Latrinas Qvas Amo or Bathrooms I Like is an ongoing personal proiect made possible through Google Maps and Twitter. The concept is simple, because I always have my trusty iPhone with me. When I go to a restroom I like, I'll tweet about it. Because my iPhone gives my current location I mapped these tweets out on a Google Map. Not only can you see where I've—you know—but, also there's a unique online reference Publicarum Latrinarum.

Latin is the connection between our culture and Ancient Rome. What's the purpose of this? The Ancient Romans, while utterly base had a refined appreciation for luxury. The Roman restrooms, Latrina, were large troughs shaped like a horseshoe where attendees sat to promote discourse, prose, poetry, culture. Here the base and refined sit next to each other harmoniously. Roman culture, like this example, relies heavily on paradox. Our very own culture does not stray far from this tradition. We see this in all aspects of our life and public restrooms are no exception. The united States is one of the first nations to pioneer the idea of Private Space within a Public Domain. Like the Romans pioneer ad infinitum.

Finally, as you'll read below this interest of mine stemmed from my time in college where I majored in Design and minored in Latin. This gives a symmetrical satisfaction that only small nuances share, like a well-kept public restroom.

Indeed, I never thought I would be motivated to publicly expose this type of nuance in our ever changing contemporary landscape. But, living in Los Angeles without a car has heightened my awareness and appreciation for public restrooms.

This interest began in art school. Prior to that moment I would try to avoid restrooms like the plague. You're probably wondering why art school. Was it because I was in a Design oriented department? Was it because I was there for long hours, days even? Was it because often projects were due in such short intervals that I was constantly rushing with lack of foresight for the my bodily functions?

It was probably a combination of these and more. To my conscious self the most impactful facet of these restrooms were how immaculately well kept they were. Always with fresh soap, always cleaner than my bathroom at my apartment. This was a result of the department facility being new and the result of the department's size. Out of the 40,000 student and professor population my department was less than 200 people; students, faculty, staff, you name it.

Since this time it's become apparent to me how paramount a well-kept public restroom is. It stands as an oasis within the urban wasteland and never disappoints.