The smell of Double Diamond cigarillos, hot, fiery and angry. A homeless man smoking Satan's Choice didn't mind me borrowing his pack to take this photo That's way better than burnt electricity, which is the way I described the smell that occasionally pervaded my illegal studio apartment at 471 East Julian Street in San Jose to the public health department in Santa Clara County: To: phinternet@phd.sccgov.org [mailto:phinternet@phd.sccgov.org] Subject: A resident has contacted you via PHD Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:27 PM From: James Alan Bush [ theoknock@yahoo.com ] Message: On multiple occasions, the air in my apartment becomes suddenly filled with a strange smell, and my skin (and cat's fur) will spark like static-cling, but pops louder, sparks longer, and is very bright. My skin becomes tight and red afterwards, as if I have a sunburn. I can only describe the smell as "burnt electricity," if that makes sense; I think you'd have t...
My inevitable demise, daily.