tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195938262024-03-05T10:08:47.804-05:00Bubble Rantsa sarcastic vegan pagan feminist's random murmuringsPinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-78104285773151487752011-05-02T12:04:00.003-04:002011-05-02T12:11:28.476-04:00Music to my ears<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh6QtS4Dp9LkSjHdKl-A6KRXDshvPcAl83P9e3S-ixScbCPivba7trRpwX6VlKyMKf3XRXrJjjlTzF8ckVkOpHGg0eaVWzvKvKK8OSyqPZOgmO9Kb8T4oc7qa2KbTOhhg4l4L2Q/s1600/music.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602150620332218322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh6QtS4Dp9LkSjHdKl-A6KRXDshvPcAl83P9e3S-ixScbCPivba7trRpwX6VlKyMKf3XRXrJjjlTzF8ckVkOpHGg0eaVWzvKvKK8OSyqPZOgmO9Kb8T4oc7qa2KbTOhhg4l4L2Q/s200/music.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stephcraig">Stephcraig</a> on etsy was kind enough to add one of my favorite pair of earrings (which are also currently on sale!) to her lovely treasury <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dbed1ffbaaa8eefb047e395/music-to-my-ears">Music to my ears</a>. If you like it, please take the time to check it out; and maybe comment! I'm honored to be included in such a classy assortement of items.</div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-55853173712435015752011-04-30T16:38:00.003-04:002011-04-30T17:08:55.637-04:00Restaurant review: Flavors of Asia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmNszF5qbTtK5oFGziFyJfsqcZpOmsHJqOISqxL2BJnQUHXwH3QDAHef9MdK01Ervb7KcF3H60sN8ZBpTI8ZIj0NM2dQ21zTjM62IfT3szMoCStyPcxngRheoaNs7aiWr9hlKAw/s1600/padthai.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601479281812454802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmNszF5qbTtK5oFGziFyJfsqcZpOmsHJqOISqxL2BJnQUHXwH3QDAHef9MdK01Ervb7KcF3H60sN8ZBpTI8ZIj0NM2dQ21zTjM62IfT3szMoCStyPcxngRheoaNs7aiWr9hlKAw/s200/padthai.jpg" border="0" /></a> So this will be the post where I'm going to completely ignore that I haven't blogged in 'x' amount of time. I've been wanting to get back to it for awhile, then get put off by the fact I haven't in so long.<br /><br />To start again I'll start out with a restaurant review because I've been going out to eat more (when before I would go over months without it). Now I seem to be around more people who love this activity (going out to eat), and don't mind checking out vegan friendly places. Even though I still seem to be stuck in Buffalo, this reviews about Flavors of Asia which is located in Rochester NY.<br /><br />Initially I was concerned about their ambiguous menu which didn't mention which dishes had dairy or egg product specifically; just a shady 'vegetarian' section that listed clearly a few oyster dishes under it. Not a good start. A few people in my party told me that they've been here before, and all you have to do is make it clear to the server the items you can't have, and they would direct you to dishes that would work.<br /><br />That theory was proved correct. I'm used to servers looking exasperated at the list of items I won't consume, but just smiled and nodded his head then brought up the word 'vegan' before I had to. I was assured the pad thai (my #1 choice) was vegan, and so went ahead and ordered it, and the table ordered some steamed edamame as well as an appetizer.<br /><br />The edamame came with some green tea and both were magnificent. Most of the folks with me had never tried it, but 3 out of 4 of them found a new food they liked. With all of us eating them, there still was about half a bowl left over. Which gives you a little glimpse into how the main meal went, portion wise.<br /><br />Although it was slightly under seasoned for my taste, it was delicious. The vegetables and rice noodles were cooked perfectly. This (apologetically bad) photo here was taken from my phone <em>after</em> I finished eating it. All in all, there ended up being enough for 5 meals in the one thing I ordered (though the last meal I made a little spinach salad with it). That isn't even including the two huge bowls of white rice that they also gave us, that nobody ended up touching, and didn't bother to bring home.<br /><br />It was almost good enough for me to wish I was in Rochester more often! Almost.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-89730101439554308402009-07-20T16:34:00.003-04:002009-07-20T16:42:13.788-04:00More free stuff for you to try and win!<a href="http://vegancraftastic.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Vegancraftastic</span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> is having a give-away for a free copy of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Scoop-Recipes-Dairy-Free-Tastes/dp/1592333923/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247943985&sr=1-1#"><span style="color:#cccccc;">The Vegan Scoop</span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> by Wheeler del Torro. All you have to do is leave a comment </span><a href="http://vegancaliente.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/vegan-scoop-contest/"><span style="color:#ccffff;"><span style="color:#cccccc;">here</span> </span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;">saying your favorite ice cream flavor! Yum!</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-79530021043189350732009-07-04T10:57:00.004-04:002009-07-04T11:02:23.568-04:00Veganetsy give away!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDnM4wwZ0560d1hkPDTloTohIUH3JhMCTlL5atAe0Z2LQKRHW1jZcMOtL84-WD9odCe06YVnCatag9MjCKekvFN7p7_LSueKyQsgDXP7rXbUdpuMigmZfyGE1nSMoYbyJGpjC_g/s1600-h/VE.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354620006570882482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDnM4wwZ0560d1hkPDTloTohIUH3JhMCTlL5atAe0Z2LQKRHW1jZcMOtL84-WD9odCe06YVnCatag9MjCKekvFN7p7_LSueKyQsgDXP7rXbUdpuMigmZfyGE1nSMoYbyJGpjC_g/s200/VE.