Eye Opener: Junk On The Brain

Part 1: Most came from thesaurus.com or wiki results

1. Antiques: "Old object, often of great value", found on thesaurus.com
2. Junk: "Odds and ends", garbage. Found on thesaurus.com
   
3. Flea Market: "Open-aired street market", found on thesaurus.com
   
4. Thrift Market: same as resale shop.
   
5. Upcycling: "Process of turning wasted materials into new materials or products with higher environmental value". Found on wikipedia.com
   
6. Resale Shop: "Shop selling typically second hand goods donated by members of the public and staffed by volunteers." Found on wikipedia.com

Part 2:

1. If your reusing things, it means that your not buying new. Not buying new means that your nor wasting the old things and all the materials that would go into the new. It saves money and resources.
2. Antiques: Father time Antiques- 395 S. Lake Ave #1 (218)625-2379, not website or blog. Junk: Not really too sure but...Jadco Speacial Haulers, 4011 Rehbein Road (218)724-5538, no website availible. Flea Market: The closest I could find was Hinckley: Downtown Hinckley Fleamarket, 100 Old Hwy 61, (320)384-6938. Again, not site! Thrift Store: Goodwill, 700 Garfield Ave #1, (218)722-6351 goodwill.org, Upcycling: Couldnt find anything! Resale Shop: Plato's Closet, 5115 Burning Tree Rd, (218)733-9455
3. Once and a great while I will go to goodwill. I think that I got my kitchen plates and stuff there for college. I don't really buy much new stuff though, and I get a great deal of my stuff from family as far as furniture and household things. Perhaps this might seem bad but I just don't really like buying things old because I can never find anything that I like or want plus if my family will give it to me for free why would I spend money? Once in a great while ill find something that I do like and Im fine with purchasing it.

Part 3:
Freeze Frame- I like picture frames so this caught my attention. Pillows- I think that this is something that my mom would really like and I could make for her. Fruit Bowl- I thought that this looked kind of cool and new. It would actually fit in with our decor in the apartment too I think.

Share & Voice: YouTube Video on Sustainability

Hey everyone,

Last week I came across this great video on sustainability. It's a little cartoon about how to protect the earth. The video is a little bit dull but it has good substance in it. It's only about 2 minutes long so it's easy to get through. Perhaps it could be used to educate students or something since a lot of kids now a days like learning from videos.

Anyways, check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NiTN0chj0&feature=related

Read 'n' Seed 5: Forth Quarter and Final Review!

To the left: Laird Hamilton

Since I forgot last week to post, I basically am going to talk about pages 149-312 (aka the last half of the book). A great deal of what was covered in the past part of the book was based on surfing. I've never been surfing nor have I ever even meet one so this was all new to me. According to the book, surfs have strong bonds to one another, sort of like brothers. This is due in part because they share the same passion, and it's very dangerous and not very many people can relate. In the last part of the book, one of the surfers that the researchers have surrounded themselves with risks his life on a rouge wave, and almost dies. The book also speaks a lot about a man named Laird Hamilton. Apparently Laird is one of the best surfers in the world, and become an intricate part of the book. The final chapter, the narrator follows Laird through surfing a huge wave. It was pretty cool to be able to hear about what's going on from his perspective and feel like your doing it!

I can't say that I've learned a lot about the environment in the last chunk of my book, but I can say I've learned tons about surfing, good beaches and famous surfers than I ever thought I would know! I think surfing is understated, especially where we live. Although it's incredibly dangerous and you wont catch me on a surf board, these are the people who know the ocean. Maybe they don't have a marine biology degree, but they know more than most researchers about the subject because they see it everyday.

I think that this book was fantastic, I would recommend it for a good read simply because it was not only entertaining but also had good information. I've learned 1) The ocean is really changing because of global warming. 2) Waves are now easily reaching 75 feet because of this problem and 3) Surfers are crazy for trying to surf them! I totally have a different stance on why this is important because my fiance is in the Navy and as soon as I graduate I will be living on the ocean for the rest of my life. I think that it's scary that were sending sailors and anyone else on a boat that's only made to withstand 50 foot waves yet they're reaching over 100 feet on open seas. Also, with the ocean changing you never know what's going to happen to the land that it touches. Hurricanes are quickly becoming more prevalent due to global warming, and considering a lot of our U.S. cities are located near the ocean that will cause problems.

Overall, great book. Loved it.

Eye Opener: Environmental Working Group

Hi everyone,

After looking at what my make-up really does to me, I was shocked. I always kind of thought that what I was putting on wasn't good but I really never thought that it would be that bad. I use make-up from Victoria's Secret mostly, however I the website didn't have anything from there. I basically just looked at products I've used in the past and figured that it was either just as bad or probably worse. Most of what I've used was a 5. Although it sounded like it was just a mediocre score, what it meant to me was simply cancer. Since this, Im definitely looking into safer products!

Share & Voice: Flooding in WI and MN

I realize that this happened over a month ago, but I think people are starting to forget all the damage this caused to both MN and WI. I think that it's important to remember all the people affected by this disaster because you never know who it might affect. My family is from a southern Wisconsin town called Arcadia. It was greatly effected by the flood and most of the town needed to be evacuated. The picture above is just a snap that my cousin took.

If you want to know more about the flood or read about the damage done just follow the link below!
Flood surge in Wisconsin and Minnesota

New Header

This is my new header for my blog. It's just a photo I found on my computer and retouched on picnik. Pretty basic. Enjoy.

Share & Voice: 10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health

Hello again!

I've come across this quick little article about 10 things we can do to help the environment. I think that it serves more as a reminder of all the small things we can be doing to help out. Most of them are free or very inexpensive which is always a plus for us college kids. Some of them I think can end up saving you money in the long run so it's something you guys should check out! Just follow the link below and tell me what you think!

http://www.livescience.com/environment/060421_earth_day_tips.html