Fountain Day madness

There is one day a year where shoving your way through crowds in a three foot pool of water is considered normal, and that day is Fountain Day at UAlbany.  It's probably one of the most craziest scenes I've ever had to witness, especially since most of the kids are either tipsy or drunk, and the goal is to get closer to the center, where the water pressure is higher and the water is slightly deeper.  

I can't tell you how many people I had to be squeezed against as I attempted to get in the middle.  Flip flops were thrown at my head, beach balls seemed to be flying from unknown places, and tons of people shouted the famous UAlbany chant in my ears (UA! Uknow!  I know, not the most clever of chants, but whatever, that's what it is).  It was insane, and I loved it.  

Before hand, free food was available, which my friends and I totally took advantage of after standing on line for an hour (only the first 5,000 there got free T-shirts) first, and cool activities were set up everywhere.  There was the mechanical bull, which, oddly, not that many people were interested in, the "boxing" ring where anyone could equip themselves with oversized gear, scavenger hunts (which we, stupidly, became a part of.  I ended up falling and scraping my foot and leg.  We actually lost, too), photo booths, caricature stands, and the Vitamin water tent.  

My friends from home always tell me about what their school does similarly to Fountain Day, but honestly, I don't think it could match this day at all.  Where else can you possibly enjoy a fountain this much?

I wish I had photos to display, but considering I was drenched in water for an hour and a half, I didn't think bringing my camera was such a good idea.  Not to mention, holding on to my shoes alone was a big task.

Green Fast Food

I know I've been somewhat failing on the whole "updating my blog" thing, but it has been increasingly hard to balance the little social life I have, schoolwork, and anything else that seems to be thrown at me hard.  But, I am going to try maybe a little bit more, even though I've been saying that for quite a while now.  I do love writing in this, and it should be more of a priority, but sometimes I feel that the world wide web isn't really that interested in what I say (those of you who read this, namely my sister, I apologize) and that writing about dull, mundane stories of my day really isn't something to frequently update.  

However, there is a pressing matter I really need to discuss.  How many times have you walked into a fast food restaurant, bought your food, sat down, eaten your food,  and then quickly thrown out your garbage without even thinking, just to continue on your day?  This is a normal recurrence I do have to say, but today, as I was sipping my bottled water, staring at the odd people walking in and out, it hit me.  There aren't any recycling bins!

Now I know, for the most part, nothing recyclable is served at restaurants.  However, how many restaurants are now opting to sell you bottled waters instead of what is on tap?  Answer: a lot of them.  McDonald's has the option, Burger King has that option, and now, even Wendy's is telling you to buy it.  Why aren't there other ways of throwing out your garbage?

I had such a complex throwing my empty plastic water bottle into the can, joining the mass amount of greasy papers and stained plastic-ware, because I knew that that bottle could actually have been thrown into a plastic recycling bin, no where to be found in the vicinity.

I have to be honest in saying that, with today's society constantly throwing green etiquette down our throats (which I am not disagreeing with in any way.  I actually love how much companies and such are trying to show us the right way to treat our planet), one of the first places it should have hit were fast food restaurants.  They are one of the most universal joints, not only in our country, but in the entire world.   You can go pretty much anywhere to get your Big Mac or Frosty fix.  

I'm just saying, if we care so much about how our environment is being treated, it should probably take effect everywhere.