earth hour

earth hour is today!

march 29, 2008 at 8 pm to 9pm local time.

the goal is to shut off all your lights and non-essential electrical appliances for an hour this evening, in an attempt to promote energy conservation.

from WWF: " at 8pm local time on the 29 march millions of people in some of the world's major cities will use the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. "

here are some links:

earth hour
wikipedia
google
wwf earth hour
earth hour 2008 youtube video from wwf

i'm going to do it, and i've been telling everyone. i'm putting up a sign on my desk as receptionist at the biggest car dealership in sandusky.

every little bit counts, people! join in!

diary full of trash

yay! i managed to sign in on the first attempt!

i haven't been updating as much as i want to, but sometimes i have nothing great to say. even my own journal missed a complete month...not that it, or this, is anything fabulous.

my favorite holiday is halloween, for those of you who don't already know me well enough to know that by now. it came up in conversation today.

i have been working a piece of photoshop digital artwork for erin, and i was getting frustrated with my lack of knowledge and skills when it comes to digital painting. i decided to take a break and draw in a sketchbook. i practiced sketching jade puget's facial features to help with my digital work. here's what i came up with:

i'm much better with a pencil than a shotty tablet and vista. but i wanna learn! *cries*

title: by your side - tokio hotel

'cause someday the bricks are gonna fall

yesterdy was my birthday, and it's wasn't a great one. i have much to be thankful for, and things could always be worse. i seem to have an above average amount of things that go wrong in my daily life, but sometimes i figure that i'm the one to get it, because i can handle it. maybe it's trying to teach me patience.

thursday, march 6, nicole took me out in royal oak to a vegan restauant and to a nofx show. oh, it was more than wonderful, and just a perfect night. we were front and close to center, first on the barrier. i got a guitar pick from el hefe.

i was already in the detroit area, at the palace [where the pistons play]. my little brother, chris, was wrestling in the state tournament, and he placed 8th. i'm so proud of him.

i'm listening to nine inch nails' new album set titled ghosts. it's strictly instrumental, and i love it, like all trent reznor's other work.



title: screaming at a wall - minor threat

and all that jazz

i'm hella pissed off.

i hate vista.
i hate old laptops.
i hate failing hardware.
i hate networking issues.
i hate how all the bad stuff seems to happen at once.

deep breathing....


hey you guys, remind me to post, would ya? i owe someone a new video. nag me.



title: from chicago

i'm all lost in the supermarket

you guys know i'm all out for a better healthier world. i learned something recently that i read knowing i was going to let you know.

you know those little annoying stickers on the fruit and veggies in the produce section? that is, if you even shop in the produce section...that would be a good place to start: getting away from all the unhealthy processed and preserved foods in all their wasteful packaging. anyway, the stickers...

the numbers on those little stickers let you know whether they've been conventionally grown, or organic, or even genetically modified (GM).

GM foods are a bit questionable to me. they haven't been around very long, so we don't fully know any long term health risks, and there are questions of reducing biodiversity.


Look for the labels stuck on your fruits and veggies:

a four-digit number means it's conventionally grown.
a five-digit number beginning with 9 means it's organic.
a five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM.


title: lost in the supermarket - the clash

i gotta new sensation

gravity(red)

soooo... chelsie made a blog!

it's not much yet, but we're all eager to see what she has to say.

check it out at http://gravityred.blogspot.com/

title: new sensation - inxs

never looked better, and you can't stand it

here are a few more pictures from jamie's visit. these are from her camera. i haven't even seen what is on my camera yet!





title: there's a good reason these tables are numbered honey, you just haven't thought of it yet - panic! at the disco

that's when you stu-stu-stutter something profound

my sister was here this week! we had a fabulous time. we did lots of things:

went shopping in cleveland and got hardly anything at all
ate food
made a pretty little dude out of a broken take-out box of fries
rented and watched silly stupid movies like superbad and hot rod
took our pictures with mclovin
slept in
IMed each other even though we were maybe 20 feet away from chuthers
took some silly pictures and movies

now, see, i worked every day that she was here, and we still had fun. not as much, for we really couldn't go anywhere for very long. oh well.

when she left for michigan, she took pennigan with her for the weekend. yay for time off! i'm sure gonna miss them both.


title: nails for breakfast, tacks for snacks - panic! at the disco

i'm in a funky way

i'm...horny horns! hhhorny toad! haha, we watched o brother, where art thou? the other day. oh, that reminds me, joshua's birthday is coming up, jan 14. he'll be 26.

