Boston

I hit Beantown this past weekend (3-day weekends rock!). My girl from Rochester just moved there by way of Washington, DC. It was my 2nd time hitting Boston for an adventure. Well first off it's damn cold there. Like Rochester weather. Next trip up will be in the warmer spring time. It really is a pretty little place. Much more spread out than NYC I think, but easier (and cheaper) to get to most places. All the cab rides with 3 people was less than $13. That's near impossible in NYC. The traffic seemed light too. We did a pub-crawl on Saturday night. The people of Boston like to drink. And they make it so easy with pubs next door to more pubs. Brilliant! Every pub/restaurant had big screens playing sports. Wonder what they show when a game isn't on? Is that even a possibility?

Anyway, I met some real cool people and hanging with my girl (and her Mom too!) is always good times. We rested on Sunday, went shopping and had a real yummy Italian dinner. Then went to Jillian's to play pool and watch the football game. It was a great way to end my break from school. On Tuesday classes started up and of course I'm behind on homework already (I so need those brain cells back). =)

New Years Resolution

This year I decided to make a real conscious effort in creating less waste. I have things like a coffee travel mug, now I just have to use it. I refuse plastic bags (bags in general really) as much as I can. Its weird, when I refuse the bag, no one ever hears me. I'll have to say it once, twice, sometimes thrice! As for my little sandwich bags, I used them all up and started using a reusable cloth/plastic wrapper. It's great, I just rinse off the pb&j and use it again in the next day. Here is the kicker though... I order my groceries sometimes from an online store. Once in awhile they toss in a few extra things, without charging. Well of course they gave me a nice huge box of Glad sandwich bags. WTF! It's like the stars are lining up against me on this one. But why? I'm trying to do good. I guess it must be that no matter how good your Resolution is to help yourself or the planet, the real-life situation is that its not easy (being green). I will continue my effort. The no bag thing is easy... I just refuse it and carry my stuff in a reusable bag or literally just carry it. The cleaning the travel coffee mug everyday is not so easy. I got dish soap, the bathroom soap at work wasn't cutting it. Today I totally cheated, got coffee in a throw away cup. The guilt is already rushing over me. *sigh*