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffccff;">The fifth Veganetsy team give away has started! All you need to do is head over </span><a href="http://veganetsy.blogspot.com/2009/07/great-vegan-etsy-give-away-5.html"><span style="color:#ff9900;">here</span></a><span style="color:#ffccff;"> and follow the directions! This time it's all about food! Hurry you only have until July 23rd!</span></div><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffccff;">The winner gets a great prize bag filled with many great Veganetsy team member's goods, including some of my own!</span><br /><div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-84396817923656431472009-04-21T21:26:00.003-04:002009-04-21T21:31:13.195-04:00Earth Day Sale!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRZptVo-_ys_Sj_JjXZQw_WP9lc9rlLbpst1sYJpuemRFryQ8ZhEuasY_TUj1ZHZlf7_kuZPct8nky1dMJvISxz628VVMNIJQ6O0l6pBxBfDTCUntGk78l9RCm_hyytFgV_uteA/s1600-h/charmedbook1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327321876235647650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRZptVo-_ys_Sj_JjXZQw_WP9lc9rlLbpst1sYJpuemRFryQ8ZhEuasY_TUj1ZHZlf7_kuZPct8nky1dMJvISxz628VVMNIJQ6O0l6pBxBfDTCUntGk78l9RCm_hyytFgV_uteA/s200/charmedbook1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ccffff;">I'm having a bit of an sale on April 22nd!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ccffff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ccffff;">Everything in my shop is buy 2, get one free (equal or lesser value). You can mix and match bracelets, keychains, bookmarks - anything! Even applies to everything in the sale section discounted 50% or more! Sale starts at midnight, and goes until the 12:01 on the 23rd. I can refund the difference via paypal, or you can just convo me before hand and I'll make a revised listing for you!<br /><br />Also, there is always free shipping on orders of $25 and over (after discount and before shipping)! The shipping will be refunded to you after your order is complete, or you can convo me the order, and I'll make a seperate listing for you.</span></div><br /><div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-86435218820292066732009-04-20T22:53:00.004-04:002009-04-20T23:14:01.147-04:00Sample me this<span style="color:#ccffff;">It was like the ultimate countdown for me until the famous </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.vegancraftsamples.com"><span style="color:#ffccff;">vegan sample boxes</span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> went on sale. (The only thing that made the wait speed up a bit was taxes being due then also). I was more excited to buy one of these then I am for my birthday. So it is almost unimaginable that this thing could top my expectations.<br /><br />But it did.<br /><br />Even the post person realized this box was of great importance, because he rung my bell and made sure it got into my hands; telling me it looked special. Like he could feel the awesome vibes <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">omitting</span> from it.<br /><br />Like a five year old I ran back inside clutching my box and tore it open without preamble. I was to blinded by my excitement that I didn't even get a picture to put up for everyone. All the hunks of soap and bath soaks released their delicious <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">aromas</span> the second it was opened. I took out a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">gorgeous</span> hand painted and sewn bag by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5330095"><span style="color:#ffccff;">Holistically Heather</span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> and couldn't decide what to look at first! So many awesome creative artists exceeded my expectations that it is almost impossible to pick a favorite. There was magnets, cloth pads, washcloths, temporary 'vegan' tattoos, jewelry, bath teas, wrist bands, soap and LOTS of coupons. I can get dozens of discounts on so much more craft goodies in the weeks to come. Also in a twist of fate, one of my rings that I had sent into for this, that I had missed and ran out of the same beads for; came back to me!<br /><br />Plus a portion of proceeds go to charity, so all this AND I'm helping others. Get one while they are still there!</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-30156283937679227552009-03-07T18:32:00.005-05:002009-03-07T18:45:04.337-05:00The second Veganetsy giveaway!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwmXxwzmIVTWt5q_8vzpkUFjT51cFGLkonwiAeg6UnFa7LJfCZY47OGhGkhl0yWzpP6jmfyyc-y-cxvV8-xM056-8RWANmy6VElNtGL4GjKv4qTmY_Ll9NFELUZ6Hi7-u0mbNMw/s1600-h/squawk.jpg"><span style="color:#ccccff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 99px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 99px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310595626327460562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwmXxwzmIVTWt5q_8vzpkUFjT51cFGLkonwiAeg6UnFa7LJfCZY47OGhGkhl0yWzpP6jmfyyc-y-cxvV8-xM056-8RWANmy6VElNtGL4GjKv4qTmY_Ll9NFELUZ6Hi7-u0mbNMw/s200/squawk.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"> The second Veganetsy team giveaway is under way right now! </span><div><br /><div><span style="color:#ccccff;">This time around you pick one item using the 'veganetsy team' search word to find an item starring an animal commonly associated as a food. You can click</span><span style="color:#ffccff;"> </span><a href="http://veganetsy.blogspot.com/2009/03/great-vegan-etsy-giveaway-2.html"><span style="color:#ffccff;">here </span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;">to find all the details and enter; all you need is a blogger account. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ccccff;">The prize is a sample pack of veganetsy goods which includes many awesome crafters.