Born to be WILD

June 11, 2010. The first day of World Cup South Africa 2010.

But more importantly (in a self centered sort of way), June 11 marks the day that I did the BIG CHOP. The short version of that is that I decided to cut off the chemically straighten part of my hair- which i have been doing since the single digits- and letting my natural curly/kinky hair grow out freely. so basically I went from this:

to this:

yea. pretty exciting. I wanted to make an update on my new look but i don't see why it's necessary to make an entirely new blog for it (after all, i already have 2 blogs to keep up with). Plus i don't have enough time to dedicate my free time to being a full time 'naturalist' and trying out/ reviewing/ researching all these different products and recipes for my hair...

Now. I hope you are wondering why i decided to go natural. Honestly it started by watching this history of Soul Train on Vh1 during black history month. specifically an episode where they were explaining how Soul Train was the first African American owned, ran, and hosted tv show in the US which had a lot of commericals that focused on making black beautiful- including black natural hair. It was then that i realized the connection between being natural and being comfortable with my african 'heritage'. From there came two other moments that pushed me over the natural hair edge- my last hairdresser appointment (where i realized just how badly my hair breakage was) and watching Good Hair by Chris Rock.

Good Hair made me really look at the idea of how much my hair means to me and how much a black women that lives in America sees straight hair as being related to 'pretty'. I'll let you in on a secret: I feel the prettiest right after i get a relaxer (or chemically straighten my hair); when my hair is so straight that i can feel my scalp, not puff. All i want is long black hair that is straight and falls down to the middle of my back. I feel beautiful with that hair, not with the hair that i already have- i'm ugly with this hair on my head.

To make an already long story short, i decided that I need to know what my hair is and what it looks like. I want to know what my hair likes to do, what it does in different circumstances, and what products it reacts to. The process of straightening basically strips the protein from your hair to make it fall straight and limp. no, my hair should be free to grow and curl and shrink and absorb and do whatever it wants- AND I SHOULD LOVE IT.

There are also some other reasons for this decision, like recognizing that permanently altering my hair on a regular basis originated from black ppl trying desperately to disown their black characteristics and look more white. On a certain level straightening my hair is literally like living oppression on your head- a daily reminder that i do not feel comfortable in my own skin, in the body God has given me to cherish and love, that all i want to do is look like someone else. I used to make the argument that straightening black hair was now a part of the African-American culture, but you can't always just forget where you came from. The emotional connection between beauty and straight hair for black women shouldn't be ignored.

There's also an environmental side to my decision that i didn't really catch on to until i chopped it all off. To go natural tends to apply to a lot of parts of your daily routine- it's a lifestyle change. The more natural the ingredients, the better for your hair. For natural black hair, a lot of chemicals and alcohols strip your hair of moisture that it desperately needs (natural hair thirsts for moisture like crazy). This allows me to start becoming sustainable in my hair routine. I even have the option now of making my own recipes for conditioners or moisturizers or whatever! Also, being natural frees me from having to go to the hair dresser ever month to use harmful and toxic chemicals that burn my forehead and cause breakage. Not to mention being responsible for all of the crap that must be in the water system thanks to those chemical relaxers.

so there. now you know.

For peace and liberation,

Tabby

GOT Post 1- Oil hearing with a side of politics

My bad for never updating- i feel like I'm working i'm so worn out every day >.<
So. WEEK 3!! I must say- loves the Greenpeace. The staffers are really nice and so are the other students in my program. These past 3 weeks we have focused on our leadership tendencies, how to relate with others on your team, what makes a team strong and efficient, as well as petitioning, campaign planning, phone banking, etc. All very useful and don't worry, i'm taking notes! : )

I think what i'm going to start doing is a feature for every GOT related post. so for this update, i'm going to feature the Oil hearing that happened this past Tuesday. That day we joined forces with the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and went to the house building (i don't know the technical term) for the hearing. It was so intense and we ran into a lot of red tape- it's amazing how much injustice happens in our capital. I once blogged about the fact that sometimes i get so frustrated with our government that i just want to scream. I started considering the idea of bringing up my signs from home and screaming here but i'm pretty sure they'd tell me i'm not allowed to protest in front of the capitol- it's really sad that I can safely make that assumption.

