Surviving Sioux City http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog A free spirited, eco-conscious take on life in the Midwest Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Please be patient… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RigelCelestecom/~3/7oSPTTBpEbI/ http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1848#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:51:53 +0000 Rigel Celeste http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1848

Good news! I’ll finally be getting a car at the end of this week! This 9 month “adventure” of being without a vehicle is finally coming to a close and I will soon be feeling like a normal adult again. Thanks so much to everyone who helped out by giving me rides and donating to the “Car Fund,” every penny has been saved and is helping to make this possible. I’ll post pictures of my “new” car soon!

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]]> http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1843 http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1843 Miracles are not in Contradiction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RigelCelestecom/~3/dQmjKihQpvM/ http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1839#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 17:09:12 +0000 Rigel Celeste http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1839

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]]> http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1828 http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1828 The Sioux City Promotional Video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RigelCelestecom/~3/TMuU3sdDNjA/ http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1816#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 21:45:37 +0000 Rigel Celeste http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1816

It’s being hailed as the new “most unintentionally hilarious instance of civic self-love” and well, wow. I agree it is hilarious (I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes when I first saw it) but I’m not convinced it was totally unintentional — there’s no way you plan to dub news anchors, cheerleaders, [...]]]>

It’s being hailed as the new “most unintentionally hilarious instance of civic self-love” and well, wow. I agree it is hilarious (I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes when I first saw it) but I’m not convinced it was totally unintentional — there’s no way you plan to dub news anchors, cheerleaders, and construction men singing the lyrics of a cheesy 80s song and expect it come out as something serious. The fact that it’s so bad, so painfully hilarious that you can’t stop watching it, is just frosting on the cake. There are plenty of mediocre videos out there and this certainly isn’t among them. It’s so bad it’s awesome.

Good work Sioux City, good work. :)

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]]> http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1769 http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1769 It’s the Journey That Matters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RigelCelestecom/~3/8GoXp0KTN2o/ http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1764#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:19:21 +0000 Rigel Celeste http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1764

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]]> http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1758 http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1758 And the Winner Is… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RigelCelestecom/~3/JajXWtB_a5s/ http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1746#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:52:21 +0000 Rigel Celeste http://www.rigelceleste.com/blog/?p=1746 Aaron! He’ll receive the Nature’s Path reusable shopping bag filled with an assortment of cereal, granola, and granola bars. The drawing was random but here’s his winning comment and Earth Day pledge:

“I’m the wellness ambassador for my department at work. I will periodically use my weekly wellness email to faculty/staff to talk about environmental wellness.”

What [...]]]> Aaron! He’ll receive the Nature’s Path reusable shopping bag filled with an assortment of cereal, granola, and granola bars. The drawing was random but here’s his winning comment and Earth Day pledge:

“I’m the wellness ambassador for my department at work. I will periodically use my weekly wellness email to faculty/staff to talk about environmental wellness.”

What a great idea! And what a great experience this giveaway has been. You all had so many good ideas for being more responsible with the planet and hopefully we can all stick to our goals this Earth Day and for the rest of 2010 and beyond. My pledge is to attack ‘phantom loads‘ and start turning off and unplugging appliances at the source so they don’t keep drawing energy even when they’re off (I’m especially bad with leaving the computer on in sleep mode).

Thanks to Nature’s Path and everyone who entered and I wish Nature’s Path could send you all prizes. Do something green today and have a happy Earth Day!

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