Lego, Steve Reich, cooking, saving the planet, & Strictly. Looking for ways to do more with my life & contribute more to the world. I can do better. He/him
Since vegan my mental health has been affected. I've learned so much about the animal industry; not just that, but how depraved humans can be & how wilfully ignorant so many are of this. It's distressing & I find it difficult to be optimistic knowing this sadism is so accepted.
The police and the cow story is so odd. It's bizarre on its own terms, but the disconnect between the outraged commenters and what they'll have for dinner tonight is heartbreaking.
#vegan
Itβs going to take us a while to digest what we saw when we went to help salvage tents and equipment for a refugee charity at the end of Leeds Festival yesterday.
This is just a fraction of it β littering on the grandest scale weβve ever witnessed.
Utterly appalling.
Let's be really clear.
You can be a healthy vegan. You can be an unhealthy vegan.
You can also be healthy and be an animal abuser. Or you can be unhealthy and abuse animals.
This is because
#veganism
is not a diet.
Are we good? Excellent.
π¨ Placards ripped up and banners snatched away, as peaceful supporters of Just Stop Oil face aggression this morning.
π’οΈ We march in civil resistance against our genocidal government. If our government halted all new oil, gas and coal licences, we wouldn't have to do this.
I really want my life to be more meaningful. To have more kind, non animal-abusers in it. And that seems unrealistic. And this makes me a very lonely individual.
Good morning
#vegans
. I'm reflecting on how in 2020 I found online veganism to be hierarchical, exclusionary & hostile, and how over the last six months, I've discovered a loving, compassionate & dedicated bunch who share the values that led me here. Thank you all for being kind.
I don't get it.
Why do
#straights
not like
#gays
?
We are absolutely the same.
We fall in love, we care for another human, we are just as tender as all you people.
Why hate us. I don't get it. Why have I been beaten up so many times for being
#gay
?
@Coldwar_Steve
@Mike_Fabricant
@GBNEWS
Meanwhile, Radio 4 have been playing it everyday since forever. After the Shipping Forecast. Which is one of the most British things you'll ever hear. I'd wager that more people hear R4 play it than GB Nooze.
Going to have a little brag about this. One guest told our Project Manager that she had been thinking about going
#vegan
for months but didn't think the food would be good. Now after a few months coming to us, she's gonna go for it.
Actually a bit emotional about that.
Hey,
#vegans
. We all have stuff in our lives that makes it taxing & stressful and we know what's happened to so many beautiful animals today.
Remember, you did your bit to do less harm. We can't save everyone, but collectively, we can make the world a little kinder.
#solidarity
People who try to save the planet go to prison.
People who burn the world rake in cash from your pockets to profit from their crimes.
And you're angry at the ones trying to make sure your grandchildren have a planet left to live on.
I'm not that much of an active
#vegan
on the Tweeter. But on the occasions I mention it, I find that the responses are "you're fat", "you're bald", "you look like a cancer patient" rather than
"Yes, I am an animal abuser."
My mother's sister has started "well, I know you're a strict vegan, but I eat eggs, they're rescue hens from my friend and absolutely no harm comes to them".
I dunno that I have the energy for three days of this.
On Sunday at the Kitchen I made the silly decision to do stuffed pancakes for 40... Very Hard!
Stuffed w mushroom, pinto bean, carrot, celery, onion, loads of Asian flavours...! Sesame & spring onion dressing w OJ & soy sauce!
#vegan
#cooking
#community
#hucknall
#nottingham
@Emlougar
I've seen so many holier-than-thou comments on this kind of post: "oH buT PlaΒ£tic ThO!", "oh but pRocΒ£$$Β£d tho" & you wonder what makes these people happy other than pointing out perceived flaws in others. Something good happened here. People made an effort to include your child.
I think
#vegans
need to be clear.
We're not here to just wuv the cows.
We're here to change the world. Every system we have will change if we stop exploiting animals and put life before profit.
Papa Nathan's kitchen is not in full working order. Still, managed to get out a pear and onion tart, butterbean mash, sesame coated broc, and slightly overseared tofu. He'd never eaten tofu before and is now a fan.
Veganism isn't a "white" thing, a "gay men" thing, a "woman" thing.
#Vegans
are people who share values. About other creatures.
You're all amazing and doing your best. Thanks for being a part of my life.
