freeganomics 101

last night my friend jess and i went dumpster diving. i've been curious about it before, and have friends who are regular practitioners (dumpster monkeys is the term, i believe), but neither of us had tried it before. so, armed with several bags, headlamps, and enthusiasm we set off a little after midnight to see what we could find.

after striking out at several smaller restaurants/coffee shops we finally hit pay-dirt at a desserterie (it's a real word i promise, it's on their website) with ten loaves of bread, then we struck real gold at a specialty/health food grocery store. tons of produce. more than we could carry really.

dumpster diving appeals to me on a couple levels. not only is my impact being reduced, but i'm helping reduce - or at least salvaging the value of - impact which might otherwise go to waste. and i get to be cheap to boot. a win-win if you ask me. i'm sure i wouldn't qualify as a freegan yet, but it may not be a stretch in the future...

in the meantime, i'm a night owl anyway, so why not do something more productive than watching another movie or the daily show and colbert report?

well, i'll still find time to watch the daily show and the report. gotta keep my priorities in line.