Calling All Urban Hippies, and Those Who Love to Gawk
Okay, so I admit it, I'm an urban hippy. I ride the bus to work, and when I'm not lazy, I even bike. I complain about cars and traffic. I recycle. I wash my clothes on the cold setting. My boyfriend is getting frostbite, as I never turn the heat on in my apartment. I even <gulp> compost.
That said! I am also one, big, juicy American consumer. Most of my meals are take-out or delivery. I have my daily americano in a disposable cup. I eat all most meals from the overpriced work cafeteria, served on delightful styrofoam with plastic forks and paper napkins. I gulp down my TV shows, using my fantastic little TiVo friend. I have an iPod Touch, a cell phone, a digital camera, a laptop, and a variety of other items that clog up my house, not to mention my mental space.
I'm realizing I need to wake up a bit here, and jump out of the stream of consumerism. This means everything from reducing the amount of electricity that I use to the amount of waste that I create. But most especially, the amount of crap that I buy.
SO! For the next several months, I am going to adopt some new behavior, or eliminate one, in the attempt to lighten the load my butt is putting on the planet. This is my adventure. And you, dear reader, get to come along with me, and see me whine and try to convince myself that I REALLY need to go back to buying quick crappy food, and then you can yell at me.
Sound good? It's on.
The Useless Consumer
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I say consume more!
You've got a lot of cool expensive stuff! What's your address?
You could cancel your internet subscription.
Nicely done!