i woke up at 3am that morning to wait in line at 5am. we were seemingly the first ppl there. then we got into the building at 7:30 and were the first ppl in line by 9:30. It was a public hearing with 50 seats. When we get inside, we find around 6 people already in line before us (they must had slipped in earlier on). As we are waiting in line the security guard tells us that there are actually only 15 open seats for the public...at a public hearing.

ok. bummer.
but we still have hope- we figure we can squeeze the rest in later. a few minutes before the doors open, 4 business men with expensive suits and greased back hair replace 3 of the the 6 people who slipped in before the doors opened. They apparently paid them off to stand there for them.

ridiculous.
at 9:30, we find out that there were only around 5 open spots when only 5 people were allowed into the hearing. unfortunate for our 4 businessmen, two of them were not part of that 5. Now apparently there is an agreement where when someone leaves the hearing their seat is up for grabs. however- that's not exactly the case like the 'reserved' seats were for the press and whoever the big oil companies had come with them (i.e. lawyers). So even though we were told that it might be impossible to get in like all the seats are reserved and there are only 5 open seats for the public, these two businessmen were able to work something out with the girl managing the line.

not ok.
I personally had to wait 3.5hrs more in an ever dwindling line of folks who lost hope in their chances of getting in WHILE standing, before i could get in. And i was close to the front of the line!!! (as in definitely in the top 15 ppl)

unacceptable.
I am a voter. I am a citizen.
It shouldn't be that hard for me to personally sit in a public hearing.

what really gets me is the idea that you can reserve public hearing seats. What's even worse was that the majority of the people who filled those reserved seats did not have to wait in my line or get up at 3am or stay standing for hours. they just walked on in. I was up from 3am that morning and stayed in that building until 2 all for a seat.
That's not right. and it makes me so MAD.

But It's that frustration that leads us to action. It is that and my faith that drives me to fight every day. It's also what leads ppl to do this:



the RAN kids attempted to give the CEO of Chevron a bottle of oil from Ecuador. She was arrested- as well as the girl with the sign behind her. just for standing up to injustice.






More on what Chevron is doing and how to take action Here.

That's all from me. Time for Church

Tabby <3

Schools Out but the Work is Never Over

I Am finally back home from another year at school. It's crazy how fast this part of my life is moving. Only 2.5 years to go (too much credits to take for a clean 4 year graduation >.<). However there is soooo much going on this summer i barely have time for the traditional break.

Like i mentioned a few entries ago i am doing a training program with Greenpeace this summer from June to August. I'm am exited and nervous and maybe a little scared. I think it might be the fact that I'm semi living life on my own- though not really because I'm still living in a dorm, with 2 other roommates, and i'm still doing a program so it's just like moving out to college all over again. I think sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking situations are more different than they really are.

I also have decided to be come much more read by the end of this summer (how that will happen with a 40hr work week i do not know) so i have a pile of books to read plus a list of books to check out from the library. And just to make sure I read everything, I am only going to post books after I read them :P. I kind of need to trick myself to be motivated enough to finish a book- it's been much too long.

I don't have much to entertain you with. But i did go through my old music the other day in the car and i remembered that I love The Futureheads. a lot. Check them out.
Radio Heart, Hounds of Love, Struck Dumb

Their new album, Chaos, is up to par i think- and that's saying a lot b/c i usually am not impressed with new albums. However, my favorites are still the first and 3rd.

That's all from me-
Peace and Blessin's

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IT'S BEEN AGES!

So sorry about that.

I have pictures and news and news and more news, but i'll just do the news this time and pictures next time.
First- ARCADE FIRE IS GOING TO PLAY AT LOLLAPALOOZA OGSH I'M SO EXCITED THEY'RE BACK ON TOUR I NEED TO SEE THEM GAAAAAAAH <3<3<3<3<3333333333>























They're going to be regular fit, $15, It's Fair Trade and made in Haiti (if you don't know that basically means the Haitians who work at the shirt factory where these are made are being paid a treated justly).

