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Unconscious Mutterings

January 19, 2011 in Science by Ben | 2 comments

I used to do these religiously. Well, not really, but at least more routinely. It’s been a while.

For anyone not familiar, it’s a free association game played each week and you can find it here. This is week 416.

The rules? There are no rules.

So, here:

Bootie :: call
User :: friendly
Child :: adult
Scribe :: the King probably has one
Manager :: on duty
Upsetting :: the applecart
Puddles :: a good name for a dog
Hopeful :: me
Procrastination :: also me
Statistics :: lies and damn lies

Tags: unconscious-mutterings

potty talk

May 26, 2009 in Science by Ben

So we’re at Ikea. We shop for two hours in the midst of engineering and design innovation – things that open and close smoothly, interesting finishes, neat designs.

I had to visit the restroom, and guess what? The same boring metal stalls that are in a million restaurants and truck stops. And it was too small, so I had a stainless toilet paper holder digging into my hip while I tried to go.

But they did have a Dyson hand dryer, that was pretty awesome.

Later that day, we’re at a shopping center that has a sign that says “come see our sparkling clean restrooms.” Guess what? They were sparkling, and clean.

Sorry, I don’t have pictures of any of this stuff. Maybe next time.

Tags: bathroom-construction