So really, I try not to talk about it OMGALLTHETIME, but I can't stop.
Can't help but smile every time I turn on the news & they say something beneficial about a diet high in greens. This time, it prevent varicose veins. Muahaha.
Not to mention how healthy I feel on a personal level. When I wake up in the morning there's no mental fog, everything is clear. All my stomach & digestive problems are MIA. (They can stay that way toooo). My skin is clearing up too. It's amazing how rewarding being aware of what I'm eating & making ethical decisions about my food can be. I also have a genuine interest in food & nutrition. It's really good for me. I used to survive off of free food, near starving. My blood sugar got ridiculously low all too often. I was trying to eat something small & inexpensive once a day, with no regards to it's nutritional value. No more of this, and I really won't miss those days.

How other people view veganism & vegans is still something I still don't quite know how to deal with. A lot of my friends are afraid to go out for coffee, like we always did. They're unsure of "if [I] can eat anything" at their favorite restaurants. Yesterday I went out to eat with a friend & it was fun. She treated me totally normal... well, she did make fun of me for making the staff bust out the ingredients listings on several occasions, but I would have too. All in all it was really refreshing.

I hate how (it seems like) every time I embrace something that is really true to myself it makes me more of an outsider to others. The more I really am me (or something to that affect) the less I relate to the people around me. And that goes for anything, my sexuality, my religious beliefs (or lackthereof, thank you), politics, ethics, you name it- it makes me feel alienated.
There's that Kurt Cobain quote that every outsider kid loves- "I would rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." But on what level? I'm tired of it, in a way. Why can't you just be loved for being who you are?