SLS, EDTA,......and general apathy towards shopping

I'm a horrible shopper. And while i sometimes think maybe it would be nice to like all those crazy concoctions for bath and beauty; i just really can't be bothered. So, I decided maybe to give this whole "no shampoo" thing a try. AND if it works, how convenient would that be for camping. no more wondering if you're slowly turning the fish and other critters into image-obsessed consumers, just baking soda and vinegar...or just baking soda.... funny to think that the typical volcano science experiment is hair treatment....THAT would be fun to see at a science fair.....so, now having written all this, i am wondering what the environmental impacts of the laboratory production or mining of this compound and manufacturing components are. Honestly, i am not sure this thought has ever crossed my mind before. so, now to delve into the research:

...so far, well, so many things are mined....and mining always has environmental impacts....how can digging giant holes, NOT have an impact.....so what ARE the environmental implications of nahcolite mining; pumping hot water into boreholes and extracting the supersaturated solution? has anybody checked? Brief web of science search produced zilch....

cupcake time

little cakes that you can walk around with without losing it all as crumbs to the birds. ahh the joys of the not quite humble cupcake. I don't usually follow recipes. in fact, i tend to get into trouble when i try. however, with the cute little square book with such crazy creations in it, i felt i ought to try. so far, two down with relatively few modifications. however, I think Isa and Terry have a sweeter tooth that i do, so i will have to see how much sugar can be left out of the recipes in the future. But for now, feast your eyes on these sweet, but yummy creations from "vegan cupcakes take over the world": rosewater-pistachio cupcakes

self-impression

Photographs are funny. you never see yourself. everyone else gets to look at you, but you don't. all we can strive for are facsimiles. the mirror is how most of us see ourselves, so we have a completely distorted view of what we look like. I suppose voice is similar. People tend to not like pictures of themselves nor the sound of their recorded voice. It's almost like that dream of being on stage and knowing you're supposed to play a part in a play or sing a song or do a dance and yet you have absolutely no idea what's going on. Most of us live with our faces and voices we have, yet when we see/hear an approximation of what others see/hear, it sounds foreign and looks different to us. we're surprised by something we're living every day of our lives.

vegan views

I don't mind being vegan, really. i actually don't crave cheese and eggs and milky stuff. what i DO mind, however, is that i don't get to buy delicious delicacies from the bakeries and pastiseries. And i did like the battenburg slices...though i had to throw most of it away as my tummy rebelled when i tried it out three years ago.


But it is a bit dissapointing to look at these displays and know their as useful to me as the butchar's window.

Fish Feathers

Ever since i was a kid, the question, "Would you rather be able to swim like a fish, or fly like a bird?" has sat with me. So, I have decided i need to take a survey. I made a poll on "doodle" but i may get fancier than that and try "survey monkey" or something similar. For now though, papers are waiting to be read and written, so the "doodle" will have to suffice.

follow the link to cast your vote: http://doodle.com/8ezgktt424inr99r