Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Been sinkin low, but the opposite of that



You know that sinking feeling you get when you flush the toilet and the water decides to defy gravity and move slowly upward?

You know that moment of relief you get when the rising water stops just shy of the top of the toilet bowl, because it never really overflows but just looks like it's about to and then stops?

You know the panic that sets in when that feeling of relief is smashed and the water just comes spilling over the top? Toilet paper clinging onto the inside water like an anchor, while liquid that should be moving down into the sewer pipes spills onto the floor.

You know that "really?" sensation you get as you frantically pump and tear school-grade paper towel out of the dispenser and begin to slowly but surely (surely?) start the clean up?

You know how you respond "um, yes" to the person on the other side of the door who asks you "is there an issue"?

Because you are not in the privacy of your own home? But at work?

I do.

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