Oh The Places You'll Go!

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, has probably been at least a small part of each of our childhoods. For me, he was a major part. Ever since I was a little kid I have been fascinated and entertained by the genius of Dr. Seuss stories and illustrations. I can't exactly say which of his stories is my favorite, but I do have a particular fondness for a hardcover collection that I had growing up. Some of the stories included in this collection were: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, The Lorax, And To Think That I Saw It On Mullberry Street, Yertle the Turtle, and Horton Hears A Who! One of these that I liked in particular was The Lorax, so much in fact that I have one part of my room painted with a garden full of truffula trees.



















As true as it was in 1971, the year of publication, The Lorax tells the story of environmental destruction in favor of industry. This, as throughout a large part of our history, is extremely relevant in the current age of technology versus conservation. By no means would I consider myself to be an passionate activist spouting rhetoric about how we as a planet need to cut down on pollution and consumption, but I do believe these things. As the Lorax stated, with the destruction of one part of an eco-system, the rest also begins to disintegrate. Can't this be said for our society as well? All I can say is that I think The Lorax is much more than a children's book, it is a warning for what will happen if humanity continues it's slow downward spiral. We need to start doing more than just listening to the stories of our forefathers, the Once-lers, and planting truffula trees from the few precious seeds they have collected. Shouldn't we do something to save ourselves and our planet while we still can?

Receipts

Of the many things I have collected over the span of my (almost) 20 years on this planet, one of the most compulsive collections I have kept is my two and a half years (2007-2009, so far) worth of check card receipts. The first purchase with my debit card was made on June 30, 2007 and I've been collecting all of my receipts ever since. Each one is different and I have so many that I can't even count them all.

Here are a few of the receipts from my collection:















Most recent purchase; while this isn't all that fascinating, extraordinary, or even particularly important it shows a record of my recent habits, well, eating habits at least.
















Smallest receipt; I looked through all of my receipts and this happened to be the smallest one.















Only blue receipt; most receipts are white with black type, but this one from Pier 1 is a really pretty blue color and one of the only colored receipts I have ever received.











First receipt; the first purchase I ever made with my debit card was was tote bag from The Format's website. I loved that bag, I wonder what happened to it...
















Most wrinkled receipt; I am surprised this was the worst one, I'm not always great about keeping things neat and tidy.















A grocery shopping receipt; another look at my eating habits. I probably don't want people judging me based on my divergent grocery lists, but, as they say, you are what you eat.















The most receipt copies from one purchase; this was the most excessive number of receipts I've ever gotten. 3 receipts for one meal? Give me a break, save a tree or two, why don't you!















One of the most interesting receipts; attached is what I think is an insurance receipt for a package I sent to my dad for his birthday containing a VCU hoodie.















Receipt for Art & Wonder books; I just thought it was neat that I found this receipt. I guess it's proof that I have them organized pretty well.

















Receipt from my favorite coffee shop; I just love Old Mill Bakery.