As you might have noticed I havn't writen anything in a while, actually I have been writing so much, but I am never in the mood to type when these writing urges come, and they have all been pen and paper exercises. I will probably transfer some of that writing here over the next few days. As for now, I will just move on and add something new. I went out last night for a UC drangon boat fundraiser/stepahinies birthday at a club in the club district. SAddly sal couldn't join me but this guy I met a few weeks ago through the swim them, the one who is all into astrology had come swimming that night and he decided to join me. Funny thing is when I go there I say Steph and Ellaine, I hugged Ellaine and interduced her to the boy. It was like I knew her really well. The thing is I have only met her once, at the Niomi Klein talk and that day I was recovering from a bike accident and too tired to really talk to her. Yet I have been reading her blog over the past few months and therfore feel that I know her. Althoguh she said she has not read my blog, steph and sals mention me enought that she felt like she knew me aswell. Teh internet is such an amazing thing. Iwas talking to the boy about this adn he agread that the internet is such an amazing thing. For example he is into swing dancing, and there is a whole scene of people who are into swing accross north America, so he can go to any city, and know that he willhave a place to stay with people he has never met before, becuase of the internet connection this scene has. It really is true that the internet has brough so many like minded poeple togehter. I echo his expereince with the riotgrrl scene and my friend Marike can with the hardcore punk scene.

continuation of my dairy minimalist saga: I went out for a sub before the party and to Frans afterwards. I eat a sub veggie sub without cheese, and choose the bread adn dressing that wre not directly related to dairy products. Yet I know that the bread they use has honey in it, it was either eat that or watch my friend eat while I sat there hungry so I eat it. Then at Frans everyone order a shake and breakfast that all ws made with milk, eggs and butter. I ordered the veggie burger adn didnt' use the mayo, but I didn't ask if the burger was vegan I just went with the flow. . . . anyways I talked to the boy about not calling myself vegan, since he said for all intents and perposes I am. I told him that it was completely out of respect for vegans who get don't get the repect they deserve. He at one point was vegan due to health reasons, but still eat honey and was not overly inquisitive about what was in his food. I told him that I read an article that asked people who didn't eat dairy and eggs for health reasons not to call themselves vegan, since it is such a political word, and if they werenot following the politics, then they shouldn't use it. I understand where that article is coming from. At the same time I feel it is easier for people to say they are vegan, rather than strict vegitarian, or dairy egg minimaists, in restuarants and with family. There is so much resistance in our culture for people who choice to eat a non "traditional' diet, having a word that simplifies it can make communication easier. At the same time the word creates a siglarity of meanings behind a pluratliy of reasons, for ones diet and that is problimatic. WOW the identity politics in food lives on.