</span> </div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-77963320924883235942009-03-06T14:29:00.004-05:002009-03-07T18:29:59.765-05:00Bike ridding for Farm Sanctuary<span style="color:#ccccff;">Josh Hooten of Herbivore Clothing, is planning a bike ride of about 600 miles to raise money for Farm Sanctuary. The ride will be taking place the first week in May, and you can support him and Farm Sanctuary by going to </span><a href="http://firstgiving.com/joshhooten"><span style="color:#ffccff;">first giving.</span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Also from that page, you can link to his blog and find out more, and also find out more about Farm Sanctuary as well.</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-89333946909579563412009-03-01T11:16:00.007-05:002009-03-01T14:19:41.870-05:00Peppermint hot cocoa<span style="color:#66ffff;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREOAxe5FJqAhLCwh13fo0yzZTiN7c-iRPdE5sjO3pBmENlvdAYmKjlqYs0bFwJZjFCLSa3DEQk6m5Q9bahq7SePj1MIp9NXDK9iaFXhouJcLFP9nvPKvhmxj8QtWZvQMYLuT1zg/s1600-h/mugococo.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308258715423018674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREOAxe5FJqAhLCwh13fo0yzZTiN7c-iRPdE5sjO3pBmENlvdAYmKjlqYs0bFwJZjFCLSa3DEQk6m5Q9bahq7SePj1MIp9NXDK9iaFXhouJcLFP9nvPKvhmxj8QtWZvQMYLuT1zg/s200/mugococo.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#cccccc;">This year I once again, majorly failed at stocking up </span><a href="http://www.vitasoy-usa.com/content386.html"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Vitasoy Peppermint Chocolate soymilk</span></a><span style="color:#cccccc;">, which has arguably the best workings for a hot cup of cocoa. So with one lonely soymilk sitting on my shelf, I decided I would try and recreate my own recipe. The result was awesome, and I think I like it even more then the packaged stuff (gasp). What makes it even better though, is that you can make sure your chocolate is fair trade and ethical. If you don't have coconut milk, you could probably sub out something else creamy like a soy creamer, if you buy those things? Or good old H2O if you get really desperate. I just had some opened in the fridge that I needed to use up.<br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">Peppermint hot chocolate</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1/2 cup sugar (I use raw stuff that needs to dissolve, so the instructions are geared towards that)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1/4 cup fair trade baking cocoa (I like </span><a href="http://www.equalexchange.coop/cocoa"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">equal exchange</span></a><span style="color:#cccccc;">)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1/8 cup coconut milk</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1/3 cup water</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1 teaspoon of peppermint flavor extract</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1 teaspoon of vanilla extract</span></div><div><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cccccc;">4 cups soy or almond milk (not the sweetened stuff)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">Heat up coconut milk, water, and sugar over medium heat in a saucepan until hot. Add in cocoa and cinnamon, and stir until mixed and boiling. Reduce heat, and add in soy or almond milk and extracts making sure to heat, but not boil again.<br /><br />Serve with optional soy whip and sprinkles and extra cinnamon.<br /><br />Makes about 3 big mugs. The extra stores really well in an empty tomato sauce jar. Just shake and re-heat.</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-44712220588771288732009-02-14T11:55:00.003-05:002009-02-14T11:59:12.521-05:00Vegan Etsy team give awayThe first of the Vegan Etsy Team give away has started! You can go <a href="http://veganetsy.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-vegan-etsy-giveaway_13.html">here</a> to find out all the details, and how to play this round. Winner gets a dog treat cookbook by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.emmask9kitchen.etsy.com">Emma's K9 Kitchen</a>, and a collar charm from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.starrlightjewelry.etsy.com">Starrlight Jewelry</a>. <br /><br />Good luck!Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-42022880020144011492009-02-13T11:40:00.005-05:002009-03-07T18:47:15.506-05:0013 scary numbers about Climate Change for the 13th<span style="color:#ccccff;">Posted from the </span><a href="http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1025"><span style="color:#66ffff;">Environmental Defence Action Fund</span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;">:<br /><br />35%<br />Increase in the global carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1992.<br /><br />388.57 ppm<br />Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May 2008, a record high.<br /><br />541 – 970 ppm<br />The projected concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 2100 under a business as usual scenario where we don't dramatically reduce global warming emissions.<br /><br />260 – 280 ppm<br />Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere before industrial emissions.<br /><br />50 – 200 years<br />Length of time carbon dioxide stays in the earth's atmosphere before it is absorbed into carbon sinks.<br /><br />1000 years<br />Length of time changes in the earth's surface temperature, rainfall, and sea level will remain even after carbon dioxide emissions are completely stopped.<br /><br />34%<br />Percentage that 2008's Arctic seasonal sea ice melt outpaced normal levels.<br /><br />70%<br />Increase in the rate of Greenland's ice melt over the last five years.<br /><br />1.7 days<br />Number of days earlier seasons are coming than 50 years ago.<br /><br />1.5 million<br />Number of acres of forests in Colorado destroyed by the pine beetle, which is better able to survive warmer winters and is wrecking havoc in America's western forests.