My previous post was all about inspiration and getting out of the sea of bad news that seems to surround us on a day-to-day basis. For Earth Day 2011, here’s one of the things I’m doing to take action and be optimistic about our future: writing a letter to a restaurant in my area, asking…
I’ve never been a big fans of Sundays. It’s the day before Monday, the start of the work week (which isn’t always a bad thing!) and the day after Saturday, which means the weekend is almost over…*sigh*. Sundays are always the days when I feel the most melancholy, possibly because it’s one of the few…
Readers, I’ll begin with a small apology. When I got to Hawaii three weeks ago to attend the 5th International Debris Conference, I was pumped. Why? Because I was gaining access to new research, new discoveries, and meeting people in the field, and I couldn’t wait to tell everybody! I put up a blog post…
Before I get into the thick of post-5IMDC analysis, I want to first do a mini-post about SEA and marine debris. But first, some context… Last week, during 5IMDC, I participated in a field trip to Pier 38 in Honolulu to see a fish auction. We got up at 5:30am and watched these guys go…
Now, I know what most of you will think upon reading the title of this post. WTF is she thinking…to each his own, right? Indeed. This week is my heaven. Being surrounded by so many people, from so many places that have come together for one purpose is absolutely the best thing I could have…
Well folks…I’m here. Yes, it’s finally time for the 5th International Marine Debris Conference. What I’ve been waiting for since last fall. And it looks like this week will be even more awesome than I could have ever imagined! Let’s just do a brief run-down of all the things I have to look forward to,…
I know I said my next post would be about my message for the 5IMDC, but I wanted to first examine a commercial I recently viewed. It relates to plastic, I promise! Here’s the gist: Toyota asked us, keepers of the earth, to come up with ideas, using Toyota technology (Solar-Powered Ventilation System, Hybrid Synergy…
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…
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…
After the chaos of graduation and moving, I finally have some time to play catch up! May was a crazy month but June is turning out to be pretty relaxing, all things considered. Let’s start off with the most important: I graduated! After four incredibly fast years at UMaine, I now hold a Bachelor of…
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….
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…