Green

So lately i have started trying to live a little bit more sustainable. Locally I have recycling pick up that not only does cans and bottles (like Bellevue offered) but also paper, cardboard and chipboard. So i have become a little more observant of what I buy and use. I am no longer using plastic bags, I have reusable shopping bags in my car that i take into stores with me(when i remember ofcourse). Also, I find myself using plastic spoons and forks at lunch at work alot and also when Im out. So in my backback I have a titanium spork that I got off of Thinkgeek. I find myself not using lights in my house as often too, lots of daylight means just leaving my blinds open. I know im still using alot of electricity with my computer, tv, xbox360, Wii and all my other geekery, but I am trying to offset it a little bit. Theres also my cleaning supplies that i am trying to "green" up so Im using more natural things like Vinegar, Salt and Borax. I started replacing all my bulbs with CFLs but now all the mercury talk makes me wonder if i should. So if anyone has any other green suggestions, let me know.

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Everybody here, Comes from somewhere

ok, So as of yesterday the R.E.M. album, Accelerate, was released yesterday. As anyone that knows me knows, Im a huge R.E.M. fan, have been for many many years(pretty much back to "Green"). Since then I have always had this tradition of buying the album on the release date then listening it over and over again.(except for "Monster", since I was in the Bahama's when it was released) I refused to listen to Accelerate before the release date even tho R.E.M. released it in advance on iLike.com. I really enjoy the "old school" feeling of buying an R.E.M. album, ripping open the wrapper and losing myself in the new songs. R.E.M. has been with me thru a lot in my life, helped me thru many of the hardest things i've ever had to face.

Now there has been some "hype" about this album recently. Reviewers have been saying how "Rockin'" this album is, and how great it is that R.E.M. have returned to their roots. As a die hard fan, I'll be the first to say that generally speaking, "Rockin'" is NOT synonymous with R.E.M. (I'm NOT saying R.E.M. doesnt rock, its just not a standard sound for them) Also, in the reviews they basically say how bad "Around the Sun" sucked and that R.E.M.'s talent has been slipping away because they are releasing things that aren't R.E.M.ish. but my thing is, isn't a good thing that they are reinventing themselves and go against the grain and try something different now and then? Isn't that what made "Murmur" such a great album back in '83? It was such a breakaway from the mainstream...so doesn't it seem par for the course for Stipe and crew? Ofcourse I like some of their albums more than others, yes i enjoy Life's Rich Pagent more than Up but saying one is better than the other is like comparing a monkey to a T-Rex. It makes no sense. Just listen to every album consecutively and you will hear a range of sounds and styles, they have always been altering their sound, but no matter what R.E.M. releases when you hear it, you KNOW that it is R.E.M. And really isn't THAT what is important?

So thats just my 2.43565 cents and I am still gathering my final opinion of the album, but the more I listen the more I enjoy it.


I'll most likely end up loving it ofcourse.

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