For more information about what the GOT is and why I'm raising money (or if you just want to skip the buying a t-shirt part and want to just donate) visit my giveforward page.
If you would like to pre-order a shirt, email me your interested and size at reallybadegs@gmail.com (i know- it was a middle school thing...)

I am also selling my photography on Etsy- prices are on there (don't worry i have paypal but checks work too). You can visit my Etsy page Here. Definitely need to post all the pics i want to sell still but I'm getting to it!

Third News? I GOT FREE TICKETS TO SEE MICHAEL POLLAN SPEAK!!!! xD
If you don't know him he's the author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma. Wiki page link Here. Crazy guy. crazy awsm that is! ; )


That's it for now! and WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS!

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The People.

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. This week is suppose to be pretty crazy too but hopefully i'm going to be a little more responsible this weekend and get some homework done (and of course, as i'm typing this, i have spent the whole day doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and listening to music).

This Tuesday was the kick-off for my "screamatthecapitol" event.
If you don't know, I've decided that every Tuesday at 4:30pm i'm going to go to my state's capitol and scream.

Why Tabby? that's so random O.o
Yea i know. But i've just been so frustrated with our government recently. I'm so tired of signing petitions, writing letters, and calling senators about issues I care for and my voice being drowned out by special interest groups with heavier wallets, people with prestige or TV shows, and Party bickering. I feel like no matter which party i vote for (Dem or Rep) it's still going to be thrown away because there is no guarantee that my senator is going to reflect the need of his/her state or the whim of his party.

I am so fed up with Congress. If I am not registered as a party member, then obviously i do not believe or trust ether party to do right by me. Never should the polls say that the majority of Americans prefer one thing and congress decide to vote to pass another thing. That is not the democracy our nation was founded on. And I demand change.

Therefore, like no amounts of petitioning or calling or letter writing seem to cut it, I've decided to use my physical voice to get my message across:
STOP rigging my democracy
LISTEN to my voice- the voice that gave you power in the first place
and STOP piggybacking on the ignorance of the American people. Don't make it so hard and unknown for the citizens of this country to get a hold of you and voice their concerns.

I am fed up! and It makes me want to SCREAM.
My dream is for that some time soon, any concerned American will march down to their respective state capitol, host a sit-in, and at 4:30 just scream. Let the People speak for the people- and let them tell the bureaucrats in Washington that we have had enough.

IN OTHER NEWS
I'm finally back to listening to...not tina turner?... O.o

anyways- the faves:
Favorite Band at the Moment? My Gold Mask.
favorite song? well the one Violet Eyes by My Gold Mask :P

NOT my favorite song of the day? One Time by Justin Beiber.
I dunno, Backstreet and N'sync definitely tops this kid. Please don't let your children/siblings/nieces or nephews listen to this crap.

Did some photos for Amnesty's 10,000 against torture campaign























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*facePALM*

I have so much to do for tomorrow, and so little time to do it. I've just given up and decided to blog.

It's been a fairly hard week. Monday i picked up 3 tickets in front of my car, Tuesday i lost my phone in the snow (it fell out of my pocket but someone thankfully found it and gave it back); and Wednesday i lost my favorite orange hat. I would just blame all these things on bad luck but it was just me being an unorganized mess and not handling my possessions responsibly.

For tomorrow i have to turn in a specialization application, read 2 chp. for an honors option, and do two weeks worth of research for my internship. How that will happen i do not know.

Today was alright though. despite being notoriously late for a recitation, i discovered i got a 3.5 on my first essay and was even able to bump that up to a 3.6 with some convincing. I also think i found a great apartment to live in next year after days of searching (now i know i will HATE house shopping when i'm older- go figure).

No matter what happens, I believe it's good to count your blessings- if you don't then you would probably end up suicidal (all that negative energy!!!)


I'm really craving some good techno music. I was hoping Hot Chip would do that for me- but i was disappointed. the new album is a little too chill and the only song i liked was One Life Stand. I'll probably grow into it though. I've realized that my standards for my favorite bands are always higher than what they usually end up giving me. That makes me scared for Arcade Fire- they're my no. 1- I'll probably be let down hard...

I've actually just finished uploading my artwork to put on a CD for my application. I wish i could just include some of my photography but they are not school assignments.
so much to do...

