eating food

i became a vegetarian at the nutty young age of six, determined to be sincere about my love of animals by not eating them. for the past twenty years, i've been strict about being a vegetarian, and not once has it crossed my mind to revert to eating meat. after watching the earthlings movie i wrote about below, i'm branching into the vegan world. i love dairy, but i just don't think that other creatures should suffer because of me. i'm not making a clean break right now - just figuring out how to use fewer animal byproducts in my diet. i've been reading some fantastic blogs on vegan cooking and baking (like this one and this one) and have just begun to try some new recipes. the results have been delicious and i feel encouraged to try more... it's great start to the new year.

and while he isn't vegan, michael pollan has been one of my favorites for a while now and and his ideas go hand in hand with my recent exploration of veganism. i can't wait to read his new book, Food Rules. the notion of being more aware of what we consume, how, and why is something that is growing more and more important to me.

watch this.

i watched some of this movie in one of my classes this semester. granted, not the typical topic of law school classes. but this has shook me to my core. and i'm grateful for it.

earthlings is one movie that needs to be seen.

"if you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." (cicero)

my day today was, on the whole, a simple day. delicious, carefully prepared food, good people, sweet doggies, and lots of laughing.

and then i read maira kalman's new post on food and life, which was the most perfect way to round out the day.


delicious.

why in the world

didn't anyone tell me about this show?

these two are my favorite:

true love

my feelings about new york are conflicted: some parts of the city i love - the availability of delicious food, the impressive array of people, all the details of different lives, in one place. some aspects i'm not as taken with - the prices, the constant movement, the feeling that people are only in it for themselves.

this series from the new york times falls into the former category. and this profile of stefanie rinza? well, this is true love. her words mirror precisely how i feel. about dogs. about animals. about what's important.

to dry for...

i love this site, its name, and its singular focus.

i also love this towel and its sweet message:

a little light

things are tough recently. i'm swimming in work and can't see a light at the end of the tunnel. i'm trying to take things bit by bit. a friend sent me this video today, and it made me smile. it also made me really miss california, though i'm not totally sure why...