Until now, that is!!
So, without revealing too much about myself (I must remain shrouded in mystery!)… I need to begin this post by letting you all know that I lead a double life. It’s true. I have another job; one that is nothing like my job at Early to Bed. Some might say it is the exact opposite job; others might not. But we’re not here to quibble.
I got really excited today because, by some serendipitous circumstance, the two jobs have melded together in a delicious ouroboros, or maybe a yin-yang… but most likely one of those triangular recycling symbols.
You see, I very recently learned how to craft my own sturdy, strong rope by using plastic grocery bags! It’s true! I learned this in my “double life” context, not my sex toy store context, mind you, but it sure set the wheels a’ turnin! I thought: what an amazing way to bridge the gap between green and kinky! How can I tell this to the world at large, so they too can see the tremendous possibilities now available to us?
And then, I saw this:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Plastic Bag Rope Making Workshop
They breed beneath your sink and clog our landfills. Make those plastic
grocery bags work for you! Learn how to make rope and rope projects from
bracelets to hammocks. The rope is remarkably strong and the reuse message
even stronger.
Free and open to the public
at Mess Hall
6932 North Glenwood Avenue
(sw of MORSE on the red line)
Chicago
Phone: (773) 465-4033 on day of events
Email: messhall8@yahoo.com
http://www.messhall.org
Even if you aren’t kinky, go to this! The guy who teaches it is fantastic, and hey, even the non-kinky among us can use rope, right? And you know you have mounds of those diaphanous bags fluttering around your house… learn how to actually use them!
Smooches,
Eden
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For the other nerds like myself out there, a few statistics:
- Worldwide, an estimated 4 billion plastic bags end up as litter each year. Tied end to end, that’s enough to circle the earth 63 times.
- According to the EPA, U.S. consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year.