Recently i've been going through a Tina Turner phase. I've decided that her song "The Best" will be the song i will sing in my wedding- lol, i know. It's crazy.



You love it. Don't lie.
especially that insane sax player.






meet Ayoob.
He's a Koala.
My friend's roommate gave it to him after his trip to Australia.


...this was such an ADD post.

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A Brave New World

There are times when I feel like i'm at the center of a collision between my past, present, and future. it's so overwhelming, my mind can't even grasp it. This just happened to me a few days ago. I was reading my International Political Economy book and it's like i was very aware of what i was doing in the context of the interconnected reality i live in. I suddenly realized how small and insignificant I really was and yet I knew that there was a part that I needed to play in the grand scheme of things- but it's only for a split second. Does that happen to anyone else?

But anyway, that wasn't what i was going to blog about.
Francis Fukuyama, the author of Our Post-human Future is coming to my school next week and i've decided i wanted to hear him speak.
i wrote a very long explanation for this but i decided that i didn't want to make that long of blog post. Check out his writing- besides his explanation as to why human nature is something that should be preserved, i pretty much agree with him.

What is Technology but a reminder that man is not God. No matter how many thinner, faster, smarter, cheaper, cell phones come out, every single one of them are more than prone to fail on you. No matter how many steps we take forward in science, the margin of error will always find a way to sprout it's little ugly head. And think about it, we are a slave to technology.

We are a slave to our own creation. My life can take a tragic turn for the worst if my computer and my phone decided to crash. Every time my phone is lost or dead, i cannot function. I can't tell anyone about it, i don't have numbers, i don't have txting, nothing. Every time facebook dies on me, i don't have connections, i have too much time to kill, i can't do anything. God help me if the whole laptop went under- notes? papers? resumes? all in one liable machine.

Being a slave to technology is being a slave to man's failures. And the worst part is, i don't have to strength or the resources to break away from my bondage. I am forever brought down by the chains of progress. Thank God Jesus is coming back.
I know this a very weird and ironic thing to say on a blog post, but that doesn't mean I hate it any less.

**Rant over**

My favorite song at the moment is In Search Of by Miike Snow
Favorite artist right now? Peggy Sue... AMAZING















NEW SCARF! xD
I absolutely LOVE it. best Christmas present ever. well that and my new beautiful flannel shirt ^_^














I also got a new skirt. It's not the most flattering thing in the world but i just couldn't look pass this detail (and the sale price :P)

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Christmas List 2009

I feel so bad for abandoning my blog this semester- but i've been working hard to try and raise my GPA, I hope I have more time next semester to update. Recently I've taken the time to look around- I just realized people in my major work 500x harder than the majority of other students in my university. Why did i pick such a hard major? I should have done something easy like communications.

In other news, I'm no longer working at AA, too many hours. I'm having a little bit of a crisis though- I'm in a style rut. I'm trying not to wear all AA (like it's now the majority of my wardrobe) but i feel like what i end up with is slightly outdated and a little boring. I desperately need to go shopping but i have absolutely no money to do so *hooray unemployment*
but that's enough complaining, as stated above- CHRISTMAS LIST!!! xD

Kimchi Blue T-Strap Skimmer (pink)

An over sized Flannel Shirt

















I'm slowly trying to ease into this menswear look

Red Tape Corley Boot (brown)

I Kissed a Pearl Dress




















A Macro Lens for the Nikon


















I really want to start doing some macro photography- I have this thing for eyes and i've been dying to make it into a project.

That's basically it, there's more but these are the big ones.

To make up for my absence, i'm also going to leave with a game i stumbled on:
http://www.onemorelevel.com/games/avoider.html
my highest score is like a 150, see if you can top that :P

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Awkward Palm Tree!!

So. The title of this post...sorry it's been over a month? School as been so hectic and i've got some extracurricular activities (and of course the shocker of me going to class and doing homework). However, i accidentally did not go to class today- it's a long story but basically i was locked out of the room...lol.
So i decided to take the opportunity to say hai! :D

moving on...

so just to make a quick entry, I've been digging Rain Machine recently- it's the side project of that crazy guy from TV on the Radio (you know...the one with the beard?) and he's amazing!

my favorite song is Winter Song but Smiling Black Faces and Give Blood are pretty good too : )

That's it for now- hopefully it won't be too long before i post again!














