Stop! Hammock Time!

I'm curled up on the couch after a wonderful afternoon with Megan Long! <3 haha We decided after class to walk to footsloggers! She got a nalgene, a pretty purple one! We then walked all over campus looking for a good spot to set up our hammocks. Alas, this terrible winter has done a real number on the trees around campus. For those of you who don't read the newspaper regularly, which also includes myself, crews have marked a lot of the trees for demolition. The ones with orange markings are being cut down and the ones with caution tape are being topped off. What a terrible weather and who knew it would affect the spring too? Debris is everywhere!

Anyways, me and Megan spent the past few hours laying in our hammock trying to soak up some sunshine on our pale, white legs. Well, Megan isn't really pale but I sure as heck am. It's sad really...

On an unrelated note, I got a daily booth! So follow me! :D

The Cove

Okay, so I haven't blogged in a while, but I'm very doubtful that anyone even noticed... anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

All kidding aside, my Spring break has been chock full of learning. Is that lame? Maybe so but this is definitely for the better. I want to talk again about veganism. When I made the decision to end my days of meat and dairy it was planned as a short term diet. However, now that I understand the terrible antibiotics, conditions, and food that the animals that become our source of food are fed it quite honestly disgusts me.

Tomorrow, I'm planning a trip to the farmers market where I hope to buy some eggs and home made cheese which I would be willing to make concessions for because of the sustainable nature which it's made. I don't believe that I'll be enjoying a McDonald's cheese burger any time soon however. I don't think that I, being more aware of how this food is processed, can stomach it's contents.

This morning I stumbled on a list of movies from 2009 that should be watched. The movie "The Cove" was on the list and even though I was aware of the movie I had no intentions on watching it. Basically, the documentary takes place in Taiji Japan where local fisherman scare dolphins into a bay where they are needlessly slaughtered. And when I say needless, I mean needless. This meat isn't popular in cuisine and shouldn't be eaten period. The dolphins high level on the food chain means that their meat is full of the toxic chemical mercury; oh and did I mention that the government recently began serving it as a school lunch meat? Yeah.

So basically Japan is overfishing the oceans. Not just dolphins (shark finning is also a major problem) but tuna and many other types of fish are being harvested at alarming rates. Their staggering demand and consumption of the meat has caused populations to decrease astoundingly which in turn throws the entire food chain out of whack!

Learn where your food comes from, after all you're the ones putting it into your body! Your apple from Chile, the hamburger patty with meat from 20 different cows, is that healthy? I'm not just talking about loosing a little weight and not even necessarily saving the environment but when it comes to the health of your body... that's something that you shouldn't really compromise on.

I don't suggest that everyone stop eating meat ever. But just make smart choices, go meatless for a meal every now and then and visit the local farmers market for your in season vegetables and fruits.

If you want more information about where your food is coming from visit this website:
http://www.foodincmovie.com/about-the-issues.php

For more information about the dolphin slaughter in Japan visit this website where you can also watch the trailer for "The Cove" which I highly recommend.
http://www.takepart.com/thecove

Sign the petition that will be sent to Barrack Obama via TakePart here:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/252#