<br /><br />$427 million<br />Amount spent by the oil and coal industries in the first six months of 2008 in political contributions, lobbying expenditures and advertising to oppose climate action.<br /><br />0<br />Number of global warming bills passed by the Senate.<br /><br />0<br />Number of global warming bills passed by the House.<br /><br /><br /><br />See </span><a href="http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=35792"><span style="color:#66ffff;">here</span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><span style="color:#66ffff;"> </span>for the full article and sources.</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-17044937967168044172009-02-11T20:12:00.005-05:002009-03-10T10:48:30.830-04:00Positive Activism<span style="color:#ccccff;">As the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">welfarist</span> movement becomes more sexist and racist with each stunt they pull, perhaps a brief discussion of some positive forms of activism might be worthwhile. Because at the end of the day it's not about how much publicity you can achieve, but how many folks you can get to understand that other beings aren't ours to use, consume, torture, and abuse.<br /><br /><strong>Educate</strong><br />Yourself first, so you can better help educate others in the future. If you're new to abolition animal rights; I would suggest starting out with <em>Making A Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights</em>, by Bob Torres; followed closely with <em>Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation</em> by Gary L. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Francione</span>.<br /><br /><strong>Engage in a dialog</strong><br />With your neighbor, best friend, the person ringing up the vegetable that asked you what it was and how you "use" it. Places NOT for this however, is at a table full of flesh and the like. And have literature on hand to give away for that unplanned conversation you got into because of your 'Animal Liberation' tee-shirt.<br /><br /><strong>Bake and share</strong><br />Seems silly and easy, but a few dozen cookies and brownies brought into work or a late night study group can work wonders. So many people think that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">veganism</span> is about "giving up" all these things, and constantly give me this as reasons why they could never be vegan. Showing folks that there's nothing to give up is a great way to positively advocate for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">veganism</span>.<br /><br /><strong>Leaflet</strong><br />Even if you just find time to do it an hour every other week, you can reach so much people. And if you bring friends and cookies, it's really not that hard at all. </span><a href="http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/resources.html"><span style="color:#66ffff;">Vegan Outreach</span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"> has some great ones, or just make your own.<br /><br /></span><div><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">Display info in public areas</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ccccff;">The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">eco</span>-savvy route of leafleting. Any place there is a public board--the library, coffee shop, co-op; put up an eye-catching little flier with information.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ccccff;"></span></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">Focus on your strengths, and be creative</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ccccff;">You know that thing that they teach us in kindergarten; everyone is good at something? Well, it's true, and you can use that to achieve the best form of advocacy. Whether it's painting, writing, baking, talking-- whatever you are good at; think of ways you can convert that into activism.</span></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-52885293917198877712009-02-09T22:08:00.003-05:002009-03-10T10:49:17.136-04:00Ted Leo and the Pharmacists<span style="color:#ccccff;">Monday's music of the moment: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists<br /><br />Currently I seem to be lost in the punk/alternative style of them. They guitar is awesome, and the lyrics are politically charged perfect lines that could double as poetry. This is one of the few cases where some of the older stuff is just as good as the new. I haven't heard a song I didn't like yet, which is also rare.<br /><br />Also, if you are into buying it; while I'm usually a big fan of the instant iTunes set-up, if you purchase it from the </span><a href="http://www.tgrec.com/bands/album.php?id=478"><span style="color:#33ffff;">Touch and Go Records website </span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;">they donate a portion of the profits to Food not Bombs and Democracy Now!.<br /><br />The Angel's Share:<br /><br />Down again-it seems a losing fight<br />Yet, down again, I sit, to try to write<br />An open letter to a President<br />Or melodies to help a girl pay rent<br />(We saved and saved, only to find them spent).</span>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-26661960000319070642009-02-08T09:45:00.006-05:002009-02-08T09:48:46.304-05:00Vegan Samples<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkbGfuEFOwbS-0rLYCUVvkPZ1-XFc1KQh816th8Jj21ANrd8h0vHpphNqT9dOiukLB4MO9lW1Z_1VamQLqnF-YujGNEFAAccJARHn-VK_pwR1wOw4G-yDd6epdpRCcMv4LIkUzw/s1600-h/vegansamples.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300438474185720258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkbGfuEFOwbS-0rLYCUVvkPZ1-XFc1KQh816th8Jj21ANrd8h0vHpphNqT9dOiukLB4MO9lW1Z_1VamQLqnF-YujGNEFAAccJARHn-VK_pwR1wOw4G-yDd6epdpRCcMv4LIkUzw/s200/vegansamples.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>For any vegan crafters out there, Holistically Heather is putting together a little sample pack full of vegan crafting goodness. It is a great way to promote your work! Check it out :</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.vegansamples.blogspot.com/">http://www.vegansamples.blogspot.