this morning #1340.

this morning, a strong locker room scent came wafting into the room. i managed to tamp down my vomit reflex. hurried over & shoved a shirt into the vent before the smell had time to take over the room. jesus. where is that even coming from? i dialed up the super. explained that there’s something nasty in the vents. it smells like the inside of a gym. either that or some creature died in there & now it’s starting to rot. no. i don’t know what decomposition smells like. haven’t had the pleasure. he said he’d be by in an hour. i hung up & tried to sage the space, a fix that lasted about a minute. soon, the nasty odor seeped back in. out of options, i opened the windows wide. embraced the chilly winter air.