I Am an Arteest.

In the bathrooms around Western, I have worked on a very particular art form. I call it the "Art of the Paper Towel". Now see, in all the bathrooms around this joint, the paper towel is the kind you have to grab and pull down. It's not the kind you crank and tear. You just pull it down and it separates nicely.

Well, the paper towel here is very thin. For the first few weeks of being here, I would always screw up pulling down the paper towel. I would apply too much pressure and tear it at the bottom, or apply too little pressure, and tear it where my thumbs were holding it. You also can't just pull it down with one hand, otherwise... it will tear.

So this paper towel is very fragile, and I have perfected the art of tearing it:

Step one: Apply both thumbs to the corners of the hanging paper towel. They must be exactly equally apart in distance, otherwise, the force and pressure will be uneven when you pull, and the towel will rip.

Step Two: You must apply correct pressure with your thumbs onto the towel. Too much or too little will, yes you guessed it, result in the ripping of your towel prematurely.

Step Three: In one, gentle swoop, bring your arms gracefully downward, keeping even pressure where your thumbs are.

Voila!

There is your paper towel, unripped and beautiful, ready for you to dry your soaking hands in.

Don't feel bad if it takes you awhile to get the hang of it, it's an art form. It takes practice.