MOVING ON UP… THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!

I’d like to take this opportunity to announce a momentous technical and logistical triumph. My blog has officially been moved and is now integrated into lydonphoto.com. Okay, it wasn’t that much of a triumph, but it’s nice to have everything in one place now.

The new blog address is www.lydonphoto.com/theblog/

 
All of the new blog posts will be there from now on, as well as the archived material.

Thanks for reading everyone!

The Butt Angel

The Japanese have this weird knack for making everyday items really “cute” in some way, especially things many Americans would consider dirty, gross, or unsanitary. The idea is something along the lines of, put a happy little mascot along with something that might have an otherwise negative connotation, and POOF! all of a sudden it doesn’t matter anymore… because it’s cute!

I’ve seen several of these already, but this is one of my favorites. I was in a public restroom and noticed they have an interesting way of protecting your backside from germs, it’s called the Purelet.

Let’s go through the steps with the Purelet Butt Angel:

1. Pull some toilet paper out. Ok, got it.
2. Push the dispenser with your butt. Okay, got… wait, what?
3. Fly over to the toilet seat and wipe it down with the disinfectant you just got by pressing your butt against the dispenser.

Cute.

The Purelet Butt Angel shows us how it's done.

So cute, it almost makes me forget how gross it is. Then again, maybe this is actually more sanitary than those cheap waxed-paper covers we use in the states. It also makes me wonder… has anyone ever used Purell on a toilet seat before sitting down?