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Enemies of the State

If you have been living under a rock this past week, you would have known that President Barack Obama gave a speech addressing the students of America and the stupid uproar that revolved around it. Though i am majoring in International Relations, i'll admit that i do fall behind on my news every so often- maybe i missed something but can someone tell me why it is that these conservatives americans- not the politicians, but the neighbors, the relatives, the brothers and sisters i go to church with, fight sooo hard against this man? He hasn't even finished his first year in office, what is it that Obama has done so far that is so threatening and evil that some feel the need to act like a wall every time he tries to make a step forward? I'm actually finishing this entry a few days after it says it was made (because blogger is weird like that) but if you listened to the Health Care speech on Wednesday, you would know that one republican congressman had the nerve to even yell out "lies!" in the middle of the address! mix that in with people using 9/11 as a tool to bash their president, the birthers, and of course the infamous tea parties (and things like it)- WHAT in the world has Obama done to receive so much disrespect, insults, and just pure hatred? Don't get me wrong, i do not believe that everyone should love him, you have a problem with our president fine! i respect that! I will do my best to understand your viewpoint, but there is disagreement, and there is disrespect. And the disrespect of one's president is a rebellion of one's president- that's called being a traitor to one's country. What signaled the success of our nation's new government early in our history was the fact that there was a switch in political parties and the federal government wasn't overthrown, though many people didn't like it, they respected the rules put in place and gave the new leader the respect they deserved.

You may be wondering if my current stance was the same when George Bush was still president, and i will say yes it was- even though I think Bush did a lot to screw up our country I still gave him the proper respect he deserved- not because i agreed with him but because i belong to a country who decided to vote him into office, because i respect our democratic system in America, i respect the people's decision to put that man into office- i may not have taken a bullet for him, but i recognized it was my duty as a citizen to respect him. It would be the same thing if John McCain won the election. I would hate it and wonder what kind of country i lived in, but i would NEVER saying that I want him to fail in these 4 years- instead i would hope for the best and do my part to try and find solutions for the matters at hand. Express your concern: that's good, healthy, and encouraged! but just blind hatred, pure malice- that's not part of our constitution and that for sure wasn't what this country was founded on.

That's the democracy i believe in and that's patriotism straight up. What i don't understand is why no one else believes in this? Why people who, all this time, called themselves the 'patriots' the 'lovers of democracy and America' do not hold this same view point. How is it patriotism if your love for your country is fleeting? How can you bleed red,white, and blue when you abandon the principles this nation was founded on the moment you don't get your way? A better question even, how is that not how is that not being a traitor? In my opinion that's even worse than burning a flag.

If you no longer want to stand by American Democracy- get up and leave. I don't need to hear your unconstructive complaining, it helps no one but the political agenda of these oh so 'holy' men you seem to follow without question. If the Antichrist was to pop up, it would probably be from your own self righteous party.

I know i just finished ranting but can someone, and i'm asking honestly now, tell me what it is that Obama has done to deserve, and be met with, so much hatred? but also, Is that which he has done so much worse that he deserves to get even more ill treatment than Bush did? Clinton did? Nixon did???

Someone needs to open my eyes or something because right now i have no other excuse for these people except to say they are racist unpartiotic traitors that should be treated as enemies of the state. That means you Rush Limbaugh.

Run Toto Run

You know that Passion Pit song sleepyhead?
I decided i like Run Toto Run's version of it better : )




I really like her voice. and the song isn't as busy as the original (which is a big plus with me)
I think ever since i got my job at AA my taste in music has toned down A LOT- and who can blame me, we play a lot of loud and busy music at my store =/
Plus i don't think it helped that we overplayed this song to the max when it came out.i heard it like every other shift.

but anyway, just though i should share ^_^


Peacing it <3
*p.s. isn't that a crazy laugh she has at the end :P

Don't Tread On Me-

Happy Fourth of July!!! :D

I know, it's been ages-AGES
I've been so busy this summer it's ridiculous. The sad part is, It's not like i'm even doing anything exciting or too important. Studying for my econ courses have taken up most of my social life and Church activities take up the rest of my time- not like i mind the church stuff, i get to hang out with people i love, i just don't seem to have any 'Tabby time' anymore and less Tabby time means less blogging time yes?

