I'm sorry, I can't write this post without sounding emo. I am so overwhelmed by my environmental studies class. I love and hate the stuff I read for it everyday. It depresses me and inspires me at the same time. I cried reading an article today because I just feel completely helpless. There's no foreseeable way as far as I'm concerned, to reverse this full speed downward spiral we're sending all our lives towards, and it seems like no one will notice until it's too late. I'm glad I'm learning about this, because I'm slowly becoming more and more aware, and I suppose that's a step in the right direction. But I feel like I'm wasting time sitting in school, when stuff needs to be done NOW. I've taken 9 ferries since mid August. BC ferries spend $75 million a year on fuel, that's a lot of fucking fuel. I use my computer everyday, sucking up god knows how much energy, everything I use is made out of plastic, I eat next to nothing locally gown, I've never planted a tree in my life. And yet, I recycle paper, and people think I'm environmentally friendly, that's extremely sad. I'm just as bad as everyone else, and everyone else is horrible.
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i think we should all move to a commune in vermont. we could have greenhouses!! talk to brian and get back to me.
i totally understand megan. my environmental studies teacher depresses the shit out of me, but i've changed my ways based on his suggestions. and it warms my heart to know that there's like 750 students taking the class and they are all exposed to these suggestions as well :)
There's a Bloom County cartoon like that. They end up suspending themselves from tree branches, with surgical masks on. And that don't help nobody.
die Sorgen des jungen MegO ... a bit of a play on Goethe's title:) between all of these environment studies and lectures, I hope you are enjoying yourself Megan!? Have you listened to neutral milk hotel's "in the airplane over the sea" yet?
I am certainly enjoying myself, I don't really like this post, it's too depressing. Things are good, and I'm just downloading that song right now. How are you? Any kids as cool as my crew and I? Probs not.
HEYYYYY!!!! megan! your blog is dying a slow and painful death again!!! p.s. we need to make arrangements about the STARS concert. (YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT EVERYONE ELSE, BE JEALOUS!)
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