Planet Hot

Happy post-Earth Day. If you're like me, you probably spent Earth Day generally having no idea it was Earth Day: driving too fast in your not-so-efficient car, forgetting to recycle, ordering the Chilean sea bass, and spraying CFC's in the air just for the heck of it.

Okay, maybe that's extreme. But I didn't know it was Earth Day. And I live in Los Angeles. This is supposed to be the land of fruits and nuts, but I didn't hear a peep out of freakin' Earth Day from Burbank to Santa Monica. What did I do? I slept in.

I wonder why there wasn't anything going on . And if there was, why didn't I hear about it? I mean, there are so many problems on the table, what with the "earth in crisis," and us being "at the tipping point" and all. Where's the organization? Where are the rallies? I'm ready to sign up!

And I'm talking more than picking up trash on the beach. Picking up trash on the beach is bullshit. It's not going to save the icecaps.

So I feel guilty for not having done anything. And if you're like me, you'll probably check a few things off this Yahoo! list in the next week to make yourself feel better. But I still gotta wonder... where are all the really big movements?

Anyway, in honor of Earth Day the pic is of Shakira, one of the many natural beauties around us worth saving.