50 ways to help

Okay, this is a really great list of easy things you can do to help the earth, and be more environmentally friendly. Or if you don't care about the environment, these things will save you money. :)

http://www.50waystohelp.com/

And if you really want to go crazy, there's always the solar powered bikini:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/solar_powered_b.php

Also, I found this website where you can donate stuff to people, or you can get their used stuff. And it looks like a lot of it is nice and in good condition.

freecycle.org

i have cankles!

In case you didn't know, cankles are when your calves and your ankles melt into each other, and you can no longer tell which is which. I went to Long Beach over Memorial day weekend. It was a beautiful day, wasn't hot, wasn't cold. Just perfect to lie on the beach all day in the sun. Oh, I thought I was being good, used spray-on sunscreen a few times, in a haphazard manner. By the end of the day, I was starting to hurt, and on the way back on the train my legs were on fire. It is one of the worst sunburns of my life, and has apparently caused my ankles to swell up, changing my normal lovely legs into swollen sticks of pain. I did get enough sunscreen on parts of my body however, and you can see little spray marks on my skin where I didn't get burned because I used spray-on sunscreen. Sort of like a leopard.

the last month

Yes, yes, I'm still alive. I haven't blogged in over a month, because I don't know, I don't really have a good excuse. And yes, I know there are some of you I desperately need to hang out with next time I come to Utah and there is not a college graduation and baby blessing. Here are some pics of what I've been up to:




Alicia's graduation from Utah State

Baby Will got to come to the graduation, he was very excited


Dinner at a Korean restaurant afterwards



Then I got to sit next to Baby Will all the way home and make him smile at me. Which is pretty easy, since apparently he likes me, which is kind of reassuring, since I am not really a baby person, but my nephew likes me.



My mom, Grandma Starkey, and Alicia


Me holding Will


His first picnic



My mom holding Will

In case you think I only take pics of babies these days, my friends April and Cassie came to New York to visit me and we had tons of fun. I finally made it to Strawberry Fields in Central Park, to pay homage to John Lennon.


April was sure she could give me a piggy back ride. I still think I'm too old and too big for that sort of thing.

hahahaha

Online dating has to be one of the FUNNIEST things you can possibly do with your life. A guy messaged me today and wants me to guess what breed his horses are. How is a girl living in NYC supposed to do that? He lives on a farm, and likes to read by the fireplace (apparently that is the only place), and cannot spell. I would go on, there is much more fun to be had, but will stop because the reason why I am not able to find anyone to date may be related to my ability to pick apart their profiles in aforementioned manner.

I'm sorry, I can't resist. He has 17 dogs. Even for a girl who LOVES dogs, that is a LOT.

And den? And den? And den?

I really really hope the pizza I just ordered makes it to my house. I gave my address AND phone number to the lady, I AM NOT KIDDING YOU, 10 times! And instead of saying the name of the street where I live (which sounds like where nuns stay), she kept saying "Convict Avenue." It is a fairly well-known street in the area, or so I thought. No lady, I do not live on CONVICT avenue. I thought we had everything straightened out, then she calls me back to get my address again, then passes the phone to another lady, who asks me what my phone number is. If you just called me, don't you already HAVE my phone number?

67 degrees

today was almost like spring. to celebrate i wore flip-flops, and no coat all over the city. my nearly naked feet were so happy.

a little game we play

A few weeks ago I flew with a friend who volunteers for the Hilary Clinton campaign in New York. He had a bunch of Hilary Clinton stickers. First I wanted one, just to have one for myself, as a souvenir. Even though I prefer Obama, by just a little, I still like Hilary. Then I got a brilliant plan. He gave me a few more, and I thought my dad might enjoy having them on his car. He he. It's actually pretty great, we have differing political views, but we are able to talk and joke about them. I didn't want to permanently put them on his car, so I just taped one to his steering wheel, so he'd see it right off. Then I taped one on the inside of the rearview mirror. My parents live in a very conservative area, so the thought of him driving anywhere with this made me laugh hard.

Apparently he thought it was very funny, and hasn't even removed the one on the back window yet! I just love to think of him driving around Davis County with "Vote Hilary 2008" on the back of his car. I'm surprised no one's said anything to him about it. Although it kind of reminds me of when he drove my brother's old car with the Beastie Boys sticker. I think the bumper stickers help keep him hip.

So a few days ago, he told me to look forward to something in my email and when I checked my email and received something from the Christian Coalition, I knew exactly where it had come from. There were all sorts of messages from my enemies (read post below about my grandma, if you don't understand this, and think I am really calling people my enemies, I am not). I learned about the horrors of the networks like ABC and CBS and FOX. I was really confused about this one, I thought the Christian Right liked Fox. I read about George Bush's outstanding judicial nominees, and how some very bad people don't want to confirm them. It was very educational. I can't wait for the next one.