I’m addicted to the free section on Craigslist. I have found some incredibly useful items including (but not limited to): a big, comfie chair, four dining room tables, a vacuum cleaner, a small grill and dishes.
Today, I came across this little treasure, and thought I would share.
My little brother (he’s 17, much taller than me and an athlete) is coming for a visit in a few days. I just sat down to come up with the food I should buy for his five day stint at my apartment. I asked myself, “What does Mikey eat?” This is what I came up with:
Here’s to healthy eating. He would wish for me to add beer to that list as well. We’ll see.
San Francisco took a big, giant green step today by approving a city-wide ban on plastic bags. Supermarkets and pharmacies will be required to provide their customers with recycled paper, compostable or cloth bags within six months!
Given that Australia is way more “green” than the states, I purchased a common-place green bag as a souvenier. It’s not only wonderful for groceries, but it is a unique fashion statement as well.
Lists are fun. Especially if there are 5 billion laying around your room with only a few items crossed off. Lists mean: you attempt to be organized, you have goals and aspirations, and more than likely, you struggle. Lists can also be indicative of your latest thought processes and highly-ranked interests.
I love lists. Here’s a selection from the list of my recent google searches:
OH – and I have another theory about life:
People who work at cell phone stores always have nice cars.
I’m am constantly amazed by people’s ingenuity. Just when you thought all the ideas in the world had run out, a new one.
These kids took a garbage truck:
And turned it into this:
Images from this design site.
The posts here have been lite, but, I’m on Spring Break, so I don’t really do much of anything. Plus, not being in school narrows my thought processes and therefore I have nothing interesting to say, besides how I found a pink chrome chair at Stanford Surplus today. A-mazing.
The Grand Canyon just opened a skywalk to attract tourists, which reminded me of a recent email I got from my grandparents who were in Hong Kong. White people invading Native land, white people invading Eastern land, you see where I’m going with this. In Hong Kong, a cable car recently opened so that tourists can now make their way to the previously rarely-seen Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.
Lantau Cable Car:
Both of these projects are regarded as “engineering wonders.” Besides being incredibly visually unappealing, they are both totally fucked up. It enforces this Western idea of conquering, which I learned a lot about in Australia, with the emphsis on Uluru.
Tourists always climb Uluru, despite encouragement from the local Native community not to for spiritual and safety concerns.
Jackasses climbing Uluru:
While the economic impact to the Native community in Uluru (and probably now, the Grand Canyon and Lantau) is significant, we still have to question this modern-day colonialism. Imposing our Western concept of conquering land, on non-Western countries or communities is just not okay.
Just think about that game we played as kids, “I’m the King of the Mountain!” (Ok, first of all, why couldn’t it be “Queen of the Mountain”? But that’s another post.) It was all about constructing this idea of conquering a nature that is bigger than us. If we get to the top it, we win.
And look at the picture of the guy above. This is a recent picture, and he looks like Christopher Columbus, and apparently that’s a good thing?? What???????
I love Jet Blue. And I don’t know why they have to struggle so much. This is like the 6th bad thing that’s happened to them in the past 2 years.
I just have to report another search term that found my blog:
“Farts Video”
It seems the new page I posted, entitled “Arts and Farts and Crafts” is really helping out my readership! Holler!
Why haven’t Barrack and Hillary “come out” and said what their stance is on “homosexuality”??
Apparently, both disagree with the comments of Gen. Peter Pace, who said homosexuality was immoral. BUT neither presidential hopeful has actually said so in their own words!!! Hill said she’d “leave it up to others to conclude.” And a Barrack representative told the press that he disagreed with Pace’s sentiment.
I suppose it is attributable to the fact that they most likely disagree, but as a tactic of getting more votes — don’t want to stand tall on either side. Where I can see the reasoning, I disagree with it. People say they are engaging in a “careful balancing act.” The thing is, that both Clinton and Obama have the power to change the society that calls for a balancing act on this subject.
