One Girl Revolution

I had a dream last night that the comics I put on eBay sold for a whopping $75. As fab as that would be, I'm currently giving the project a snowball's chance in Hell a low probability of bringing in anywhere near that amount. Frankly, I'm confused - you'd think that people would want to bid on it, given that the opening bid is about 1/3 what the collection could/should be worth. (The individual books are currently selling for $10 apiece on Amazon.com.) How much do you want to bet that if it was something ridiculous and banal that it would already have 20 or so bids on it?

I wait impatiently for the day that America discovers culture, intellect and reason. Which means I should probably run away and join the steampunk movement. Odd that it seems more DIY, more romantic, and more progressive than mainstream punk and/or the hippie movement these days. I've always thought it interesting that things like wind power and natural vegetable soaps have strong roots in the past; many of today's green solutions are just the rediscovery and refining of old technologies. It makes me curious about the possibility of a green movement within this subculture.

But then, I'm probably severely over-thinking all of this.

In a completely mundane aside, the drain in my bathroom is currently running slow, and I'm thinking that there must be build-up along the walls of the pipes. I tried using drain cleaner as a last resort a few weeks ago (trust me - I really, really didn't want to), but it did absolutely nothing for the problem. What has helped is hot water and washing soda, which leads me to believe that it is some sort of grease/gunk build-up in the pipes, most likely from soap. However, the soda hasn't completely eliminated the problem, which is why I really feel the need to try out one of the new TerraCycle products, Drain Maintainer. I like the idea of an all-natural, non-toxic product that technically works constantly, especially since I only have to add a cup of it once a month. Thing is, I have no idea where to buy it - there is a place on the website where you can see where TerraCycle is sold, but it doesn't say which products are sold at which stores. It also doesn't look like you can buy the stuff online. Has anyone seen this at any chain stores?

The weekend ended up being pretty darn cool. Friends came, we went on a walking tour of Ann Arbor proper, and we gave the now-Oprah-famous Zingerman's a big ol' chunk of our business. Fortunately, there was much walking on Saturday. Unfortunately, I still ended up feeling like these two unfortunate souls - surrounded on all sides by good food, but confronted with the possibility of either becoming overly stuffed or killed to death by beautiful, decadent things. Which is a nice way of saying that the food kicked a ridiculous amount of ass, but I'm sort of surprised I'm still alive and fitting into my pants.

I've just whipped together a spray cleaner that:

• Works exceptionally well on counter tops and ceramic sinks


• Smells pretty nice


• Disinfects


• Should be very environmentally friendly

I'm about 800 kinds of excited and proud of myself. Which makes me about 800 different kinds of geeky, I know, but I don't care.