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neo wood
I don’t “get” a lot of popular stuff. Sitcoms. Sports. Taylor Swift. But I do get Santal 33. And this is coming from a certified Pickle Hater™. It’s a lofty, clean, lumbery scent. I can't catch an ounce of pickle. There’s something about the wood that makes me think particle board or plywood; a blond, manufactured wood-pulp product, at least a dozen processing steps removed from having roots or leaves. The American cheese of timber. But with the longevity of a brick. You can hate Santy33 all you want but, just like TSwift, you can’t deny their stamina. And if smelling like a bale of fresh hamster bedding is basic, then basic I shall most proudly be.
Mental Snapshot: A model home. A boxy 2BR2BA in a tract development named something like “Sunnyglen” or “Bridgewood.” The stucco is painted something named like “Gentle Egg” and the carpet “Oat Angel.” (They’re the same colour). It’s warm, but empty. Hollow, but home. You move into unit number #33.
tl;dr: suburban wood
Mental Snapshot: A model home. A boxy 2BR2BA in a tract development named something like “Sunnyglen” or “Bridgewood.” The stucco is painted something named like “Gentle Egg” and the carpet “Oat Angel.” (They’re the same colour). It’s warm, but empty. Hollow, but home. You move into unit number #33.
tl;dr: suburban wood