Location: The teacher bathroom at my school.
Problem: The black chair and the bookshelf.
Question: Why?
Answer: Not sure, but I find them disturbing.
The black chair showed up about a year ago. Awesome. I don’t get to go to the bathroom whenever I want. Teaching just doesn’t allow for it. Finding time to chat with co-workers is also nearly impossible to schedule during a typical day. Imagine my joy when the black chair arrived, and I instantly realized I could chat with my co-workers while using the restroom. Perfect! No thanks. Then, about 6 months ago the bookshelf showed up. Our school has a library, classrooms, teacher’s lounge, and a work room, but somehow the fully-stocked bookshelf landed in the teacher bathroom. I’m a little grossed out by this. Hasn’t everyone seen the discovery channel specials about toilet germs flying out when you flush? I’m pretty sure lots of gross things fly out, swirl around the room, and land on every available surface. I wouldn’t eat a cookie that had been sitting on that shelf all day, so why would I pick up a book that has been collecting toilet funk for months? Anyway, one day when I didn’t have a co-worker to talk to, I checked out some of the titles on the shelf. Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller is a great book (see photo, top shelf.) I read it a year ago, not in the school bathroom. I highly recommend it. In fact, I can send you a copy if you are interested. When you are finished, you can take a swab sample from the cover and grow things in a Petri dish if you want.
Problem: The black chair and the bookshelf.
Question: Why?
Answer: Not sure, but I find them disturbing.
The black chair showed up about a year ago. Awesome. I don’t get to go to the bathroom whenever I want. Teaching just doesn’t allow for it. Finding time to chat with co-workers is also nearly impossible to schedule during a typical day. Imagine my joy when the black chair arrived, and I instantly realized I could chat with my co-workers while using the restroom. Perfect! No thanks. Then, about 6 months ago the bookshelf showed up. Our school has a library, classrooms, teacher’s lounge, and a work room, but somehow the fully-stocked bookshelf landed in the teacher bathroom. I’m a little grossed out by this. Hasn’t everyone seen the discovery channel specials about toilet germs flying out when you flush? I’m pretty sure lots of gross things fly out, swirl around the room, and land on every available surface. I wouldn’t eat a cookie that had been sitting on that shelf all day, so why would I pick up a book that has been collecting toilet funk for months? Anyway, one day when I didn’t have a co-worker to talk to, I checked out some of the titles on the shelf. Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller is a great book (see photo, top shelf.) I read it a year ago, not in the school bathroom. I highly recommend it. In fact, I can send you a copy if you are interested. When you are finished, you can take a swab sample from the cover and grow things in a Petri dish if you want.
7 comments:
you are nuts
alli
hilarious! obviously all of those books are "flagged" ... like the one george took in the bathroom on seinfeld!
Cheryl, Jason, Chad, Shanon and Andrew are lovin the blog. Looking forward to long winter nights huddled around a campfire sipping hot cocoa (PBR for Andrew)and reading your blog out loud for all to hear. About the chair....Jason pointed out that they always left an empty chair for Jesus in his sunday school class just in case he showed up....I"m just sayin.
You crack me up!!!!
But yes, a chair like that in a bathroom, sure does make you wonder????
hope you're having a good week~
Before you know it, there will also be a counter where you can order coffee.
My personal favorite is the reflection of you in the mirror :)
I need to be more creative in my blogging than just lame stuff like moving to Greece...
...for example, last time I was in an airport bathroom, the automatic towel dispenser automatically dispensed more towels out every 3 seconds, literally! I too took a picture of the bathroom with paper towels EVERYWHERE. Does that qualify for blog worthy too?
(Probably not, maybe I will never be quite as funny as you Kim, and that's just life. I accept it.)
it is my opinion that all good bathrooms include reading materials. and, well, donald miller is the epitome of good bathroom reading material. :)
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