SOTD is a sample I'm trying, and holy moly if you like honey scents, you better go running to get you some of this. It's too sweet for my taste, but I've layered it with Molecule 01 + Black Tea for a sweet tea vibe to take the edge off. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky #Perfume

A bottle of Zoologist Bee. The main accords are vanilla, beeswax, honey, powdery, amber, yellow floral, sweet, warm spicy, animalic, woody.

The top notes are beeswax, ginger, and orange. Middle notes are mimosa, broom, heliotrope, and orange blossom. Base notes are vanilla, benzoin, tonka bean, sandalwood, musk, and labdanum.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Bought a bottle for the nostalgia. Bring back cool cheap bottles like this, please. #perfume #fragrancesky #perfumesky

A hand holding a bottle of Ginger Lotus perfume by Matchabelli

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

News cycle has me feeling constantly panicky. Needed something bright & cheery for my #sotd. Enter: Milky Dragon, one of my favorite tea scents. The notes are a bunch of molecules + things like butter, cashmeran, cedar, & bergamot. Its subtly fruity and it's hard to explain but it works so well.

A bottle of Milky Dragon perfume. The main accords are aromatic, woody, warm spicy, citrus, fresh spicy, powdery, lactonic, camphor, musky, and mossy.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

My #SOTD is one I haven't tried until now and let me say... the hype is REAL! I thought this wouldn't be for me. I thought it was going to be like Commodity Milk (not a fan) but BOY was I wrong. This is clean & laundry musk-y on me and omg I'm falling head over heels. #Perfume #Perfumesky

A bottle of Blanche Bete by Liquides Imaginaires. The main accords are vanilla, lactonic, musky, white floral, sweet, powdery, tuberose, floral, amber, warm spicy.

Tope notes are milk, ambrette, and mystikal. The middle notes are tuberose, jasmine, incense, and Mahonial. The base notes are vanilla, musk, tonka bean, and cacao.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My #SOTD is a bit of a social media hypemonster. I cannot resist trying a new tea scent, so I got a decant. It's nice–it's probably great if you're new to tea scents. But I think it's not altogether very unique. I'm happy with my decant, I wouldn't need a full bottle. #perfume #perfumesky #fragrance

A bottle of London Fog by House of Brandt. The main accords are listed as smoky, citrus, lavender, green, fresh spicy, aromatic, vanilla, powdery, woody, and sweet.

The top notes are earl grey tea, smoke, and bergamot. Middle notes are lavender, honey, and milk. Base notes are vanilla absolute, sandalwood, white musk, and ambergris.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Husband and I fit tested the Zimi today and both passed. The only adjustment we made was to add nose foam along the top. I wear size small, he wears a large (but he doesn’t love the fit—it isn’t quite big enough). I really like it personally!

The front of a white Zimi kn95 respirator.

The inside of the Zimi mask showing nose foam along the seam.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Today's #SOTD needs to be owned in a full size sooner than later. I absolutely get the pancake note, the vanilla, the milky, nutty note on top of the tea. It's so good. And I've tried a LOT of tea scents. #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A bottle of 4160 Tuesdays Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits. The main accords are listed as citrus, sweet, vanilla, green, fresh, aromatic, nutty, powdery, and warm spicy.

The notes are black tea, lemon, vanilla, flour, french pastries, pancake, oatmilk, hazelnut, and ginger.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I read a lot of fragrance reviews and I think a lot about how Covid impacts the reviews people are leaving. This person actually admitted it. The FAFO era is just sad. There’s no world where I wanted anyone to actually FO.

A perfume review says:
I've had Covid so many times now im beginning to think my sense of smell has been permenantly affected. So if you're interested in this scent, definitely test it for yourself as there are many popular "strong" scents that I can barely smell.
This smells nice but unfortunately for me this is another scent I can barely smell, so for me l won't purchase a full bottle. I'll need to revisit this in a few months to see if this is still the
case.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Zoya sale got me (thanks to @lindyg.bsky.social making me aware of it) And yes I ordered the same color twice on accident. 😆

10 bottles of Zoya nail polish ranging from green to pink to purple shades.

10 bottles of Zoya nail polish ranging from blue to orange to yellow and holographic silver shades.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Sniffing right out of the bottle, I wasn't sure about this #SOTD, but it is SO lovely on skin! I'm glad I didn't hesitate. I'm exuding clean dad shaving cream vibes and loving every second of it. Does anyone do it quite like Serge?! I think not. What are you wearing today? #PerfumeSky #FragranceSky

A bottle of L'orpheline by Serge Lutens. The main accords are musky, amber, smoky, balsamic, powdery, and warm spicy.

