Earth Hour

[alexandra]

So for Earth Hour, I've convinced my family that we'll all dress in 1940's clothes and have a family dinner. After that we're going to put some music on the gramophone and all four of us are going to jitterbug.

It should be totally fun.

 

[Socrets]

Earth Hour??

 

[BegintheBeguine]

http://www13.earthhourus.org/
I had to look it up as I don't keep up with regular news items. Looks cool.

 

[retrogirl1941]

I am going to participate! yay! I love doing things that make a difference!

Samantha

 

[kpreed]

I am going to participate! yay! I love doing things that make a difference!

Samantha

Me Also! I will do it plus I e-mailed it to all in my address book too.:eusa_clap

 

[alexandra]

You guys haven't heard of it? Toronto has all these things in the papers and stuff like "WHAT TO DO WHILE THE POWER IS OUT IN THE CITY" because I guess people can't figure it out or something.

 

[Miss 1929]

As my practical husband points out...

when everyone turns them back on again, lots of transformers are going to blow... not a good thing.

 

[alexandra]

Well they did it in Sydney last year and I don't think they ran into problems like that and over 2 million people participated.

 

[TessTrueheart]

I signed up for this a while ago!

 

[alexandra]

Will you be jitterbugging?

 

[TessTrueheart]

Jitterbugging sounds like a great idea, but I will probably just have a nice cup of tea and a chat with my mother. Or I can make her listen while I practice my very poor ukulele playing skills!lol

 

[alexandra]

Oh I love the ukulele. I was just playing it a few hours ago trying to play along o this "Feist Dance Folio for Piano" book from 1921 my dad brought home yesterday.

It did not go well because I didn't know most of the songs!

 

[TessTrueheart]

I've only taken lessons since february so I'm still rather lame. Bit I'm working on it! So far I play Blowin' in the wind and Pretty Woman.

 

[sarah smith]

I'm glad this doesn't happen on October 31st.. as there would be a lot of unhappy little kids...

 

[alexandra]

I've only taken lessons since february so I'm still rather lame. Bit I'm working on it! So far I play Blowin' in the wind and Pretty Woman.

I've never taken any lessons, but I self taught guitar and bass so the uke was really just a matter of remembering the new chords...and even still I've never really been very good at doing things the real way. I mostly just play stuff I think sounds right.

It's the same with my hair. I have no idea how to do any of my hair, I just mush it around or cut it off until I think it's right. I did have to get advice when I first started doing pincurls though.

I've got some male tendencies in the "Instructions are for the weak!" sense which is a horrible quality in anyone!

 

[TheKitschGoth]

I'm glad this doesn't happen on October 31st.. as there would be a lot of unhappy little kids...

How'd you figure that out? Surely October the 31st is the perfect time to switch all the lights off and get candles lit?

 

[Johnny B]

I'm going to run all my lights and as many appliances as I can to celebrate electricty!

Also I may idle my car for an hour!

 

[staggerwing]

I'm going to run all my lights and as many appliances as I can to celebrate electricty!

Also I may idle my car for an hour!

I'm with Johnny! I don't want to say anything political to get the thread shut down, but...

 

[alexandra]

To be honest this thread wasn't as much about earth day as it was about Jitterbugging and family lunacy.

 

[LadyStardust]

Of all things, apparently Google is in on this, too. Rather jarring going to the search page this morning.