Pimpage and BPAL

First, if you haven't already, you should go and read yhlee's online fiction/poetry. They're linked in the sidebar of her journal, but nice person that I am, I'm linking them directly here as well; 3 stories and 3 poems.

• "Notes on the Necromantic Symphony": I haven't actually read this yet, just added it to my lengthy reading folder, but it looks really cool.
• "The Shadow Postulates": A story about scholarship, sword-dancing, shadows, and love.
• "Screamers": Haven't read this either; SF, I believe. Maybe a Yoon-variation on space opera?
• "Dear Yourself": A short poem about the burden of a story.
• "Stella Rosetta": And a shorter poem, in the metafic style.
• "Unicorn Flesh": Fantasy poem on the consumption of the flesh of the fabled unicorn.

Major themes that I have noticed: POC [People/Characters of Color], music, math, Asia, and ornately pretty prose.

Also, I have finally tried BPAL! The aforementioned yhlee sent me a bunch of imps as an Xmas wishlist present--thank you ever so much! I'm wearing Bon Vivant right now, modest review of which follows:

Bon Vivant
An effervescent blend of crystalline champagne notes and sweet strawberry.
Wet: Pleasantly citrusy, fruity, and light.
Drydown: The strawberry is addictive--so warm and citrusy. Not sure what champagne smells like, but this is all strawberry on me. A keeper.

Not completely random draw--I did smell it in the bottle and thought it was promising. And it's name is en francais, so it rocks automatically.