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-67146044101250937422009-02-06T09:52:00.005-05:002009-02-06T10:04:16.949-05:00The Little Black boxThis month <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.thelittleblackbox.com">The Little Black box </a>went vegan this month and was sponsored by the great Vegan Etsy Team that I'm happy and proud to be a part of. Everything in the box is vegan and eco-friendly and is a fun way to get a bunch of samples of a little bit of everything, which I always love.<br /><br />Holistically Heather, who is also part of the team wrote a great review that can be found <a href="http://www.holisticallyheather.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Some of the things I sent in:<br /><br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299698814409572578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4XMBOpJXkBIkv5dKmPHPBAhbKBs7oJt_YC_qLlpYqLGe6hpzXBGU03nGduhBzKkLvHphCGV8OKGcE62qmutciwuoRe-UOzY7YYuZTscVkFv_NMP8Pi1gu2Iw5VkB0Pn4FoEumA/s200/aventurine.JPG" border="0" />^peach and lime aventurine gemstone earrings</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299699473951952930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZiz69Svz7auE94Fe5Rzes1vjW0zOn4viLyLCB7jjXKLxiWTiBNusS_OvqUabVkICvg8cMVtfs7QjIdfpKRnn9hWJSkEKASAtUTOT4DPq5vfyFFSEkY5q8JllVEspXR7O2W-y8g/s200/geengumballs.JPG" border="0" />^green glass gumdrop bracelet</p><p></p><p>Support independent vegan crafters! And, broke students who hate waiting tables, in my case.<br /></p>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-25331085412209310832008-12-08T20:33:00.002-05:002008-12-08T20:49:51.424-05:00The FalloutMonday's music of the moment: The Fallout<br /><br />The newest addition to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">iPod</span> would have to be a few of this bands songs, particularly from their second album, Dismantlement.<br /><br />It's pretty straight forward punk; maybe a mix between a slower, less <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">revved</span> up Good Clean Fun and some sloppy Green Day chords, but their lyrics are smart and it's pretty entertaining to listen to. My favorite songs are probably 'Riot Boys' and 'Bread and Freedom'. You can hear some of their stuff <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/thefallout">here</a>, if you want a bigger listen than what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">iTunes</span> lets you hear before you buy.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-55892522035032447192008-12-04T23:32:00.005-05:002008-12-05T00:01:07.628-05:00This is me pimping capitalism again (sort of)Hopefully there are enough procrastinators around that this post is still somewhat relevant.<br /><br /><div>As many of the folks I know are likely to buy some sort of holiday card set anyways, I don't feel like directing people to essentially buy from a "better" place is totally out of line. I usually just make my own holiday themed cards around this time of year, but realized quickly my list was going to be too long for that sort of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">endeavor</span> - so I found a compromise. I give money anyways to a few different environmental organizations, Peaceful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Prairie</span> (<a href="http://www.peacefulprairie.org/">http://www.peacefulprairie.org/</a>), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ect</span>; so I thought I would try to multi-task a bit better.</div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>One of the websites I was at was featuring holiday-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ish</span> cards you could buy, with 10% of the profits going directly to charity. Well, honestly those cards were poor, and costly (10 for $15!!!) and I thought for that price it should be a bit more then 10, as I continued to think about it. But a quick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">goodsearch</span> (<a href="http://www.goodsearch.com/">www.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">goodsearch</span>.com</a> for those folks who haven't switched over yet!! It's exactly like searching yahoo! ) latter I had stumbled on <a href="http://www.cardsthatgive.org/charities.html">http://www.cardsthatgive.org/charities.html</a> which I really ended up liking. They organize everything by <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">category</span>, and have a quick key that shows you how much of the proceeds go directly to charity. I ended up with two different designs from <a href="http://www.healthebay.org/">http://www.healthebay.org/</a> ; and 50 cards for $30, a much better ratio!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276164750392550418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPygoe-G9ydnoHAjEL9Qc0RD5aCDcco4RTK5M2q0Qt7WIkPz6XJyHAl1OkGf45JRuykwWc4m21BbpxnoeZpDa6YP153oiAGE-wZ7EsHMolv2pwLm6ptYupvFFiZljHHq7eESGLJg/s200/2007_card_dolphins_450x330.jpg" border="0" />^My favorite of the ones I got. Who can resist dolphins? Plus I can sneak in with winter greetings my favorite Finding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nemo</span> quote, "fish are friends- not food". Too bad they didn't have any shark ones. Now I just have to remember to mail them out.<br /><br /><div>So for anyone who hasn't invested yet in holiday cards, try this out; or just save it for next year.</div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-51171620277847708462008-06-26T17:30:00.007-04:002008-12-11T00:54:36.203-05:00My etsy shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZl1xh3XaHqfo-hXYm61yJ-qzvHdFsM12-UyA1aQHDfzrbcGpLRx20F8nYj_xJhCKOx9eywtIxRoOOn_p_UOYGQIvBfKSegEfw36gm5acKcCrwPdNGeIlzep3LHtNoz09Z2pTBA/s1600-h/anklet.