sites you must see.

with the server still down, and the extent of what i can accomplish today sans email quite limited, i’ve resorted to list-making. enjoy today’s highlights.

1. my friend erin forwarded me a 20-minute video called the story of stuff, which discusses the relationships between extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of, duh, stuff. it’s an excellent short with a hearty list of resources on how to go green, consume less, and work together to create a more sustainable and just world. check it out.

2. an alum of the school where i used to work was recently featured in an award-winning documentary called facing sudan. a young college student, alice worked with mtvu to get disposable cameras in the hands of sundanese refugee children living in chad so we could all see pictures of refugee life from their eyes. you can check out the 5 minute youtube clip here. it thrills me to witness her care for and commitment to her global neighbors.

3. my husband forwarded me this link last week and we laughed all weekend about how spot-on it is. you can check out the full list of stuff white people like here where you’ll see that it includes, but is not limited to: outdoor performance clothes, hating corporations, threatening to move to canada, kitchen gadgets, public radio, david sedaris, microbreweries, and barack obama. it seems even “barack obama” himself has visited the site, commenting there that “white people love all the vacuous things i say.” because my husband and i own too many north face-esque jackets, i enjoyed the entry on that one:

The main reason why white people like these clothes is that it allows them to believe that at any moment they could find themselves with a Thule rack on top of their car headed to a national park. It could be 4:00 p.m. on a Saturday when they might get a call “hey man, you know what we need to do? Kayak then camping, right now. I’m on my way to get you, there is no time to change clothes.”

Though it is unlikely that they will receive this call, White people hate the idea of missing an opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities because they weren’t wearing the right clothes.

HI-larious. I love it.

4. speaking of barack obama, did anyone happen to catch saturday night live this past weekend? tracy morgan’s guest appearance on weekend update was memorable. every time i see hilary on the news now, all i can think is “bitch may be the new black, but black is the new president, bitch.” check it out here.

i guess that’s all i’ve got for now. happy surfing.