i don't know why, but i am fascinated by some human waste recepticles. the time, work, DESIGN over something so basic and definitely private and hush hush for the human person. our potty time is our alone time, a place where some people have lasting and important ideas, where some work on reading a book, or the newspaper. but there are some designers who spend a lot of aesthetic and innovative thought in creating these johns. and i've seen some that are just remarkable and that MAKE me want to go to the bathroom.
so on a trip up to flagstaff arizona, for my brothers correction officer graduation, my mother and i stopped by a mcdonalds for some grub. i had to piddle, and went into the loo only to find these three crazy looking urinals. now sometimes i see something that makes me just whip out the camera, somewhat instinctively, and take a picture. so i was crouched and moving around, finding the best angle, and doing this to get a few good shots, when the door (which is directly to the right of this picture) bust open, and a 30-someodd-year old mcdonalds employee walks in, and stops short of seeing what i was doing. i think i made some awkward jolting move, stood up, said i was sorry while laughing, and ran out. now i don't think it would have been as funny if i hadn't been dressed like the gayest boy alive: belled tight-fitting jeans with a white belt that had a pink skull & crossbones, a poofy green jacket, and my hair was hardcore bleach blonde. pretty gay.
and thats a pretty big reason this pic left a nice impression on me.
but with my fascination with crazy toilets, i'm sure there are a few more in my life-path that will do the same.