Restroom Stall Weirdness – Thoughts from February 23 and 27, 2022

February 23, 2022

Before I left the house today, I looked up a sad song playlist. I found one and was listening to it on my way to work. Why did I want a sad song playlist? It started when something I was listening to put me in mind of the song “Don’t Cry Out Loud”. Someone probably said something similar to those words, and I instantly started singing the song out loud. I never cried out loud, though. It put me in the mood to hear other sad songs. I know I’m a man and I’m not supposed to feel this way, but why should I start doing things I’m supposed to do now.

February 27, 2022

I’ve had several breakdowns recently. I’m not bragging. It’s just my usual aggressive honesty. I made a sad song playlist and just kept adding to it one night until I reached over 130 songs at about 3:00 am. Even though I was off the next day, that day was a wash because I got up so late. I cleaned out a closet in our house. It was mainly an excuse to clean in front of the closet because it was right in front of the door to my office. I think I just wanted to clear something out because my life seems so full of junk right now.

I started listening to a John Waters autobiography, and it’s very entertaining so far. He’s a fellow weirdo like me. We’re not the same category of weirdo, but most weirdos are unique even among other weirdos. He has much the same advice as I have in my book. This gave me an idea for my book. I can present a reality denier handling a situation and how a reality acceptor would handle the same situation. It could add some much-needed comedy to the book.

Patti is telling me she wants to get a cat tattoo with the names of all the cats she has had to honor them. Luckily, she doesn’t have any tattoos, so it’s not likely to happen. I like the artistry of some tattoos, but can’t think of any image I would want on my body the rest of my life. Tattoos are for young people to get so they can regret them when they’re old. They’re not for old people to get because they just remind us that old skin is not the greatest canvas.

Okay, it’s time for a poop discussion. I was in the restroom at work and someone was in a stall playing a video. His pants were resting on his shoes, so I knew he wasn’t using the toilet as an office chair. I have mentioned how I am in and out of the restroom these days. Using the restroom is the only thing I’m doing in there. I don’t do anything else. The activities people do on the toilet don’t gross out. I just think it’s illogical. If pooping is not actually happening, perhaps you should wait until later and try again. Having pooped and waiting for more, hopefully a curtesy flush happened. If you wait too long, the term crusty butt comes to mind. If you’re peeing while sitting down, I still question the time and place for doing other things besides excreting bodily materials from your body.

I find myself repulsed by living a “normal” life. I see people who try to hide any abnormality about themselves, and I wonder why they would hide the most interesting parts about them. John Waters embraces his weirdness as I do. People are so afraid of their weirdness; they don’t get to enjoy it. Most of my biggest laughs are at myself. Nobody can surprise you like yourself. Humor is about laughing at life. If you can’t laugh at yourself, that’s a lot of untapped humor. Even when you laugh at a comedian, you are laughing because you relate to what the comedian is saying.

I don’t find angry or hateful comedians funny. I find them annoying and frustrating to listen to. When people mention liking these comedians, I know we don’t appreciate comedy the same way. I like comedians who make fun of themselves, not others. I’ve never been a fan of frustration humor. Someone slipping on a banana peel is not funny to me. Someone who is angry slipping on a banana peel is even less funny to me. Me slipping on a banana peel would probably be funny to me, eventually.