Watch the clip for “Men’s summer fashion”. Hilarious. The second model who comes out in this video is Joe Meyer, Sam’s brother. One of Joe’s friends works part-time at the store, so that’s how we got this gig. One of the funniest things I’ve ever done. I’ll update later and go into great detail.
(I think I fixed the link. Let me know if it breaks again)
I’ve been watching a lot of the new TV channel Planet Green. I landed on the channel by accident after seeing a “solar panel tech” show and thinking it was the Discovery Channel. The channel in general is well done and has imported some TV talent such as SuChin Pak, Emeril Lagasse, and Adrian Grenier. After watching about 6 hours of programming on the channel, it is now obvious that they don’t have enough programming for the channel and repeat one day’s worth of shows everyday. The point of this is not to review the new channel but tell you what has inspired me to go green.
I am one of the least green people around. I helped the environment by feeling guilty about killing it. I drink a ton of drinks from plastic bottles, then trash them. I drive a lot, I leave the TV on, I open the fridge just to look inside, and I eat crap with a lot of packaging. But all of that is about to change. I’m making greenness my new obsession.
I should change my diet for my health, let alone the environment. So I guess I’ll eat less beef because cows’ methane isn’t good. I still haven’t figured out how I feel about organic vs conventional farming. The upside of organic is supposed health benefits and more friendly to the earth. But what about the land use? Organic farming has a 20% deficit in yield compared to conventional farming, so it will take a little more than 20% more land to create the same quantity of food. If land use is a big problem, then organic farming certainly isn’t helping. As far as energy usage, organic farming uses more land but far less (fossil fuel) energy than conventional farming. So I guess there is my answer. (BTW the packaging term “Organic” means 95% organic practices and “organic ingredients” means at least 75% organic practices).
The rest of my decisions are pretty obvious: 1) find out how to recycle in Valley City and do it. 2) drink less bottled stuff. 3) drive less when I’m bored. 4) decide what I want in the fridge before opening it. 5) don’t use the garage as my door to the house. 6) cold wash clothes and don’t hyper-dry them afterwards.
Wish me luck.
Filed under: Valley City
My summer so far has been spent in Valley City, OH. Valley City is both a misnomer and appropriate since it is not a city in the slightest sense but it does conjure up visions of fields, country folk, and boredom. I plan on using this blog to tell any worthwhile stories I have from NYC when I move there, but until then you will have to choke down the tales of a Midwestern lifestyle.
