So, this is coming more than a little late, but it gives me the chance to tell about this week as well.
The last official week of the sustainability project went well. I hardly drove at all, and continued with my limitations on energy and food consumption. But, this week I spent Thanksgiving with my family in Houston--my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian. My parents already knew about my recent eating habits, but I hadn't told my grandparents or the rest of my family. I thought I could slide by unnoticed when I didn't take a slice of turkey, but I was wrong. The first thing my mom said when she came through the door was, "Hey, that turkey smells great. Too bad Kate doesn't eat meat anymore." Thanks Mom. My aunts asked me if I had an eating disorder and my grandpa tried to convince me that turkey wasn't really meat. By the end, I think they accepted my reasoning.
I did a little catching up with some old friends in Austin on Friday. We decided to see a movie and I suggested "Fuel" because I heard that it was only showing in 4 theaters in the US and depending on how many people go to see it will determine if it will be shown nation-wide. The movie was eye opening. It was all about America's dependence on oil and the importance of alternate energy, like wind and solar power, but mostly biodiesel. Josh Tickell was the director and "star" of the film and his mom, who had a part in the film, was there to meet everyone after the showing. It was amazing! I was like, "I just saw you on that screen, and now here you are in real life." It was crazy. There wasn't many people in the theater, so we got to have a real conversation. She really stressed getting the movie out there through word of mouth.
So, here I am--Go see Fuel! Seriously.
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I want to now the argument for why turkey isn't really meat? It sounds creative and exciting. Seriously though, way to keep up with the vegetarianism. I didn't even attempt that.
I was going to try it, since I don't like turkey that much to begin with, but my grandparents put so much effort into cooking it I couldn't say no.
I think its awesome that were able to sustain from meat especially since it was your first year being a vegetarian.
i sympathize with your thanksgiving experience. i had a very similar one at my family's thanksgiving dinner when i passed on the turkey. the annoying part was when one of my cousins immediately started getting upset, yelling "why are our teeth made for eating meat if we shouldnt do it?!" i shrugged my shoulders and ate the green bean casserole which seemed to be an "adequate" answer for her.
Woa my grandpa always does the same thing! Ive never been much of a meat eater, and whenever I go over to my grandpas if they make turkey or something and I don't want it he will start telling me I eat like a bird and that turkey isnt even meat! way to stick it out though sometimes I just give in and eat it anyways cause I don't want to hear my grandpa say that.
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