Growing Garlic: a revolutionary act (and magic-making)
Musings on a first-ever garlic harvest: it is magic-making! And, why we should all buy local or grow our own.
Miscellaneous
For everything else that isn’t an internet article/paper/photo or part of my capstone paper…candid stuff.
When is garbage art? Thoughts on plastic found while running.
A discovery of plastic screw terminals while running in her neighbourhood leads Seven In the Ocean to wonder about making art out of them.
Waste Reduction Week & The Right to Repair
It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada and today’s theme is e-Waste, so that’s what I’m here to talk about! Waste Reduction Week: eWaste Stats The Waste Reduction Week Canada website has some great resources and facts on e-waste. First up, a definition: “Electronic waste (e-waste) includes unwanted electronic equipment, such as smart devices and used…
Oh My Pod
I’m having one of those “I’m-so-speechless-to-write-and-I-don’t-know-where-to-start” moments. Ever have them? Ugh. That’s all I want to say, but I’d like to be a bit more articulate, so here goes. As predicted, this is a rant on plastic. If you’re not feeling it, I’d suggest leaving now because I’m really digging into this one (i.e. it’s…
My #plasticsux Challenge Results
Hey folks! Time for a plastic confession. I’ve had this blog for 3 years now, am a staunch opponent of single-use plastics and yet…I’ve never done a “show your plastic trash” challenge. Weird, right? I find that weird. Well, I was puttering around Instagram a couple of weeks ago and noticed a photo advertising something…
Fluff.
Because why not start your Sunday with a cute, adorable photo of a white tern? 😉
My Bodum Experience
While cleaning out the grounds from a recent French Press, I being my usual spastic self, somehow managed to chip and crack the glass beaker of the press. I was not happy. It wasn’t my French Press to break and now I had a fully functional lid and handle to go with a destroyed beaker….
JDK, Hawaii, Research, Oh My!
I know what you’re thinking…if you have no idea who I am, this title makes absolutely no sense. What do JDK, Hawaii and research have in common? Some of you may be thinking, “What is JDK?” Well, luckily for you, I will explain all in due time! In my most recent post, I mentioned how…
2011: The Year of the Weekly Post
Hey all! When I started this blog, I didn’t think about how hard it would be to maintain. I really didn’t, I just assumed I’d have something to write about, that I’d have the energy to write or would know exactly how to write it. Well…after capstone ended, things started to fizzle. Enter January…it’s the dead of…
Capstone Poster!
Happy first day of May! Couldn’t have asked for better weather: sunny and almost 60 degrees at 8:13am. Excellent. So, it’s been a while! Since my last post I submitted the first draft of my capstone, and have since been editing and revising. The goal is to have it done by today/tomorrow…sometime before finals week….
Plastic Beach
I’m not one to do this, but it’s time for a promo: Recently, I became aware of the fact that the band Gorillaz had released a new album, entitled “Plastic Beach.” I was instantly intrigued, and even more so when I noticed that the NOAA Marine Debris program had the album featured in one of…
More Writing…coming soon!
Hey all, Burning the midnight oil to get draft numero uno done in time for my 10am meeting! I’m getting there, bit by bit… Expect some new posts! I’ll be posting my writing in pieces so as not to overwhelm WordPress and anybody attempting to read about plastics and recycling (because it gets a little…