I AM NOT SMILING and I'm PISSED!!!!!!!

And you know that means something is terribly wrong...because as coach gugat put it..."Sarah is always smiling, if sarah is not smiling something is wrong and someone is fired" - or something to that effect. Who is fired? WE ALL ARE!! WHY?? because we aren't doing anything the climate is changing (among other terrible ecological and social disasters)!! DOESN'T ANYBODY CARE?!?!?!!?!?!? I am not smiling because yesterday it was LIKE SUMMER HERE, literally, hot and humid and i was walking around in a tank top and sandals. we have had no winter. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. Get up off your ass and do something! I don't care what...take bags to the store instead of getting plastice ones and creating more of a problem (look here for more information: http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/category_sub.asp?cid=246 or http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/bags/default.htm ) little things do make a difference. Maybe your 10 bags don't directly make a difference, but when you start using your own bags others see you and you start talking to them, then they start using their own bags and so forth...it is not hard it is easy. If you walk out the door and then realize you forgot them...GO BACK AND GET THEM!! it is worth it...it will take less than 5 minutes! or you can stop using a dryer...the US consumes the most energy in terms of the size of the country and how many people are actually there! Here in Spain i have stopped using a dryer, and this is a humid climate and my clothes are dry. almost no one here uses a dryer...they are not necessary and look how much lower the energy consumption is. Or plant a tree, go on a hike, appreciate nature. Take a walk or ride your bike instead of driving!! It doesn't matter if it takes longer...make time, what is more important..your "schedule", that will stop being important in less than 20 years, because no doubt it will change and you'll probably be doing other things with other people and in the huge grand scheme of things our lifespan is nothing, or the earth??? We need to stop using so much energy, oil, and other finite resources!! (http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/TommyZhou.shtml) We need a new lifestyle!! we have to change; our priorities are all messed up and in reality it doesn't matter where you are...some places are more conscious and make more of an effort than others, but there are people everywhere that don't care! WHY IS EVERYONE SO APATHETIC!! WHY CAN'T ANYONE WAKE UP?!?! This is just the tip of the iceberg of all our problems and there are a million more things you can do to help...PLEASE DO SOMETHING, WE HAVE TO START CHANGING, NOW!!! This is not to attack anyone in particular and i completely include myself...we can all always do more!! Now you may think this is all terribly pessimistic, but i am totally optimistic, i know we can change...and there are a small minority of people who are trying to make a difference...take the time to learn about something new...stop watching television and figure out something you can do...read an article about cleaning with non-toxic cleaning products!! JUST DON'T SIT THERE...ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING,GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY!!!

These are all really helpful sites, please take the time to look at them, even if it is only for 5 minutes a day: www.worldchanging.org
www.care2.com
http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/
http://www.stonyfield.com/
http://www.recycline.com/
http://www.rideyourbike.com/driveless.html
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/9f788a2d1160a9e580256a71002a3d2b/915aa86cf16fd77f80256e45005cdcb3/$FILE/Myth&Reality.pdf
http://www.equalexchange.com/fair-trade

Magazines worth reading or looking into:
www.odemagazine.com (absolutely amazing!!!)
adbusters (i am sure you have all heard of this one)