http://noelle762.vox.com/library/posts/tags/current+events/page/1/ The Tao Of Noe en Vox Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:30:17 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss current events http://noelle762.vox.com/library/post/qotd-holiday-shopping.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Noelle) http://noelle762.vox.com/library/post/qotd-holiday-shopping.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://noelle762.vox.com/library/post/qotd-holiday-shopping.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:30:17 -0800 <p><br /><blockquote><p>Did you shop for great deals on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29">Black Friday</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday">Cyber Monday</a>?&#160; Or did you observe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day">Buy Nothing Day</a>? </p></blockquote> Okay, so maybe I&#39;m not much of a participator, but I LOATHE the Holidays and the shopping.<br />In fact, I am skipping the holidays this year.&#160; I am not buying anything for anyone, I am asking people not to buy anything for me.&#160; I would love to see family I haven&#39;t seen in ages, and spend time eating large meals with friends (this will remind me of Italia) but I hate the cut throat consumer culture I am living in.<br /><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/galfromohio/Noconsuming.jpg" /> </p><p>and in the spirit of the duality of nature....</p><p>I would love to have any one of the things listed above :)<br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://noelle762.vox.com/library/post/qotd-holiday-shopping.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398bce7b2000500e398c1c3b60001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd current events holiday shopping