Gleaming From The Past-Sustainable Living

Marcel Gremaud-if there is ANY way in heaven you are reading this post (which I'm sorta thinking there isn't), I just wanna say you are one heck of a blogger. And a thinker. And a researcher. And a comedian. And an all around awesome writer. Your project has been making me think and reflect quite a bit, and it was truly a treat to read your blog posts and research commentary and narrative write-ups.

Here's some background on that last paragraph: We had an assignment (for WISE, of course), to read and grade a previous WISEer's blog entries and I read over Marcel Gremaud's. His project's macro goal was to live more sustainably, which is, like, the mother from which my project was born. SUPER interesting to read about, because I've been interested in living sustainably since the beginning of high school and I've only recently wanted to look into building a sustainable house.

Here's a list of things I liked about Marcel's blogging:

1. His wittiness: His posts constantly reflected his comedic character
2. His reflectiveness: He always had so many thoughts about the articles he read, the people he interviewed, and the facts he learned. I was very engaged.
3. He used Calvin and Hobbes comics, which just takes the cake right there. Some of his posts were about really serious topics and were very depressing (like how the pharmaceutical industry is one of the most unsustainable industries in the U.S.!!) and those comics helped bring those posts to a nice ending.

Here are some things Marcel struggled with a bit:

1. Consistently blogging 3 times a week. What I saw was that he'd post consecutively for two or three days, then wait five or six days to post again.
2. Post pictures. Though the Calvin and Hobbes comics could've counted as pictures, it would've been cool to see some pictures of the comparison between local and non local foods, etc. He posted one set of pictures at the end similar to the example I just gave, but pictures throughout the process would've been a nice addition.

Here are some things I would like to borrow from Marcel:
1. His occasional lists of goals for the week. I recently realized I really have not been setting too many goals for myself…and it's always clear when he makes a goal because it's always in list form. It works for him as well as for the readers.
2. His comics. One of my favorite comics is The Peanuts ("C'mon Charlie Brown, I'll hold the football and you can run and kick it!" Yeah right…), so maybe I can find one that relates to my project/feelings.