Big Brother Is Watching You Pee

[elfs]

Apparently, the management of the building in which I work has decided that I cannot be trusted to flush by myself. All of the toilets, urinals and sinks in the building have been equipped with automatic flush mechanisms. I can almost understand this when the target audience is a bunch of semi-drunk morons at a sporting event or a bar, but don't they realize that equipping a building this way sends a message about the kind of people they're seeking to lease their space?

And, okay, I confess... I'm giving Morning Musume a second chance. Other members of the Hello Project, like Aya Matsuura, I really enjoy. So, why the hell not.

Comments

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

This is probably a cost-saving move. Automatic flush mechanisms don't break nearly as often because the IR sensor is not a moving part, and the real moving parts are sealed away from actual (l)users. Originally the purpose was to maximize, ahem, throughput for places like arenas, bars and movie theaters with restrooms too small for the crowds -- then through economies of scale, they actually got cost-effective.

[fallenpegasus]

I don't like touching them either, but I also don't like "leaving my spoor behind". My solution? I hit the button or handle with the sole of my foot.

The Unintended Consequences of Low Flo Toilets

[fallenpegasus]

We have the opposite problem where I work. The toilets have the standard push handle to triggure the flush, but they are lo flo designs, mandated by environmental and water use concerns via the building code.

One routely has to flush them twice to, ahem, dispose of the evidence. Thus using MORE water than the old standard flush models.

For awhile, the janitors were putting signs up in the stalls, "Please flush away all waste".

[stoneself.livejournal.com]

in eco-semi-conscious uc berkeley next to the urinals are two stickers. the first says "conserve water"; i think they are there from when i was here 11 years ago. the second sticker says "please flush. help us keep clean." at one point the message was to conserve water by not flushing all the time. of course that lead to other problems...

[adminninja.livejournal.com]

By Morning Musume do you mean the girl Jpop Band? If so. Do explain more to me please ) And I have no idea what Hello Project is.
Im kinda jpop fan but ya know. i don't know tons about it. I happen to like one of their songs so. Yeah.
Oh. And Hi Elf and Omaha. ) This is Mike. Not sure if you remember me or not. Asian kid with a lil sister. Met at the Haunted several times. Yeah..so im not just some random person. )

Hey!

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Of course I remember you! How could I forget? You're still one of the prettiest memories I have, a sure cure for nightmares of thirty-something bears in Sailor Moon cosplay...

Morning Musume is a girl supergroup. It's got WAY too many girls in it-- at most, it had 17 members, although I think there are only 12 now. They range from 14 to 27, and the producers keep rotating fresh talent in as some members split off to pursue solo careers, like Matsuura or Utada Hikaru. Some soloists do really well, and some don't, just like the American teen music machine.

I joke about Morning Musume because I like Matsuura, but Morning Musume is super-sweet sugar-pop bubblegum. It's the kind of music you feel you need insulin for afterwards. It's fun, and an acquaintance of mine swears they're addictive after the first few goes.

I also discovered Baby VOX, which is apparently the South Korean flavor. Unfortunately I don't know a word of Korean, so unlike JPop, which is tantalizing because my mind is, here and there, picking out words and phrases, KPop flows through my brain more or less unscanned.

Yeah For Elf!

[adminninja.livejournal.com]

I <3 U. Baby V.O.X is one of my favorite Kpop groups. I just adore them. V.O.X stands for Voice of Experssion just as a tid bit info. Something Kathy told. She knows way more about Korean pop then I. I have some of their mp3s and ton of their music vids. Also, some other Korea artist you might want to check out is Fin.K.l. Another korean girl group. Really one of the best in korea. Btw, Fin.K.l stands for Fine Killing Liberity. Now as to what that actully means. I have no idea. Also, one of my favorite artists of all time. Boa. You might remember her from her song Duvet. It was the opening to Lain i think. Well. it was in Lain none the less. Boa is a WAY WAY talented artist for being 15/16 years old. She does music in Korean*mostly* and she also does some music in Japanese and English. I highly recommend her. she does both some poppy stuff, which is good, as well as some more music similar to Duvet. Drinking is a really good song she does. She really does sound older then she is when she sings. OH! And Boa is supposed to be Cho in the Harry Potter movies.
Oh. And no. I don't speak a word of Korean. i should learn yes. But i don't know any. Kathy speaks is semi fluently.
S.E.S. you might have heard of.They do both Korean and Japanese music. Cute 3 girl group.
Oh. Im gonna add you and Omaha to my friends now. )whee.

If I may tease you mercilessly...

[elfs.livejournal.com]

I have CD images that I can burn for:

Baby VOX: Ya Ya Ya.
Baby VOX: Why
BoA: Don't Stop Now
BoA: Miracle
BoA: Valenti
BoA: Peace B Dance Remixes

To whom should I be sending these cruelties?

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