Just when I was about to declare the resumption of normal delivery, the softness in the stools returned. Well, it's a little like the ups and downs of the stock market.
On a curious note, could the condition of the daily dumps be used to predict market sentiments? Or does it merely mirror the movements? That's an interesting thought for 2011.
Did I say things weren't looking up yesterday with all that loose stools? Well, it took a turn today and the flow stopped suddenly.
"There's beauty down below and things we never take notice of
You wake up suddenly the shit is gone"
From a big heap yesterday to a soft glob of shit this morning, things certainly weren't looking up.
What a big pile! Makes me wonder: have you ever had such a big dump that it takes two flushes to get rid of everything? What do you do while waiting for the cistern to refill?
Even though it's slippery when wet, some shit will manage to cling on to the slope and leave an indelible mark. Fortunately, this one washed away with the flush.
Maybe because I was in a hurry to go out so I didn't give my system sufficient time to manufacture some decent shit.
... is a smooth and pretty delivery like this morning's dump.
Whatever happened to the ongoing diarrhea, you might ask? Well, the shit stopped flowing suddenly yesterday and when transmission resumed this morning, the condition was almost rock-hard.
Was last night's unscheduled ritual a sign of more loose stools to come? This morning's dump seemed to suggest so. Fortunately, there was no follow-up throughout the day.
Just came back from an urgent dump at night and the condition wasn't very encouraging.
Putting behind the ghost of diarrhea past, normal delivery resumed this morning, although it did not occur right after breakfast. Hey, you do need time to manufacture such a long one.
After a break from diarrhea yesterday (in fact, without any dump at all), today's delivery was firmer than I'd expected. Perhaps I had allowed ample time for the shit to solidify. Or was it because of the charcoal tablets I had taken?
I thought everything was back to normal last night, but this morning's deliveries proved that some residue remained.
This was the first of the two dumps (you can at least see some fluffy pieces):
But the second dump was less solid:
Had three consecutive dumps in the morning where the stools went from soft to watery. Only managed to capture shots for the first and third delivery as the second came in a hurry so I didn't along a camera.
The first dump (already signs of diarrhea):
The real thing:
After many days of curly wurly stuff, finally a delivery that didn't twist and turn. But if you look closely, the one below (obscured by the straight shit) could be a bit curvy though.
No, I did not deliberately place the toilet paper to enhance the composition, like a few of the earlier dumps. Remember sometimes you just need to wipe the toilet seat before you can sit down to do your business?
This is probably the best looking dump so far. As a bonus, I've uploaded two shots.
Finally, two dumps in a single day that were more than an hour apart. And this time round, there was greater consistency in the condition and volume of the stools.
The morning dump (shot close-up):
The afternoon dump (standard framing, pretty clean composition, eh?):
I had my usual dump yesterday morning, but forgot to upload the photo as I had too many things on my mind. So I decided to upload the forgotten photo together with today's shot. The difference between the two photos, apart from the volume and condition of the subject matter, was that one was a standard shot while the other was a close-up shot.
Yesterday's shot (standard, harder stuff):
Today's shot (close-up, softer & smoother):
Ok, this is not a tribute to John Lennon. Despite my reservations about close-up shots, I thought this morning's dump would work well with closer scrutiny. So I tried to zoom in and the shot turned out better than yesterday's.
Just to make sure yesterday's zoom image wasn't a fluke shot, I tried the same strategy on this morning's dump. Turned out the zoomed version was noticeably grainier. I'll probably stick to the standard composition, unless there's a reason for a close-up.
Did it make any difference? Should I stick to the routine shot? For a clean dump like this, zooming in seems to work pretty well. But if it's a mess, I wonder if a close-up shot will be nauseating.
Had something like this last month. In a situation like this, should I zoom in?
Woke up around 4am this morning for this unscheduled dump. Must have been something I ate last night. The salted egg? Chicken wings?
You may ask, "Can this activity be scheduled?" Well, I don't know about you. Mine's usually just after breakfast.
This morning's dump underwent a bit of migration again. The top piece was floating for a while before it settled to the bottom to form the prongs of a pitch fork or the euro symbol (rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise), depending on how you look at it.
I had two dumps in quick succession (again) this morning. The degree of firmness of the stools couldn't have been more contrasting.
This is the first delivery:
And this is the second:
... that I always take two (or three) shots when only one is needed. Incidentally, the top part of this morning's dump looked like the head of Road Runner.
Following the trend of going softer, the second dump this morning comprised two soft blobs that were strategically placed for better visibility. Ok, maybe "placed" isn't exactly the right choice of word. But surely you wouldn't have thought I'd arranged it that way, right?
Back to using my iPhone camera. The photo quality is definitely better. Can't say the same for the shit though. Unlike the calligraphy-like delivery yesterday, this morning's dump was comparatively looser (more on this later).
Anyway, to put the camera to the test, I took two shots.
One with flash:
And one without:
Which do you think is nicer?
Got my iPhone replaced today, but this shot was still taken with my old Samsung flip phone in the morning. With better image quality, this would have made a nice calligraphic piece. Hopefully, things will be back to normal tomorrow - I mean the photo quality, of course.
My regular iPhone camera continued to show signs of problems (magenta discolouration, shutter freeze) so I took a shot of this morning's dump on my old Samsung flip phone. The quality, as you can imagine, wasn't very good. And that applied to the shit as well. But you may notice that the shape is a bit like the intestines (or a happy clown face, with some vivid imagination).
From a big mess yesterday to a simple dump that was almost invisible if not for a protruding piece of shit, what a difference a day made!
Today's delivery was a mess. But notice that the shape is somewhat like a... dick?
When was the last time you had a dump without making a big mess? Since this was one of those rare occasions for me, I decided to upload not one, but two photos.
