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Hurray, update time!
The cats have been getting on each other's nerves more and more lately. Lots of hissing and growling. LOL! Even mom said, it looks like it's time for Ditto to go back to Halifax.
So I figured something I've been having a small issue with as a Vegetarian. Something that comes up often enough, is that when I go to a new restaurant, where I haven't been before, I take a look at the menu to see if there is anything that I can eat. I always browse the contents of the meal to make sure that I'm not missing anything and don't accidentally end up with bacon in my salad or whatever. Well, it's happened more than twice that I've gotten meat in my meal anyway, either from them not specifying in the menu or just a miscommunication somewhere between my mouth and the cook's hand. Anyway, my problem, was whether or not to eat it the way it is, or to send it back and get a new order. I feel like if I don't eat, then the animal died in vain. I got thinking about it more and I joined a vegetarian LJ community today (for more support, it's lobster season) and that exact issue was being discussed. Anyway, I've decided that I will send my meal back if it has meat in it. It's not that the animals were killed so we might as well eat it, it's that they are killed BECAUSE we eat it. It is not like I would be saving the meat from being wasted or thrown out either, because even if I ate it, I'd get really sick at this point. After you stop eating meat for so long, your boy stops producing the enzymes necessary to digest meat. The same thing happens if you stop drinking milk. So anyway, yeah, i'd get sick from it anyway. So, I figure now before I order anything, I will just ask beforehand to prevent any bad situation from occuringin the first place, but return it if it is still screwed up. At least then they can specify better in their menu or something. Anyway, I realize that you may not all agree with my lifestyle, but that's just something that i've been thinking about for awhile.
On a similar note, my sister AGAIN asked me if I wanted to eat lobster. I forcibly said NO and glared at her. She stopped bothering me. Once she moves out and is out of my parents clutches, I will try to explain to her my reasons and so on. For now there isn't much point though since she is basically brainwashed/has yet to learn to think for herself to a mature extent. I also found this site which i found interesting because it is like a glossary of vegetarian terms. I even learned a couple of things :)
I am glad that I've made it over the one year mark of being a vegetarian. Oh I got it all from my family. Oh it's just a phase you are going through, who made you decide to do this? You are going to waste away to nothing, you are going to get sick, you don't even like vegetables how will you be a vegetarian???
I proved them WRONG!!!! Take THAT underestimating family!!!! You LOSE!!!!!!!
So on a non-vegetarian note, my mom was a complete jerk today. She insisted that I open the door to my room today and be a part of the rest of the household. In case she hasn't noticed all summer, I'm NOT a part of the rest of the household. We are all rather seperate in fact. Jamie is rarely home now with having a car and work, I stay in my bedroom, Mom goes to work, Dad does not live here. So umm... why she chose to bother me today about this, I cannot guess. Jamie also informed me yesterday that my Aunt Linda (my favorite aunt, btw) snubbed my mom last week when they past each other on Main Street. I guess a few days prior, my Aunt Linda ragged my Mom out a bit for harassing my Dad and so on. Mom keeps calling him at work like 6 times a day and it's really been taxing on him. Anyway, that's the first time that I've heard of any relative actually standing up to Mom instead of feeling sorry for her, so YAY on that (besides my sister of course, she tells Mom what's what quite frequently, in fact, when it suits her to do so).
Also, Mom asked me twice for my garbage cuz it's garbage day. The first time I was right in the middle of something, and then I forgot about it. The second time, ("Christa, I need your garbage! It's garbage day!" in that nagging tone) I was annoyed, but oh yeah I forgot, so I went downstairs to bring it to her as she had asked, so I asked her, "Where's the garbage bag?". She retorts with "On the curb!" Oh yeah, as if she wasn't planning that! I VERY cooly answered "okay" and went outside to dump my garbage. She is such a spiteful little bitch! Anyway, I was not surprised at all, but it strikes me funny how she tries so hard to press my buttons sometimes, as though she thinks it will have a positive effect on her character or something :P If she's trying to get on my good side, she sure is going about it in the wrong way. I'm aware that those last 4 sentences did not make much sense :P Anyway, I was quite annoyed with her little attempt at making herslf seem more in control of the situation, as usual. "Look at me, I'm the boss! I'll put the garbage out whenever I damn well please and you had better get used to it!" HA!
Also, my Mom warned me that I am going to get fat with the amount of fudgesicles that I've been consuming. Wow, as if I didn't expect that one either! Hmm... I can't quite remember why I have such a low self-esteem in Moncton. Would anyone care to remind me? Oh that's right, it's because my own mother just loves to take out her own insecurities on her daughters. Her reasoning on my likelihood of gaining weight was that, well she and Jamie have, so I likely will, and also that I've gained a fair amount of weight this summer. A) I've been sitting on my ASS all summer in front of a computer. Who wouldn't gain weight?????? B) Just because My mother and sister have gained weight, doesn't mean I will. I do not eat fatty fast food, I do not take in all of the saturated fats and whatnot from all of the meat that they consume nearly daily, I do not sit and scarf down an entire bag of chips (popcorn yes, chips no, and chips are way more fattening!), I do not eat out everyday. PLUS, I have to eat the food in this goddamn house. No wonder I eat fidgesicles, that's all there is for me to snack on!!! A girl can only handle so much LIGHT popcorn! BLECH!!! PLUS when I move to Halifax i will be walking over an hour every single day!!!! And the weight that I'm at now has plateaued quite some time ago. I have not gone over 126 pounds. I only have 14 or so to drop when I return to Halifax.
