terrifying

last night julie and i went to see "an inconvenient truth." i feel like i was pretty aware of how humans are managing to completely trash the earth, but this movie was absolutely horrifying. and so, so, so deeply sad.

i have a tendency towards despair when it comes to issues surrounding global warming, deforestation, etc...but one thing about the movie was that at the end, during the credits, they listed a BUNCH of things that individuals can do to help. there are some that i do already, some that i don't do -- and should. like replace all my lightbulbs with those new swirly looking ones. or buy a terrapass (www.terrapass.com) for my car. and insulate my damn attic which i have been putting off for months now. but i think something that i tend to forget is that i don't have to change everything at once. and it isn't going to make a sizeable impact for me to drastically reduce my energy consumption -- but it will make a sizeable impact if a lot of people make a few changes to reduce their energy consumption. i am not advocating for being apathetic or not doing as much as you can to change your environmental impact, but just do something. to start with. OR, alternately, we could start a commune. a naked one.

to learn more about the movie, and to see all the things you can do, go visit www.climatecrisis.net. and GO SEE THE MOVIE. seriously. please see it. or we won't be friends. kidding.