So I know I whined about this on Facebook, but how can Cheney go on national TV and brag about how he was a big proponent of waterboarding while in the White House and not immediately be tried as a war criminal? I mean, if memory serves me correctly, didn’t we prosecute Japanese military leaders over this exact same thing? It’s vile and insane that we’ve degraded ourselves so much that we turn a blind eye to stuff like this; I mean, I know Kissinger should be tried, too, but it doesn’t take a psychologist to see that crap like this poisons a nation’s soul. And if the above doesn’t do it, then…
Goldman Sachs’ bonuses. Even after all of the previous outrage over other companies doing this, after all the bailout money they took, after everything, Goldman Sachs still thought it was okay to pay out $20 Billion in bonuses! That’s BILLION, not million. Disgusting! Doonesbury actually had a good strip on this. The first five panels have Obama raging to his advisors about the whole thing and then insisting that the Goldman Sachs guys be brought in so he can explain AGAIN. So in the last panel you have Obama, off-panel, saying, “NOW do you get it?” and seated around the table are the Goldman Sachs guys, as pigs, looking around, saying, “Uh…oink?” “Oink me.” thinking “What the oink?” etc. Classic. But seriously, now I know what it must have been like to be living in Rome in the final days—with the slavish, selfish, greed and corruption. That, or “Animal Farm.” Speaking of animals…
Judge Judy. One night, after being cable-less after finally getting fed up w/Comcast, I was home, sick, and needing some background noise on while I laid on the couch feeling sorry for myself. And since I only get a couple channels…ANYWAY, I only watched like 5 minutes, but it was one of THE dumbest and most appalling things I’ve ever seen. Infantile beyond belief. A grotesque charade, actually. I mean, I seriously don’t get it. Why do people enjoy watching this childish, mean-spirited woman harangue dim-witted yokels so desperate for attention and/or money that they would submit themselves to her ridiculous heckling? And the sad thing is that her “rulings” are legally binding! Somebody PLEASE tell me what I’m missing here!
But then it’s not like our “regular” legal system is any less bizarre. I read that a Chicago judge recently ruled that a former firefighter, and admitted arsonist, is still entitled to his $50K annual pension because, as the judge put it, his arsons were wholly separate from his firefighting. Well, gawd, I hope so! I guess it’s kind of like reason is wholly separate from too many people’s thought processes these days.
Which reminds me of something else I don’t get. People who think laws and rules don’t apply to them. I won’t even mention the swerving and/or driving too fast and/or driving too slow fuckheads who think THEY can talk on their cells while driving, but what about people who think it’s okay for THEM to use the 10 items or less express lane with 14 items? I was behind this mixed-race yuppie SF couple—with the metrosexual boyfriend wearing a Peter Pan hat that, no, does NOT make you look hip, it just makes you look like a homo—and despite all of my passive-aggressive huffing and sighing, they never bothered to look back at me so I could give them stink eye and shake my head disdainfully at their blatant disregard for everyone else in the express lane, because, well, it’s only 4 more items and actually who knows what they were thinking. I think it’s just simple arrogance. I mean, I’m sick of people saying I’m “mean” for telling the truth and yet clueless arrogant yup cups like this get to say “F you!” to everyone else standing in line while the bored Cala clerk—lucky to still have a job, I guess, in this economy—doesn’t bother to call them on their shit.
I was thinking it might be fun to start up convos with these types of people, pretending I’m a sociology or psychology grad student, and ask them why it is they think they don’t have to live by the rules everyone else does or just why they do the incredibly evil and/or stupid things they do. I could ask the horrible parents why they thought it was okay to bring their VERY young children to a graphically violent, R-rated movie. I could ask the argumentative old man who cut in front of me at Walgreen’s why he continues to argue about the 99 cent bottled water that is not 88 cents, but rather 88 cents is what he’s saving, why he’s still arguing about it after having it explained to him, rather than either sticking a crowbar in his wallet for another 11 cents or just giving up on it instead of making me wait even longer. Maybe if I did that, THEN I would start understanding. THEN I would “get it.” But, in actuality, I’d probably just get beaten up.
2/24/10
2/17/10
Food, Inc.
What a surprise – it all starts with McDonald’s.
And then Tyson, of course.
OMG, this one hayseed farmer in KY has 300,000 chickens! He admits that his chickens NEVER see daylight. He actually was going to let the filmers inside his chicken houses, but Tyson forbade him.
