World Record (Possibly)

NOTE: I orginally wrote this bacck in June of '08. I mentioned it in my latest post so here it is:

Monday, June 9, 2008

World Record(possibly)
Last summer I feel that I set a world record that few would ever dare challenge. I was on a backpacking trip in Yosemite Valley where they have very strict rules concerning litter and garbage. These rules include requiring all backpackers to carry out their own trash, including used toilet paper. Aparantly I was the only one in my group who found this completely revolting and unnecissary. On previous trips it had been customary to bury the toilet paper with the rest of the what-not in a hole in the ground. Apparantly this doesn't fly in Yosemite since rain washes out the toilet paper and the bears eat it making them sick, so I guess they'd rather us humans get some poop related disease than the bears. When I found this out I was repulsed and I decided that I was not going to do it one way or another. The leaders would be strictly following this rule since they did not want to get stuck with the ridiculous fine that comes with violation of the toilet paper rule. This meant that I could not just bury it anyway since they would get suspicious if I came back to camp without my feciated paper.I then came up with an ingenious plan. I would simply not go poop. There was no way I would ever carry my own schmere on my back. The trip was going to be a week long, Monday to Saturday, six days in total. I had never attempted this before and was worried that I would not be able to make it. Attempting this is risky, all sorts of things could go wrong, but then I thought of my waste bag accidentally opening in my backpack creating a catastrophe of monstamental proportions.It was easier to accomplish than I imagined. I never had to 'hold' it in. I never even had the sensation of having to go poopie. This was partly due to the fact that my tent mate(I'm looking at you Karl) and I did not bring enough food to feed ourselves, leaving us near starvation at the end of the week.I am quite proud of my accomplishment mostly because it was the first time I really completed a goal that I had set out to do. P.S. When I got home from the trip and finally did relieve myself, I lost a whole three pounds and clogged the toilet. Without toilet paper.