my name is jennifer tussey & i am a pharmaceutical science major at the ohio state university. i am a fourth generation buckeye & a first generation member of greek life (alpha chi omega!). i love working out, playing sports, socializing & watching thursday night television (i mean seriously, the league, it's always sunny, the office, jersey shore.. all on one night?). i love football, attend all the osu games & only leave the couch on sundays when i am practically starving. my favorite movie is the boondock saints. i have 3 posters, one signed by the director/writer, but my roommate won't let me hang them in our room because its not girly enough. (i hide one in my closet) my favorite band is fall out boy, but the good old band, not the new almost-sell-out one. i have an addiction to nikes & designer jeans. i play tetris when i am bored at work. my grandpa lives in puerto rico & it is the most beautiful place i have ever seen. i am obsessed with crossfit, painting my nails, my blackberry and the blog, hyperbole and a half. and talking about my interests.
my title, "and baby, don't follow their lead" is a lyric from one of my favorite songs by cartel. this class is about leadership, and while i commonly try to forge my own path, i don't believe that is all you need to be a leader. being a leader involves inspiring others as well and that is what i hope to learn from this class.
i want to change the world, but am pretty hypocritical about it. my friends refer to me as a hippie because i like to use low energy, recycle as much as possible, refer to peace and love.. but i wear shoes made by nike, which isnt the most upstanding company to its employees or to the global environment, i recycle as much as i can, until i find something horribly inconvenient & i get angry. so there goes the peace & love.. still, i have always wanted to create a more "green environment". my parents raised me to use as little as possible & to reduce my carbon footprint. when my clothes go out of style, i take things to good will. i buy foods that use as little packaging as possible, but i know i can do more. this summer, i read no impact man to prepare for my participation in community commitment. it was inspiring the way he could reduce his negative impact on the environment so drastically. i don't know if i could handle such a lack of technology, but i was definitely impressed and it taught me about some of things i could handle doing.
other than that, i've always been a firm believer in trying to smile at everyone you see and saying hello. it's one of those things that people don't always notice, but going to extra mile to just be a kind and happy person can have a positive affect on yourself & everyone around you.
haha just because you don't wear shoes made of natural fibers and don't have a compost pile in your back yard doesn't mean you don't care about the environment:
ReplyDeleteIt's important that we recognize our shortcomings in our mission so that we can better improve- you know how to get better: now it's just time to overcome it. You aren't being hypocritical at all because you realize that these are aspects of "green living" that you can improve on!
Good luck! Enjoyed reading your blog!
OMG I LOVE SUNNY TOO!! one of the best shows out there. It's still super cool all that you do to help out with the environment and I find it perfectly acceptable to splurge every once in awhile on shoes or jeans that you love. And I agree that a smile can make a difference even if people don't always notice it.
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! I really enjoyed reading your blog, I think it's awesome how much you care about the environment. My mom always forced me to recycle growing up and I would get so annoyed but now I understand that it really does matter.
ReplyDelete-Chelsea