What a sweet summer. I had a pretty rockin' job at my local library, plus I got to go to Grassroots in Trumansburg in July and hear some great bands. The Summer Youth Theatre program I helped coordinate went over very well. The little dudes and dudettes worked hard and put on a knockout performance of The Lorax. We had a huge turnout and they all ( Read more... )

I've been busy helping coordinate Summer Youth Theatre at my local library. We're going to be doing an adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. It's going to be great, we've had alot of youth interested. I wonder how the setbuilding and costume-making will go. As a side job, I've been helping with being a clerk - putting books away, dealing with rowdy ( Read more... )

*SIGH* Global warming coming in with a paltry 2% - lumped in with environment in general. I'm pretty sure the media has alot to do with this though. What people see on television tends to drive their emotions. I think it's funny that Bush registers in with a 4% on what people think is the 'most important problem facing the country' though.

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Tomorrow, a van of EAC'ers is headed off to Yale University, where we will converge with a sea of eco-activists to fight global warming at the Northeast Climate Conference...I need to start packing. Woot Woot! Laurie David is one of the keynote speakers. I'll try to bring back pictures, eh?

Hooray! We passed today our bill, the Plattsburgh State Green Vehicle Parking Incentive, in the Student Association tonight, approving an "up to 50%" price reduction for green vehicles e.g. hybrids; the vote went 11-1, with 3 abstentions. Phew! Crazy pressure! But we did it, and we're happy!

On Friday, I auditioned for Minor Adjustments...I've always had a dream to join an acapella group - I used to love to geekily download all sorts of acapella tunes off Napster back in the day (showing my age, eh?). I was so panicked during the tryout - I had to run and get some water 3 seconds in! I thought Daydream Believer was a safe choice - I ( Read more... )

I head back to Plattsburgh this Saturday - rooming in the newly ( Read more... )

21 years old....yikes, I am a fossil.

I just got back home from my exchange in Montreal, and I already miss ( Read more... )

Ford is preparing to unveil a vehicle tentatively called the "Ford Everest."
http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/12/news/fortune500/ford/index.htm?cnn=yes

Corporate irresponsibility run amok again. The fight for the climate rages on.