a list of things I feel strongly about, and therefore, may cause me to soapbox about willy nilly:
- alternative fuels
- feminism
- sustainable food sources
- community
- reduction of consumerism
- self-sufficiency within the framework of todays american culture
- energy efficiency
- the value of popular culture
- transportation issues
- classism and issues of structural violence
i’d love to hear more about “self-sufficiency within the framework of todays american culture” – this appears to be rather difficult
and i’d love to hear more about “the value of popular culture” over a future drink, because i see it too, but i’m a first generation pot melter.
obviously you are my baby!!!
I have to stick up for pop culture or I will get royally razzed for reading all those 1960s thriller romance novels and the sunfire historical romance for 10 year olds I’ve been cruising through! honestly, there’s nothing more telling about social mores and deeply held attitudes than pop culture. even celebreality subtly reinforces the current american 1950s ideal!
and self-sufficency, well, that’s something I’m trying to figure out myself. it’s hard! but very worth it.
I’m a big fan of reduction of consumerism – and many other things that you said
I’ll be home (and unemployed) in November – let’s write a doctrine! (over drinks, of course)
whoo! stacey, I was just about to email or call you! november will be the Best Month Ever of Reconnecting With Girlfriends.