This creative journal is more or less something that just bothers the hell out of me. Every year, without fail, once the melt hits, there are cigarette butts e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e. Walking around campus, one can't take more than 5 steps before seeing the remnants of a cigarette on the ground.
I think the thing that gets me the most is the fact that there is a radius around the ashtrays that are littered (hah!) with butts. It's as though they're trying to miss the receptacle that is placed there for one reason. The wind takes these butts and they fly around campus, into crevices and gardens alike -- areas where it's super difficult to clean them up. Often they'll end up in storm drains, which is also a huge issue. All because someone who smokes decides they're too important to use an ashtray.
I know that there are some people who think that this is a ridiculous request (I Imagine they think i'm like Pheobe from this scene of Friends), but I mean, it's such a simple thing to do. I've started calling out my friends when they do it -- I encourage others to do this, too!
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