The Book of Ashes
Legend in his own mind, creator of all you see here, he walks this Earth on the path of the becoming.
On Saturday, 11, October 2003 Ashes wrote...
On the subject of work toilets... 11:28AM
On the subject of work toilets...
Beware the faint hearted, hold back the flood gates if you have a weak stomach, plan your toilet visits carefully while you are at work.
It is a subject most of us have experienced. A mens (or womans) toilets shared by the office floor at work. 10-20 guys using the same facilities. They are have a sterile efficiency about them in their cleanliness. Every day they are scrubbed clean with chemicals and reset for the next days abuse.
What is it with work toilets? We all have our own feelings about them. Usually not good ones. With so many people using the same toilets you statistically have to get the odd freaks, the person who leaves behind floaters for all to marvel at, the splatterer who leaves their art work to dry on the inside of the bowl, the dribbler, leaving droplets on the seat to dry. We all wipe down the seat with toilet paper before sitting on it, that goes without saying but what else can we do?
These thoughts aflict me during my working hours. Pissing is ok (for the guy) you stand back and nothing has to touch, theres a certain layer of insulation from all those that have gone before you and so long as you don't think about how many people have touched the door handles that day (and how many of them washed their hands before doing so) then you're alright. But lets look at the shit, the #2, the one we would avoid if we could but when working becomes two uncomfortable with one of those bastards stuck up your arse you just have to let him out. You head for the loo's. What can you do to minimise your contact there?
Firstly, always wipe down the seat. Secondly if you're paranoid then layer it with toilet paper and sit on that. Personally I think this approach is how people end up with toilet paper sticking out of their pants and is not what I do. Thirdly go earlier in the morning. The sooner you go the less people have been before you. Forthly don't go straight after someone else. Give the smell time to fade away and if you don't have a memory of someone just having been in their sitting where you are now sitting your arses having touched the same surface in the last 5 minutes then mentally you are distanced. Learn who the offenders are, don't follow them in. If you have a choice of toilets (not mens or womans) say of different floors then determine which one is least used. Always check behind you to make sure you haven't left behind any nasty surprises.
Ideally you will go before you go to work. Eat enough (no bad arse curries at lunch time) good food to get you through the day and go again once you get home. Realistically this doesn't always happen.
Releationships, shaping your life
Think of all the people in the world. Think of you with anyone of them. Think how for each person you shape your life to fit in with them. With one you might be active, with another you might watch lots of movies, another you might eat lots and get fat (they're a good cook). There are a million different possiblities that could see you end up in different jobs, different locations around the world, smarter, richer, poorer, healthier. You have choosen only one path out of all of these. One way to go out of all the potentials. Your life now is molded to fit that path. You change to fit that path. You are the sum of all the paths you have taken.
Week gone...
Nothing much happened. I went and saw Finding Nemo on Wednesday with Martin and Bonnie. Went for a run on Tuesday with M and buggered my knee. Its almost better now. Went out to Bev & Jo's for fish and chips and some DVDs, hadn't caught up with them for ages. I have mums car now so its excellent to be able to go out there for a change. So no alchy last night, feel real good today, lots to do though and only two days to do it in. Better get started..