:P

Wednesday my friend Gill got me the most adorable gift -- a cookbook specifically for cupcakes. It is supremely sweet, pun intended, with its sections for classic, fragrant, and ridiculous(jk) cupcakes.
Friday we went to a folk music concert that my mother pressured us into attending, *sigh*. I thought that I would brighten up the event by baking some mini cakes. (also, i though they could double as a thank you)
So i made myself a shopping list and hauled the sleepy morning version of myself to the store, where i encountered a delightfully hypocritical person. I was standing in line at the check out counter and the bagger asked me if i would prefer paper or plastic. The woman behind me, who had apparently brought her canvas bags, gave me a look that could make Dan Quayle second guess himself.
At first i felt guilty, as i should have, but then humor of the situation hit me. I had just been silently accused of being an poor steward of our planet by a woman who was clearly only interested in trendy eco consciousness.
I'll explain. This woman was wearing jeans that where probably dyed and distressed in some third world factory that spills chemicals into already fragile agricultural areas. She was buying juice boxes, which can't be recycled, and individual cups of applesauce, which are clearly packaged irresponsibly. And she was buying an inordinate amount of perishable food, which led me to believe that she is a wasteful person.
whether or not any of my assumptions about her are correct i find it funny that a woman who does not try to present herself as environmentally friendly has the audacity to judge strangers for their inability to conform to the somewhat tired environmental goals set up by whatever magazine she has been reading.
Also, ironically, using canvas bags is one of the "tired environmental goals" that my family tries to adhere to. I should mention now that I believe every effort, however small, is important to the earths health, and I'm not trying to minimize the importance of what this woman is trying to do. I'm just reacting to her criticism with criticism.

i can play your game lady. :P