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216307327489080866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="140" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZl1xh3XaHqfo-hXYm61yJ-qzvHdFsM12-UyA1aQHDfzrbcGpLRx20F8nYj_xJhCKOx9eywtIxRoOOn_p_UOYGQIvBfKSegEfw36gm5acKcCrwPdNGeIlzep3LHtNoz09Z2pTBA/s200/anklet.JPG" width="169" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>With it being summer, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LSat's</span> being over I found some spare time and so I started selling some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jewelry</span> I made. We'll see how that goes for a bit! </div><div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5601067">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5601067</a><br /></div><div> </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216306407906931538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5y6aSdLVoi49g0joelgGz7HdpZCbtbVSxRWF8mxn5UkVx2nkBdatBF1D3iplmzGP20odKKyWTvOgbisuqqp5XBq9u6lKNTV4uMcr1VfFcU6R-J3-so8mQvFgX10ZvC4ao69o6A/s320/heart.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-2472865986326623302008-05-29T09:51:00.003-04:002008-05-29T10:19:11.129-04:00Celebrities are an odd set of peopleSo in case somehow in your vegan bubble it escaped your attention (though doubtful)-- Oprah is totally going vegan.<br /><br />For a month.<br /><br />Lots of vegans couldn't be happier at this turn of events; but I'm, of course, extremely dissatisfied and practically offended. It would be one thing if there was just the statement that she was going vegan. Fine. That's great. The more the merrier, one down, only billions more people to go.<br /><br />But for one, there is a deadline, and a pathetically short one at that. If some dude came up to me and said, you know- I'm going to reject sexism for a whole month!, I wouldn't exactly be doing cartwheels. And correspondingly I'm not now. I guess compassion is only good less then ten percent of the year? SO odd.<br /><br />She isn't doing it to be compassionate anyways, though. It's this "cleansing" thing from a book Kathy Freston wrote that is so hippish, it has me shuddering. Admittedly, I've only seen the offhand soundbite on Ellen or Oprah that other folks have tagged for me, but that has been enough.<br /><br />Freston was on Ellen explaining the whole book (in ten minutes or less) and she was perfectly complacent with a situation where a person would just pick one day of the week to go meatless ("Meatless Mondays" was her suggestion). I get people sometimes need a starting point, but that is ridiculous. Maybe Mondays will be my meatless day, Tuesdays will totally be all about rejecting racism, Wednesdays will be my super feminist day... you obviously get the picture. It's insane, and other being deserve more then that.<br /><br />To top it all off, Oprah is making this big production of all that she's giving up, and a lot of the things have nothing to do about veganism. Caffeine, sugar (alright, some types), glutton--nothing to do with veganism. So understandably, it is just confusing the issue even more. My mom called me up, in fact, to tell me I've been doing it wrong all along-Oprah isn't drinking coffee because it's not vegan--and if I've been "cheating" all these years anyways, why won't I enjoy a little ice cream with her? This is me, banging my head against the wall.<br /><br />Oh! And Pink is <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/puppy-love-for-pink/2008/05/25/1211653834033.html">standing up for puppies</a>!! Finally, folks are standing up for beings that have no one advocating for them.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-7175146395046902292008-03-12T21:33:00.004-04:002008-03-12T22:28:42.136-04:00Don't even turn the television on anymoreObjectified flesh covered in dead tortured flesh. Sure sounds sexy to me. Designer Tuleh, who was on America's Next Top Model made sure to mention it was, as he looked at the womyn clothed and surrounded by flesh.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Insert the obvious Carol Adams critique here. Particularly for me, as I looked at the images and heard the (shockingly) sexist and speciest commentary, was the part at the end of <em>The Sexual Politics of Meat</em> where she iterates, </div><br /><div>"For women in the patriarchal culture...we have been swallowed <em>and </em>we are the swallowers. We are the consumers and the consumed."</div><br /><div>Wrapping yourself in consumable to most flesh certainly drives this point home, literally saying consume me as you would meat. </div><div></div><br /><div>I keep getting these mailings from Nigel Barker for the last three weeks or so (okay, so really probably the HSUS or some other messed up organization [why am I still on their mailing list?] that pretends to be "for the animals" sometimes--but my e-mail sender totally says it's from Nigel, so...) and I know that these e-mails contain pictures of super cute seals, so of course I looked at them. And they are, SO cute. Like a cold puppy. And I decided to move Nigel up a few points on my cool list because he has this letter that clearly states,<br /></div><div>"Like you, I care about animals and I don’t ever want to see them suffer...Each year, hundreds of thousands of defenseless baby seals are brutally clubbed and shot to death for their fur—most of which is exported to Europe.I still remember the first time I saw the shocking images: conscious seal pups impaled on metal hooks and dragged across the ice, wounded seals left to suffer…some baby seals even skinned alive. I vowed then to do everything I could to stop this cruelty."</div><br /><div>Replace the seal with another being and fur with flesh and the same thing is happening, only by the billions. So, how is this different again? Shouldn't you be vowing to stop the cruelty to these beings used in this shoot? I don't know how some people's heads don't explode with the disconnect they try to make their minds mold to.