Indefinitely...

So Easter is past.  And here I am.  Still a vegan.

That's right people - I'm still vegan.  And I've decided to stay vegan for an indefinite amount of time.  I won't say forever because I don't know what sort of surprises life holds in the future, but until God or my doctor convicts me otherwise, I'm a Vegan. 

It still seems strange to self-identify in that way.  I never, EVER thought that would be one of the words that follows the phrase "I am...".  But I feel better being vegan.  I'm not denying that there are days that it would be much easier (and tastier) to go back.  And someday I might.   But the transition has already been made, and it seems like that's the hardest part.  And it's a challenge I'm (for the most part) enjoying. 

The only hang up I have (and there's only truly one that's significant) is that it's a huge inconvenience.  Not so much to me - that part I don't mind.  But to other people.  People have to think about me before the cook and throw parties and decide where to go to dinner.  Even so, here, where I can go hungry and run to the grocery store afterwards, or go home to my peanut butter, it's not so bad.  But in Haiti (and later in other Third World countries) - that's something I'm seriously considering turning a blind eye to.  Because there you can't just run down the street to the grocery store to grab vegan cheese or almond milk.  So I'm still praying through what I will be doing in Haiti. 

Regardless, I know God is still teaching me humility, grace, how to live in fellowship, patience, discipline, and many many other things, and that He is working for something great.  I cannot wait to see my small portion of His great tapestry.  Gloria a Dios. 

Definitions

Current theme of my life:  

Bullshitting - V.  To spout shenanigans with great passion and flair as though you are an expert;  Blarney; The process by which someone creates and relates nonsense to others who are also pretending to be experts.

syn.  clap-trap; mumbo jumbo, balderdash; horseradish; college; drivel; hogwash; hooey; poppycock; tripe; rot

n. - Bullshitter; Bullshit.  adv. - bullshitly.  adj. - Bullshitish

Other Favorite Words:

All-Nighter: N. A night during which one forgoes sleep in order to accomplish some meaningless task; A manner in which one can rapidly acquire an otherwise obnoxious caffeine addiction; An undesireable task forced upon modern students in order to "go anywhere in life" or avoid "flippin' burgers" for the remainder of eternity. 

Finals Week: N.  Hell;  The worst week of any given 6-month period for at least 16 of the first 22 years of one's life (or, if one is a masichist (aka aspiring doctor/lawyer), for 28 years of one's life); a time at which young adults tap into a dormant superhuman power in order to earn a small piece of paper.

Baking: v.  What honors students who don't drink do to relieve stress.   

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