I have been doing a bit o' reseach on the pros and cons of vegetarianism (in terms of health, which is the deciding factor), and found some interesting, though not surprising, information.  Basically, vegetarianism doesn't have a whole lot of benefits.  If you do it correctly, that is, if you eat a wide spectrum of foods and make sure you get ( Read more... )

Since responding to ya'll in comment form is tough due to word limits, I'll respond in this form.

I'm not so sure I can agree with all ya'll.  The main argument I'm seeing here is that "animals do it, so why can't I?"  Granted, I did say that we're all the same, but that wasn't exactly what I was going for.  What I meant is that we are all sentient ( Read more... )

So today I had a frightening experience that sorta started to shake my philosophies on the concept of life.  Long story short, I had just fed Drizzit his medicine (staph infection in his front right poodle leg), and as a tasty reward, gave him some canned dog food called "Hunk of Beef."  It's literally a hunk of beef that been stewed in its own ( Read more... )

OKAY EVERYBODY!  It's update time.  It's been some time since I put fingers to keyboard for Livejournal, but here it is.

In the past several months I have adopted a variety of hobbies that are totally righteous.  Perhaps I have touched on them already, but time has allowed me to become more advanced in them, so you get the updated version.

FENCING!  ( Read more... )

In general, all is well in my life.  Drizzit is a four-legged money pit, but he's worth it so it's okay.  But man, you never really realize how awesome it is to have money until you have none.  I'm not saying that I'm poverty stricken (the U.S. government might disagree), but hoy, I hate the shit outta money.  It's amazing how much it takes just to ( Read more... )

The links below should, unless you're crazy, cause you to crap your pants, or at the very least think, "Hmm.  That's somewhat troubling."    But first...

There has been something that has been bothering me for quite some time.  You see, about a year after high school, maybe a little before, I have been obsessed with the idea of the hunter gatherer ( Read more... )

If I were to buy a car, I would like a new car, due to the fuel economy (or, if there is a cheapesque way to convert an old gas guzzler into a fuel sipping gentleman, I'd consider that).  But I don't want a gasoline using car.  Gasoline users simply can't compete with diesel cars in terms of miles per gallon.  And the problem is that, with the ( Read more... )

Lately I've been going through this change.  My voice is getting deeper, I'm growing hair on my chest and...  Just kidding.  I haven't hit puberty yet.  What's really been up is that I have been in this crazed state that is making me productive.  Or at least makes me want to be productive.  I'm sort of in this "get my shit together" stage that is ( Read more... )

Oi, Evan.  It would seem that I can't call you for whatever reason.  My phone just goes blank/weird when I try to call you.  So it looks like I need to try something fancy to get a hold of you.  So, just so you are aware, I have made attempts to call you.  Maybe today will work ( Read more... )

So here it is, real quick.

After a difficult bout of me layin' it all down and being frustrated, we talked a little, Tawny got to let out her pent up sadness in a potent weeping session, and after things cooled down, we talked.

After analizing the patterns of her depression (which manifests in anger, sadness, and whatever else), I came to realize ( Read more... )