"I am really trying to pay more attention to the 'reduce' portion of 'reduce, reuse, recycle' and therefore have been trying to figure out, 'how the heck does one stop getting junk mail about credit card offers, student loans, and similar such things?' And I think I have found the answer! Or at least part of the answer! And I would like to share it with you.
There is a website you can go to that leads you through a free process to take your name off a the lists that are used to generate credit card and student loan offers. It is at:
It seems 100% legit to me, and, just in case you ever WANT credit card junk mail later, you can always 'opt in' to start receiving it again at any time. As those of you who rent apartments know, credit card offers just keep coming for every person who has ever lived at a place, which means we all are probably leaving trails of totally worthless paper at our previous residences, etc., etc. I think it
would be great to make a small dent in this waste, as well as to send a message that direct junk mail is not appreciated.
is a website you can go to that will help you stop receiving store catalogs if you get a lot of those and don't want to!"
Books
old favorites: clan of the cave bear, their eyes were watching god, the things they carried, where the sidewalk ends, confederates in the attic, clergyman's daughter, interstellar pig, mrs. frisby and the rats of nimh, bastard out of carolina, conquest of america, discipline and punish, emma's war, death be not proud, anne frank's diary, killers of the dream, extraordinary bodies
right now i'm reading "killing rage" by bel hooks: "The time to remember is now. The time to speak a counter hegemonic resistance is now. All our words are needed. To move past the pain, to feel the power of change, transformation, revolution, we have to speak now--acknowledge our pain now, claim each other and our voices now."
University Of Chicago
Chicago,Illinois
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: History and English
Clubs: Aubade literary magazine
sounds like fun my love. though maybe we should start with coffee or a meal or arrange to be stopped at a red light together when you aren't on the phone! ;-)
How are things? Sorry it has been sooo long, grad school is kicking my butt, not to mention trying to keep up with a very energetic three year old!!! Hope all is well!! Take Care!!
Bring it on, child of Darvin... (Although tonight, Saturday, I'm watching grown men beat the shit out of each other on television, so if you're coming out tonight, you might want to hang with Stacy until it's over. And you make eyes at her. )
Hahaha thanks.. I love Peaches. I AM going this Thursday! Yay! I have been spending time at McKinley High this semester and my host teacher will be there.
School is pretty good.. I'm finally student teaching next semester! Coffee sounds great! Would you (by any chance) be going to the "bout" this Thursday at BREC?
yes yes yes!!! i totally want some banana time (that sounds dirty!) anyhoo, no worries about my comfort level. i'm sure it's probably because i'm kinda tempted.
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