As i sit here on this plane, (Fun fact: 1 can of bloody mary mix has 1480 mg of sodium or 62% daily intake) i've just had a rather pleasurable vision. Now close your eyes, and read along with me. Bad joke.
Vision: As i'm prancing about new york on another city adventure, i encounter a man. He strikes me as a being filled with knowingness. Enjoying my chai tea, i say hello. We strike up conversation like two wise old men. He asks me curiously what i am up to here in the big apple. I reply simply, "putting together a crisis council to end the deforestation of the amazon. What are you up to?" He responds pleasantly, "i guess i'm clearing out my calendar to see just what comes of this whimsical thought of yours."
And so it begins. Over the next 5 days, i hit up all of my connections. Plan A, with the heads of google, amazon, beef import companies, and several no-joke lobbyists, as well as a couple important customs directors all together in the same room, I will scream and yell and throw objects and plea with them to help me end deforestation. I will ask them to put an embargo against Brazil unless they stop all deforestation immediately. At this point, i imagine they will say no. So i go ahead with plan B. Into the room flood a swarm of dancers, speakers, lighting, robed strippers, musicians, dj's and singers. I stand centered in the room as an intensely choreographed show takes place all centered around the lyrics, "say yes." They are impressed to see Jay-z, Kanye, Beyonce and Shakira there. With looks of incredulousness, one by one, they raise their hands and say yes. After the show finishes and with everyone standing there panting and sweating, i ask them to make the necessary phone calls. They call the right people in Brazil and get them to agree to stop the forest clearing.
I feel complete.
Travel and plans update:
I dance on the 28th at Pianos in NYC with Unicorn Smack and go out to a party tomorrow night. I will be spending the next two weeks here in Brooklyn/NYC. Oh! There was one girl i met in thailand who is in New York...Maybe i'll look her up!
I will probably be in Tacoma, WA by July 9th. I said that i was done with this job and going to start figuring out how to support myself by saving the rainforest. Well, i was counter-offered to my quitting email with an offer to work 5 days a week at 10 hr days. I'd still be making the same hourly, which is tough to turn down and i'll be surrounded by healthy loving and sexy people with an extra 2 hours a day to play and be human.
Also,
I am doing work on lowering my meat consumption. If you know me, you know how much i love a good steak and burger and every other goddamn delicious meat product out there. Nonetheless, deforestation in Brazil is directly tied to cattle, and meat is there biggest export. So if stopping deforestation means i have to give up meat for a few years, well i'm glad i've been able to enjoy it for this long.I ate a subway sandwich with egg and cheese and i sliced up an avocado and put it on it. And i bought bananas and cucumbers. I plan to start getting food from food shelters and community supported agriculture projects so as to save the money i make from my projects. this will mean i don't have to work as much and can spend more time exercising and having sex. This will also help keep edible food from getting thrown away, which means a lot to me. And i still think it's important to focus on earning and not saving because there is no cap to how much you can earn, but you always can only save up to the amount that you make. If that makes sense. (:
After reading over the above, it's somewhat embarrassing to post it. And i'm going to do it anyways. My cheeks and forehead feel warm and my chest is beating.
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