Well, besides the fact that I’m currently Mac-less (it’s at the Genius Bar *hopefully* being fixed). And me not being able to access my dorkyvegan.com email address because I’m a moron and can’t remember how to log into the webmail site (I’ve been using Mail way too long…). So you know, try an alternate email address if you need to send me something.

Anyway, why Eyeore is depressed. I was listening to the Vegetarian Food for Thought podcast the other day titled “The Burden of Burros”. She had a short piece about how Eyeore is the only “positive” donkey character, usually they’re just beasts of burden or stubborn. Even our language reflects these negative images, calling someone a jackass as an insult (I love this podcast because she constantly challenges me to change the way I communicate; she’s had a couple episodes about animal cliches).

And no wonder that Eyeore’s depressed about all of this, considering that he’s only been portrayed negatively for thousands of years.

So tonight, I was walking home (after a successful day of protesting, including our RADICAL CHEERLEADER DEBUT!) and a yard had a Winnie the Pooh blow-up Christmas decoration. Winnie and Tigger on a sled, smiling and happy… and Eyeore pulling the sled. And he was partially deflated, flopping over and proving his point even more.

Just something to think about. I’d go more into it, but I’m exhausted. So just think about it.