Comments on: Toilets

By: Michael West

Michael West — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:37:27 +0000

Your porch chairs are gorgeous.

I hope you have them chained down? I’d be tempted to steal them and I don’t even have a porch (..us Pedro people steal golf-clubs to kill rats…)

By: Mo in KCMO

Mo in KCMO — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:26:57 +0000

Lessons, not lessions.

By: Mo in KCMO

Mo in KCMO — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:25:05 +0000

godammit, Sis. Only you can write successfully about death and pink toilets in the same post. I’m recommending a book by LA mortician Caitlin Doughty: “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessions from the Crematory”. Great discussion about funeral practices, but not for the faint-hearted. To me, death is no boogyman. My dear dad was a mortician. Duff, my favorite AIDS client planning his funeral wanted white calla lillies and a brown tie to “match [his] eyes”. We laughed heartily when I reminded him those eyes would be closed in that casket.

By: Beannie

Beannie — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:06:03 +0000

How about sky dividing or bungee jumping instead of the nearby street drop? Same mortality challenging thrill but better prospects of being able to enjoy new pink loo after.

By: lisamareedom

lisamareedom — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:10:58 +0000

Music, Music is the most important thing to decide on. Choosing 3 songs to go with the service almost destroyed us again, after our sister died “suddenly” 2 years ago.

For the record I want only one song played at my memorial for when my body is donated to science: “Run DMC vs Jason Nevins – It’s like that”
xx

By: Kellie

Kellie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:38:25 +0000

I am so happy at the thoughts of your pink toilet. I cant even tell you! And i do understand the idea of flinging ones self off a mountain, or out the plane door. Especially during turbulence.
But we all have to hang in there together.
On pink thrones.
xxx

By: ali

ali — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:14:14 +0000

By the way – received your care package! Thank you very much. Will take pictures soon. I haven’t had an occasion to wear the green skirt yet! I missed my Halloween opportunity to dress as a mermaid!

By: ali

ali — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:12:09 +0000

The only laugh choked out of me today so far… “I felt wonderful, more informed about toilets that an actual toilet girl!”

Your pink toilet spiel actually sparks in me the desire to purchase a pink toilet. Even though I am very, very broke (and even broker after erratically spending $50 on a Triumph motorcycle company t-shirt with a tiger on it this morning).

I am very envious of your sunny day. Seattle hasn’t seen much sunlight this past month.

I think maybe they should change the saying to, “Nothing is certain but Death and Toilets” – pink toilets are for dreamers.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:57:58 +0000

I have been reading your blog for years and I don’t think I’ve ever commented before (maybe once?), but I just wanted to say I enjoy reading your blog. So thanks for that.

By: drollgirl

drollgirl — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:35:44 +0000

Ok the toilet talk made me laugh. A pink toilet?! Photos are a must!

We recently had a rather unfortunate plumbing issue at work, and I learned it was not proper etiquette to refer to the maintenance many as TOILET BOY.

As far as couches go, I live alone, so I make all of the furniture placement decisions — but then again the space limitations pretty much dictate what goes where. But the couch thing is a nightmare. It was faster and easier for me to BUY A CAR than to commit to a new couch. I have spent YEARS trying to find the right couch (meaning: one that is not hideous, cat proof, and affordable). YEARS. Only to buy it and have a cat leap on it and puncture it in multiple places on DAY ONE. Sigh.

I am glad you have someone to talk to about death. Hooray for nieces! I have no wise words about death — but as I get older I obsess on what form it might take for me. Will it be cancer? Car accident? Heart disease? Alzheimer’s? The choices all pretty much suck. It’s like waiting for the Christmas gift that you never ever want to open.