my desk is a mess...

Oh how I hate thee, and my addiction to thee... 

Yes, I'm beginning the fight again. Trying to talk myself into it. I blame it on Alan Weisman's book The World Without Us. His descriptions of the state of the oceans reminded me again of why I want to do this. (Search Google using the terms "Polymers Are Forever" + "Orion" for the article that led to the chapter.) I just can't deal with it. So I'm back on the band-wagon. Here's a photo of the plastic I have personally used  in a week (does not include Phil): 

I am NOT going to eliminate all of it -- only a small portion of this pile. I want to quit using plastic ziplock bags (oh how I love thee!) and plastic wrap (is anything more convenient?!?) and I want to start carrying reusable thermos for coffee at coffee shops, and also my metal lunch boxes for leftovers from restaurants.

The thing that stymied me for a long time was trying to figure out how to keep vegetables fresh in the refrigerator without plastic, but I found this from the Berkeley Farmer's Market. 

We'll see how I do.