11 January 2010

Soldiers are Artists, too

My bathroom is a trailer. It has 10 showers, 8 toilets and 8 sinks. The water is not for human consumption by any means. Seeing your co-workers naked is the norm. Pooping alone is out of the question. But the toilets flush, which is the best thing that has happened to me all year. Sad, but true. Because the alternative is... scary, evil, stinky port-o-potty.

Of course the port-o-potty, or so lovingly shortened to just "the shitter", still lurks everywhere. Buildings don't have indoor plumbing so there sits the shitter, generally in pairs, even when numerous more are strongly advised.

In dire emergencies, and when time is an issue, I will visit the shitter. I never let any of my skin actually come into contact with any of the plastic surfaces. I prefer the hover method or making a bird's nest of toilet paper to sit on. I try to make it a quick in-and-out type trip. No lingering. But some people do linger (probably boys). Linger long enough to create art on the shitter walls.



I would pass out from lack of oxygen if I was in the shitter long enough to create such masterpieces! Who has the time!? Who thinks of that!? Who always has a permanent marker in their pocket!? Deployed Soldiers, that's who.

1 comment:

  1. That second penis is pretty scary. I've had nightmares about penises with teeth, and believe me, that's scarier than the stinkiest shitter.

    Enjoy the hover method while you're young. When you get older, your quad muscles start to weaken, and it's harder to maintain the position.

    I like the new design!

    (And thanks for voting for me.)

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