</div><br /><div>So, I'm obviously not going to show some pictures of flesh on flesh, but I will show a seal pup:</div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="268" alt="" src="http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Kevin-Shafer/Seal-Pup--C11764561.jpeg" border="0" />and while you're at it, take a look at this cute<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhk/11624463/"> cow </a>because s/he is totally worthy of your compassion as well.<br /><div></div>Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-9487543950769171072008-03-11T22:09:00.003-04:002008-03-11T23:41:37.914-04:00Issues with addressing groups(This is the post in which I will pretend I haven't neglected my blog). I think it comes off a little they said, then I said, in parts; but bear with me-I'm trying to get on the blogging track:<br /><br />So, a few instances have popped up recently that has made me think a bit. A fairly new co-worker asked me the other day if I was from "the South". Being confused at the seemingly random question, after answering in the negative I asked her why. Oh. Because I used the word ''y'all" when addressing my table, which was apparently weird if I didn't hail from there. After saying very vaguely that it is my favorite gender neutral address, I was told that they were all ''ladies" and I totally should have totally addressed them as that.<br /><br />I don't know them, or their gender; so I would never address them in a way that took for granted that. The topic, much to my dismay, gets continued fairly often. Cries of, "you did it again!", and little remarks of how I'm a "crazy vegan (though I struggle to find the relevance of this particular quip-maybe just to further emphasize how crazy I <em>really</em> am?) feminist" gets repeated now, and I just seriously never envisioned <em>this</em> thing as labeling me as such. Is addressing a group with gender neutral language that extreme? Really? How depressing. I think my next dilemma quite possibly enters that category, but even so; I think it's something to at least spend a bit of time thinking about.<br /><br />I finished a short presentation with a classmate and afterwards the professor exclaimed, "thanks girls, and now I believe you two gentlemen are next?". Okay. Even assuming that the classmate I worked with identified as female, and following presenters identified male--there is no positive or helpful interpretation of that remark. It wasn't "ladies" and "gentlemen" which could have been at equal levels I suppose; it was girls. And a lot of times I think of myself as a kid, sure, (certainly at school sometimes) but this seemed deliberately dismissive; especially when put so closely with identifying two males as the latter.<br /><br />What really irks me even more, as I've been trying to pin down as I've been thinking about it, is that it all seems unnecessary to me. How is it relevant what gender the presenters were (<em>especially</em> in a situation where all of us are getting a grade)? Is it really important to classify my customers as male or female and address them as such? No.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-16721570437995395282007-11-26T09:25:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:03:38.460-05:00If at first something fails catastrophically--throw more money at itJust in case anyone needed another reason to hate zoos:<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21919225/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21919225/</a><br /><br />Three polar bears have already died due to Buffalo zoo's neglect. This makes me sick to my stomach that the only folks who have voiced any real concern is PETA. Insert gagging noise here. They make a point to say that this is the first time in five years that they have asked that a zoo be shut down. I should be giving credit for their incompetence now? (But hey, look at how many womyn they've managed to objectify in that time!!)<br /><br />The Buffalo News had a front page story on it the other day with various people defending the zoo (because the previous article detailing all of the zoo's neglect wasn't received well?), and reasoning that; hey this just means we should be giving them more money! I guess now the continued funding of the Iraq war makes perfect sense.<br /><br />My slow fingers can't find the link right now, but pretty much the only effort being made is to (a) close down the zoo entirely, or (b) simply move the one remaining polar bear to another, <couph> "better" place. Which is oh so eerily reminiscent of the helpfulness of closing down Abu Graib, IE one place of torture, and simply rendering everything to another location.<br /><br />I especially love how <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/211505.html">this </a>article makes a point to say:<br /><br /><blockquote><p>Fields said the zoo does not report every death to the media because animal<br />deaths are regular occurrences at a zoo.<br /></p></blockquote><br />Which is perfectly true. Other beings dieing for the sake of humyn entertainment does happen all the time. Every day. Nothing to see here folks, just walk away and return to your lives.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-89516606904343689402007-10-31T18:14:00.000-04:002007-10-31T18:46:29.586-04:00Stop thinking, you!I've now seen the H.R. