NOVEMBER 27th!!!
ANCHOR ASSASSINS VS. MURDER BEACH MILITIA!
IT'S ON!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Anchor Assassins 2010!!!
Jersey Shore Roller Girls 2010 Championship!
NOVEMBER 27th!!!
ANCHOR ASSASSINS VS. MURDER BEACH MILITIA!
IT'S ON!
NOVEMBER 27th!!!
ANCHOR ASSASSINS VS. MURDER BEACH MILITIA!
IT'S ON!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Goals for the Semester
If I place my goals in writing, the likelihood of my working to achieve them greatly increases.
Goals for the Fall 2010 Semester:
1. Achieve the most coveted 4.0 term GPA
2. Be an excellent co-president of the Women's Center
3. Continue to be absolutely dedicated to Roller Derby
Three goals is enough. May the universe help me to put my ambition, motivation and energy to good use!
Goals for the Fall 2010 Semester:
1. Achieve the most coveted 4.0 term GPA
2. Be an excellent co-president of the Women's Center
3. Continue to be absolutely dedicated to Roller Derby
Three goals is enough. May the universe help me to put my ambition, motivation and energy to good use!
To Wake Up Early
I want to begin to wake up early in the mornings.
Throughout my life, I have been someone who can easily sleep late into the day if I so choose. Fourteen hours of sleep and I feel rested.
But think of all those hours I miss out on. And of how much longer each day could be.
I feel that waking up at 6am won't be so much of a chore if I am waking up with no where to go. Waking up not to go to work or class, but just to be awake.
To wander about. To make tea and play guitar and read a book. Or to clean or to think or to meditate.
I've always stayed up late and woken up as late as is feasible.
But these days, I feel like going to sleep when it is time and waking up before it is necessary.
I haven't seen the sunrise since last summer.
Of course, last summer, I was seeing the sun rise because I was staying awake all night.
This autumn, maybe I'll see the sun rise because I woke up that early. And made a mug of tea. And went to sit in front of my townhouse when everything is silent and wet from nighttime dew. And the sun is waking up also.
Throughout my life, I have been someone who can easily sleep late into the day if I so choose. Fourteen hours of sleep and I feel rested.
But think of all those hours I miss out on. And of how much longer each day could be.
I feel that waking up at 6am won't be so much of a chore if I am waking up with no where to go. Waking up not to go to work or class, but just to be awake.
To wander about. To make tea and play guitar and read a book. Or to clean or to think or to meditate.
I've always stayed up late and woken up as late as is feasible.
But these days, I feel like going to sleep when it is time and waking up before it is necessary.
I haven't seen the sunrise since last summer.
Of course, last summer, I was seeing the sun rise because I was staying awake all night.
This autumn, maybe I'll see the sun rise because I woke up that early. And made a mug of tea. And went to sit in front of my townhouse when everything is silent and wet from nighttime dew. And the sun is waking up also.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The last days of summer break
I move back into the dorms at college on August 29th.
9 more days of summer vacation.
Am I sad to see summer pass by?
NOT AT ALL!
I miss college. My classes, my friends, the women's center, psychology research, seeing everyone walking around, the plays and musical performances, the library full of studying students...
I can't wait for it to all start up again!
That's not to say that summer hasn't been enjoyable, but I am also tired of the heat.
I don't like hot weather and nothing says happiness like a coll October afternoon.
Jeez, I love October. I love baking (vegan) cookies and pies, pumpkins, red yellow and brown leaves, breezes, sweaters, the smell of Fall, ahhhhh love it.
Can't wait. I savor each day of October as it is the most perfect of all the months of the year.
But alas, it is still August and I am at work and school has not yet started and I have roller derby tonight! ROLLER DERBY, another thing I love in this world.
Next bout is August 28th in Asbury, as usual.
Can't wait, so much to look forward to.
9 more days of summer vacation.
Am I sad to see summer pass by?
NOT AT ALL!
I miss college. My classes, my friends, the women's center, psychology research, seeing everyone walking around, the plays and musical performances, the library full of studying students...
I can't wait for it to all start up again!
That's not to say that summer hasn't been enjoyable, but I am also tired of the heat.
I don't like hot weather and nothing says happiness like a coll October afternoon.
Jeez, I love October. I love baking (vegan) cookies and pies, pumpkins, red yellow and brown leaves, breezes, sweaters, the smell of Fall, ahhhhh love it.
Can't wait. I savor each day of October as it is the most perfect of all the months of the year.
But alas, it is still August and I am at work and school has not yet started and I have roller derby tonight! ROLLER DERBY, another thing I love in this world.
Next bout is August 28th in Asbury, as usual.
Can't wait, so much to look forward to.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Photos: "Spectacular" Deep-Sea Species Found off Canada
Photos: "Spectacular" Deep-Sea Species Found off Canada
Nature is amazing.
And this purple octopus is adorable!
Nature is amazing.
And this purple octopus is adorable!
Screaming Females 11.21.09 song 4 new Fall Asleep
Just because Marissa, Jarrett and Mike are awesome.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Gary Francione Interview Part I
Single-issue campaigns are very misleading. It is important to realize the interconnectedness of all things. Every choice is an ethical stance. Meat eating is an ethical stance. Veganism is an ethical stance. Neither is radical. One stance does not believe in the free will and the right to live that animals possess but rather believes that animals exist to be used by humans. One stance believes that animals have free will, the right to live and the right to not be used and oppressed by humans. It is very good to sit back and think about these ethics from time to time.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Daniel Lutheran visits "The New Park."
