Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Windows

I was a senior in high school when my parents renovated their first-floor bathroom - eliminating the windows so they could use that wall for a huge mahogany cabinet/mirror unit. Then, my dad had the electrician install a motion detector for the bathroom that would only stay on for two minutes (unless repeatedly triggered) so that we wouldn't waste electricity by accidentally leaving the light on (which we had apparently done up to that point).

As a girl, I spend most of my "bathroom" time sitting - which can take more than two minutes at time. For men, sitting also takes more than a couple minutes. I don't know about everyone else, but when I "sit", I'm not moving around a lot. As you may have deduced, a lack of motion would cause the light to turn off. The windows were gone, so the room would become blindingly dark. So... one would be forced to aggressively flail one's limbs in order to trigger the motion sensor. Just imagine the hilarity... I won't go on about that.

My dad installed some pretty little windows above the cabinet unit last night. Now, one can remain seated without the pomp and circumstance of yore. Woo Hoo!

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