Only Time Will Tell

Ok, so apparently Al Gore was inspired by his natural science class professor, Dr. Revelle, to become a political Captain Planet, minus the multi-national minors and monkey...and cool powers. His enemies are there, though.

So, this poses an interesting question for myself. How will I pursue my own passion, and how will I use my own education to benefit the world we live in? Well, first I have to identify my passion, and that would be MOVIES. I love 'em. I'm learning everyday about the film business/tecnhiques. I involve myself with any social film gathering (gotta network), and work on project after project. I love how so much can be said and felt through movies...some movies change lives...and I hope to one day have some sort of impact on the general public through my work...hopefully that impact isn't "What a piece of $#!%"! Only time will tell.

And how am I going to use my education for the good of the world? Shoot, I can say anything...I'll make films about humanity/environmental/animal/ issues to inform the public. I'll donate a buttload of cash to causes to improve the welfare of our people/planet. I'll join an activist group, and we'll go straight to Washington with our cause; not taking "NO" for an answer. I'll invest in green business to help make it that much easiar (and economically profitable) to save our planet. I'll invest in alternative energy, and machines that use them. I'll adopt some Indonesian and Somolian babies, and carpool with Brad and Angelina. I can say all those things, and I really hope one day I could do even one of those things. But, today I can't even get myself to buy a compact fluorescent bulb to not only help save the planet, but save some dollars in the home, and the only reason is because I haven't made time for it...So, that's what I am going to do. I'm going to start making time, and I'll take it from there.

Thankyou for chewing.

Today's Environmental Impact

Ok, so today I took the train to work (2 to be exact), and considering these trains need an enormous amount of electricity to run, I gave mother earth a good kick to the crouch. I guess instead I could have ridden a bike to work; not only saving mama earth, but also giving myself a healthy dose of exercise...but then I would get to work pretty sweaty...and probably smell a lil ...and I don't want to be the smelly sweaty guy at work. Ok, so it sounds a lil vain...I know...I guess I can ride a bike on my free time to build up my stamina (not that there's anything wrong with it) to not get so sweaty by the time I get to work...I guess I should buy a bike, too...

I also ate a toasted bran muffin with cream cheese during my break...I don't know how that affected the environment...I guess the carbon dioxide that was released by the gasoline that was used by the vehicle(s) to transport the muffin and creamcheese to the deli damaged the planet...so I guess I could have harvested the muffin myself? and maybe churned my own cream cheese? But, seriously...when am I supposed to find the time to harvest all that wheat and oat, and at the same time care for my livestock?

So, what am I doing to offset my carbon prints? Well, I do recycle...I really try to hold on to my garbage until I come across a garbage can of some sort...I don't let balloons fly off to the sky, but i think thats more towards saving fish.

I do believe the environment is in danger, though. We've got rising temperatures at alarming rates, more frequent and disastrous hurricanes, melting ice all over the place; mama earth is having a complete make-over and it's not coming out too good.

Well that's my food for thought today.