Thursday, March 16, 2006

Auto-Flush Fun

Who thought up the whole automatic flush toilets thing? Granted, it's easier than the old "flush with your foot" maneuver, but these things are psychotic. I don't need Mythbusters to tell me how far water sprays when a toilet flushes. It may be worse for those who can pull of the "squat" method, but for males and females who line the seat and relax a little, it is still unpleasant. You can hear it coming. There's this sound it makes first. I heard that sound this morning and pleaded with the thing out loud, in a public restroom, not to do it. But, it didn't listen and the spraying of butt and toilet paper lining commenced. Nothing sticks and makes a mess like wet toilet paper. And, to be sprayed with the contents of a bowl of, well you get the idea. It was not a great start to my academic day... It also flushed again once i got up. And again as i opened the stall door. Maybe it gets performance anxiety or something... Whatever it is, it can stop now.
Back to writing the thesis i am at least 20 pages behind on. It's on emplotment and conspiracy. Don't ask. I really don't feel like explaining it anymore. I've spent the last 6 months and 50 pages of my draft on it so far. I am considering using the paper i have wasted on this to make a tree sculpture. After i again have time to sleep and have a life. And after i have spent an hour scrubbing my butt, cuz i feel really dirty... *sigh*
Anyone else attacked by psychotic automatic things? I once heard that robots will take over one day. They are going to need better sensors for that to happen.