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Laura Lee. May 3, 1988. Vegan and tree hugger. Animal rights activist. Queer. Curly hair and tattooed. Left-handed. German, Lebanese, and Scottish descent. Big family of animals. Enjoys nature, music, webdesign, figure skating, rain, photography, crafting, bagpipes, poetry, and Wall-E.

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A vegan is someone who does not consume any animal products and avoids the exploitation of animals. Why? Animals used by the food, entertainment, clothing, and experimentation industries suffer from extreme abuse and neglect at the hands of people. Factory farmed animals receive horrific treatment, such as lifelong confinement, painful castration, and even boiling alive. Animals in labs die by the thousands from induced illnesses and injuries without veterinary care. Animals in circuses are even beaten to perform for humans. We can avoid this unnecessary torture with a plant-based diet and cruelty-free products. No matter how different we are from other species, we are co-citizens of the Earth, and we are animals too. They, like us, can suffer. The only road to compassion is to recognize that they are not our property, our food, or our entertainment. VEGAN -- For the people, for the planet, for the animals.

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06/18/2009: "Endings and Beginnings"

music: Television
mood: Strange

Well, my grandmother passed away last week. It all happened so fast. It's still really hard to believe. At first, I don't think I really absorbed it. I was almost relieved that she no longer had to remain in a comatose state that she had been in for the entire week before her death.

I miss so many things about her. Just the little things, like the way she used to make "finger sandwiches" for me at the beach. I still don't believe it's really happened. I know it's just a part of life, these things happen, but that doesn't take the sadness away. It does, however, make me think about death a lot and the fact that one day it will happen to me.

Life in Norfolk otherwise is pretty good. I haven't really gotten to spend any time with Josh, even though we are in the same house, because of the chaos. My new job is hectic but it's really interesting and I'm working on a lot of exciting things. Powder and Bear are doing well together, although Bear is having trouble eating as much as he would normally. We have to feed him many times each day to make sure he gets enough food, because he gets tired of eating after just a few bites.