Anyone who knows me has probably noticed my fondness for all things black and skull-adorned, so it’s probably no surprise that I dig the whole pirate thing, too. I’m not quite prepared to show up at work in a frock coat, but I have recently acquired some excellent pirate loot nonetheless.

I’m a fan of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, and a while back I bought Jolly Roger along with a couple of other scents (Miskatonic University being my everyday favorite). But while I can wear most of them with no problems, Jolly Roger for some reason irritates my skin pretty badly so I thought I’d have to quit wearing it. Luckily, the Black Phoenix Trading Post makes beautiful perfume lockets that solve that problem nicely. Mine is Calico Jack, of course.

As for other piratical scents, because I loved using Arcana’s Sleepy Hollow soap this past winter, I picked up Swashbuckler, which I like just as much. And since I was at Dress Like A Pirate anyway, I also got a black skull head scarf.

All in all, not a bad haul and it’s stuff I can use pretty much every day. I sure wouldn’t turn down one of these hats, though. After all, if my mage can have a top-notch pirate hat, why can’t I?

And in conclusion, I would like a muffin.