Going Green for God???

me: hmmm, what should I give up for Lent* this year?

my friends:
"how about stop being so $@#$%# late every time we come over! you're never ready on time, GOD!!!"
"stop answering the door in your towel when we come over to go out at the time YOU told us to be there and be ready!"
"stop taking naps before we go out and sleeping through what should have been our night out!"
"stop playing on your laptop when you're on the phone"
"stop playing on itunes when you're on the phone"
"pay attention to me"
"stop over-obligating and saying yes to everyone"
"stop buying everyone rounds of drinks all the time".
"don't touch your credit card when your drunk"
"answer your f-ing phone!"
"stop being so hilarious and awesome"

these suggestions are all fine and good my loving friends, but no interest in changing the charm that is Bazensk.

when I first thought of what to give up for Lent* this year, I ran down my usual suggestion list: give up alcohol? nah. going out on the weeknights? lame. eating out? perish the thought. tivo? are you on drugs!

then after seeing Al Gore at dinner the week of the Oscars, it all became clear. I'm going to help save the planet! one little Bazensk step at a time! Global Warming is no doubt an extremely serious issue that we all need to be taking more seriously, and it's sad to know how many things we can to do take action and how easy it is, yet we're still not doing it. And I'm guilty as charged. My roommate and I read a list of things we things we can start doing to stop harming the environment, and decided to start acting a little more earth-friendly :)

(on a side note, I was giddier seeing Al Gore at dinner than seeing super sexy Olivier Martinez in the same restaurant that night. Don't get me wrong, Olivier is ridiculously delicious - no worries Gael, you're still my #1 Latin Luvah - but Gore gave me a bigger flutter. I'm so glad Inconvenient Truth won, holla!!)

so for Lent* I am not giving up eating out or alchohol, tv or running late, being mean to my mom or my infamous naps my friends hate so much. nope! instead Marisa & I are giving up our daily activities and habits that are bad for the environment. if you want to check out more info, click here: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction

hmm, maybe for Lent I should also try to stop getting parking tickets every week.

Psshh, imPOSSible.

* i hereby proclaim that i am not in fact Catholic, but loosely adhere to Lent only because i went to Catholic school and faked my way through mass and all sacramental events. sign of the cross and all. MAJOR poser.