http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles crazy animals and delicious vegan food. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:58:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let's talk about something different for once. A topic I've been avoiding for almost a year. I lost 0.8 pounds this week. Good, right? Except that I've gained about 30 since moving to Chicago. On the one hand, I'm fully frustrated with myself and my lack of focus. On the other ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/08/16/judging-others-even-with-good-intentions/ I wrote this on my livejournal, but I thought it was worth repeating. 1. Clean up, Chinese style. 2. That little place called Tibet, ever heard of it? 3. It's all about huge corporations making money, which puts the hosting country in debt for decades. 4. Imposing beauty standards for seven year olds 5. No ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/08/15/why-im-boycotting-the-olympics/ I thought this was interesting... passed around from another blog (don't know where it originated) and figured I'd repost. 1. Vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes (i.e. they live longer & don't get sick as often) 2. Meat is full of traces of antibiotics, hormones, toxins produced ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/07/18/45-reasons-to-be-vegan/ I know, it's been a while, again. At least I have a good excuse for my lack of updates: I've joined up with another radical cheerleading group while ADL and thus the Vegan Death Squad are on hiatus (long story, but we were supposed to be planning to ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/06/16/definition/ I started on this train of thought by way of music. That's how things usually start with me, to be honest. So, this is my conclusion. Maybe. I might have something to add after actually sleeping, whenever that actually happens. Now, as I've said, I grew up on 60s music and ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/05/16/1968-forty-years-later-the-music/ I'm going to write down what I see activism as. You may or may not agree with everything. But this is in my life. And my blog. So whatever. Activism is standing up for what you believe in. It's standing outside in 7 degree weather holding signs and yelling chants. It's marching through ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/05/15/while-im-at-it/ No, I wasn't alive in 1968. In 1968, my mom wasn't probably even able to have children yet. But this is an ongoing segment on Democracy Now! and it's gotten me to thinking. I grew up on music from the 60s. If you know me at all, you know that I ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/05/15/1968-forty-years-later/ Friday night, a friend found a pitbull puppy running around a neighborhood of Chicago. She took him in for the night, but he couldn't stay there. So, he came to me on Saturday. Monday, he had to go back to her because of my landlord. In the meantime, ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/02/14/a-puppy-got-all-the-activists-sick/ I have internet again. For, you know, the next two weeks until something else breaks. But until then... lots to do! Comments are turned off right now because I've been getting almost all spam, so... yeah. http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/01/23/back-online/ My internet's down at my apartment. I'm currently at the library using their incredibly slow wifi. What's better, no internet or painfully slow internet? Grr. Anyway, to tide you over until my internet works (either getting a new DSL modem or getting new internet service in general because I hate ... http://dorkyvegan.com/rambles/2008/01/15/technology-sucks/