oil spill? what oil spill?

the irony of the flooding is that we're on water restrictions. we're not supposed to warsh our cars or water our lawns, and folks are reporting their neighbors for these activities. i don't know who you report that to. the water police? we're also supposed to conserve water in any ways we can such as not showering, not warshing clothes, only using water for cooking and drinking. i guess not warshing dishes? and of course some people are taking it more seriously than others. i read about this couple who took in 4 families and their pets, and the woman was like - "i haven't showered in 4 days." ah, jeez. this doesn't seem right, does it? i mean, if you're already making that kind of a commitment to helping, you should be able to take a shower. at my work, they cut off the water to the showers in the fitness center, so after my lunchtime run, i cannot shower. i am not 100% positive they actually turned the water off, but they put a "closed" sign on the closed door, so i am not going to be the one to go in there and try it out. that would be just too rude.

so i usually take at least 2 showers a day - one in the morning and another after going for a run. i'll take 3 on days i have futbol. last night i showered after the futbol game, and so i didn't shower this morning or today after running. it's not like i use THAT much water, so in a way it's just symbolic -- but, if others are doing the same thing, it can add up. it's not like i didn't warsh up at all - i warshed my face & hands and also my feet in the sink. my legs were covered with sand because there is just so much sand blowing around now, so i rinsed that off. and then i used astringent, you know - like sea breeze?, to clean up and cool down and try to stop the sweating. (it was like 100º today.) i blow-dryed my hair and used hair spray to dry it out more. so i really did a lot of cleaning, but i didn't warsh my hair and didn't get that all-over clean.

and how do i feel now? disgusting. gross. ew. sticky. gritty. my hair itches. my skin is all hot and blech. this is just one day without showering, and yes i went out for a run in 100º weather which sort of exacerbates the sweat, but i am pretty sure that daily, or semi-daily, showering is not common throughout the world no matter what type of activity these folks are participating in. i mean, durr, there are millions of people that don't have showers at all, so clearly they aren't showering. but even in the parts of the world that are well-developed, i am guessing that multi-shower days aren't common. i haven't been to europe but it's my impression that no only is plumbing not as reliable, but bathing is less common.

i am not sure what my point here is. am i spoiled? eh. probably. am i going to change my behaviour on the long term? eh. probably not.