Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Dumpster Pools

Oh my goodness....

I woke up this morning and found myself in every newspaper and news station on TV and you know what I'm doing?
Jumping in the dumpster pool!
Jumping into a dumpster.... that was converted into a pool!

My parents must be so proud ;)
Dumpster pool
They're going to be placed outside of Grand Central station for the next 3 Saturdays so anyone on the street can hop in. How fun is that?
Check out this video to learn more about it!

69 comments:

rague said...

Woow! Hahah, very cool! :DD
P.S. - Katie, can you check your e-mail?))

Wendy said...

That IS cool!

Rachael West said...

Ahhh recycling at its best!

look a little closer said...

this is so awesome. i will definitely check out the dumpster pool! :)

colormekatie said...

@ look a little closer- yay!!

Miki said...

What a great idea! I love everything you're involved in! =)

Hug!

Miki.

amo (amanda) said...

Oh man! I wish there was one of those close to my house!!! How fun!

Dori the Giant said...

That looks like it was a lot of work to make. I'm assuming they would be much cheaper than regular pools? Haha.

RUBIA ARGYI said...

Awesome! Look interesting!!

Tine said...

Haha, It is fun, but in my village I know someone with a dumpster as swimming pool for years. :-)

The popupinthecity-idea is great!

becca said...

that's so awesome. wish i were in the city one of those days so that i could dumpster dive.

Raj said...

Haha, how awesome!

Kyla Makay said...

SO COOOOOOOL! :)


LOVE, Makay

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Apple said...

that is so you katie!:))
were there a lot of people?

Rolerkite said...

looks like a refreshing dumpster dive!

Juliette Crane said...

how sweet! and what a super fun idea for summer!

melifaif said...

The things you are "jumping into" never cease to amaze me! Fun times....

Ría said...

That's awesome!! I wish we could have some here in Seville, Spain!!
Kiss!

stephiejane said...

this is so cool! i saw a spot on this on the nightly news i think - what a fun idea, especially in this horrid heat!!

Jennifer said...

That is so cool!!

Gray Skies said...

So fun! I've never seen anyone look so excited to be dumpster diving :)

Kelsey said...

That's awesome! How did you get involved?
"Dunksters" !!! Love it

Anonymous said...

Very cool!

Unknown said...

omg I totally saw this on the news this morning! That would be Canadian national news, so obviously the word has gotten out there! Saw it briefly when I was getting ready for work and had no idea it was you, hah neat

colormekatie said...

@Kelsey- I was actually there shooting the pools for a website but decided to jump in and try them out. I didn't expect to be all over the news the next day!

@ Kim Humes- that's so crazy!!

Quindome said...

That's as rad as rad can be! I'd be proud of you if I were your mum and dad!

Anonymous said...

Good timing to jump in!

nina said...

Whohoo they should do this in Holland too! it's toooo cool (:

Anonymous said...

how cool! i love how clean it looks. fun fun fun!

lori* said...

Kevin and I were just talking about these! Thinking of some different ways to get creative with pools ourselves <3

Stephanie said...

So rad, Katie! I love it!

tracey.becker1@gmail.com said...

Ok, so I normally don't watch the news but there was a HUGE thunderstorm all morning in Illinois (HUGE) and I was looking for the weather. On ABC or NBC or one of those big stations (can't keep them straight) I saw this piece about the dumpster pools and I said "Man. That girl looks just like Color Me Katie. How weird! And she's jumping just like she does in the videos she makes. What a coincidence!" And then I watched the show and smiled and kept looking for the weather.

I can officially say that I RECOGNIZED you on t.v. You have been spotted and recognized by your blog, girly! That must mean you've made it. :)

colormekatie said...

That's hilarious Tracey! Awww I feel all special!

kara lynn said...

this is soo awesome!! i can't even imagine!!

Emma Driver said...

Thats because you are special Katie dear. :D <3

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Caliasiabella said...

That is the most amazing reason to be in the news!

Chantele Cross-Jones said...

lol thats awesome! its too cold in the uk to have these worse luck! Daisy Dayz Home

Unknown said...

wow....katie that is really awesome cool there....admirer there have such nice surprised!!! oh so hope that our country have too....maybe katie u can just pay a visit here in Malaysia!!!

Anne Keane said...

this is awesome - and how great that you were able to be a part of it!

Hi! I am LiLi! said...

that looks fun. fun fun fun under the sun!

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Anonymous said...

That is so cool! Definitely gives new meaning to dumpster diving, haha.

Jasmine said...

4 words = C O O L !

colormekatie said...

@Nanda assis- so cute!

wishful nals said...

reusing at its best! :)

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Yelena R. said...

This once again proves that you are amazing :D

Lane said...

Oh how fun :)


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Nina said...

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Oh my god so much fun

Rebecca said...

Do you have a water proof camera? If you do what kind? I'm in the market for one :)

Suvi said...

Not referring to this post in particular, but the whole blog; you're my new favorite person ever.

Anonymous said...

very cool - but i couldn't turn off your background music from your blog! ack!

colormekatie said...

My blog doesn't have background music!

Anonymous said...

that's cool...and weird.

Carly said...

Hi Katie!
My sister tipped me off to your blog and I really enjoy reading about all of your colorful adventures! Continuing a trend a blogging friend of mine started I've nominated you on my blog for a "most versatile blogger" award!
check it out!

Holly Knitlightly said...

Hahaha you rock Katie!

erin said...

mmm... rainbow hulahoop!

Bess Georgette said...

Awesome!! :)

Summer said...

I saw this news from TV here in Singapore. The pool looks so awesome and fun :)

Angie and Dan said...

I saw this on TV here in Australia!

Renee said...

Haha this is awesome!

Mariana Santana said...

Katie you are just soo funny, you make me happy!

ooh follow me ;) @14mari

Yan said...

Great!

colormekatie said...

@Angie and Dan- That is so crazy!!

IKABAGS said...

cool :)))