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As of next Tuesday I will have completed 64.7% of my undergrad degree. Statistically I should be 62.5% (5/8) done, so I will not be behind anymore!

Work on outline for sustainability lesson
Divide research for creating lesson
Coordinate finalizing lesson on sustainability – suggest Sunday at ASU
Talk to Jeffery Ow about missing class on Tuesday
Find way to Fountain Hills for Tuesday

Draft a paper on shrimp
Bring this paper and or research to group meeting Thursday
Start working on presentation on Thursday afternoon
Study for exam 3 – using online practice quizzes

Research artists related to the one in Alien Encounters
Outline significance of my research and email it to group
Review other group members’ outlines
Meet with group to draft our presentation

Review Tempe’s General Plan 2030
Review examples for planning paper
Outline planning final paper
Write planning final paper – using research outside of the GP2030?

Research Psychedelics related to Creativity
Create scrap book pages from Psychedelic research
Coordinate creating a power point and presentation for psychedelic project

Study for Architecture exam 3

What the fuck is worth fighting for that results in the killing of this many, especially innocent, people?

I have a renewed sense of awe and a restored vision of hope for our country. This is our country and we are each part of something larger than ourselves.

The people who have recently been lured into fearing President-elect Obama, have been listening to hateful and fearful words emanated from the other side of this election. Well the election is over now, and we are one once again. Over the next four years I am sure positives will come out of Obama. Those positives are going to be so much more influential on people than anything said by the McCain or Obama camps during this election.

Thanks to every one that took the time to raise their voices.

We have a lot to look forward to. We have a lot we need to keep caring about.

The sun set today was kinda special, in that I am super excited for what tomorrow is going to bring.

VOTE VOTE VOTE! VOTE WELL.

This is how I would grade grocery stores based on what I look for in a store.

Whole Foods: A
Trader Joes: B+
Sunflower: B
Sprouts: C
Fresh and Easy: C-
Bashas: D
Safeway: D
Albertsons: F
Frys: F

I am wondering how someone can tell if they’re being over ambitious? I’d rather hope for more than shoot for less you know? Also, I turn 21 tomorrow, going out for drinks the next two nights should provide me with some marry times – not to mention I get to see friends I have not seen enough of lately!

Electricity is a wonderfully complex part of our daily lives. Of course electricity isn’t just sourced from one fuel, but employs a mix of fuel sources to create the currents that power our modern homes and offices.

We’ve been learning about the rolls that energy mixes play in my Sustainability classes. Last week it caused me to look up the fuel mix of SRP and APS.

It turns out that both APS and SRP source 6% of their fuel from renewable resources (mostly hydro-electric). The national average is above 8% of renewable sources. Most of our electricity comes from burning coal. Which is a cheap way to make electricity without giving a damn about the environmental effects that throwing that much CO2 into the atmosphere will create.

I just looked up Seattle City Light (Seattle’s electricity provider) fuel mix. City Light sources 94% of it’s electricity from renewable resources! 3.25% of that is from wind, which is a lot. Only 0.85% of Seattle’s electricity is generated by coal. Compare that to SRP’s 40%!

I suppose all of this is expected.

Phoenix’s Renewable Electricity: 6% (mostly water; no substantial solar investments)
Seattles’s Renewable Electricity: 94% (a lot of water; large investments in wind energy)

Tonight:
read article for pup 301, highlight key areas

Later tonight:
mind map structure for pup 301 paper

Tomorrow:
write paper on eco foot print results
read aph 300 book sections
study for aph 300 exam 1 (at three roots – with cody?)
write intro and body beginners for pup 301 paper

Thursday:
create notes on Australia’s water situation
finish pup 301 paper
complete pup 301 paper check sheet

These are things that I’m keeping busy with thanks to school. My schedule is PACKED, but I’ll be in Tucson tonight having fun at the Hot Chip show. I can pull it all off, and then I’ll be amazed with myself. Just you wait.

The signs have been clear for a while. The national financial system has been tumbling into a destructive meltdown for quite sometime. Over 7 months ago I predicted that we’d be in such a situation at some point during 2008. Unfortunately – with events such as the largest bankruptcy in US history – that prediction has come true this week. It’s gotten so bad that the US government is stepping in with the largest market interceptions it’s engaged in since the aftermath of the Great Depression. Some estimate that will cost the fed one trillion dollars. That’s almost 8% of our GDP, and over 10% of the current national debt. These are huge numbers.

With all this happening, I’ve created a new goal that will be relatively easy for me to meet. I am going become debt free (excluding my school loans) by 2009 and stay out of debt the entire year. I’ve been cutting more and more of my random spending, and I’m trying to get rid of the habit all together.

Anyhow, I hope the markets are better when I actually go looking for a job.