use it up!

Deb and I went to the School of Fine Arts Senior Projects show last night because I had a friend exhibiting her textiles made with human hair. There's nothing like Chinese poetry embroidered on moldy quilts with human hair. It was pretty interesting.

Of the other projects, this one caught my attention. It was a website, video, and free buttons which urged the public not to "reduce, reuse, recycle," but to hurry up and use up all of the natural resources so we can get on with finding other options.

The goal, of course, was not only to make us think of our energy usage, but also how we promote dealing with the issue. What works and what doesn't to motivate people? I took a button, which I fully intend to put on my backpack. Because if you think it's a stupid idea to "use it up," you had better come up with another solution people will actually respond to.