The forgotten...

So it's accidentally been almost two months since I've posted anything on here. So here's a very short summary of my life these days: almost finished with bus driver training... finally got my iPhone... spent time with Lynesha... had a "chat" with Karina... and almost got hit by a truck thanks to the crazy new driver who I doubt is gonna make it! My heart was in my throat. I just thought I'd let you guys know that I'm still alive! The end.

Go Green or Go Home

So, I've been saying this to my family for a LONG time: "Go Green or Go Home" (not that they've been listening). Today, as I stood on the line at Old Navy to buy $1 scarves and hats (yes, ONE DOLLAR each... don't ask how many I bought... OK, 18), I realized just how much I wasn't adhering to this. I could've walked, but I drove. And not once, but twice! (There was a lmit of 6 per customer so I had to hide my bag full of winter goodies behind the men's pajama pants and drive back home for reinforcements, AKA the little ones JJ and Chey.) Anyway, I've decided to go as green as possible! That means saying no to the car and yes to that oh-so-awesome MTA bus (ewww!), my bike (double ewww!), and my skateboard (uh, scratch that last one 'cause I'm still not medically insured). [SIDE NOTE: I found the cutest "I Love My Earth" green onesies for Isiah and Lorcan at Old Navy!] Anyway, wish me luck with this one, especially considering my carbon footprint is twice that of the American average! So, this is my plan:

Step 1: REDUCE MY ENERGY BILL! I'm already doing pretty well with this one. Those twice daily 3-hour naps i take really help. Just think about it! I could be watching Law & Order reruns ALL DAY LONG (thank you TBS and USA), but I'm not... well, I only watch the Special Victims Unit marathons, I swear! And I only wash my clothes like once a month (but that's because I rarely go anywhere these days... wow... loser).

Step 2: BE A SAVVY SHOPPER! Ok, we already know I'm not really going anywhere. Therefore, I don't need to go shopping for clothes that often. That leaves groceries. I recently read about the importance of buying your food in little to no packaging. So I thought about it. I'm doing pretty well with this one as well! McDonald's bags are INDEED recyclable. YAY me! haha.

Step 3: RECYCLE! I do this already. Brita filtered water > Poland Spring (my parents don't count in this one seeing as though they've got about 144 water bottles in the pantry at this very moment... I'll work on that later). This is where I run into a little dilemma. I wanna recycle beyond the ordinary stick-your-plastic-bottles-down-the-hole-to-get-your-five-cents machine (P.S. where's the computer key for the cents sign?! I don't have one!). Ok, back to my dilemma. Recycling to this extent requires a drive into the boondocks. Do you see my problem? I have to drive to get there! Is it really worth it? I guess I could risk looking like a hobo and walk with the stuff (trash, essentially) draped across my shoulder, but come on. No. Socially unacceptable.

Step 4: PLANT TREES! Well, this last one is a bit drastic, but I thought I needed to shock you all... and because I need to somehow counter the carbon my car'll be emitting as I drive to the recycling center. How ironic. On a serious note, you can plant a tree for $13, and as soon as I bum 13 bucks off of my mom, there'll be one more tree out there to climb. YAY tree climbers!

So, that's my plan. Feel free to comment with any suggestions to help me in this lifelong endeavor. I'd love to stay and write some more but I have to drive to work in the factory. You know, the one with the huge smoke stacks! haha! Kidding... kinda :)

Where's One Tree Hill?

So, this is my first ever blog entry. FIRST EVER... in life! I feel like I need to explain to you all exactly how I got here. It all started with Gmail. There I was, minding my own business, wondering how the HELL I could have acquired 20 new e-mails in one hour, when I saw that Missy was on. So, I scrolled over her name and there it was, the URL to her blogging page on Blogger dot com. I read one post and I was hooked (to Missy: stop burning things in your yard without me). I haven't actually spoken to Missy in ages (or so it feels like), but in that moment, I felt as though she was right there next to me telling me all about those burnt $2 desks and that's when I decided to let the rest of the world (well, the world that matters to me) in on my life. To the world: HERE I AM.

Oh, and where's One Tree Hill? Jack and I just searched the internet for One Tree Hill, season 6, episode 9. What a task that was. Why can I never find the episode I want online... and why does said episode always come with an Internet Explorer hidden window? No, I do not want to meet "Luscious Linda" and I'd rather not webcam-it with "Big Booty Judy". Oh, and why is it never "Licky Ricky" or "plain old Bob"? Where are the males at? ...not that I care. Maybe next time I'll refrain from typing "watch One Tree Hill" in the google search bar and go straight to "sexy, slutty whores" ...and that's when I expect the One Tree Hill hidden window to pop up in the background.