Oooh, a Perdue chicken farmer (Carole) is letting them in! But she has windows for these…OMG, look at all the chickens! And they’ve all been genetically engineered now so that even if they had much room to walk, their bones can’t support their genetically re-engineered mutant breasts!
OMG, the poultry companies have gotten their producers under debt peonage! And Carole’s contract was terminated when she wouldn’t “upgrade” to the darkened chicken houses to go farther in debt!
Wow, 30% of our land in this country is dedicated to growing corn?? WTF??
WHAT? Diapers even include corn? WTMF??? Corn is like the new master of the universe!
Gross! The avg. american eats 200 POUNDS of beef a year??
WTF? How can this cow not feel this guy digging around in its rumen? Oh ewwww, they’re showing it! And the cow is just standing there! Freak show!
Oh god, I’m never eating beef again.
WTF? In 1972 the FDA conducted 50,000+ inspections and a couple years ago less than 9,000? I mean, seriously, WTF?
OMG OMG OMG OMG the forklift shoving the half dead cow along the floor! OMG OMG OMG!!
A 2-year-old boy has to die to even TRY to pass a law restoring the USDA’s right to shut down a plant with REPEATED food safety violations? And it is STILL stuck in committee and not being passed? Could our government be more corrupt?
Oh god, I’m gonna puke.
Ewwwwwwwwwwww, ammonia in all our burgers! Excuse me YOUR burgers, coz I ain’t eatin’ another one in this country EVER again unless it’s local, organic, and cruelty free. Gross!
Good question - why can you get a whole (disgusting) burger from Mickey D’s for $1, but you can’t get a head of broccoli for a dollar? Not that I eat broccoli….
Gawd, we’re a nation of diabetics!
Ooooh, now we’re going to the largest slaughterhouse in the world! Goggles on, everybody, it’s hidden camera time!
Wow, that took a long time for me to get my hands down from my mouth in horrified shock. No more pork for me, now, either!
How ironic! NAFTA led to the U.S. flooding the Mexican market with corn, putting hundreds of thousands of Mexican farmers out of work who then had to sneak into the U.S. to work illegally in the horrific meat-packing plants slaughtering corn-fed cows. I guess this is the new Circle of Life.
How sweet – Wal-Mart is offering organic options now.
But only for economic reasons.
Of course.
Wow, it took this long to get to Monsanto (“Bringers of Agent Orange to Vietnam!”) and their disgusting, proprietary patenting of seeds! Not to mention their own paramilitary force to hunt down and punish farmers for saving seeds that don’t “belong” to them. I mean, seriously, how does this shit happen in a “free” society? I don’t get it!
This is unbelievable! I seriously can’t wrap my mind around what Monsanto has done, and is allowed to do! What part of a decent human consciousness allows this kind of shit to get inculcated into its society?
Gross! Clarence Thomas was a Monsanto lawyer and then later wrote the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Monsanto to rape farmers and patent seeds? And he is just one example! This is obscene! Where is the rage?
OMFG, just when I thought it couldn’t get worse! Suing people and passing laws to prevent people from talking about/telling the truth about food if it harms the business? What kind of freakish Orwellian hell are we living in?
Oh GROSS!!
I can’t bear to watch all the special/extra features.
And then Tyson, of course.
OMG, this one hayseed farmer in KY has 300,000 chickens! He admits that his chickens NEVER see daylight. He actually was going to let the filmers inside his chicken houses, but Tyson forbade him.
Oooh, a Perdue chicken farmer (Carole) is letting them in! But she has windows for these…OMG, look at all the chickens! And they’ve all been genetically engineered now so that even if they had much room to walk, their bones can’t support their genetically re-engineered mutant breasts!
OMG, the poultry companies have gotten their producers under debt peonage! And Carole’s contract was terminated when she wouldn’t “upgrade” to the darkened chicken houses to go farther in debt!
Wow, 30% of our land in this country is dedicated to growing corn?? WTF??
WHAT? Diapers even include corn? WTMF??? Corn is like the new master of the universe!
Gross! The avg. american eats 200 POUNDS of beef a year??
WTF? How can this cow not feel this guy digging around in its rumen? Oh ewwww, they’re showing it! And the cow is just standing there! Freak show!
Oh god, I’m never eating beef again.
WTF? In 1972 the FDA conducted 50,000+ inspections and a couple years ago less than 9,000? I mean, seriously, WTF?
