Beaumangeur
I just attempted to make coffee with my mom's coffeemaker, and, even with an entire individual-sized container of Silk poured into the giant mug I used, it is still too strong to drink. I'm very sad that a) I just wasted a bunch of coffee and soymilk and b) there is no coffee left for me to drink.
I made a new journal. Not because of the hacking incident, which really didn't amount to any damage other than a deleted and replaced user icon. I just came up with an interesting concept for a philosophy of living and blogging and wanted to grab the username before anyone else stole it. Until further notice I'm keeping this journal. In fact, I may keep it indefinitely for personal entries.
The new username is beaumangeur. It was one of the outcast name suggestions for "vegan" before Donald Watson, the founder of the Vegan Society, coined the term. It translates to beautiful eater or one who eats in a beautiful way. I think it would be interesting to expand upon the philosophies of veganism to focus on health - a truly holistic view of health. Not just of the animal, or the vegan, but to the health of the planet and the health of society. I think also the health of the mind through examined living and the arts should be included. Many vegans draw the line at animal rights or personal health. Issues such as GMO's and the huge corporations who create them, organic farming, local farmers aren't necessarily included in vegetarian philosophy. I think mental health, in a different way than sane or not sane, should be considered too.
I've long been wanting to blog about veganism and I think it would be well to have a separate journal for it so that those who want to "opt in" can do so, while not alienating my non-vegetarian brethren.
It remains to be seen whether or not I will start blogging until after my show goes up, as I'm supposed to be concentrating on other pursuits at the moment.
I made a new journal. Not because of the hacking incident, which really didn't amount to any damage other than a deleted and replaced user icon. I just came up with an interesting concept for a philosophy of living and blogging and wanted to grab the username before anyone else stole it. Until further notice I'm keeping this journal. In fact, I may keep it indefinitely for personal entries.
The new username is beaumangeur. It was one of the outcast name suggestions for "vegan" before Donald Watson, the founder of the Vegan Society, coined the term. It translates to beautiful eater or one who eats in a beautiful way. I think it would be interesting to expand upon the philosophies of veganism to focus on health - a truly holistic view of health. Not just of the animal, or the vegan, but to the health of the planet and the health of society. I think also the health of the mind through examined living and the arts should be included. Many vegans draw the line at animal rights or personal health. Issues such as GMO's and the huge corporations who create them, organic farming, local farmers aren't necessarily included in vegetarian philosophy. I think mental health, in a different way than sane or not sane, should be considered too.
I've long been wanting to blog about veganism and I think it would be well to have a separate journal for it so that those who want to "opt in" can do so, while not alienating my non-vegetarian brethren.
It remains to be seen whether or not I will start blogging until after my show goes up, as I'm supposed to be concentrating on other pursuits at the moment.