Good news, i passed macroeconomics with an 83% despite falling ill with the flu (no i do not know if it was the swine) and my macro professor flaking out on me when it was time to take my make up exam (what a joker...). Bad news, i still need to pass microeconomics and that's the course i failed my first semester so we'll see how that goes... >.>

Lots to talk about! first, I did a very dangerous thing this past thursday- i went to Barnes and Nobles. This lead to me buying another book to add to my collection of book i need to read.
In fact here's a list of all the books i have bought and have not opened yet:
The Gum Thief by Douglass Coupland
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (which i'll prolly never get to, i hate Faulkner why did i get this book?)
The Return of the Shadow by JRR Tolkien (which i was going to read after finishing the trilogy...which i havent yet... >.>)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
John Adams by David McCullough
and Genghis Khan: and the making of the modern world by Jack Weatherford

This list doesn't include the books that i've bought but cannot find at the moment nor books that i've read at least the first chapter of and never finished- which is an infinitely long list by itself T_T

The book that i have added to my unread collection is In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.
I am hoping to break this habit now with this book, then work my way back from there...


















I've always been a firm believer of eating real food, not 'food science' but, lets face it, the less your food is tampered with, the more expensive it becomes...which is lame. I'll read it anyway though, and if it's persuasive enough i might have my mother read it too, maybe she'll change some of her beliefs : )


Second on the list of things to talk about, I've finally found a band that i'm excited for, They are Twin Berlin



















I decided i REALLY like they're style- I can't wait for their first full album. Hopefully it won't be a disapointment like the Ting Tings (i was sooo excited for their first album too but the only good songs they had were the ones that they had out already...)

Anyways, that's just about all i wanted to share at the moment...hopefully it won't take me a month to write on here again : )

Peacing It <3>

Another person to Love.

I realized i'm not as happy and inspired when i am home than when I am at school, i haven't even picked up my camera (well actually I did but it was really only once...). I think next summer i will only stay home for a short period of time and just take summer classes. Of course i think i would feel bad about missing out on stuff with church too so we'll see.

Right now i'm trying to find a job with no luck- which i'm upset about because without a job i have no money and without money my wardrobe is bland =/
Summer is not my forte when it comes to my sense of style- half because of the parents (they're pretty conservative) half because i rely on layering more than amazing pieces of clothing. So basically my outfits have been nothing but t-shirts and jeans (eeeeewww)
And to add to that i've gained a whopping 11lbs. this semester so none of my old shorts fit! T_T
(mind you it's not like i've hit 130 yet but i don't think i've ever gained so much weight in my life).

But enough about my insecurities and slightly annoying situation. I have a new person in my life and his name is Bernhard Willhelm :P

I was reading through Vice's Fashion Issue 2009 (ugh- like such a hipster, i knoooooow...)
but they did a little interview with Mr.Willhelm and i looked him up (i could tell by his picture that i would love his work) and i think he's amazing.
The first collection I saw from him was his fall winter 08-09:






















































































I like this collection a lot- i was slightly disappointed with the spring and fall 2009 RTW- i dunno but he's playing with garbage size fabric and tying them up with like a rope...but i found some pieces that i did like somewhat : )

Spring 2009 RTW:





















































Fall 2009 RTW:




































I kind of only like this picture because she has a freaking dollar on her forehead- i mean really???





















































and no, i do not like that thing on her head. I just think that the dress is probably cute without the head peace on it.
Idk, i think the fall collection looks more like a spring collection and vice versa. but I still have faith in him- I'd rather he go bold and over the top than keep it safe and stick with something like oh i dunno- black and gold (see page 2)

Ok, well that' it. I've dedicated like 2.5hrs to this post i think and i'm hungry : )

Peacing it <3>

Eco-Friendly :D

So you know what's lame?
Recently, i decided that i want to end up with a career in environmental law (it was either that or just international law) and be apart of the political and judicial fight against international environmental injustice and degradation and whatever (ok, so that part isn't the lame part). so i decided that i would try to get myself involved in Greenpeace and see if i can become active in my own community this summer (like it's the end of the school year). BUT stupid Greenpeace USA is such a piece of CRAP that i can't navigate myself to anything useful! i always seem to end up on the same pages or to freaking Greenpeace Canada or SOMEWHERE THAT I DONT NEED TO BE (that was the lame part).