OMG OMG OMG OMG the forklift shoving the half dead cow along the floor! OMG OMG OMG!!
A 2-year-old boy has to die to even TRY to pass a law restoring the USDA’s right to shut down a plant with REPEATED food safety violations? And it is STILL stuck in committee and not being passed? Could our government be more corrupt?
Oh god, I’m gonna puke.
Ewwwwwwwwwwww, ammonia in all our burgers! Excuse me YOUR burgers, coz I ain’t eatin’ another one in this country EVER again unless it’s local, organic, and cruelty free. Gross!
Good question - why can you get a whole (disgusting) burger from Mickey D’s for $1, but you can’t get a head of broccoli for a dollar? Not that I eat broccoli….
Gawd, we’re a nation of diabetics!
Ooooh, now we’re going to the largest slaughterhouse in the world! Goggles on, everybody, it’s hidden camera time!
Wow, that took a long time for me to get my hands down from my mouth in horrified shock. No more pork for me, now, either!
How ironic! NAFTA led to the U.S. flooding the Mexican market with corn, putting hundreds of thousands of Mexican farmers out of work who then had to sneak into the U.S. to work illegally in the horrific meat-packing plants slaughtering corn-fed cows. I guess this is the new Circle of Life.
How sweet – Wal-Mart is offering organic options now.
But only for economic reasons.
Of course.
Wow, it took this long to get to Monsanto (“Bringers of Agent Orange to Vietnam!”) and their disgusting, proprietary patenting of seeds! Not to mention their own paramilitary force to hunt down and punish farmers for saving seeds that don’t “belong” to them. I mean, seriously, how does this shit happen in a “free” society? I don’t get it!
This is unbelievable! I seriously can’t wrap my mind around what Monsanto has done, and is allowed to do! What part of a decent human consciousness allows this kind of shit to get inculcated into its society?
Gross! Clarence Thomas was a Monsanto lawyer and then later wrote the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Monsanto to rape farmers and patent seeds? And he is just one example! This is obscene! Where is the rage?
OMFG, just when I thought it couldn’t get worse! Suing people and passing laws to prevent people from talking about/telling the truth about food if it harms the business? What kind of freakish Orwellian hell are we living in?
Oh GROSS!!
I can’t bear to watch all the special/extra features.
2/9/10
Deep thoughts, cheap shots, and bon mots, the fifth
So just so SueLin can say “I told you so!” (poor dear so RARELY gets to say it!), I will confess that the second four episodes of “Glee” were, indeed much better. Of course, having Kristin Chenoweth on one of those said episodes helped, but also the Queen number, and the Boys vs. Girls competition, were very cool.
But that’s the good thing about just waiting and watching stuff on DVD. I can, for example, watch 3 episodes of “Lost” in a row when the cliffhangers are particularly dramatic (D’oh! That’s EVERY week!).
And “Glee” did help me “re-discover” Queen after their rendition of “Somebody to Love.” So bonus points for that—-and double bonus coz I had a mix CD of Queen with REO Speedwagon. Kewl.
So to help with my New Year’s resolution of getting out of debt, I’m taking the advice of some columnist that said to try going one solid week without spending ANY money. On the one hand, I kinda feel like, well, it shouldn’t be TOO hard, but then I have this sneaking suspicion it’s going to be a lot tougher than I initially thought.
“Killer Queen” is an awesome song, BTW.
Gotta give props to a website and a book – both I’m late to discover. The website is ruminations.com with a fabulous collection of, well, ruminations, that includes gems like:
“If you’re only going to tell me all the horrible things your boyfriend does, please don’t act offended when I call him a dick.”
“Is it just me, or are the people who claim they hate drama actually the most dramatic people I know?” (Hahaha to Kyle)
(and to balance out the props I gave earlier to SueLin) “Am I the only person who doesn’t give a shit about ‘Dancing with the Stars’?”
My second shout out goes to Bill Maher for his book, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.” Yeah, it’s 5 years old, but I just got it at the Salvation Army for $2, and those that are already fans of Maher will already be snickering over the title. I’ve only made it through the Cs, so far, but here are my two faves:
Cell Lout. New Rule: Don’t call me when you’re stuck in traffic. It’s not my fault radio sucks. And did it ever occur to you that there wouldn’t be so much traffic if people like you put down the phone and concentrated on the road? Besides, I can’t talk now—I’m in the car behind you, trying to watch a DVD.
