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Aug. 8th, 2005 03:45 amI am home, having arrived there on Wednesday night. With Mom and Little Sister on Thursday, and Older Brother on Friday, that's the whole family.
My vegetarianism is waning, and will soon end. I have in fact Taken An Oath that I will eat puerco pibil (note: stewed pork dish, thus not at all vegetarian) at the first opportunity. Coincidentally, Older Brother makes excellent puerco, and plans to do so in a matter of days.
It's been an interesting experiment. I have accomplished the Primary Objective of the experiment, which was to disabuse myself of the notion that meat is a necessity. Now it's just an eventuality :-). I had always subconsciously required my major meals to have a meat component. I have also accomplished the Secondary Objective: figure out what vegetarian life is like. I now have a better sense for what really constitutes a "vegetarian option", what it's like to only be able to eat one thing (or nothing!) on the menu, what it's like to be asked "Vegetarians eat fish, right?". I have partially accomplished some Tertiary Objectives: lose weight (a few lbs), save money (a few $), and boost my karma (a few nanoteresas). Among others.
I will certainly be eating significantly less meat than before, as well as taking note of it when I do, rather than taking it for granted. I think that's an accomplishment. (You might think I'm a flake; that's fine.)
I watched The Fisher King just now. It's a wonderful movie. It's got homeless people, Jeff Bridges, the Holy Grail, Robin Williams, and redemption. "I love New York in June...how 'bout you?"
My vegetarianism is waning, and will soon end. I have in fact Taken An Oath that I will eat puerco pibil (note: stewed pork dish, thus not at all vegetarian) at the first opportunity. Coincidentally, Older Brother makes excellent puerco, and plans to do so in a matter of days.
It's been an interesting experiment. I have accomplished the Primary Objective of the experiment, which was to disabuse myself of the notion that meat is a necessity. Now it's just an eventuality :-). I had always subconsciously required my major meals to have a meat component. I have also accomplished the Secondary Objective: figure out what vegetarian life is like. I now have a better sense for what really constitutes a "vegetarian option", what it's like to only be able to eat one thing (or nothing!) on the menu, what it's like to be asked "Vegetarians eat fish, right?". I have partially accomplished some Tertiary Objectives: lose weight (a few lbs), save money (a few $), and boost my karma (a few nanoteresas). Among others.
I will certainly be eating significantly less meat than before, as well as taking note of it when I do, rather than taking it for granted. I think that's an accomplishment. (You might think I'm a flake; that's fine.)
I watched The Fisher King just now. It's a wonderful movie. It's got homeless people, Jeff Bridges, the Holy Grail, Robin Williams, and redemption. "I love New York in June...how 'bout you?"
