Abandoned Lot in Oakland, part of my visit this morning
I had to go take measurements at an abandoned building today. It’s been vacant for years, and as a result people go in and out of the building to tag the walls and steal anything that isn’t bolted down (and most of the stuff that was bolted down has been stolen too). It is also damp and it looks like some dogs have been inside relieving themselves.
It was so dirty in there, my hands smelled for the rest of the day no matter how many times I washed them. I tried several different types of soap, ranging from institutional to floral, and nothing could totally eradicate it. It reminded me of that episode of Seinfeld where the valet with B.O. contaminated Jerry’s car and he ended up having to sell it, except I can’t sell my hands.
Hmmm….that orange goop we used to strip the tar paper off the gallery floor might work…of course I was nauseous from that orange smell for days. But if you like fake orange smell better than dog urine, it does the trick…Also, pumice soap works really well for absorbing and neutralizing odors.
Or you can spray Channel No.5 on your hands – but that’s made with pheromones extracted from feral Canadian lynx urine I think….
Oh man, that orange goop from the studio would work for sure. I thought for a second that I was looking at pictures of the TCI warehouse in Buffalo and then realized it wasn’t 1995-1996 anymore…and that you were in Oakland. You should throw a rave in that place.
Or, you could.
note: I am note obsessed with hand transplants. You just happen to post blog entries that make them apropos.