A sweet skateboarding video set to the song "Bell" off of Power Move, an album by one of my favorite bands Screaming Females.
*I found this on youtube, I didn't have any hand in creating the video or audio.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Homemade Soup
Homemade soup is always so much more delicious than store bought.
Yesterday I whipped up a large batch of potato, broccoli and green bean soup.
Enough to last many days of soup enjoyment.
It isn't loaded with sodium and the vegetables are fresh. Yum.
Yesterday morning I went to the farmer's market down the road and picked up some other fresh veggies.
Okra, yellow zucchini, hot peppers, and potatoes. Today I'm thinking of frying up some okra. I've never worked with this veggie before and am curious as to how it will turn out.
Yesterday I whipped up a large batch of potato, broccoli and green bean soup.
Enough to last many days of soup enjoyment.
It isn't loaded with sodium and the vegetables are fresh. Yum.
Yesterday morning I went to the farmer's market down the road and picked up some other fresh veggies.
Okra, yellow zucchini, hot peppers, and potatoes. Today I'm thinking of frying up some okra. I've never worked with this veggie before and am curious as to how it will turn out.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The Faces of "Free-Range" Farming
Free Range Farming: The Myth of Happy Meat
Not all free range farms are the same.
Certainly a portion treat chickens, pigs, cows and goats well.
But is that a chance a consumer is willing to take?
Many free range farms are as terrible as the one in this video.
The sad part is, factory farms are ten times worse.
Who gave humans the right to abuse other species like this, just because "yummm meat and cheese tastes sooo good".
If footage of dogs or cats being treated like this was leaked, the media would be in an uproar.
As it is, there are few who care about "farm animals" or "food animals".
A living sentient being should be treated with respect, no matter what it's species.
I love chickens, dogs, goats, cats, cows, sea turtles, pigs all the same...because we are all alive and we have to look out for each other.
Updates Updates Updates
Edward and Jean-Paul (my lovely pet rats) officially have a new habitat!
I purchased for them a very spacious, a natural wooden platform and a huge running wheel!
At first I thought they might not figure out how to use the running wheel, seeing as they are a year old and have never had one. But last night Edward was running on it. And it was adorable. I think they still miss their old cage and are a big nervous in this new one, but they will also be much more healthy. There is more room to run around and they have the walls to climb on and the wheel to entertain themselves with.
In other news...
I finally brought my bicycle to my current place of residence this weekend. Allowing me the ability to ride my bike to work, which I did for the first time today. From house doorstep to work doorstep it took about 15 minutes. I am very pleased with this twice daily trip as it means that each day I will get at least 30 minutes of bike riding in. Exercise and enjoying the outdoors rolled into one.
And in other news...
My friend Natalie and I have started a Food Not Bombs collective in our area. This is an activist organization, with no central organizing body, that serves free food to all who want/need it as a protest against war, hunger, poverty and the destruction of the environment. We just created the facebook group yesterday and are in the process of seeing how many individuals are interested in helping out. Once we see a certain level of interest we will organize our first planning meeting, which will involved calling and traveling to grocery stores to ask them to donate goods that are in good condition but can no longer be sold, picking up this food, setting up dates and times for cooking and serving, getting literature together, etc.
My goal with this group is to build/foster community, spread awareness regarding veganism and the agricultural industry in general, provide free food (and eliminate the wasting of food by supermarkets), and to foster an atmosphere of solidarity and cooperation. I want to live in a community where people help each other and work together. I suppose this is an example of "Be the change you wish to see". We live in a competitive, capitalist society where if you don't have money it is nearly impossible to survive. I want to change that. FOOD IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. EVERYONE DESERVES TO EAT.
I purchased for them a very spacious, a natural wooden platform and a huge running wheel!
At first I thought they might not figure out how to use the running wheel, seeing as they are a year old and have never had one. But last night Edward was running on it. And it was adorable. I think they still miss their old cage and are a big nervous in this new one, but they will also be much more healthy. There is more room to run around and they have the walls to climb on and the wheel to entertain themselves with.
In other news...
I finally brought my bicycle to my current place of residence this weekend. Allowing me the ability to ride my bike to work, which I did for the first time today. From house doorstep to work doorstep it took about 15 minutes. I am very pleased with this twice daily trip as it means that each day I will get at least 30 minutes of bike riding in. Exercise and enjoying the outdoors rolled into one.
And in other news...
My friend Natalie and I have started a Food Not Bombs collective in our area. This is an activist organization, with no central organizing body, that serves free food to all who want/need it as a protest against war, hunger, poverty and the destruction of the environment. We just created the facebook group yesterday and are in the process of seeing how many individuals are interested in helping out. Once we see a certain level of interest we will organize our first planning meeting, which will involved calling and traveling to grocery stores to ask them to donate goods that are in good condition but can no longer be sold, picking up this food, setting up dates and times for cooking and serving, getting literature together, etc.
My goal with this group is to build/foster community, spread awareness regarding veganism and the agricultural industry in general, provide free food (and eliminate the wasting of food by supermarkets), and to foster an atmosphere of solidarity and cooperation. I want to live in a community where people help each other and work together. I suppose this is an example of "Be the change you wish to see". We live in a competitive, capitalist society where if you don't have money it is nearly impossible to survive. I want to change that. FOOD IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. EVERYONE DESERVES TO EAT.
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