I just had to run downstairs in boxers and a thermal shirt to get a package that turned out not even to be for me. With the door open, it smelled nice down there: Eau de Winter-Finally-Freaking-Came: Cold winter air with just a hint of snow. Well, plus a bit of a stale laundry-soap and creamed corn. But still, SNOW!
Archive for the ‘Smells of my apartment building’ Category
Smells of my apartment building….
January 14, 2007Smells of my apartment building….
January 6, 2007Yesterday was gross. Just not ok.
Eau de TAKE OUT THE TRASH ALREADY: Warm chickpeas (no idea why, that’s just what it smelled like), peepee and just that smell of, you know, trash.
Smells of my apartment building….
December 15, 2006It’s just too good…
Eau de Amsterdam Christmas: eggnog and pot… hmm.
Smells of my apartment building….
December 5, 2006Eau de Guy-Next-To-Us-Trying-To-Be-Nice: Stale cigarette smoke and liquor partly dispelled by a chilly draft and huge amounts of air freshener. I guess somebody complained about how the hallway smelled like a bar, hmm?
Smells of my apartment building….
October 28, 2006Eau de Gagging: Stinky diapers, laundry soap and cigarettes.
Smells of my apartment building….
October 27, 2006Eau de Chinatown: Durian, sweet and sour pork and fish sauce… Almost didn’t think I’d make it through the hallway today, that was NOT RIGHT.
Smells of my apartment building….
October 9, 2006All is in harmony today…. Eau de Thanksgiving: Turkey, etc.
Smells of my apartment building….
September 23, 2006Mmmmmmmmmm… Eau de Culture Clash: lasagna and kimchee.
Smells of my apartment building….
September 3, 2006Today is particularly fantastic.
Eau de Old Folks Home: Stale potroast, lysol, and some sort of overly sweet, older lady perfume.
Smells of my apartment building….
August 26, 2006I’ve threatened to do this ever since I first came into this building. We moved in here in mid-August. It is a nice, older, 3-story building. Dark brown brick with white trim and red trim on the roof. Charming. We’re on the third floor, and it’s a walk-up, which made moving a pain but isn’t as inconvenient as people seem to think it is. There are some things I’d change about this place if I could, but it’s generally nice.
HOWEVER. The delicious intermingling of cultures that occurs in the building means that the entrance area downstairs has the most peculiar smells in it every day. Always peculiar, always different, never quite right. So, a semi-regular feature will now be “Smells of my apartment building,” where I will document the more interesting variations.
Today’s tasty combination: Eau de Somebody’s-Dog-Went-Into-the-Lake-and-The-Farmer’s-Market-Had-A-Sale, a.k.a. wet dog and overripe tomatoes and peaches.
