The cartoon tv show with the green (or was he blue?) flying super hero and his team of elements: heart, fire, water, wind or something like that that set out to change all of the environmental problems of the world?
This was like early nineties, before Al Gore stepped on the whole global warming scene.
Here they are......
Oh, well.
Look it up.
I blame Captain Planet for this.
Do you see what's wrong with this picture?
Do you?
DO YOU?!
No?
Let's go closer.
NOW do you see what's wrong with this picture?!
That's right, its on.
The printer is on.
You say to yourself, "But Rach, I'm going to use it."
When are you going to use it?
Tomorrow?
And leave it on from yesterday through today until tomorrow?
No, absolutely not.
Captain Planet would stroke that you are wasting 53 cents (where's the cents sign on this computer?!) of electricity because of your laziness!
(Why is there a $ symbol but no cents?!)
That little green light is costing you pennies, but the world is running out of electricity and you are wasting it in your selfish laziness!
How hard is it to push that little button before you print something and then push it again after your printing is complete?
Have you ever thought about flicking the light switch before you leave the room?
"But, Rachel. The building looks so sad without all the lamps on!"
Who's here to see how sad the building looks without every. single. lamp. on.
Nobody.
I feel like I have spent half of my life (at least!) trying to please this Captain Planet complex I have within me but still somehow remain sane.
Garbage on the road irks me.
Useless electricity usage sends me over the edge (Although I am a stickler for leaving my cable box on. How else do my shows get DVRed if the box is off?)
And what to do with the ceiling fan?
APCO says to run the ceiling fan because it reduces heating and cooling bills but doesn't that increase my electricity bill?
Should I just turn everything off and sweat/shiver in the dark instead?
Captain Planet, Captain Planet!
WHY did you choose to infiltrate the mind of a helpless six year old?
WHY?!
I spend so much time thinking about the things that could be done but so little time actually doing something about it and I'm racked with guilt inside!
Captain Planet, sir, I need help.
Please come back to Earth and help us straighten this mess out!
I can't do it alone and Al Gore doesn't know who I am!
Like I said, I have a guilty conscious.
Which means I'm spending all this time on my computer, which has a battery, which has to be charged via electricity and kicking myself because I know Captain Planet wouldn't approve.
Time to go!
But first, a list of disclaimers.
*Actual electricity costs per wattage, kilowatt-hour whatever, and all that other APCO stuff not factual information in this post. Its an estimate. I'm just sayin'.*
*The pictures of the printer, I took. The picture of Captain Planet, I stole. I Binged it. So sue me. Or I'd really rather you not. I really don't have the money for a lawsuit cuz I'm trying to save for this whole rest-of-my-life thing that has popped up that includes a dress, a house, a car, and babies. K? Thanks.*
*Captain Planet received no compensation from this post but I'm sure he got some royalties off that 20 bucks I spent at HotTopic two years ago on a Captain Planet t-shirt.*
*HotTopic did not receive any compensation from that previous shout-out.*