#vegan
Good morning,
#vegans
. Let's have another day of as little harm as possible, and encourage all of those around us to think about our choices carefully today.
LOst two
#vegan
followers since posting about
#homelessness
.
I get that many of you are privileged and can't understand what it's like.
I do.
I'm cross, now. But frustrated. I need to communicate better. I must do better.
Good morning,
#vegans
. Today I'm off to
#Sherwood
#vegan
market in
#Nottingham
. I've not been for months and am looking forward to being surrounded by kind people who I have values in common with. I've realised I need more people with these values in my life. Have a kind weekend.
I know everyone mocks me for how I look. People laugh in the street at me. They snigger at work. They point and spit in the street.
I'm perfectly aware of why they do this and I don't want to challenge it; but I would really like to be left to just get on with life.
Yesterday at the food project , we recd **140kg** of "surplus" food, inc "extra special" passionfruit, kiwis & apricots, 8 Savoy cabbages, 2 large crates of toms & 3 trays of sourdough & pan loaves. We fed 37 people x 3 courses & sent each person home w/ a bag of bread & veggies.
I notice that the negative comments here involve "cult", "no one cares", "you look like a cabbage" and "you look like a slug".
I'm glad so many of you are much nicer people! It really made my morning yesterday. Let's all share some love for each other and the animals!
I sit in the new flat and I can't quite believe what is happening. It is so warm, dry, comfortable and I feel that nothing can harm me.
I'm so incredibly appreciative of this unexpected change in my life that was nothing to do with me. I am really humbled that I can enjoy this.
Anyone ever used
#aquafaba
as a binding agent?
I'm planning on doing some beanburgers and I reckon aquafaba might glue everything together.
THoughts? Recommendations?
I don't like admitting this. I need some help today. I've not gone into work and I hate my weakness. I'm not the best person I could be and I want to do better. I know I'm letting a lot of people down today. I know that. I want to do better.
Underneath the soup of blackberry coulis is a peach & blackberry crumble with a digestive biscuit base (yeah I know) and oatmilk custard.
#vegan
#cooking
#community
#pudding
Good morning Tweeps. Thank you everyone who got me through yesterday & Saturday. It was a pretty lonely weekend. Meeting the van-and-mans today at 0815, so going to fuel up first. I really want today to be over; there's so much left to do.
Being a gay is a huge part of me. I mean massive.
I'm not me without being a gay.
Not abusing animals is a baseline. My vegan comrades are so important.
Luscious Leftover Bonfire Pumpkin Soup
6 x very large, very strong Spanish onions
Several kilos pumpkin/squash
1 x tube tom puree
2 x tubes garlic
1 x jar smoked pap
80g dried oregano
30g dried mixed herbs
4 dessertspoons cumin
100g tomato ketchup
6 x Oxo stock cubes
.../
I was buying parsley in my favourite grocer earlier wearing my
#SaveTheChubbyUnicorns
hoodie and the cashier asked how long I'd been
#vegan
and honestly this warmed my heart. We chatted about
#ProteinTho
and foodie stuff and I'm going to go there more often :)
Sticky Tofu, mushroom and pineapple chunk kebabs done in soy, maple, lime & ginger dusted with toasted sesame seeds & toasted coconut with a peanut, coconut & chilli sauce. Served with brown rice and love.
What do we think, Tweeps, Saturday project?
#cooking
#vegan
#pineapple
Lots of work still to do, the blinds will come next month & art needs hanging. Sofa & chair not my first choice but there we go.
Washing machine is promised later today...
Hey Tweeps. You've been so kind in your responses. I'm very, very grateful for this.
I'm not superhuman, I get hurt by these comments & they upset me. I'm quite aware I'm no Adonis.
The internet can be a harsh place too, but you've been very kind & I'm very thankful to you.
I know everyone mocks me for how I look. People laugh in the street at me. They snigger at work. They point and spit in the street.
I'm perfectly aware of why they do this and I don't want to challenge it; but I would really like to be left to just get on with life.
It's Buddha bowl time π
A base of brown rice with fried tempeh, kale and mushrooms, spouted seeds, radish, cucumber, spring onion, cherry tomatoes, hummous, watercress, rocket, spinach, olives, sugar snap peas with a dressing of sesame oil and balsamic vinegar
#vegan
One of the things I've learned recently is that cauliflower leaf can be chopped & fried up with garlic to be a lovely side. Using the whole veg as much as possible is now a big aim of my learning.