But in the spirit of my unsuccessful search to become more active in the fight against environmental abuse, i decided to put up some eco-friendly stuffs that i've had my eye on :)

I just bought a dress from this online store called Ruche and i noticed that they had an eco-friendly section soooo i picked my faves :P -
















Oh and btw ur gonna have to use ur imagination when looking at their clothing- they look cuter on a person :P

































This one wasn't in the eco-friendly section but in the handmade section which i still deem to be sustainable :)

I also stumbled upon this website called thegreenloop.com which had a lot of sustainable designers and their items there (plus a little blurb for each designer which was helpful! :D) so here's what i found from there:














"Nahui Ollin is a collection of unique and fashionable handbags and accessories made from recycled materials. All merchandise is entirely hand-made by specially folding and weaving individual candy wrappers, gum wrappers and soda bottle labels--together to create the various beautiful shapes and sizes of the Nahui Ollin Handbag and accessory Collection."

there's actually a butt load of stuff on the site- but this is one of the few things that really caught my eye. just click on the link to view more stuffs :P

Finally, like i have this delema of wanting to be more outdoors-like yet hating nature, i can't help but be drawn to this compost mixer thing that one could even put right in their kitchen- IT'S LIKE COMPOSTING FOR DUMMIES!!! xD




















I saw this thing on a HGTV special about green living- it occured to me that getting this would give my mother no excuse for throwing away bio-degreadables and my father no excuse for buying pesticide rich fertalizer :P

And just as a side note- all these things are well and good (just like going vegan or using stairs or biking everywhere) but it has become more obvious that 'going green' on a personal level is not going to do much good for the planet- what would really make a difference is becomeing more involved in ur local communities, our nation, and even the global community in the fight for sustainability. It's too late to "go green" as individuals, the stress that we put our planet in forces us to start acting within the big picture now.

and on another side note- Don't think that i'm one of those "Save mother nature" kind of people. My support of sustainable living goes along with my desire to help people. I feel like if we make an effort to become more sustainable on an international level, we solve many of the problems that face developing countires like environmental injustices, natural resource degredation, water pollution, etc.

ok i'm done with my rant :P
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Piiiiiieeeeee

So i definitely saw this comic strip and it made my day =3








hahahahahaha!!! =3



Anywhooo... I was doing my rounds and i found this lovely dress on modcloth (well two lovely dresses) BUT this particular lovely dress i'm upset about because there's only one left AND it's not in my size. Plus i am perfectly willing to spend the $75 to get it... DARN!


















Preeetty...
This is the kind of spring dress i would LOVE to have- i think that when i thought of my springy wardrobe i saw it as kind of child-like; Alice in Wonderland maybe?...i feel like i've heard that before... O.o

but think about it, a cute grey cardigan some purple or blue flats maybe? even red or yellow! the possibilities!!! :D

BUT it doesn't matter how much i love this dress, i cannot have it. I do not fit into a size medium and if i am going to cough up $75 for any dress it best FIT! >.< onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1PE5Mj4KsWsFon-rqQ_vKNb-qbnzNGMJw7HwDG-078dWLjFWivtvB8pHTwfS7nDuOEVtqJaRq-cbdcU9BeI6kX-ZnepkilEhPr4BqM4UlLP3m8LTMJZ4FnEY8vYy8LBoR75bcQ-rnig/s1600-h/Buenos+Aires+Dress.jpg">
















so flowly =3
It reminds me of Buenos Aires (which the dress was properly named as) and the Sound of Music (that might just be my crazy showing :P)

and i lied- there was another dress i liked :P





















So that's just about it
Yes, this is what i decided to do on my spring break instead of being social...


