CL

funny but sad.

it's nature people

Every Monday my office gets a floral arrangement delivered to the office to be kept at the reception desk (where I sit most of the day). Often times they design the arrangements based on the current season or holiday. This was the case this Monday when they delivered a really nice arrangement adorned with sprigs of evergreen branches. It's really beautiful with huge red flowers and orchids along with the pine/juniper/cedar branches. Now to me the smell of these trees is instantly recognizable as an evergreen tree which I immediately associate with Christmas. Because of wreathes I'm sure. Also I will be the first to say that the smell was very strong as they were freshly arranged and being kept in a somewhat small area but the reaction to this arrangement has been insane. First of all apparently people from LA have no idea what these trees smell like because about half my office has commented on them. Most people have no idea where the smell is coming from despite the fact that the arrangement is right there. I have been asked by at least 5 people if that smell is cleaning liquid. For those that realize it is coming from the arrangement I would say about 98% think the smell is horrible. And basically no one has recognized it as the natural smell the branches should make. The smell has been describes as: rotten trash, cat pee, urinal cakes, dirty rags, and the vague something rotting. Now like I said the smell is strong but I like it. I like the smell of pine/evergreen trees, which much to every ones disbelief, is what this smells like.

Maybe this is not weird and I just am having a hard time realizing the some people have never experienced this smell before but every time someone asks me about it I shake my head a little. Seriously go out and smell some nature sometime. And I get that living in a city like LA you don't get a chance to smell a spruce that often but I grew up in the country and I knew what homeless people smelled like. And trust me this arrangement smells much better despite what people in my office seem to think.