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955">1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007</a> bill which just passed in the House of Reps in about every internet reading place I like to go to. And, everyone is super shocked, its dubbed the thought crime bill; many understandable references to 1984. Honestly I'm shocked that so many folks are shocked, though. I parted with my first amendment rights with the Patriot Act, just like everyone else. And I watched as the fear that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act would be used to prosecute<em> peaceful</em> AR activists, become a reality as the SHAC 7 and many other good folks found themselves in jail. Putting a web site up has already got people in trouble, this is hardly anything new. It's an essential dictatorships last lingering leap for finger holds into American law. I'm pretty sure it's only going to get worse. Hell, Gravel can't even go to debates now. I don't even like him, but I want him back. Keep the illusion up for folks that anyone can run for president. I do like though, how now all these ultra republican <a href="http://www.nationalexpositor.com/index.php?news=568">publications</a> are getting worried about this, and totally seem to think that it is aimed at targeting them. That does get me laughing.<br /><br /><br /><br />P.S: I don't think about any action, or inaction ever, and actually this blog is just random letters that my fingers type from time to time and I'm so a patriot and love our troops. So, you know, I don't and will never do anything this bill says I shouldn't do.Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-62031749613613287592007-10-17T19:33:00.001-04:002009-03-01T11:50:12.949-05:00Go smoothie!GGSE #2<br />ingredients:<br />apple<br />5 ice cubes<br />1 cup frozen grapes<br />banana<br />2 cups swiss chard<br />1 cup alfalfa sprouts<br />1 cup pea springs<br />2 small kiwis<br />1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses<br />1 tablespoon flax seed<br />.25 cup water<br /><br />So this one definitely had a taste. It was sweet, and if "refreshing" was a taste, that would be it. Also it felt like little bubbles in my mouth, and I decided I liked a breakfast that did that. It has a slight bite as an after taste, but I think that’s because a few radish sprouts ended up in there. It was sort of green too! Only a murky one with little multi-colored specks in it. But not to shabby getting the color so on track on the second go. It did yield me two coffee mugs full, and by the end of the second one I was sort of getting tired of it and thinking it was a bit sweet.<br /><br />Fat: 9, Calories: 655, Carbs: 142, Protein: 17, Vitamin A: 49%, E: 78%, K: 1155%, C: 446%, B-6: 126%, Thiamin: 66%, Riboflavin: 58%, Niacin: 42%, Folate: 63%, Iron: 70%, Zinc: 36%, Selenium: 18%, Calcium: 38%, Phosphorus: 58%, Magnesium: 106%Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19593826.post-31222008255438089992007-10-16T18:57:00.001-04:002009-03-01T11:50:48.085-05:00The Big Bang Theory inspired, very practical Great Green Smoothie ExperimentRecently, because of some of my favorite television shows ending (can you say Gilmore Girls?), and a few old ones I liked ending up not entertaining me this season for whatever reason (Numbers, for one); I've fallen onto a new show that I absolutely love: The Big Bang Theory.<br /><br />Now, I'm not one to really blog about TV in the past, but it brought me to my newest quest, so an impromptu introduction was needed. The co-op was selling all these greens for unusually cheep price, so I ended up picking up way to many for a normal twenty-two year old to go through left to her own devises. So I was looking at my unusually large amount of chard, kale, dandelion greens, and spinach, watching said show last night trying to incorporate my unusually large collection of greens into dinner with, a...um salad because I'm (1)not too original late at night, (2) generally enjoy salads despite having to constantly answer clichéd remarks about it, (3)figured it was the best way to start making a dent in them (along with chugging down a few quality heirloom tomatoes).<br /><br />Well Sheldon started a bunch of experiments, and one of them was achieving the best scrambled eggs. Which, eww, but it got me thinking along the lines of kitchen expirements. And, I have a digital camera! One that I haven't fully worked out yet, but what better way to learn. Additionally, I hadn't found any one single green smoothie that I had all the ingredients for or liked all the components, so fueled on by Sheldon, I have decided to pursue The Great Green Smoothie Experiment. Boring for every other person except me.<br /><br />Ahem, without any further ado:<br /><br />GGSE #1:<br />ingredients:<br />apple<br />1 cup frozen strawberries<br />1 cup frozen blueberries<br />banana<br />1 cup chopped kale<br />1.5 cup chopped swiss chard<br />1.5 tablespoons flax seed<br />dash of nutmeg (why not)<br />.5 cup soy milk and .25 cup water<br />1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses<br /><br />So, on the positive side: it didn't taste bad. It was also frozen-ish which is how I like my smoothies. And it got rid of some green stuff, but I think I got a bit to happy with the fruit. On the cons: it wasn't green, which was, a huge disappointment. Purple would be a nice description, grey would sort of be more accurate. It didn't really taste like anything, mostly just frozen, however, only faintly like molasses. Maybe if I strained my taste buds a bit of strawberry.<br /><br />But it was edible, even though I had no clue what I was doing! I just threw stuff into a blender. So, I'm quite satisfied with day one.<br /><br />I suppose most people if they were not me would be interested in the nutritional information, and this being all "science-y" I guess I'll post an approximation, made by fitday, which is a site I sometimes use when I'm feeling particularly neurotic about nutrients. I'll try posting the pictures when and if I figure out the camera situation.<br /><br />Calories: 506, Carbs: 109, Fat: 10, Protein: 13, Vitamin A: 132%, B-6: 115%, B-12: 38%, K: 1867%, C: 424%, Thiamin: 48%, Riboflavin: 54%, Calcium: 43%, Niacin: 24%, Folate: 36%, Iron: 64%, Zinc: 23%, Selenium: 15%, Phosphorus: 41%, Magnesium: 85%Pinkbubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325545996710153599noreply@blogger.com0