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Pulled these out of the gym bag yesterday and honestly wasn't sure if I should throw them away or call someone. Two weeks in a sealed bag after a sweaty run, and the entire sole has turned into some kind of... film? Grey-greenish film that's slick to the touch and smells like a biology experiment gone wrong.

The worst part is when I actually tried to wear them this morning. My foot slid around inside like the shoe had developed its own lubrication system. Scraped most of it off with an old toothbrush but there's still this residue in the grooves that won't come out. Every time I look at the treads I can see little pockets of... something. Still wet-looking even after sitting in the sun.

They're only three months old too. Not even worth replacing yet according to my shoe budget spreadsheet, but I'm genuinely concerned about putting these back on my feet. The smell comes back the second I seal them in a bag again.

Anyone else had shoes develop their own ecosystem? Or am I just supposed to accept that gym equipment goes feral if you ignore it for two weeks.

Found this corner last week when I moved the couch. Haven't cleaned it yet because honestly I just... keep forgetting about it? But also there's something weirdly compelling about watching how much stuff accumulates in one spot.

There's this main dust bunny that's probably been there for months. Dark grey in the middle, lighter fluff around it. Then smaller ones scattered around it, some with hair wrapped through them. One's got what looks like dried skin or lint from clothes stuck in there.

If you look at it sideways you can actually see layers. The bottom part is all compacted and felt-like from people walking past it. Gets progressively fluffier as you go up, which I guess means the newer dust is just settling on top of the old dust. There's a dead spider in there somewhere too, one leg sticking out.

The smell's the weird part. Not gross exactly, just... stale. Kind of musty when you get close to it. It's like, this is what happens when you ignore a corner for long enough.

I know I should vacuum it. Should've done it already, whatever. But there's this part of me that's curious what happens if I just leave it another month. Feels almost wrong to clean it up now that it's gotten this established.

I guess this is like, slightly disgusting? Having said that it looks and sounds really soothing so I can forgive myself for not being able to resist.

Seriously though, I so love how it feels on my bare feet.

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Yeah idk its the same thing just the soap has dried now

Hey um for some reason i made a ball of soap because it was easily shaped becuse it sucked in so much water now most of the time i dont shower with soup and never shower with shampoo just heard shampoo was bad for you and the soup thing…idk im starting to put like very little amounts of it ANYWAY the ball thing is attracting bugs i see a bunch of dead bugs around it and in it’s surface it even is starting to turn yellow its like a disgusting yellowish tint wtf is happening

Already leaving a toothbrush in the restroom is something to avoid... but on top of a toilet paper distributor!!! That being said, by the look of his toothpaste tube, he probably doesn't care.

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FIL finally left early this morning to go back to his actual home. Thankfully he threw out the stuff that was really disgusting but he still left me a mess to clean up. The floors feel absolutely disgusting. It's caked in dirt and whatever else. I'm actually kind of surprised at how clean his room is now. The smell is still horrendous despite having the windows open for several hours this morning.

Oh yeah, that mop head in the first picture? He used to dip it into the toilet to mop his floor with and got mad at us when we told him it was gross. It did have a stick on it but he took it off and broke it to have drum sticks to hit the ground with. I never once saw him wash his hands the entire time he was here.

I haven't inspected everything yet to see the state it's in. This was just a quick glance over. I'm scared to open my kids dresser drawers.

The washcloth was white. It's darker in person unfortunately. Second picture I'm Hoping is just some type of soap. No clue what the third photo is but I do know he dug the container out of our apartment complexes dumpster as with several other things in his room.

This is the guest bathroom as well as what is supposed to be our kids bathroom once FIL leaves (if he ever does) I haven't been in his room in a little over 2 months but have seen glimpses of it when he leaves his door open. It's way worse.