The first time I had ever heard of Earth Day was in Mr. Sypniewski’s 9th-grade Advanced English class. Mr. Syp had the bold idea of starting a “radio” station and since we were still at the junior high for ninth grade, we didn’t have many resources … so we did the broadcast over the PA system. I can’t remember if it was weekly or monthly. Anyway, Miss Monique was one of the anchors. Mr. Syp said I lent a sense of “decorum” to the broadcast. Imagine that. When I looked at him blankly, he told me to look it up. Imagine that!
Anyway. One day, he passed out Earth Day buttons to the group of us who did the radio show. We all looked at him like he was some fucking communist hippie who made this shit up. Since this was pre-internet, we only had our parents as immediate resources. When I asked mine about Earth Day, they looked at me like I was some fucking communist hippie. And this was “only” in 1988 or so.
The irony now is that my parents now recycle the shit out of things — it’s required by the township — while Indiana doesn’t even have a bottle deposit. Initially I recycled but then I just grew lazy and started throwing everything out. My apartment complex has recycling bins so I really don’t have an excuse. Ok, and as a democrat, I just really have to admit something — I hated “An Inconvenient Truth.” I fell asleep during it. I mean, this was during the great allergy-medicine/antidepressant debacle of ‘07, but still. If I wanted to watch a PPT presentation, I’d just go to work and watch one of the ones I created.
OMG not to digress, but how the fuck can Katherine McPhee have the number one video on VH1 when I haven’t even heard the song? And it totally sucks. Shocker.
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I try to be earth-conscience or whatever, but really…it’s hard to do while living in a small town and it takes way too much effort.
I’m also lazy and I tend to write run-on sentences…in case you haven’t noticed that before. I was informed of this by my English professor last week. Well, DUH! Of course I write run-on sentences…that’s how I talk.
Yes, I’m aware that this comment had little to do with your topic. Sorry.
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Denise (Who am I?) - April 21, 2007 12:51 pm
Back when I was all ambitious and shit, I went to a summer journalism program at Northwestern U. I was mocked relentlessly for my run-on sentences — so you’re in good company!
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Monique (Who am I?) - April 21, 2007 1:08 pm