Monday, October 1, 2007

Saving The World For Dummies

Pretty sweet, right? But how, you may ask, is this possible? How can everyone save the world? Well, this here guide will tell you how. It's actually very easy. It takes just THREE (3) easy steps. Well, there is that optional extra .1415....of a step, but that's optional.

Now, step one: Get some Pocky. That's right. How can you hope to save the world on an empty stomach? How can you have the motivation to save the world when you don't know what exactly it is you're trying to save? Therefore, eating pocky deserves a whole step to itself. You will be inspired to save Pocky, and therefore the Pocky box, and therefore the creators of Pocky and the box and then, by relation, their relations, etc etc. You get the idea. First Big Idea: Eat Pocky. Save the world.

Step two: Get some Boba. That's Bubble Tea. After munching on all that Pocky, you may find yourself thirsty. Well, bubble tea is just the thing to slake your thirst. The chewy bubbles combined with the delectable liquid makes for the perfect after-Pocky drink. This may also add to your inspiration and motivation

Okay, now here is the optional step: While you do the first two, you may choose to also relax with a bottle of Fiji water and a DVD of the Princess Bride and/or High School Musical. Three in one package! How can you not want to save the world that brought to light such amazing things? But this is optional because the bubble tea and Pocky should have already maxed you out on the inspiration meter.

Now, the final step: Actually saving the world. This is broken up into several steps.
(a) Recycle the cardboard of the Pocky container. And while you're at it, recycle all other paperish recyclables too! Save trees, save energy, just...save. What was that you learned in elementary school? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. So do it.

(b) Recycle your Boba and/or Fiji water containers. If you can. Every little helps! And watch your movies in the dark to save electricity.

(c) When you run a search, use Blackle.com. This is essentially Google, but on a black screen. Fewer lit pixels = watt hours saved!

(d) Keep recycling. It's not that hard. Keep a recycling bin around at home, and put it out on recycling days! Maybe 10 minutes of your time would be diverted, and you have bought more time for our planet!

(e) Bring your own reusable cloth bag when you go shopping when you can. Unless you have massive loads to buy, at which point you might find it impractical. But if you have to use paper/plastic bags, reuse them later for other things!

(f) When not in a room, turn the light off!

(g) In short, be conscious of how much energy you waste. That's right, a lot of the time you don't even need a lot of the things you think you do. A little care on your part will make you a part of SAVING THE WORLD

Well, you can call me a tree-hugging eco-terrorist, but you'd be wrong. I am just an average citizen who wants to save the world. And YOU can too! Of course, I have only listed obvious and easy things to do. If you're interested in making a difference, use Blackle.com to search for more ways to help preserve our environment. Let's not screw up the planet more than it already is.

And after you're done with saving the world (all in a day's work!), you may recline on your futon--or wherever it is on which you wish to recline--and munch pocky, drink bubble tea, and watch a marathon of your favorite Disney movies + the Princess Bride. While reading Harry Potter! What more could you ask for?

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