愜意的米蟲生活

和之前在窒息邊緣的心情比起來，現在的我不論努力或悠閒的時候都很享受。

每天仔細申請兩三間公司，讀一點小說，開始自修起一直嚷嚷著想學的西班牙文，偶而上MSN吵吵朋友，接收我妹的藝文訊息，陽光露臉時就到後院森林區看鹿、欣賞秋色，這些很平常的事靜靜得流著填滿每一天。

能這樣不急不徐也是因為和去年比起來，這次找工作被鳥的機率大多了，那些督促我用功的面試電話都很剛巧的在我過度怠惰後出現，提醒我適時調整腳步，把我從白日夢中拉回現實。

因為待業沒錢，加上最近在現代美術館看了Massive Change展，物質慾望也慢慢降低，就算看了雜誌也不像以前有衝動去血拼。說說Massive Change這個展，入口處就說了，如果全世界的人都像美國人一樣浪費地生活，我們將需要五個地球。展覽內容除了列舉事實讓大家正視環境種種問題，最主要的是介紹現有考慮到環境的創意設計，從交通工具、材料、生活方式、到建築。我和Isabelle邊看邊聊，覺得台灣人在這點還挺值得讚許的，以前廢紙背面的計算都是鉛筆、藍筆、紅筆層層蓋上才丟棄，回收和塑膠袋的節省使用也比美國情況好，還記得以前看過有美國的網路文章嘲諷中國人拿超市塑膠袋當垃圾袋，環保竟被當成是小氣的象徵呢....

列出簡介上的12 ways to live green，隨時提醒自己
1. Use compact fluorescent lights, which use 66% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to ten times longer.
2. Insulate and weather strip windows and doors.
3. Buy locally produced items at farmers' markets to reduce shipping-related pollution and packaging waste.
4. Take home groceries in canvas bags. U.S. cuts down millions of trees to produce paper bags, and billions of plastic bags end up as litter each year.
5. Save gallons of water by turning off the water while brushing your pearly whites.
6. Replacing your showhead with a low-flow model can save as much as 7.2 gallons of water per person per day.
7. Rather than using sleep mode, conserve more energy by turning off your computer.
8. Make sure your gas appliances emit blue flames. Yellow flames mean the gas is burning less efficiently and may require adjustment.
9. Check your car tires' air pressure. Under-inflated tires increase fuel consumption and tire wear.
10. Cover pots and pans when heating water - it's faster and uses less energy.
11. Leave your car at home. Take the CTA or use renewable energy - your own. Walk or bike instead.
12. Buy less stuff.



我觀察他們的互動好久，這孩子期待得伸出小手想餵鹿，一再接近卻次次被狠心的鹿給拒絕。