This? Might not work.

A few months ago, I attended one of those at-home sales party things at my new neighbor's house. She was hawkin' something called Scentsy, which I thought had a rick-diculous name, but wanted to check out. These Scentsy things are scented wax warmers that plug into the wall and heat wax using a small appliance light bulb.

I've always loved burning candles, but Jay is not at all a fan. He doesn't like the soot that collects on the walls and ceilings, and he's always worried I'll forget to blow one out - and I've gotta be honest here - he's got a point. Because, uhhh...yeah, that's happened before.

And given the fact that the house directly behind our next door neighbor is sitting vacant because of a recent fire (disgruntled roommate kicked in the door and set that betch on FIRE - nice, huh?), Jay's a big ol' fan of putting safety first on the candle front.

So I ordered myself one of the warmers and some of the bazillion scents the company offers. My selections included Enchanted Mist, which has some apple and jasmine notes, Green Tea Smoothie (delicious!) And White Tea and Cactus. As of last night, we'd tried the first two for a few weeks and liked 'em very well. I was curious about this White Tea and Cactus biz, so I swapped out the scents and waited for the wax to melt and scent the air.

I was over at the desk, sorting out our new wireless router via a phone call to my new best friend Vijay in India, when Jay said "What the hell is that scent you put in the warmer?"

"White Tea and Cactus," I replied.

Jay said, "Well it smells like a cat pissed on a light bulb."

Umm...grosssssssss.

I switched back to Enchanted Mist with a quickness. As I'm sure you would, too.

Amiright?