Closed-Mouth Session. New Rule: Congressional sing-alongs of “God Bless America” are the cheapest form of political pandering. We get it. You’re on our side. Now get back to work. Those lobbyists in your office aren’t going to blow themselves.
Oscars time! As much as I shriek about other “common” forms of entertainment, I still get excited over the Oscars coz I remain a major movie freak. After going through a dry patch where it seemed I saw very few of the best pic nominees before the show, I’ve been improving the past couple of years.
But with the expansion to 10 nominees, I slid a bit, I guess. I’ve seen six: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Up, and Up in the Air.
Although I’m sure I would be blown away by the performances, I’m actually too scared to see “Precious” – partly due to my Pavlovian, pathologically traumatized reaction to any rape scene, and partly due to my experiences as a foster/adoptive parent. I just don’t think I could deal. I’ll probably break down and see it at some point, tho.
No desire to see “The Blind Side.” I love Sandra Bullock and football and all, but the movie just screams treacly - which means the only good thing about it is being able to use the word treacly. And I can’t imagine that, on the whole, the movie is more deserving of a nom than, say, the new Star Trek.
I’ll undoubtedly see “An Education” and “A Serious Man” on DVD, but am not expecting to be blown away or have them be any higher than my current #5.
Anyway, as much as I was blown away by Avatar, and feel it deserves art direction and cinematography awards and what not, I’d rank the six I’ve seen thusly:
#1) District 9 – partly coz I love a good sci-fi movie, but also coz I love different stuff AND stuff that has hard things to say about “hot button” issues (in this case, racism and caste systems)
#2) Tie between Avatar & Up in the Air (awesome movies in completely different ways: while Avatar provides eye candy and escapism to the max, Up in the Air has several amazing performances, a fantastic script, and interesting things to say about life today)
#4) Inglourious Basterds – while I wouldn’t say Tarantino’s “back” (seriously, what is the fascination with Kill Bill?), this is the closest he’s been since Pulp Fiction just coz it’s such horrific, crazy fun.
#5) Up - Although, seriously, I don’t understand the gushing. Is it coz we secretly feel sorry for Ed Asner? I mean, yeah, it was good/cute, but to be getting THIS much love? What is it? In the animated category, I would have it below Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, AND The Princess and the Frog (no idea about this “The Secret of Kells” flick, so I’ll have to check that out).
#6) The Hurt Locker – yeah, I’ve obviously missed the boat here, as well. I didn’t find this NEARLY as riveting or well done as, say, Black Hawk Down. I even fell asleep!
What’s weird, is I caught even less of the performances this year. I’ve only seen TWO of the 10 noms for Best Actress and Best Actor, and that was George Clooney who was very, very good playing himself—but still good like Tom Cruise was playing himself in “Jerry Maguire”—and the guy in “Hurt” (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
I would add, tho, that BOTH actresses nominated for supporting roles in Up in the Air were just fantastic.
Fantastic.
I think they need to have an Oscar for “Best Ensemble” – it’s hard to have a bad movie when you’ve got a collection of at least 3-5 strong performances, although—admittedly—it’s certainly easy to “overpower” an only semi-decent movie (e.g., whatever that movie Jeff Bridges “plays” drunk in).
Up in the Air would walk away with such an award this year, just as movies like All About Eve, The Big Chill, Magnolia, etc. would have in years past.
Oh, I agree!
Finally, since I’m always on Obama for being the latest Democrat to cave and abandon his promises and ideals, I do want to give him a shout out and props for at least making some effort/progress in “re-toothing” regulatory orgs like the EPA and OSHA. Much needed and appreciated, big guy!
:)
But that’s the good thing about just waiting and watching stuff on DVD. I can, for example, watch 3 episodes of “Lost” in a row when the cliffhangers are particularly dramatic (D’oh! That’s EVERY week!).
And “Glee” did help me “re-discover” Queen after their rendition of “Somebody to Love.” So bonus points for that—-and double bonus coz I had a mix CD of Queen with REO Speedwagon. Kewl.
So to help with my New Year’s resolution of getting out of debt, I’m taking the advice of some columnist that said to try going one solid week without spending ANY money. On the one hand, I kinda feel like, well, it shouldn’t be TOO hard, but then I have this sneaking suspicion it’s going to be a lot tougher than I initially thought.
“Killer Queen” is an awesome song, BTW.
Gotta give props to a website and a book – both I’m late to discover. The website is ruminations.com with a fabulous collection of, well, ruminations, that includes gems like:
“If you’re only going to tell me all the horrible things your boyfriend does, please don’t act offended when I call him a dick.”
