wanna SAVE MONEY in college???

So...I was surfing the web for ways to save money in college (and btdubs, I'm always looking for ways to save money since I'm a typical "poor" colllege kid), and I came across THIS. I found an interesting way to save some Benjamin bucks (or Washington bucks in my case): GROW YOUR OWN FOOD!

I'm currently on a project to grow basil and tomato plants in my dorm (kinda similar to what that dude in the link does except that I don't really know what hydroponics actually is...cool word though). Anyways, I was inspired to grow my own fruits and vegetables thanks to fellow HSUgreenteam member Tay, who grows okra in her bathroom (weird, I know...)!!!

Last weekend, I bought two of these nifty thrifty mini-plant kits from Target in the dolla' section, and currently, my basil plants are doing pretty great! Here's a pic of them awesome shoots:

I'm pretty proud of my basil! I can't wait until the plants are big enough for me to pick of a leaf of basil and chew it for a good five seconds before going out with some friends (for fresh breath right?! or did I mix basil up with mint?)

For all you HSU peeps, DumpDay is on Thursday, May 12, 2011! Basically it will take place on the lawn in front of your dorm, and all you have to do is dump the stuff you don't want to take to your casa at designated DumpZones & the Greenteam will take care of the rest! We will take your paper, plastic, aluminum, furniture, old electronics, and clothes so that they won't end up in some nasty landfill! Por favor/please rinse your containers before recycling them! Let's keep God's creation as clean as a whistle! Check out the vid:

And if you like that vid, you'll love this one even more:



And since I love music way too much (like, it's not even funny), here is earth-lover Jack Johnson singing an awesome earth-lovin' song:

Anyways, I hope you all have a great day, and keep lovin' the earth!

My Favorite and Most Memorable Quotations (more to be added later on in life...)

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In my "About Me" section on my blog, I talked about how I love any types of quotations. I say "quotations" because my English (and even SAT Prep) teachers in my Junior and Senior years told me that "quotation" is a noun while "quote" is a verb. Anyways, I thought it would be cool to share with you some of my favorite quotes.

Here is a list of my favorite and most memorable quotations (I'll add more when I come across them):

"All you need is love." - The Beatles

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein

"I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird." - Paul McCartney

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." - John Lennon

"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much." - George Harrison

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." - JFK

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - JFK

"An individual has not starting living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." - MLKJ

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." - Mother Teresa