Going Raw

My goal is to become a raw foodist. I've been reading a lot about raw foodism, and I'm going to do it. I've been comfortably vegan for a little over 4 years now, and i actually eat a lot of raw foods already. It shouldn't be too difficult. The book I'm reading right now, The Raw Food Detox Diet, is a book I'd recommend to anyone interested in the raw food lifestyle. The book uses a person's current lifestyle to determine how quickly one should transition into this lifestyle so they don't jump the gun and do more harm than good. When you detox the body, you're cleaning your cells. the waste has to go somewhere. Detoxing has to be done slowly so your liver and kidneys can process this waste, and toxins aren't released into the bloodstream. I've been about 80% raw for almost 2 weeks now and i feel really alive, awakened and amazing. The world seems different in some way, and i really think it's because of the way I've been eating. So I'm attempting to begin a 100% raw diet(not as a means of weight loss) on November 1. The first of the month just seems like a really appropriate time for a new start. I'll try to post updates as often as i can. Wish me luck! :)

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is October 22, 2008. I received this e-mail from an elderly, sweet, dear woman that i work with:

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Vickie, Happy Birthday to you
May the dear Lord bless you, May the dear Lord bless you
May the dear Lord bless you, May the dear Lord bless you

(Could you hear me singing this to you?)


May you have a very happy and blessed day!
My love and prayers, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX


My Birthday is in June, and i received the exact same message the day after my ACTUAL birthday and she addressed it to the correct name. Who is VICKIE!?

The Line

It's 2008,

How should a woman react when she feels someone has crossed "the line", be it subtle or overt? The line being an uncomfortable, too-friendly exchange between members of the opposite/preferred sex.

(I'm going to have to be vague in hopes of not defaming some one's character.)

I sent an e-mail yesterday asking a person (we'll just call them "Dude"), who is being appointed to a committee, for some information to include in their bio. I asked what their spouse's name was, and if they had any children, if so what their names and ages are. When I arrived to my office this morning, this was in my inbox

Hi XXXXXXX(I don't put my name in my blog),

No, not married!
But I'm looking. Are you interested? LOL

Dude

OK, I'll tell you my thoughts in the form of questions that i hope you'll answer...They might be a little scrambled. Although the (unprofessional) LOL adds an element of humor, am i supposed to think this is funny? Am I reading too deeply into this? Why do i feel uncomfortable with my own feelings of discomfort? Has society made me THINK that i should be numb to these types of advances?

Don't get me wrong, it's not like he whipped his dick out on the keyboard and described it to me, but in a professional environment i believe this to be easily comparable. I should also mention, i don't recall ever meeting this man. But i meet a lot of old crust balding white guys so he might have just blended into the canvas. Does he know who I am? Did he write this with a clear idea of exactly who i was? Did he picture me? If he did, that's down right creepy. But I am pretty sure he knows who i am. I know we've been at a few of the same events, and i might have been the only person of color at some of these, and it's Pittsburgh. By the end of the last event I'm sure everyone knew exactly who the fuck i was.

He crossed the line. I'm not going to ignore that.

P.S. No Dude, I'm definitely not interested.

"A bag of trash..."

If you're easy offended by racial issues or ignorance, do not watch. My response to this video: What? Why? Huh? I don't think i made it past 2 minutes.