“Is it just me, or are the people who claim they hate drama actually the most dramatic people I know?” (Hahaha to Kyle)
(and to balance out the props I gave earlier to SueLin) “Am I the only person who doesn’t give a shit about ‘Dancing with the Stars’?”
My second shout out goes to Bill Maher for his book, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.” Yeah, it’s 5 years old, but I just got it at the Salvation Army for $2, and those that are already fans of Maher will already be snickering over the title. I’ve only made it through the Cs, so far, but here are my two faves:
Cell Lout. New Rule: Don’t call me when you’re stuck in traffic. It’s not my fault radio sucks. And did it ever occur to you that there wouldn’t be so much traffic if people like you put down the phone and concentrated on the road? Besides, I can’t talk now—I’m in the car behind you, trying to watch a DVD.
Closed-Mouth Session. New Rule: Congressional sing-alongs of “God Bless America” are the cheapest form of political pandering. We get it. You’re on our side. Now get back to work. Those lobbyists in your office aren’t going to blow themselves.
Oscars time! As much as I shriek about other “common” forms of entertainment, I still get excited over the Oscars coz I remain a major movie freak. After going through a dry patch where it seemed I saw very few of the best pic nominees before the show, I’ve been improving the past couple of years.
But with the expansion to 10 nominees, I slid a bit, I guess. I’ve seen six: Avatar, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Up, and Up in the Air.
Although I’m sure I would be blown away by the performances, I’m actually too scared to see “Precious” – partly due to my Pavlovian, pathologically traumatized reaction to any rape scene, and partly due to my experiences as a foster/adoptive parent. I just don’t think I could deal. I’ll probably break down and see it at some point, tho.
No desire to see “The Blind Side.” I love Sandra Bullock and football and all, but the movie just screams treacly - which means the only good thing about it is being able to use the word treacly. And I can’t imagine that, on the whole, the movie is more deserving of a nom than, say, the new Star Trek.
I’ll undoubtedly see “An Education” and “A Serious Man” on DVD, but am not expecting to be blown away or have them be any higher than my current #5.
Anyway, as much as I was blown away by Avatar, and feel it deserves art direction and cinematography awards and what not, I’d rank the six I’ve seen thusly:
#1) District 9 – partly coz I love a good sci-fi movie, but also coz I love different stuff AND stuff that has hard things to say about “hot button” issues (in this case, racism and caste systems)
#2) Tie between Avatar & Up in the Air (awesome movies in completely different ways: while Avatar provides eye candy and escapism to the max, Up in the Air has several amazing performances, a fantastic script, and interesting things to say about life today)
#4) Inglourious Basterds – while I wouldn’t say Tarantino’s “back” (seriously, what is the fascination with Kill Bill?), this is the closest he’s been since Pulp Fiction just coz it’s such horrific, crazy fun.
#5) Up - Although, seriously, I don’t understand the gushing. Is it coz we secretly feel sorry for Ed Asner? I mean, yeah, it was good/cute, but to be getting THIS much love? What is it? In the animated category, I would have it below Fantastic Mr. Fox, Coraline, AND The Princess and the Frog (no idea about this “The Secret of Kells” flick, so I’ll have to check that out).
#6) The Hurt Locker – yeah, I’ve obviously missed the boat here, as well. I didn’t find this NEARLY as riveting or well done as, say, Black Hawk Down. I even fell asleep!
What’s weird, is I caught even less of the performances this year. I’ve only seen TWO of the 10 noms for Best Actress and Best Actor, and that was George Clooney who was very, very good playing himself—but still good like Tom Cruise was playing himself in “Jerry Maguire”—and the guy in “Hurt” (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
I would add, tho, that BOTH actresses nominated for supporting roles in Up in the Air were just fantastic.
Fantastic.
I think they need to have an Oscar for “Best Ensemble” – it’s hard to have a bad movie when you’ve got a collection of at least 3-5 strong performances, although—admittedly—it’s certainly easy to “overpower” an only semi-decent movie (e.g., whatever that movie Jeff Bridges “plays” drunk in).
Up in the Air would walk away with such an award this year, just as movies like All About Eve, The Big Chill, Magnolia, etc. would have in years past.
Oh, I agree!
Finally, since I’m always on Obama for being the latest Democrat to cave and abandon his promises and ideals, I do want to give him a shout out and props for at least making some effort/progress in “re-toothing” regulatory orgs like the EPA and OSHA. Much needed and appreciated, big guy!
