Vegetarianism!
It used to be a foreign concept…not after reading ‘Eating Animals’ by Jonathan Safran Foer. I am genuinely freaked out and on a meat sabbatical. Do you know that 99% of the meat consumed in the US is factory farmed…only 1% is farmed by family-run businesses! To put it into perspective, wiki defines it as
"Factory farming is the practice of raising livestock in confinement at high stocking density, where a farm operates as a factory — a practice typical in industrial farming"
So think thousands of chickens stocked high on top of one another in cages the size of their bodies or pigs and cows squeezed tight together with no space to move…so basically they live in their excrements, eat in the same place and don’t get to see the light of day…literally! It’s a cruel, cruel practise and has sent my world topsy-turvy! If you knew me, you’d know that a medium-rare fillet is my choice off of any menu…not anymore!
Another frightening fact – in our lifetime, we will see the eradication of the seas’ populations! Yes, you read correctly…due to the methods and frequency of commercial fishing, thousands and thousands of animals are dying at the expense of our want to eat seafood. I’ll be honest, I can’t give up both seafood and meat, one at a time, but the thought of eating seafood is turning my conscience into a battle zone! Tuna fishing is the number one cause of the near extinction of 145 species in the ocean…you can include the different species of dolphin, whale, shark, turtle, rays, fish, gulls and sea horses into that equation – they’re all facing the chop!
And it’s all because our taste buds are tickled at the thought of say sushi…or…even Friday night fish ‘n chips!
Do yourselves a favour…read this book…it’ll blow you away with facts that are unimaginable, and honesty that will send you reeling with shame and disgust at the way we live! Surely some day, at some point, karma will bite us in the arse – a scary notion to say the least!
It’s ironic that we’re celebrating ‘Human Rights Day’ on Monday 21 March 2010 yet can’t even take the time to point the finger at ourselves and acknowledge the cruelty that we’re inflicting on nature!
On a lighter note:
Change is in the air…work…hair…the distance I run…eating habits (as per the above)…an exciting and scary notion indeed!
I got hit on the other day…he was cute…a 7.5/10…he asked me if I wanted a stuk of his wors (in reference to dry wors)…that’s a new one for the books!
Enjoy the weekend y’all...be safe and think twice about what you’re eating!
KaB
Piss: being the typical hypocrite that I am...sushi is on the menu for tonight! *But I won't enjoy it like I've done so previously...bugger*
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
...the other side of 25...
So another astrological year has come and gone...being on the other side of 25 is a shock to the system...4 more years and I'm 30...christ alive!!! How the hell do people that age cope knowing that the 20s are gone?!?
**note: new life motto: put on your dancing heels, get out there and have fun**
I had a revelation the other day too...that ex person who was so much a part of my life...he got a major slap across the face and geez louise did it feel good! He deserved every painful inch of it. Needless to say, it was followed by smses labelling me a psycho and what not. Let's just leave it at this: strange that another previous girlfriend was labelled a psycho...I wish I had taken a minute to decipher this and think 'mmm...why was she labelled that and was she really such a person?!?' She could have had every logical reason to do what she did (as I did) yet it was spun into some psychotic web...just as my situation was! It's strange how people can have the wool pulled over the eyes...sometimes things aren't as black and white as they seem! Whatever...moving on has been the greatest relief ever and realising that I deserve much better is most welcome too! That said, shame on him for already moving along to some next conquest...funny how pouring out your emotions and telling me just how much love there was can be ignored a few weeks later and jumping into the sack with another person is as easy as 1...2...3!
What was once a cherished memory is now a tainted image of what probably shouldn't have been! One thing is for sure: lessons have been learnt and I won't be picking any old fish out of the ocean...I want to land me a whale...once I'm done partying it up like a rockstar and having a good old time out there!
So...to start off my new astrological year I thought I'd intro you to the things I intend on doing before 28 February 2011:
1. Run the 2 Oceans and Knysna Half Marathons
2. Go crayfishing regularly with my dad...wetsuit is in check, license too!
3. Freelance my writing...a few ideas are in the process of implementation and I'm looking forward to getting my name out there...keep a lookout for this!!!