I am so sick of this house.
The cats have been getting on each other's nerves more and more lately. Lots of hissing and growling. LOL! Even mom said, it looks like it's time for Ditto to go back to Halifax.
So I figured something I've been having a small issue with as a Vegetarian. Something that comes up often enough, is that when I go to a new restaurant, where I haven't been before, I take a look at the menu to see if there is anything that I can eat. I always browse the contents of the meal to make sure that I'm not missing anything and don't accidentally end up with bacon in my salad or whatever. Well, it's happened more than twice that I've gotten meat in my meal anyway, either from them not specifying in the menu or just a miscommunication somewhere between my mouth and the cook's hand. Anyway, my problem, was whether or not to eat it the way it is, or to send it back and get a new order. I feel like if I don't eat, then the animal died in vain. I got thinking about it more and I joined a vegetarian LJ community today (for more support, it's lobster season) and that exact issue was being discussed. Anyway, I've decided that I will send my meal back if it has meat in it. It's not that the animals were killed so we might as well eat it, it's that they are killed BECAUSE we eat it. It is not like I would be saving the meat from being wasted or thrown out either, because even if I ate it, I'd get really sick at this point. After you stop eating meat for so long, your boy stops producing the enzymes necessary to digest meat. The same thing happens if you stop drinking milk. So anyway, yeah, i'd get sick from it anyway. So, I figure now before I order anything, I will just ask beforehand to prevent any bad situation from occuringin the first place, but return it if it is still screwed up. At least then they can specify better in their menu or something. Anyway, I realize that you may not all agree with my lifestyle, but that's just something that i've been thinking about for awhile.
On a similar note, my sister AGAIN asked me if I wanted to eat lobster. I forcibly said NO and glared at her. She stopped bothering me. Once she moves out and is out of my parents clutches, I will try to explain to her my reasons and so on. For now there isn't much point though since she is basically brainwashed/has yet to learn to think for herself to a mature extent. I also found this site which i found interesting because it is like a glossary of vegetarian terms. I even learned a couple of things :)
I am glad that I've made it over the one year mark of being a vegetarian. Oh I got it all from my family. Oh it's just a phase you are going through, who made you decide to do this? You are going to waste away to nothing, you are going to get sick, you don't even like vegetables how will you be a vegetarian???
I proved them WRONG!!!! Take THAT underestimating family!!!! You LOSE!!!!!!!
So on a non-vegetarian note, my mom was a complete jerk today. She insisted that I open the door to my room today and be a part of the rest of the household. In case she hasn't noticed all summer, I'm NOT a part of the rest of the household. We are all rather seperate in fact. Jamie is rarely home now with having a car and work, I stay in my bedroom, Mom goes to work, Dad does not live here. So umm... why she chose to bother me today about this, I cannot guess. Jamie also informed me yesterday that my Aunt Linda (my favorite aunt, btw) snubbed my mom last week when they past each other on Main Street. I guess a few days prior, my Aunt Linda ragged my Mom out a bit for harassing my Dad and so on. Mom keeps calling him at work like 6 times a day and it's really been taxing on him. Anyway, that's the first time that I've heard of any relative actually standing up to Mom instead of feeling sorry for her, so YAY on that (besides my sister of course, she tells Mom what's what quite frequently, in fact, when it suits her to do so).
Also, Mom asked me twice for my garbage cuz it's garbage day. The first time I was right in the middle of something, and then I forgot about it. The second time, ("Christa, I need your garbage! It's garbage day!" in that nagging tone) I was annoyed, but oh yeah I forgot, so I went downstairs to bring it to her as she had asked, so I asked her, "Where's the garbage bag?". She retorts with "On the curb!" Oh yeah, as if she wasn't planning that! I VERY cooly answered "okay" and went outside to dump my garbage. She is such a spiteful little bitch! Anyway, I was not surprised at all, but it strikes me funny how she tries so hard to press my buttons sometimes, as though she thinks it will have a positive effect on her character or something :P If she's trying to get on my good side, she sure is going about it in the wrong way. I'm aware that those last 4 sentences did not make much sense :P Anyway, I was quite annoyed with her little attempt at making herslf seem more in control of the situation, as usual. "Look at me, I'm the boss! I'll put the garbage out whenever I damn well please and you had better get used to it!" HA!
Also, my Mom warned me that I am going to get fat with the amount of fudgesicles that I've been consuming. Wow, as if I didn't expect that one either! Hmm... I can't quite remember why I have such a low self-esteem in Moncton. Would anyone care to remind me? Oh that's right, it's because my own mother just loves to take out her own insecurities on her daughters. Her reasoning on my likelihood of gaining weight was that, well she and Jamie have, so I likely will, and also that I've gained a fair amount of weight this summer. A) I've been sitting on my ASS all summer in front of a computer. Who wouldn't gain weight?????? B) Just because My mother and sister have gained weight, doesn't mean I will. I do not eat fatty fast food, I do not take in all of the saturated fats and whatnot from all of the meat that they consume nearly daily, I do not sit and scarf down an entire bag of chips (popcorn yes, chips no, and chips are way more fattening!), I do not eat out everyday. PLUS, I have to eat the food in this goddamn house. No wonder I eat fidgesicles, that's all there is for me to snack on!!! A girl can only handle so much LIGHT popcorn! BLECH!!! PLUS when I move to Halifax i will be walking over an hour every single day!!!! And the weight that I'm at now has plateaued quite some time ago. I have not gone over 126 pounds. I only have 14 or so to drop when I return to Halifax.
I am so sick of this house.