i saw third eye blind last night with Minh and it was a great show. never in my life did i think i'd see that band perform. i love spur of the moment things! after the show we went to IHOP, which was a bad idea cos about 40 Disney workers all decided to come there at once and act like they owned the place (we were in Lake Buena Vista). they were actually climbing over booths and yelling and being so inconsiderate of the other customers. one of them actually sprayed me with water somehow, and their attempt at an apology was, "oh don't worry, it's clean water that no one has drank out of." fucking idiots.

i've done a lot of researching, learning, and thinking about my health and about the world that is ours today. i've had many inspirations for this. videos i've seen about human trafficking really impacted me. reading about all the unnecessary and cruel things that people do to animals and other human beings. and my personal need to feel better.

i've noticed that no matter how much or little sleep i get, i feel tired and have no energy. if i sit down for 5 minutes i nearly fall asleep. i've had plenty of red bulls and sodas. i want a healthier alternative. a more natural way to get energy. so i've decided to change my diet. i'm going to take vitamins, eat more fruits and veggies, and eventually i want to become vegetarian again. i say eventually because i plan to do it slowly but surely, so i don't punk out again, plus i'm researching recipes and places to get food. i don't want this to go wrong again. vegetarianism has been something i've wanted to try again since i quit in high school. i feel like now is a great time to do it. i'm smarter about it, plus i've seen how successful other people can be at it. holly and minh both gave up meat and just being around them has made me want to do it again. they don't try to force it on me, but it makes it easier to adopt the habits when you're around them daily. and honestly i see no reason not to do this. i have all the knowledge, resources, and help i could need.

along with that, i want to do some light working out. i don't want to lose weight, just tone some and improve my cardio [which isn't bad now, but still it couldn't hurt.] and being healthier will ultimately make me feel better.

something else i want to do is greatly limit or end my use of overseas products; i only want to buy American made products. i do not want to support any form of human trafficking (as i've talked about before). i don't want clothes or products that come from sweatshops where people are forced to work 16-hour days for little or no money at all. where they are given the bare minimum of food and water to survive on. where they have to sleep on concrete floors and sometimes are never allowed to leave the warehouse. i have the ability to eliminate my purchasing of products from companies that allow these kinds of working conditions to take place, so i shall.


so my GOALS are:
-eat healthier and reach a vegetarian diet
-do some exercise such as biking or running
-buy only American products

i don't know how long it may take me to reach all of these goals, but i'm not putting a limit to my time. the important things is that i reach the goals, not when.