I just got back from my first day on the job as a volunteer member of the campus Green Police. It was a lot like this:
Kind of. But really, it was great. Also, I apologize in advanced for this post because it will probably just be a rambling jumble of random thoughts on the day.
I think that any time you step out of what you do in your everyday life and try something new, you will be better for the experience. Recycling on game days is really what our Green Police is all about, and it gave me a great perspective on that. I used to think french fries were the devil, but I now see that the real devil is plastic water bottles. I'm not kidding. Reduce and Reuse, but when the first two R's don't work out and you have to make some trash, well don't throw it out, Recycle. That may or may not be part of a Jack Johnson song.
I was also glad I got to experience a demographic that I don't always spend a lot of time around, namely the totally-hammered-by-noon tailgating football fans, a good portion of which weren't students. But aside from the man who threw his beer can on the ground glaring at us, and the man who told me "h— no, girl, you ain't taking my drink" (I wasn't trying to take his drink), people were happy and friendly, and got even friendlier as time went on. Yes, I am talking to you, old men who gave us hugs and (at least attempted to) your alcoholic beverages. And I'm not saying that I believe in what they were doing, and while some things that happened were funny, the lifestyle can actually be pretty sad and pathetic. But I do think that in general, people are good. And I always like to take the chance to see how other people are living, because it lets me compare that with how I'm living, and either see what I want to change, or what I'm grateful I'm doing.
Also, I got to ride the recyc-bike, complete with trailer. And I didn't even fall.
Kind of. But really, it was great. Also, I apologize in advanced for this post because it will probably just be a rambling jumble of random thoughts on the day.
I think that any time you step out of what you do in your everyday life and try something new, you will be better for the experience. Recycling on game days is really what our Green Police is all about, and it gave me a great perspective on that. I used to think french fries were the devil, but I now see that the real devil is plastic water bottles. I'm not kidding. Reduce and Reuse, but when the first two R's don't work out and you have to make some trash, well don't throw it out, Recycle. That may or may not be part of a Jack Johnson song.
I was also glad I got to experience a demographic that I don't always spend a lot of time around, namely the totally-hammered-by-noon tailgating football fans, a good portion of which weren't students. But aside from the man who threw his beer can on the ground glaring at us, and the man who told me "h— no, girl, you ain't taking my drink" (I wasn't trying to take his drink), people were happy and friendly, and got even friendlier as time went on. Yes, I am talking to you, old men who gave us hugs and (at least attempted to) your alcoholic beverages. And I'm not saying that I believe in what they were doing, and while some things that happened were funny, the lifestyle can actually be pretty sad and pathetic. But I do think that in general, people are good. And I always like to take the chance to see how other people are living, because it lets me compare that with how I'm living, and either see what I want to change, or what I'm grateful I'm doing.
Also, I got to ride the recyc-bike, complete with trailer. And I didn't even fall.
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