Washing Lettuce...I made a salad today for lunch and it was delicious. Some parts of the vegan diet have been hard but I am feeling really good overall about cutting out meat and animal products. I have noticed I have the urge for cheese sometimes but (so far) every thing else is out of mind. I am currently reading a book called Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet. It's a really good read so far and it's also really helpful.
Today I saw 500 Days of Summer with Evan. I felt a little weird because I was wearing my hair down and I actually ended up looking a lot like Evan (it was uncanny). I think Evan felt a little weird (maybe) about it and it turned awkward. At least it was awkward to me. I may be imagining it all. I hope Evan doesn't think I am trying to emulate him. Anyway, the movie was just so-so. Zoey Deschanel did her job well -- her character was completely unlikable throughout. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, on the other hand, gave a terrible performance. He was too soapy and his timing was all wrong. Sometimes these things can go so wrong. Maybe it was lack of directing; maybe it was a shoddy script. I don't know. Either way, Gordon-Levitt's performance conjured up memories of Orlando Bloom in Elizabethtown. That level of bad.
Later on, I met up with a friend of mine who is going away for a year to study/volunteer in Ecuador. It was nice to catch up with her and wish her luck. I warned her of the dangers she should watch out for and I also told her how much fun she is going to have.
