romeo alpha india november echo





im a christian. im a vegetarian. im a libertarian.
all three are greatly debated. i dont care. a good friend once told me, "nobody can avoid going somewhere, they can only avoid going where they want to go." ..now i realize its true.

no animal wants to die..
she certainly didnt.




i love animals, so i don't eat them.

i was just reading sophistiblack's journal about being a vegetarian. i havent been a solid vegetarian, but after forcing myself to watch a LOT of PETA videos and buy some more morningstar chicken, ive done it. i really encourage everyone to at LEAST try and understand why people become vegetarians before making fun of them or judging what they dont eat :]



why did i do it, you ask? because one: 20,000 pounds of potatoes can be grown on ONE acre of land, and only 165 pounds of beef can be produced. because a child dies of starvation every two seconds. because 20 vegetarians can eat on the land used to feed one meat eater. because more than half of the fresh water in the US is used to for animals. because you reduce your risk of having a heart attack by 90% by cutting out dairy, meat, and eggs. because in a low-fat vegetarian diet, you can reduce the risks of and sometimes cure strokes, heart disease, osteoporosis, kidney stones, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, stomach cancer, endometrial cancer, diabetes, hypoglycaemia, kidney disease, peptic ulcers, constipation, haemorrhoids, hiatal hernias, diverticulosis, obesity, gallstones, hypertension, asthma, irritable colon syndrome, salmonellosis, and trichinosis.


because i dont want something to die painfully every time i sit down at the dinner table just because im hungry.



hopefully some of these statistics have made you wonder: what would it be LIKE to go veg? could i do it? do i really want an animal to die with NO painkillers whatsoever just because i want to eat? how much do i value the life of an animal?


one last question, seriously.

you wouldnt eat your pet.. but who gets to decide what animal is a pet and what animal gets taken to the slaughterhouse?



please leave me comments with your opinion, id love to hear it :]

SCANDAL SHEET



this single photograph means the most to me out of any photograph ive ever taken. ive heard people say that 'hotography captures the beauty in things,' but i think that it is anything but that.. it captures not only the beauty, but the breath-taking moments that bring pain, truth, and lonliness.. i miss those moments, where i learned to depend on glimpses of happiness.. and when i see this photograph.. i wish i was with you, that we hadnt changed into who we are now, and i could be in that moment again.

daffodils are my favorite flower. they remind me that im not alone..

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UPDATES


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12/25: q - done



by the end of the year, i want to have a photograph for every letter in the alphabet. im lacking the letters e, k, p, x and z.

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100 PICTURE CHALLENGE


001: Introduction
002: Love
003: Light
004: Dark
005: Seeking Solace
006: Break Away
007: Heaven
008: Innocence
009: Drive
010: Breathe Again
011: Memory
012: Insanity
013: Misfortune
014: Smile
015: Silence
016: Questioning
017: Blood
018: Rainbow
019: Gray
020: Fortitude
021: Vacation
022: Mother Nature
023: Cat
024: No Time
025: Trouble Lurking
026: Tears
027: Foreign
028: Sorrow
029: Happiness
030: Under the Rain
031: Flowers
032: Night
033: Expectations
034: Stars
035: Hold My Hand
036: Precious Treasure
037: Eyes
038: Abandoned
039: Dreams
040: Rated
041: Teamwork
042: Standing Still
043: Dying
044: Two Roads
045: Illusion
046: Family
047: Creation
048: Childhood
049: Stripes
050: Breaking the Rules
051: Sport
052: Deep in Thought
053: Keeping a Secret
054: Tower
055: Waiting
056: Danger Ahead
057: Sacrifice
058: Kick in the Head
059: No Way Out
060: Rejection
061: Fairy Tale
062: Magic
063: Do Not Disturb
064: Multitasking
065: Horror
066: Traps
067: Playing the Melody
068: Hero
069: Annoyance
070: 67%
071: Obsession
072: Mischief Managed
073: I Can't
074: Are You Challenging Me?
075: Mirror
076: Broken Pieces
077: Test
078: Drink
079: Starvation
080: Words
081: Pen and Paper
082: Can You Hear Me?
083: Heal
084: Out Cold
085: Spiral
086: Seeing Red
087: Food
088: Pain
089: Through the Fire
090: Triangle
091: Drowning
092: All That I Have
093: Give Up
094: Last Hope
095: Advertisement
096: In the Storm
097: Safety First
098: Puzzle
099: Solitude
100: Relaxation



~harlequinxcolour