A Chill Tubular Tuesday

Hey guys and gals. Sorry I'm posting this kinda late. But let's all take a minute to listen to Bon Iver. Bon Iver is so chill if you haven't already dabbled in his soothing tunes. This is his song Skinny Love, I hope you enjoy it.

Sarturday

Hullo! I came up with a clever name for the artsy Saturdays.... Sarturday haha get it? Terrible puns are what I do best. Okay so here is a portrait that I have been working on for my upcoming photography review. I hope you like it. Check out some more of pictures under the "Tubular Photos" section. I never thought that I had any artistic abilities for the majority of my life, but trying something new aka photography showed me that I actually might have some skill. So try and find something that you are good at. And if you're not good, do it anyways if makes you happy. I don't chose the photos that I decide to share based on what I think other people will think of them, but because I like them. So if you decide to paint or build something go entirely off of what will make you happy. There is a woman that I know that is in a different photography class, and her artwork is brilliant. But because there is a lot of black in all of her photos, my teacher is trying to change her and I think that is wrong. It is her style and there are some people like me that find it beautiful. So just do you and flip the world the bird. When it all comes down to it, you should live your life for you, not for everyone else. Later skater.

Please Listen to This

                               

http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/graham-hancock-2

Where my sustainability people at!? Okay so what you need to do is stop everything you are doing and listen to this episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. REALY DO IT. I know it's around 2-3 hours long, but listen to it when you're working or exercising this man talks about the most interesting things. This episode starts out with psychedelics then  moves onto history and also talks about sustainability. That's right all three of those topics in one glorious podcast. I really urge you to listen to this podcast instead of watching TV for a night because I feel like the topics that are discussed are very interesting and good for thought rather than just aimed at entertaining you through laugh tracks. For those that don't know, Joe Rogan is the former host of Fear Factor, but this man is so well spoken and his ideas are brilliant and insightful. Give him a chance he is the bee's knees.

The Master Plan

Howdy. People usually look at me weird when I say that to them. I wonder if you are looking at your computer with a weird face now. Anyways, I've totally slacked off with the whole sustainability part of my blog and I'm super sorry. I'll buy everyone vegan tofu bars or Birkenstocks to make up for it. So if you didn't already know, I am a student at Furman University, which is way more sustainable than most people would think, and is the main reason that I chose to come to here. All of this "going green" talk started with a past president of the school, Dr. David Shi. This guy is too cool. He set up a comity with the goal of creating a master plan of how to make Furman into a super sustainable campus by 2026. I have read over the multipage plan and am super impressed. 

The impressive thing about the plan is that it is not just all about dropping a whole bunch of green to become green, but focuses on getting student involvement and creating a sustainable mindset. And student involvement doesn't mean encouraging recycling, using canvas bags, or wearing hemp clothing, but welcoming students to take classes in sustainability and participate in projects. One of the things that I learned is that I love doing. I love to work at the Furman Farm, taking care of the plants and maintaining the beautiful garden; I loved planting trees at the Arbor Day celebration. Getting down and dirty has such a satisfying feeling and you get to see how your contribution makes a difference. You also learn more through experience than through reading words. Working with Bruce at the farm has taught me so much about how to harvest, plant, and take care of vegetables. I don't even think I could tell you what the last paper I read for Environmental Science was about... 

I am super happy at the thought that went into developing this plan, and I really hope that we can achieve our goal by 2026. If not, we have made impressive strides that not many other people seem to be making in the world. I was just on a website that was showing that the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is heading towards 400 parts per million. This may not seem like a big deal, but the last time that the Earth had that concentration was 25 million years ago. There was also no glaciers on the Earth at that point. If you look at the amazing graphs that UC San Diego has complied, you can clearly see, over the long period, that humans are completely responsible for the increased concentration of carbon dioxide, because of the amplitude of the increase in the 1950s. It is clear that if we don't make changes in how we live, then we will destroy our Earth for our children and their children. It is great that Furman is being a leader in this movement and hopefully, will serve as a model for other institutions. I'm done. Peace. Happy Thursday. 

TUBULAR TUESDAY

Happy national Tubular Tuesday! I've been grooving to Kid Cudi all day in the darkroom while I was creating beautiful art. Here's one of his cleaner songs but it's still pretty much amazing. I hope your ears will be feelin' fine while you listen to this. Later skater. 

Another Artsy Saturday

What's up?! Having a good Saturday? If not, make it into one! I am going hiking with some of my friends. Hopefully we won't get lost and die *fingers crossed*. This is a picture I took at one of the Mills in Greenville. Have a great Saturday!

Tubular Tuesday!

Happy November 5th!!! There's no holiday today, but that doesn't mean you can't be happy. Listen to this song by Matt & Kim, if you want a little pick-me-up. I like the up beat-ness to this song and is motivating to get stuff done. Spread the cheer for all to hear. 

A Photo Fo Yo

Happy Saturday! As previously said in my last post I Saturdays are picture days woohoo! This is a triple exposure I took of a dorm on Furman's campus. I hope you like it. You can check out more of my pictures here. Some of the quality has been lost in the scanning process, but I will do my best to touch them up with Photoshop. I am going to some of the local Greenville Mills to take some pictures today. Go outside it's nice. Cheers.