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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
I Almost Broke Down
I totally forgot to blog about this on Tuesday. So Monday, I went to Sakura in Fairlawn with Mia, Adam, Sage and Rocky. I've been vegetarian for about 9 months now and I really haven't had any cravings for dead things, that is until Monday. Everyone around me had chunks of raw fish that looked really tasty. Spicy tuna roll, eel roll, crab roll, dragon roll... they all had tasty dead animals in them! They looked so much better then the tempura tofu roll and vegetarian roll that I was snacking on. I really wanted to eat a piece of death, but I didn't. I stood strong.
It's been a long path to becoming a vegetarian. I stopped eating pork in middle school since I wanted a pig as a pet. I figured I couldn't eat a dog, so how can I eat a pig. My junior year in high school I was inspired to give up red meat in general. My Academic Challenge "coach" didn't eat read meat and he challenged me not to. Plus he was really hot and I thought he might like my dedication to his cause and inspire him to make out with me.
I tried to go vegetarian my freshman year for about a week, but the Union food made it hard to not eat chicken. Then I tried again my senior year. By now I was cooking in my dorm so I could make whatever I wanted; the Union was no longer an issue. Plus, I had to bring balance to the universe. My best friend John has been vegetarian for years and that semester he took entomology. Since he had to kill for class, someone had to give up killing to eat.* That someone was me. Luckily, he dropped the class and I got to eat chicken wings at Paninis again.
This current trip into vegetarianism started on January 1, 2005. I was drunk and at a party West 9th in Cleveland and I decided that the piece of chicken I was eating would be the last chuck of meat I'd ever eat. Eight months and 3 weeks later I haven't folded. I think this might actually last. My next big obstacle will be Thanksgiving.
*The best part of this story was that my chemistry teacher asked if anyone in class was vegetarian. I raised my hand. She asked me why I gave up meat. I had a good relationship with her so decided not to lie. I told her I gave up meat so John can kill bugs for class. She was John's advisor, so I thought she'd get a chuckle out of it. Instead she just looked at me, tilted her head, and said that since she knew John, my reasoning made sense!
(I Almost Broke Down)
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