we skimmed at spanish west with bradley the amazing
soaked up some more hot sun, read on sunset beach
for dinner we strolled down to foundation cuz the buy low closes early on weekends. after we turned around and went up to 20th or something seeking out something to satisfy lenny's sweet tooth. we gave up and he settled for leftover chocolate mousse... again.
we capped the night off with i am legend.
i think my tolerance for violent imagery must be getting lower. ugh, this movie stressed me the f out. that means it was good, but shit messes with my energies. couldn't fall asleep til 4am. thankfully when you finally meet a character who isn't will smith (or some vampire-on-meth-x-10 who's trying to eat his face off) she kneads out some of the tightness in your chest. i rate this movie 8.5/10. lenny has yet to rate this film.
i'm reading this right now. i really like it because this book does an incredible job of being positive. the authors continuously look at the climate and energy crises as opportunities for social, political but primarily economic gains. i may do a summary when i finish but i highly recommend it.
the hardest thing i'm coming to terms with right now is the contradictory information overload. it's sooo confusing and difficult to determine what "the right thing" is to do or what you "should do." no wonder people just throw their hands up in the air.
before the chapter i read yesterday, i always tended toward metal products over plastic. this is because metal is not made from petroleum, it's more likely to be used as a recycled product (as opposed to down-cycled "recyclable" plastics) and generally i guessed it would last longer just because plastic has that stigma associated to it. now i have been reminded to consider the energy required to produce the metals, where the materials come from, how much they travel throughout the production process, the number of parts being produced/used, and thus the likeliness to cease to function and be discarded sooner than a plastic alternative.
ugh, so what's the "right" answer?
seems it is abolishing the product as much as possible. sharing something you use seldom with a large number of others. renting it as a service. designing it for disassembly and making the manufacturer accountable for collection it after customer use.
in a world with depleting natural resources and abundant population, whole new systems of service can replace our present model of exchange and consumption. the idea of ownership has always been problematic with me and when we realize that we're all one... everything, all of us... we'll discover that working as such will benefit all.
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