Third time's the charm

This week went comparably well as last. The addition of a day sort of threw me off in terms of staying with it whole heartedly, but I decided to slightly alter my project after Thursday's showing of King Corn anyway.
This week, I did my technology fast on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tuesday went great-from midnight to midnight I didn't turn on the TV, computer, tv, blowdrier, ipod, or really anything else I can think of. I really have learned to take pride in this project actually. People will get mad at me that I'm not taking their texts or they can't get a hold of me, but since I've now accomplished it so many times, it feels nice to know I have that self control. Thursday didn't go as well. I had a paper due Thursday at 5..by email.. and of course, I had procrastinated and done the majority of it Monday and Wednesday, but for whatever reason, I hadn't done the bibliography or emailed it by midnight on Wednesday night. So on Thursday, I finished up my paper and had it emailed by 2 pm, then I began my technology fast and stuck with it for at least the rest of the day. Saturday was easier than I expected, as I was with my friends the whole day anyway, so I had no need to call anyone, and my laptop is practically obsolete on Saturdays in a normal week because I'm always out and about. I ended up using a GPS on Saturday though- definitely technology. The only way I can justify that is that I don't own a GPS, so obviously I don't use one often at all.
I did electricity/water and trash reduction on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday this week. I continue to notice the small things with this. The little sugar packets are still a pain in the butt because like I said before, I put those in my oatmeal and I realized, in my coffee. So, I just don't get my coffee on those days (which is probably a good thing in itself) and my oatmeal either gets more cinnamon than usual, or a eat it with plain/with salt. My road excursion on Saturday took me to Whole Foods, MY FAVORITE PLACE ON THE PLANET, and I bought a big bag of cereal, so once I run out of oatmeal, the cereal (who is in a bag, no box) will be taking it's place, and cutting back on the amount of sugar packets I use. I've started to notice that my roommate and suitemates leave the lights on during the most unusual times..like while we're sleeping? I think I'm going to look into an energy efficient night light so I can turn off the light every night and not feel like a jerk. I've also talked to my one friend about getting a water filter instead of buying bottled water, but he has a really rude roommate who argues just for the sake of arguing and I don't see that happening in the near future. I might buy them one for Christmas..or Thanksgiving.
After watching King Corn on Thursday, I realized how much corn I really do consume, even though I don't eat meat. Being vegan, I'm very aware of what I'm eating, so I knew that corn syrup was in everything, but I guess I only thought about this whenever I concerned with it health wise, and King Corn helped me realize that it also effected (affected? I never know the difference) the environment and the economy. Both of these reasons have helped motivate me to cut back on the things I know either contain corn (specifically syrup, because I know I'll feel better about eating things that lack the high fructose). Also, one of my brothers is actually allergic to corn and it's biproducts, but he still eats them frequently, and just suffers from migraines later. I was thinking that if I try to cut out corn, maybe I could come up with some good alternatives to his favorite foods for him to consider. Easier said than done for a 20 year old boy who's motto is "for every animal you don't eat, I'm going to eat three", but we'll see.
I'm eager for my 4 day technology fast to begin! Good luck everyone!