barriomulas.com - Airplane Boredom

Mom always said that only boring people get bored. I would have to say that I am beginning to believe her. As you grow older and one begins to take up new responsibilities, one of the things you learn to value most is idle time. Plus, nothing is more tranquilizing than sitting in silence and capturing a free moment to *think* or read a good book. Despite such, there's only a certain amount of time you can ponder and read until your head and eyes start hurting. That's why when your on a lengthy flight you can't help but get bored.

Whenever I'm bored on an airplane I simply go to the bathroom. I do the same in my university or work place (places where your not really aloud to be idle). I'll entertain myself by unscrewing the peculear soap bottle on the miniature sink; applying different amounts of pressure to the "hot" and "cold" knobs until you can successfully create a "warm" mix; peeing as hard as you can to try to move around the little flap that covers the toilet hole; etc.

But who's stupid idea was it to install button-activated sinks? I mean; you have to rinse one hand while holding down the button than swap hands. The crucial process of mashing your hands together to lather the soap is impossible. Not only that, but you totally get your hands dirty again when you touch the soapy, soggy button. The truth is that I loose any incentive to wash my hands when I run into a sink like that.

And those toilets. No matter how much you prepare yourself mentally for that terrorizing flush, that streaking sound of released air pressure sucking up your turd is just mortifying. I'm sure to be standing up and pressed against the door ready to leave as soon as I flush.