1. Tell me the truth: Did you do Earth Hour on Saturday night?2. Why or why not?
3. What colour do you wear a lot of?
4. You have to have the same meal every night for the rest of your life. What's it gonna be?
5. A quote you like
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
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1. Tell me the truth: Did you do Earth Hour on Saturday night?
2. Why or why not?
3. What colour do you wear a lot of?
4. You have to have the same meal every night for the rest of your life. What's it gonna be?
5. A quote you like
1 - No.
2 - I didn't even know it was on till I was going to bed and saw a photo on some blog or other. I wouldn't have done it anyway - I think it's stupid.
3 - Cream. All my shorts are cream, I have cream t-shirts. I much prefer bright colours though - but I don't have.
4 - Lasagne.
5 - When in doubt, use brute force. If that doesn't work, use more.
1. Bugger. forgot. was watching a great old film. 'the ghost and mrs muir'!!
2. oops. already answered!!!
3. white?ummm, blue.
4. Grilled chicken and vegetables
5. 'but the greatest hazard in life is tyo risk nothing..'
1. No.
2. Completely forgot about it.
3. Red and black.
4. Spaghetti bolognese.
5. Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.
1. No
2. Think it's dumb.
3. red
4. roast beef and vege. Boring, but I reckon I'd get sick of something fancy faster.
5. "Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
1. Kinda.
2. We were out, so technically no. But since we were out our lights were off. If we had been home they would have been off also. Also, pooh pooh to all to all those who don't see that it is symbolic thing rather than a solution :P
3. Black. Technically not a colour.
4. Pasta probably.
5. 'Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life'. Ahhhh, Terry Pratchett...
The problem with the symbol is that it is a symbol of people not actually doing anything significant to reduce energy usage.
You'd be far better off just going to bed at that time every night, instead of just turning the lights back on after an hour and forgetting about it for a year.
And when I say "you", I don't necessarily mean "Amy", as I have no idea of your energy usage patterns, so much as "you" to all the people who turn the TV on afterwards and make the power spike upwards...
1. Nah
2. I was midway through a painting.
3. Brown
4. Roast lamb with veges, gravy and mint sauce.
5.Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
-Camille Pissarro
1. Nope
2. Was out to dinner at friends' place. And i left a light on at home to disuade burglars.
3. blue.
4. a good steak with a few prawns on the BBQ, with salad, potates
5. "My barn having burned down ... now I can see the sky". Chinese proverb apparently.
wait, that should be " ...now I can see the stars". Which apparently is a good thing.
Rodeo- I can't do cream.. it makes me look nude from more than a metre away.
Pedro- Yeah, it didn't seem overly advertised this time.. or maybe I don't watch enough tele to know about these things.
Christine- Ha! that's a great quote:)
Simone- Yeah fancy would just get annoying.
Amy- Good on you for pooh pooing, I was hoping there would be a bit of healthy conflict with that question.
Maso- A good thing, yes. Better than not having a burnt up house? Debatable.
1. yes
2. try my best to live as green as possible....
3. blue
4. pizza
5. can't think of one off the top of my head.
1. Tell me the truth: Did you do Earth Hour on Saturday night? - I think the answer is no.
2. Why or why not? - We were out at a party; I think we left a light on to make it easier to see to put the key in the lock on our return.
Probably wouldn't have anyway - I see it as akin to things like the "lil' green patch" game on facebook that purports to reduce that naughty carbon if people play - if you really want to "reduce greenhouse gases", how about cutting your electricity usage by turning off the computer?
3. What colour do you wear a lot of? - Blue. Ian's almost banned me from buying any more of it.
4. You have to have the same meal every night for the rest of your life. What's it gonna be? - ooh, decisions, decisions - lasagne? curry? stir fry? I'm going for Bailey-Mortimer Pasta Sauce and pasta. I figure I can have variety at lunch.
Funny how we'll eat the same type of cereal for breakfast for several weeks in a row but turn our noses up at the idea for dinner.
5. A quote you like - "being Good and Right doesn't make you Nice" - Terry Pratchett.
1. didn't know it was on
2. see above
3. brown
4. dahl bhatt
5. one i heard today. one old farmer to another. 'providence is the best horse on the team'
1. Yep
2. I was at the launch of a new evangelical ethics centre, and the talks were on climate change, so earth hour was kind of mandatory! Candles on the tables!
3. Ridiculous amounts of blue.
4. Steak and salad.
5. History is Whack. (said by one of my students)
Jo - I'm ancient and mouldy as you know - is "Whack" good or bad now?
I did enjoy Earth Hour last year very much, when Tim and I walked outside to see the stars and all we could see down the darkened street was the flickering blue glow of plasmas...
Maybe it should be in reverse - keep the lights on, but turn the TV off and go for a walk - green and exercisey all at the same time.
Now if it was promoted as a way to see the stars while living in a city I'd be in. :-) That's another thing I miss from living in Mackay.
1-No
2- I was at a birthday party and figure the whole point of being there was to talk to people- it helps when you can see them.
3- Black
4- Chicken Parmas
5- "The soul is healed by being with children"- Fyodor Dostoevsky or "Nobody likes Tofu"
Maybe it's spelled 'Wack' - it means crazy, I think an abbreviated form of Wacky/Whacky! The student leaned back after reading an historical document, shook her head in disbelief and announced 'History is Wack!' A moment I shall always treasure!
1. Not really.
2. We were staying in someone else's house, so I guess it was a bit like sharing a car - there were less lights.
3. Green and shades of brown.
4. Japanese noodles.
5. "Only dull women have immaculate houses."
Beth- I guess you can have a lot of variations of pizza, so that's not a bad idea..
Laetitia-Yeah, I know, I could eat Weet Bix pretty much day in, day out, but go out of my way to avoid having a similar dinner meal twice in a row.
Chris- No offence but 'dahl bhatt' sounds a little like the noises you'd be making if you ate that every night.
Joanna- Nice quote. I'm a fan of whack. It actually started as an old hip hop kinda term, at least as old as the early 80's.
Tim- Actually, sometimes it helps if you can't see them, I find.
Wendy-Yeah I'm a brown and green guy myself.
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