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What about Pete Doherty? O.o

Yesterday i ended up going home for the spring break!!! :D
tho i will most likely be doing hw (booooo). =/

Earlier on this week tho i was in my dorm room and when i went to bed, there was this crazy *CLICK* sound that came out of nowhere. I was so freaked out cause, obviously the first thing that came to mind was "omg! whose there? who is making that noise? did i accidentally kick something off of my bed? is it a ghost or demon or something? O.O" I eventually calmed down but then the idea came to me- that kind of stuff must happen all the time. There must be thousands of things that crack or creak or squeek for no particular reason whether or not we are there. Maybe this is just me but for some reason i feel like all movement should stop when i leave an empty room. Like nothing should fall or or make weird noises or shift or anything: if i leave a still room, that room must remain still.

Isn't it kind of weird thinking about a crumpled up ball of paper or plastic making a funny sound spontaneously when you aren't there? or a book randomly falling off a shelf for no apparent reason when u cannot be present witness it?
It's like all this potential energy is just built up in some things, waiting to be used and you are probably not there for most of it. Idk, it was just a random thought.

Yes i am insane.

but i did end up changing my mind AGAIN when it comes to dslr's. But this time i took a completely different root and decided to go with the Nikon D60. It is a beautiful camera and i know that Linnea has one- and might i add she takes lovely pictures with it- and it's a nikon so i made my choice.
but this time, i'm almost positive i'm sticking to it =3



On an even lighter note:
ZOMGGG!!!!Pete Doherty is coming out with a new album!!!!! xD














thanks to my oh so lovely friend Andrea and her daily use of google reader i was able to find out this wonderful news =3

I feel like my obsession with Pete Doherty is a little unhealthy- him being a druggie and a crazy messed up guy (i mean, the man makes is kitty snort coke!!! >.<)- but he is brilliant! His lyrics, his voice, his skill with the guitar: it's all to die for and i honestly don't care how insane he is, he is a beautiful messed up, old time rocker to me =3. If you didn't know, Pete was a member of The Libertines and is a member of Babyshambles (who i'm pretty sure, have not broken up yet...well i hope not...)

His solo album, Grace/Wasteland is suppose to be released March 16th (link to his single "last of the English roses")
idk, we'll see when the actual album comes out but i'm still excited none the less- Pete trying to do his own thing again, very good.
Hopefully it will kind of be like a Brittney Spears turn around but better ;D


that's all i got!
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Miss Sixty is my new Love

Yesterday i was having a conversation with my boss and like i am currently situated in Michigan, he started ranting about all the problems the state was facing. From what i got from him and other Michiganders that i have spoken to, Michigan is a state that has been stabilized by the automotive industry- especially GM. Even before the recession, Michigan had been suffering from job loss and the like. Because of the loss of industry in Michigan we find more of the younger generation going to school here and leaving or just leaving for school and a jobs entirely.
My boss asked me the question 'what do you think is Michigan's biggest money maker now a days?' I said i didn't know and he responded 'exactly! we don't have one. The only other thing that could be a possibility is education.'

I told him that i feel like Michigan should use their education to invest in their young people (eww i sound ooooold :P). For example, if Michigan's good universities make instate tuition low **EDIT* Someone called me out on it so i really meant to say 'made instate tuition EVEN LOWER'*and give their graduating students stepping stones to start building new industries (starting with alternative fuels lets just say...), there would be a nice group of young professionals who now have a reason to stay in Michigan. And that new young work force will be able to start the mending process.

I think Michigan is actually quite lucky that they do have some good schools. I just don't understand why nobody utilizes it! If any country wants to boost their dying economy or to build an economy at all, it has to be through the education of the next generation. but even more than that, that country has to also make sure that generation ends up coming back and using their knowledge to help instill growth in their own nation. The same for any state.


On a lighter note!!!
I was going through my rounds on the Internet and i realized that i absolutely LOVE Miss Sixty
Lemme show u some of her spring collection that caught my eye ^_^:





















































































































































I really like this style- but i'm not exactly sure if it falls into what i was going for...
well i guess it kind of does, there's a lot of white and a lot of flow to the material but it's a little less pastel-ey than what i was thinking...


but that's all from me right now
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