The fragrance notes are incense and musk.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I’m in a handful of perfume sales/special interest groups on Facebook and you know it’s getting weird when stuff like this makes it to a one track focus group with admins who keep a lock on any potentially controversial banter. #h5n1

A post offering to swap a box of eggs for a new bottle of Celine Black Tie perfume.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Been a minute! Hello, hi! Here's my #SOTD. I'm interested in exploring lilac as a note & had to try this. I didn't love this at first, but then it grew on me. It feels like an old fashioned floral on a bed of musk and neroli, with that MZ DNA running through. What are you wearing? #perfumesky

A bottle of Dream Sequence perfume by Marissa Zappas. The main accords are floral, earthy, fresh, musky, green, vanilla, citrus, and aromatic.

The perfume notes are lilac, earthy notes, ambrette, vanilla, petitgrain, musk, bergamot, neroli, and tonka.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The second and third runners up are also joy inducing.

Two bottles of perfume are shown: the male and female versions of the Victory Cologne by President Trump.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

As I was getting a scan today, the tech was telling me about her friend who sleeps really late, lost her taste (hasn’t come back indefinitely) from Covid, and then was injured by a booster and her hands are now paralyzed. I stared back in shock in my respirator and Stoggles.

A QT hepa air purifier sits on a wooden table.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

She was a tiny bit late to bloom, but perfect nonetheless! 🌸

A blooming Christmas cactus with bright pink flowers.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

In 2020 we started making personal pizzas for christmas dinner. It stuck as a tradition. As did our mitigations to keep everyone healthy: masking a week in advance of gathering (for those who don’t regularly), air purifiers, and a negative PlusLife test. Merry Christmas! 🎄

Pizza dough sits on a piece of parchment paper. A tub of dough is sitting behind with a pizza peel on top.

A finished pizza with Canadian bacon, banana peppers, green peppers, onions and sausage.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Alright, here's my 2024 reading wrap up. Overall it felt like a decent year with some real stand outs. I have yet to pick my top 5, but you can see my 5 stars here, too. I'd love to know what books you enjoyed this year!

A photo with book covers of: Marrying the Ketchups, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, The Diamond in the Window, The Husbands, Black Like Me, The Unthinkable (5 stars), Boy Without Instructions, Where'd You Go Bernadette, and Disability Visibility.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Today's #SOTD is delightful. You can count me among the Caron groupies. This makes me feel like a sexy grandma, but I mean that with love and in the best way, for I am not a grandma and most days a ratty sweatshirt & leggings is as sexy as it gets. What are you wearing? #FragranceSky #PerfumeSky

A bottle of Caron Tabac Exquis. The main accords are warm spicy, amber, sweet, cacao, tobacco, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon, and iris.

The perfume pyramid of Tabac Exquis has top notes of cinnamon, middle notes of tobacco, dark chocolate, iris, myrrh, labdanum, and jasmine, and base notes of cacao pod, tonka bean, benzoin, ambroxan, and olibanum.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Why haven't we made Hypercolor shirts cool again?

A color changing shirt that changes color based on heat. This picture shows purple handprints all over a pink shirt.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Wise words from Lisa Olivera.

Not everyone is going to like or understand your choices, your changes, you. This was once impossibly painful; notice the ways the pain of it is lessening. Notice the ways the pain of not being your true self hurts more than being misunderstood. Notice the ways you’ve been practicing letting misunderstanding take the place of performance. Find some celebration in that, even as it is bittersweet. There is medicine in slowly remembering how to be your truest self.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The media's got a head start on normalizing hunger. Nothing to be worried about, surely. (Get ready!)

A headline says: I tried wartime recipes to see if rationing was actually good for us.

A headline reads: Do you really need three meals a day? A dietician sets the record straight.

A headline reads: Are eggs an overrated source of protein?

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I know this is just a haha funny tweet, but this really is how most people sound when they talk about illness, especially Covid, in damn near 2025. Total resistance to the obvious.

A tweet from @SJKSalisburt says: [coughing up blood]: that’s weird, I don’t remember eating this much blood.

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Brianna @goodchat.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Keep heart, Covid informed friends. We’re not wrong, just early. [excerpt is from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder]

A highlighted excerpt reads: It is those who were considered exceptional, eccentric, or even insane in their own time—those who did not change when the world around them did-whom we remember and admire today.

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