unintended_behaviors {

yield

unexpected_results

}∆?

//parentheticals {

_you've found my stream of consciousness, my apologies.

_i currently recommend using desktop only, mobile is being *jazz hands* optimized.

}∆?

4 | A Note on Scents

Write What You Know, Skeleton
Jul 22, 2026

On those cooler late-summer days, scarce as they are now, I open all of the windows in my small apartment in an attempt to create consistency. consistency in air flow, one of the more achievable forms I can find. First a soft breeze enters from the northeast window, the one overlooking the post office. Air coming in from a northwest facing window helps to push the air deeper into the kitchen. In the bedroom another northwesterly window and a patio door, bringing air from the southwest over the main street, struggle to add to the mix but the smells from that side make up for it.

I live above a restaurant. I can tell which day it is based on how the apartment smells. Wednesdays smell the best. Burger night.

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