:)
2/2/10
2010
So what are you calling it? Two thousand ten or twenty ten? I read something the other day that says it's "gauche" to say "twenty ten," but it will be "acceptable" to say "twenty-twenty" once that hits! Who makes this shit up?
So I know many people pooh-pooh the idea of New Year's Resolutions "Blah, blah, I don't need an artificial marker to improve myself," "Blah, blah, no one ever sticks to them anyway," "Blah blah leave me alone I'm a Scrooge," etc.
And I validate those people. But for me, and despite all my railing against "following the crowd," I confess to making them.
I DO like the artificialy construct that "forces" people to evaluate who they are, where they've been, where they're going, how they'd like to improve, etc. And yeah, I have problems sticking to them, too, but they've also been helpful!
So with that in mind, my big three for this year, and which I could certainly use help with for any volunteers:
1) Get out of debt. Looking back, no I should not have taken 3 international trips in 2009 (yes, I'm including the Alaska cruise, coz we stopped in Hell [i.e., Prince Rupert, Canada] on the way, and yes living alone in the City is STILL horrible expensive, but I did finally get rid of my car and once i get my tax refunds, I'll be at least within spitting distance of being debt free once again. Now if I could just stop buying stuff I don't need!
2) Eat better. I've been making progress on this, but the more I read and hear about our food supply (particularly meat) and the more I talk to people who eat more healthy in terms of how they feel, and what not, I'm hoping to make more progress this year. I already have stopped buying meat when I go shopping, and am limiting myself to eating it when I go out to no more than twice a month.
I could never go vegan, but I'm hoping to at least be close to a vegetarian with the caveat that if I know the meat is locally-produced, cruelty free, AND organic, then that's still okay. No, it's not a rationalization, it's coz I still LIKE meat; I just don't like shit-encrusted, disease and chemical-ridden meat obtained through the mindless slaughter of live animals.
3) Socialize more with PEOPLE and less with MACHINES. While I still feel smug about being "unattached" to a phone/ipod/blackberry/whatever, I still spend too much time online, or home alone. I'm going to try and re-institute my monthly game night, accept as many social invitations as I can (hint, hint), and entertain more myself.
It's scary and sad how much people keep only to themselves and their "devices." I thought humans were supposed to be social creatures??
Well??
So I know many people pooh-pooh the idea of New Year's Resolutions "Blah, blah, I don't need an artificial marker to improve myself," "Blah, blah, no one ever sticks to them anyway," "Blah blah leave me alone I'm a Scrooge," etc.
And I validate those people. But for me, and despite all my railing against "following the crowd," I confess to making them.
I DO like the artificialy construct that "forces" people to evaluate who they are, where they've been, where they're going, how they'd like to improve, etc. And yeah, I have problems sticking to them, too, but they've also been helpful!
So with that in mind, my big three for this year, and which I could certainly use help with for any volunteers:
1) Get out of debt. Looking back, no I should not have taken 3 international trips in 2009 (yes, I'm including the Alaska cruise, coz we stopped in Hell [i.e., Prince Rupert, Canada] on the way, and yes living alone in the City is STILL horrible expensive, but I did finally get rid of my car and once i get my tax refunds, I'll be at least within spitting distance of being debt free once again. Now if I could just stop buying stuff I don't need!
2) Eat better. I've been making progress on this, but the more I read and hear about our food supply (particularly meat) and the more I talk to people who eat more healthy in terms of how they feel, and what not, I'm hoping to make more progress this year. I already have stopped buying meat when I go shopping, and am limiting myself to eating it when I go out to no more than twice a month.
I could never go vegan, but I'm hoping to at least be close to a vegetarian with the caveat that if I know the meat is locally-produced, cruelty free, AND organic, then that's still okay. No, it's not a rationalization, it's coz I still LIKE meat; I just don't like shit-encrusted, disease and chemical-ridden meat obtained through the mindless slaughter of live animals.
3) Socialize more with PEOPLE and less with MACHINES. While I still feel smug about being "unattached" to a phone/ipod/blackberry/whatever, I still spend too much time online, or home alone. I'm going to try and re-institute my monthly game night, accept as many social invitations as I can (hint, hint), and entertain more myself.
It's scary and sad how much people keep only to themselves and their "devices." I thought humans were supposed to be social creatures??
Well??
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