January - check!

Day 30. Made it to February with a renewed sense of commitment to veganism. I am really excited about doing this for another month, at minimum.

Last night, I was flipping through channels post-workout and came across Rachael Ray's "30-Minute Meals." I don't know what she was cooking; I don't really care. All I know is that I heard her say something about someone making candles out of bacon fat, and that she said the smell was "intoxicating." That is really disgusting. If I went on national television and said that I wanted a candle made out of bunny or kitty fat, they would throw my ass in jail or skewer me publicly. She should be ashamed.

It makes me really disappointed with mainstream America that it is not only acceptable to inhumanely slaughter non-human animals, but also that it is expected. We are raised to believe that, if you don't eat animal products, you are somehow weak, crazy, and strange. We are not raising our children to be compassionate; we are raising them to be carnivores. No one thinks about where their food comes from, or even what it is. The more I read and learn, the more the thought of meat makes my stomach turn.