on FLUSHING THE TOILET

yes, folks, i FLUSH THE TOILET when i pee. and really, i didn't feel guilty about it at all until just recently. my roommate's girl moved in a few weeks ago, and she lives by the "if its yellow, it can be my fellow" rule. or maybe its "if its pee, let's all see!" needless to say, its not my favorite thing.

HOWEVER, being conscientious myself, i understand the ideology, and appreciate the fact that they have chosen to sacrifice their NOSTRIL CLEANLINESS to conserve water, (it does smell if i haven't been in to flush it for a while, especially when somebody eats asparagus.) or perhaps it is because i'm moving soon, but these differences are not of import to any of us. Although, it is interesting to think about...

IT MUST BE NOTED that i recognize the inherent DESIGN PROBLEM in our toilets, and that we ought to change the status quo. My solution, currently, has been to place several 'pontoons' in the toilet tank (no, not THAT) which are basically filled, capped off plastic bottles, to keep the water/per/flush down. this is not the ANSWER, neither are DUAL FLUSH TOILETS, but its a start.


(image from http://www.toiletology.com and is a diagram of a CAROMA DUAL FLUSH TOILET which i just thought looked pretty rad, go dualies! (they'll be the new fixies for sure)

smart, huh? well, here's a better one: if you ever have FRUIT FLIES, make a paper cone with a small (1/2") hole, and tape it to a glass containing a sip of red wine, pointy side down to within an inch of the wine, fully sealed to the glass' lip with tape (duct is best) and watch it fill with fruit flies! integrated pest management baby! and it feels kind like high school bio lab.

thats all for today. WHATS THAT LITTLE PATCH OF GRASS THAT GOLFERS AIM AT CALLED? sustainable design i think.