What kind of environmentalist am I?
About two weekends ago it was Earth Day, and I didn’t even remember until I was using Google in the late afternoon and noticed that the logo was decorated with solar panels and wind turbines. I thought, “That’s neat,” and then, “Oh, crap, it’s Earth Day, isn’t it?” It had been raining all day, though, so it’s not like I could have done very much to celebrate. I’m just disappointed in the fact that I didn’t even remember, also in my lack of environmental action since then to make up for having forgotten.
Another event I completely ignored was May Day. Last year I wanted to celebrate May Day as a socialist (from the Second International), and although I didn’t do anything, I at least remembered it. At Bryn Mawr they celebrate the pagan May Day. I think they’d have every reason to not let me in if they discovered that I made no attempt to celebrate.