That was a lot of fun! It was neat to see how you perceive the various wondrous scents/abominations you encounter while esconsed in your beige cube and what links you make. I am so with you on the intrusion on your (formerly) positive association with the smell of cinnamon! That’s just wrong, what they’ve done. It’s like the lemon-scented spray in our office washroom—lemons are FOOD, dammit; not a cover-up!!!

I once had a cube neighbor who everyday procured his lunch from Lee’s.  He would always get the Chicken Katsu (sp?) and he would always eat it at his desk.  Which means everyday my nostrils were assualted by parfum de fried chicken!!  Which I do not mind saying here that it was annoying......  especially when I have been strict with my diet and have been trying my best to eat macrobiotically.  Worst yet was the lingering scent.........

Popcorn and fish. Those are the things I can’t stand to smell. Although, once a coworker heated up a can of Chef Boy RD ravioli at 9am and I thought I was going to puke. Which is funny because I’ve never had that reaction to that sort of thing before. I think it was smelling it so early in the day that got to me. Of course, as soon as I saw her doing that I guessed she was pregnant. I mean, who in their right mind would eat such nastiness so early in the morning unless they were having weird food cravings?

Question for you since you’re such a smarty-pants: What are the odds that I’d get fired from my job if I crawled underneath my desk and took an hour long nap? Inquiry minds and all that.

the popcorn is bad, i agree.  i hate it when someone makes that crap or, worse still, burns it.  but the very worst “ifs” i can think of can be summed up in two words: kim chee.