Tika occupied vancouver
I was at occupy vancouver with Food Not Bombs for five hours yesterday, and it completely wiped me out. I feel bad for not going back last night or today, but I can't handle a crowd that size mentally/emotionally. I found myself just standing still and staring at nothing for a while, until my dog pulled on the leash to get me to move. It was scary. When I got home I was a wreck, I was crying for no reason and I'm still very emotional. It's not because I had a bad experience either, I had some excellent debates with some science majors from UBC about animal testing, Tika was there, I got to make some banners and patches, and I had some laughs with my friends, but it was just overwhelming.
I was planning on going back today, but I didn't feel up for it, so instead I went to the dog park with Tika and just spent a good three hours walking her and letting her frolic with the other pups, chase her dinosaur ball, and splash about in the water. The new food she is on has done wonders for her, she has a lot more energy now and she even ran circles around me at one point when we were standing in tall grass because she was having so much fun. I wrote an Oath to her today to represent what she has done for me and promising to never leave her (like I said: I'm emotional right now). I might post it when I finish editing it. I hate writing poetry because I'm constantly worrying about word choice and if I should make a rhyme or change the syntax. I need to do something literary though, because I've noticed a change in my use of language, and not for the better.
Anyways, life is life, and life goes on.
I was planning on going back today, but I didn't feel up for it, so instead I went to the dog park with Tika and just spent a good three hours walking her and letting her frolic with the other pups, chase her dinosaur ball, and splash about in the water. The new food she is on has done wonders for her, she has a lot more energy now and she even ran circles around me at one point when we were standing in tall grass because she was having so much fun. I wrote an Oath to her today to represent what she has done for me and promising to never leave her (like I said: I'm emotional right now). I might post it when I finish editing it. I hate writing poetry because I'm constantly worrying about word choice and if I should make a rhyme or change the syntax. I need to do something literary though, because I've noticed a change in my use of language, and not for the better.
Anyways, life is life, and life goes on.