4. Go kloofing
5. Orange River Canoe Trip during September/ October *can't wait to do this again*
6. Drop 2 dress sizes...training has already begun! *goals for the year ahead wouldn't be the same without the cliched diet regime...I stand by my goal though*
7. Visit NYC and do the whole SATC thing!
8. Change my hairstyle...because I can and it's fun!
9. Meet more new and interesting people...it came to a stop recently...I'm now rebooting the system and developing strategic outing sessions to get this one up and going.
10. Follow my dreams...writing...animals...the outdoors...whatever I can do and get my hands on in respect of these, I'm going to do!
11. 2010 FIFA World Cup - have the tickets for a Round 16 game...*whoop, whoop*...I will be part of this most amazing event SA will see!
12. *Score* with a rugby player (why not get cheeky and ballsy too)
13. Get more involved with local politics...how I don't know but I definitely want to take advantage of democracy and the freedom to speak up...I'm tired of sitting around commenting rather than actioning!
14. Write music, play music, do more concerts!
15. Enjoy the fruits of Cape Town **FYI: more wine** while still having fun doing all of the above!
**whoop**...here's to being 26!
Rock the funbus y'all!
Over & out
**note: new life motto: put on your dancing heels, get out there and have fun**
I had a revelation the other day too...that ex person who was so much a part of my life...he got a major slap across the face and geez louise did it feel good! He deserved every painful inch of it. Needless to say, it was followed by smses labelling me a psycho and what not. Let's just leave it at this: strange that another previous girlfriend was labelled a psycho...I wish I had taken a minute to decipher this and think 'mmm...why was she labelled that and was she really such a person?!?' She could have had every logical reason to do what she did (as I did) yet it was spun into some psychotic web...just as my situation was! It's strange how people can have the wool pulled over the eyes...sometimes things aren't as black and white as they seem! Whatever...moving on has been the greatest relief ever and realising that I deserve much better is most welcome too! That said, shame on him for already moving along to some next conquest...funny how pouring out your emotions and telling me just how much love there was can be ignored a few weeks later and jumping into the sack with another person is as easy as 1...2...3!
What was once a cherished memory is now a tainted image of what probably shouldn't have been! One thing is for sure: lessons have been learnt and I won't be picking any old fish out of the ocean...I want to land me a whale...once I'm done partying it up like a rockstar and having a good old time out there!
So...to start off my new astrological year I thought I'd intro you to the things I intend on doing before 28 February 2011:
1. Run the 2 Oceans and Knysna Half Marathons
2. Go crayfishing regularly with my dad...wetsuit is in check, license too!
3. Freelance my writing...a few ideas are in the process of implementation and I'm looking forward to getting my name out there...keep a lookout for this!!!
4. Go kloofing
5. Orange River Canoe Trip during September/ October *can't wait to do this again*
6. Drop 2 dress sizes...training has already begun! *goals for the year ahead wouldn't be the same without the cliched diet regime...I stand by my goal though*
7. Visit NYC and do the whole SATC thing!
8. Change my hairstyle...because I can and it's fun!
9. Meet more new and interesting people...it came to a stop recently...I'm now rebooting the system and developing strategic outing sessions to get this one up and going.
10. Follow my dreams...writing...animals...the outdoors...whatever I can do and get my hands on in respect of these, I'm going to do!
11. 2010 FIFA World Cup - have the tickets for a Round 16 game...*whoop, whoop*...I will be part of this most amazing event SA will see!
12. *Score* with a rugby player (why not get cheeky and ballsy too)
13. Get more involved with local politics...how I don't know but I definitely want to take advantage of democracy and the freedom to speak up...I'm tired of sitting around commenting rather than actioning!
14. Write music, play music, do more concerts!
15. Enjoy the fruits of Cape Town **FYI: more wine** while still having fun doing all of the above!
**whoop**...here's to being 26!
Rock the funbus y'all!
Over & out
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