h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'd allow a few dollars for ornaments. Bathrooms always look so damn functional. What ornaments? Whatever's your thing ... A silly painted fish for the shelf or wall? Re-cycle a vase - fill it with glass balls or plastic lemons? Whatever it is, it distracts the eye from the wobble in the tiles, or the mis-matched taps ...

...glass shelves with shells on them...interesting light fittings...framed mirror mosaic on a blank wall (possibly from the old bathroom cabinet, smashed to pieces)...

I see what you mean - I'm gonna try this on the bathroom which inspired this article!

Thanks

You're welcome!

So we meet in a bathroom! Well, I daren't go into the Bar at the moment! Might get attacked

Nobody told me there was a competition to guess your location! The on-line times "say" you're "over east" on our island, don't they?

You like Haiku? Have you seen the Haiku versions of Microsoft error messages?

I lerve Haiku - used to do the childish versions in year nine as it was the only poetry you could compose on your fingers (tee hee). Didn't matter whether they were stylish or not.

I think I have seen the MS Haiku error messages, they seem to get emailed to me periodically, but always make me smile



If we had to meet in a bathroom, at least it's a nice clean one, freshly renovated *lugs in recycled vase with plastic baubles, starts to hang fish mobiles around the place*

There, that's better!

And finally, yes I live on the East Coast - further inspection of my journal will reveal that I have been enduring the Olympics, therefore there is really only two guesses needed to pin me down...

That which the eye sees
May be essential, or be
Just decoration.

Function versus form:
Is it necessary to
Separate these two?

It is possible
To analyse things thus, but
No gain comes from it.

hmmm, don't know whether I am well enough equipped to enter a "Haiku shootout", but here goes:

Au contraire, my friend.
Some functional objects can be
Of use and beauty.

Well done, sir, I like the French touch and they are alway en contraire....
Kes, hit him with your best shot, you guys have a duel with an audience.
WOL, JLC

I would never strike a lady, as you'd know, JLC.
But - sorry, Tash - couldn't resist the challenge.
OK - same haiku - twice:

Pas de probleme, Tash.
Les choses qui fonctionnent aux mieux
Sont toujours tres bel

I argue not, Tash,
A thing which functions very well
Has its own beauty.

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BTW - happy to stop now & christen the bathroom with some champagne ... or happy to let you have the last 17 syls

Wow!

I don't think I could top that effort, but champagne is in order!

*takes out two Waterford crystal champagne glasses (not included in the cost of bathroom renovation, bien sur!*

Cheers, Kes - to Haiku!

*clink*

A splendid idea - thank you.

*Takes glass and 'chinks" very delicately*

To Haiku ... and a very 'speccy' bathroom, if I may say so.

*Wonders whether to sit ... but there is only one seat ... also decides not to offer the one seat to the lady ... leans on wall and enjoys the champagne.*