i'm currently listening to big head todd's newest album that came in the mail for free, and watching pennigan dance like a fool. we're throwing popcorn and catching it in our mouths.

i was surfing around, reading articles and checking my feeds as usual, and i came across a little tidbit that i thought i might share with you. now you all know that i tend to frown upon unhealthy habits. i'm becoming less enthused about being an american. even though the evidence is there, it seems you would rather eat your junk and destroy yourselves than eat a little broccoli and live a longer, happier, healthier life. article


title: vibeology - paula abdul

i'm smitten, i'm bitten, i'm hooked, i'm cooked...

i'm stuck like glue.

uh, here's a mucha video. *skips off*




title: why can't i be you? - the cure

we called the truth a lie

here i sit, at my great and spacious desk, in the middle of the great and spacious showroom of kasper toyota of sandusky, looking out of the wide expanse of the surrounding walls of windows, and i am tired.

i have been spending as much time as possible helping the lovely carrie with her writing endeavors. i find much enjoyment from being her soundboard, brainstormer and "acting" partner. aside from her amazing writing, carrie also has an astounding digital artistic streak in her. she is pure brilliance. she motivates me and makes me feel creative and helpful. thank you, carrie.

joshua saw our phone bill and saw that i use thousands of texts in a month, and i only laughed.

sometimes i want a chihuahua to carry around with me. i don't know that i even like them that much. ha! i just had a crazy notion...i do have a bunny that i might be able to fit in a purse...

hella.

*dances*


title: lost in translation - apoptygma berzerk

they find me, intangible, invisible

last night i had planned on staying in. it was 8:30pm and i was still in lounge pants and an oversized hoodie, sitting with my feet tucked under myself, pecking away at my laptop keyboard. i had made previous arangements with nicole to go out, but things were falling out of alignment for a good night. then niki called. nicole called again. they were going anyway...so alright, i'll go.

i threw on some jeans with a rip in the back pocket, my new "curiouser and curiouser" hoodie and pinned my hair up. we started off in dreary dull norwalk, but soon headed off to sandusky, singing loudly to afi; poor niki. we had red lobster open their doors for us, freezing outside, so we could collect shawna on our way to crowbar. bryce and ron were pleasantly surprised to see us, and we had an enjoyable time.

we were nearly attacked by a group of three "men" who were to be performing that night. they took pictures with us, being the prettiest group in the place. boys 2 men, was it? something like that. we will undoubtedly be posted online somewhere.

nicole and niki both looked beautiful. ron was quite pretty, even without his typical bandana. i don't know how much i had going for me in the looks department, but i was covered all over in the softest material, making me more than touchable. bryce appreciated it, even noting that my purse was soft.

and i totally forgot to mention that they played the leaving song pt. II for nicole and i when we walked in. sweet action.


title: where would you like them left? - blaqk audio

they come out when they eat

this holiday has been rather uneventful and average. christmas went by without seeing hardly anyone, and not too many phone calls were made or recieved. as far as gifts go, the only thing i asked for, i bought myself. joshua saved the day and got me tickets to go see cirque du soleil! erin brought me a beatiful sparkly bracelet and a hella sweet afi shirt *loves*. amanda sent me a whole set of colored sharpies and some other cute things, and nicole brought me some sensual delights (oils and candies).

here are some photos from december of yours truly...


chad is awesome, and i'm curently loving reading and collaborating with carrie.



title: beatles - aphex twin

...if i only had a brain

so it took me 6 tries to log into my blog today. my memory is getting worse and worse.

i found this website where you can buy a poster about our water footprints. basically, it shows the virtual water use of certain things, like cheese, beef, grain, apples and oranges. on the reverse side it shows water footprints by country.

those of you that argue with me about watering plants vs. watering cattle, take THAT.

wait for a love that never dies and you've lost life

i can't believe i missed an entire month of posting! that's insane! and we're already half way through the next month. guh.

so i'm not very excited about christmas this year. i don't have the money to spend on the people i want to buy for, and the people i have to buy for could care less. i'm pissed because that is NOT what it's about anyway, and why do i feel all this pressure?

here's a picture of me and nicole being happy and cute, to make up for my absence. look at my cute shirt! i love this picture of us. below is a picture of me and ron. i love you pretty people! let us drink our pineapple juice as we take over the bar with our sweet music and retarded laughing!

title: cities of night - blaqk audio