weekend and perfume

i was reading this "Top 10 Errors in English that aren't Errors" and finds it very interesting with this point.

None: singular or plural?
Some people insist that since “none” is derived from “no one” it should always be singular: “none of us is having dessert.” However, in standard usage, the word is most often treated as a plural. “None of us are having dessert” is perfectly fine. I spent many days debating this point with my Ancient Greek tutor via email quotations of its use as a plural (my tutor believed it to be singular only). Neither of us could convince the other but I firmly stand by my belief that it can be used as both plural and singular.

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ok, it's mondayanditsanormaldayatwork. last weekend was busy though, running around to settle some stuffs. before going to the bank, i went to buy a new touch and go card at this T&G hub at the NS expressway entering skudai. my house to the highway - 5 minutes, had the card purchased and i took 30 minutes to drive home coz i miss the u-turn when i exit at skudai. :( so, i have to drive all the way through skudai, pass by town and back home. -___-

my perfume buddy, william, asked me to go and try the new Elizabeth Arden Pretty. yesterday i tried it, honestly, it's normal. nothing special. normal sweet girly smell. oh, i called him perfume buddy coz he's the only friend i have that invest in perfume heavily and he's like a walking perfume bottle (shape: dkny apple series...hahaha).

well, i love perfumes but doesn't really know the "proper correct way"to use it and enhance the smell. some says start spraying from the back of your knee first and move upwards, some says spray on collar bones. once, we were at parkson gurney and sembang with this dkny salesgirl for almost an hour just to talk and try on perfumes. then she suddenly hand us a bottle of coffee beans and said should sniff it before smelling another perfume to get rid of the previous smell. it really does works! in the end ... this friend hor, tempted me to buy the dkny woman and i have to eat maggie mee for a month! (hahaha... ) anyway, the bottle shape of the dkny man and woman were designed in a way that represents the ex-world trade centre. i've finished using and thrown it away already...

i don't like the dkny apple series coz it will smell funny on me after a period of time. i don't like perfume which carries very sweet strong smell which anna sui and escada always features and i damn turn off with powdery perfume smell. i've tried on Lacome Miracle sample bottle as well, i love it! but then when i wanted to get that one, i ended up getting Gucci Envy me.

my next target is Sean John Unforgivable Man, dont think i'm crazy. I really love that smell and i told my friend i don't mind using it on myself. They just launch the Sean John Unforgivable woman last Christmas but it carries powdery smell. oh, and i love EDP perfume rather than EDT but there are always exception like body shop morrocan rose and oceanus.

anyway, perfume is always a never ending story ...