bug list item

Bug list item:
Why do eating venues STILL use glass ketchup bottles?? No one can get it out. i spent a long time watching this kid and his family try to get it out at a diner. It was silly, but yet entertaining. Use plastic, or even better, biodegradable plastic bottles. I like the condiment bottles where the lid is the bottom, its good thinking.

Yay Blogging

Most of the research I did on social issues dealt with mental health, self esteem, womens body image, disorders, personal lifestyle, and addiction. I find that I'm not really geared towards political or business, or even environmental issues. I looked up information about womens health, and why women have more problems with self image than men. I looked up information about mental disorders, and I found a few articles on the VA Tech shootings, and about the assassin.

I really enjoyed the brainstorming assignment in class where we got the article about the heat wave and the neglected population of the elderly. I discovered I really enjoy working in a design group. We came up with lots of great solutions, that we numbered(which is a good brainstorming technique according to The Art of Innovation ch.4). I also really liked brainstorming about the topics we chose personally. My group worked with Self Esteem issues. I ended up keeping the white paper we brainstormed on, thats how cool i thought it was.

Well, I finally figured out how to blog! Its been tough since my computer is out of order. I would have had more time to figure out how to post if I didn't have to go to the library where its packed with people waiting for computers. (sad face)

So i've been trying to be more newsy by picking up the Towerlight more often, getting a copy of the NY Times from the CFA lobby, reading more yahoo news, hanging around newsy people... I would watch the news but I don't own a TV. Newsy stuff can be hard to watch though. My friend told me yesterday that five or six people in West Virginia adopted a black child so they could torture him/her. Very shocking to me. I am astonished that this stuff still goes on.

I really enjoyed the food and cradle to cradle videos. I think its great that there are people who devote their time by coming up with environment friendly options. I think that its odd that we aren't using biodegradable materials in everything if its true it costs the same amount to produce. The food bit made me aware of the benefits of local produce and meats, eg. helps support the local community, less gas emissions from transportation, supports the local college students, less chemicals in foods etc.