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I'm on a download fest of SM StarS and first-third stage Sera Myu. The problem is that it's filling up my hard drive damn quick, which is to be expected. Ah well. I've a stack of DVD-R's that will stand as a reasonable facsimile of an external hard drive; all should be well, and I should be in possession of damn near all of the Sailor Moon media that I'm missing, buahahahahaha /evil laugh>.
I'm reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire at the suggestion of Jay's sister, and I'm almost finished. What a great book! I'm loving it and I'll like seek out his other stuff. Because of this I'm also inclined to read the original Oz books, more out of curiosity-- I vaguely remember either reading them on my own or having them read to me by my mother as a small child.
Writing continues; I'm contemplating submitting a piece to a "queer" literary journal I know of. I've realized that if I wish to write gay characters, as I do, I will likely be categorized as a gay writer, which I am. That cannot be avoided; I wonder why I even considered this an issue.
Ah well.
Oh, Jay and I are going vegan.
Say what?
Yes. He and I are on kind of a health food kick, so much so that we bought a couple of books on eating "light" and whole foods. It compelled Jay to the point where he now wants to cut out eggs and meat (dairy not being an issue for him since he's pretty harshly lactose intolerant). He made me read some things (i.e basic facts) about milk and cutting out dairy seemed a logical, sensible step. And when I finally looked at the jug of vitamin D milk in the fridge, I realized, shit, yeah, one cup does in fact have 50% of my recommended daily fat intake.
So dairy is out; I don't miss it. Next goes meat on the basis of fat and sodium contents as well as considerations for the chemical shit storm that seems to be injected into most animals. I was concerned about protein, but after doing some reading the majority medical consensus seems to be that a vegan diet is markedly healthier than the standard American diet; grains like quinoa can provide complete protein and are a good staple food for vegans, as are dried beans and whole grains in general.
Mika Miko video added purely because I love Mika Miko.
I'm reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire at the suggestion of Jay's sister, and I'm almost finished. What a great book! I'm loving it and I'll like seek out his other stuff. Because of this I'm also inclined to read the original Oz books, more out of curiosity-- I vaguely remember either reading them on my own or having them read to me by my mother as a small child.
Writing continues; I'm contemplating submitting a piece to a "queer" literary journal I know of. I've realized that if I wish to write gay characters, as I do, I will likely be categorized as a gay writer, which I am. That cannot be avoided; I wonder why I even considered this an issue.
Ah well.
Oh, Jay and I are going vegan.
Say what?
Yes. He and I are on kind of a health food kick, so much so that we bought a couple of books on eating "light" and whole foods. It compelled Jay to the point where he now wants to cut out eggs and meat (dairy not being an issue for him since he's pretty harshly lactose intolerant). He made me read some things (i.e basic facts) about milk and cutting out dairy seemed a logical, sensible step. And when I finally looked at the jug of vitamin D milk in the fridge, I realized, shit, yeah, one cup does in fact have 50% of my recommended daily fat intake.
So dairy is out; I don't miss it. Next goes meat on the basis of fat and sodium contents as well as considerations for the chemical shit storm that seems to be injected into most animals. I was concerned about protein, but after doing some reading the majority medical consensus seems to be that a vegan diet is markedly healthier than the standard American diet; grains like quinoa can provide complete protein and are a good staple food for vegans, as are dried beans and whole grains in general.
Click to viewMika Miko video added purely because I love Mika Miko.