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My favourite chocolate "Green's & Black" apparently has ice cream. This yummy, dark organic chocolate is both good for you and good for you!!! So why hasn't this ice cream (which as a vegan I probably shouldn't even care about), not reach our shores? What other marvels are hiding there in the UK? Perhaps I must investigate.

Why is it that we can ship a bunch of useless crap anywhere, but the important things like chocolate are kept secret?

my solution, and this fixes everything, is since Heil Harper has allowed US military into our waters, instead we just allow chocolate shaped as military into our mouths....let me re-think that one...

meh. shrug.

Well, I will soon be boarding a plane...initially I got seat 13, and though I think 13 is a lucky number, I knew I would just be all silly about it, so I changed to another seat. Right next to it, so not like it would matter.

Anyhow, I'm going to Marxism, giving a presentation I'm rather nervous about. It's not the presenting part, but the topic. Oh well, the speech is great. Very informative. They'll laugh, they'll cry, they'll join the IS!!!

Friday night is the exciting one. Bush is in town and the unwelcoming committee is ready for him!!! It's a pity I can't fit my "Harper pull out of Bush" sign into carry-on luggage!!

Speaking of which, I'd like to congratulate myself on going from luggage whore to travel minimalist. No more breaking my foot by dropping my suitcase!

Well...time to leave on that big jet plane.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/26/naughty-nuns-arrested-crete

Unfortunately, not real nuns, but naughty nuns, nonetheless. he he he nuntheless!

Well the Governor General of Canada, had a unique meal. In order to show "solidarity" with the Inuit, she ate the raw heart of a baby seal. The seal hunt, which has been banned in Europe and in the Russian Bear, is still very active in Canada despite huge, highly publicized attempts to stop it.

I always knew the ruling class was blood thirsty but come on...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/640335

And in other news....Cocaine was found in Red Bull cola. This cola has also caused a heart attack in an American woman. A brilliant woman at that, for the last 8 months she drank nothing but Red Bull 10-14 cans of it!!! She lost 45kg, and probably 95% of her brain. I'm not sure what she expected to happen...the caffeine alone should have killed her a long time ago. Natural selection? Survival of the fittest? Man stupidity is on the rise.
Back to the drugs...Well at least we can trace the cocaine back to a plant. As for the other ingredients in Red Bull... Anything that gives you body parts you shouldn't have, probably shouldn't be put in your body.

coke but not Coke: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25539509-5006003,00.html

Death by Sweet Stupidity: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25539373-5006003,00.html

I've noticed over the last while, a silent but menancing emergence of conflict between Canada and Russia. Russia has staked it's claim in the North and Harper "mis"representing Canada is willing to defend it. Slowly but quietly, it continues, nothing more than words, not overly strong words, but lukewarm threats. The type you hear piss drunk best friends make when they wanna beat each other up, but they probably won't really hurt each other. Just roll around a bit.

Is this the emergence of a new Cold War? The distraction war, so that all the other nasty things are ignored and look less bad. After all there is this BIG MENACING THREAT, we must deal with at all cost. There are a lot of hot hot conflicts going on across the globe. Ones people are starting to notice. MUST DISTRACT WITH SHINY OBJECT!!! So we miss the explosion to watch a speck glitter.

If this becomes a big story, I'd say it's time for popsicles.

She finally has a name!!! Vroom Vroom, Go Liberty Go!!! (slowly).

I may have been a bit too eager and put out my little seedlings outside too soon. The plants that I grew from seeds and quickly transplanted outside, are all dying. James Bay is FREAKING WINDY! The plants that were substantial and larger are doing just fine.
I will start some squash and zucchini again. I feel horrible about the fate they met. But they are one with the earth now.

This girl may glide on lovely melodies but she doesn't have all that much rhythm. So it's time to get our groove. I've acquired a beautiful, hand-made Djembe from Ghana through the greatness of craig's list. I've decided to name this drum "Oshun", the African Goddess of love, harmony and sensuality. Groovy, baby.

To learn more about the djembe, www.wikipedia.org/djembe

So, you will find me at beaches everywhere groovin and getting in touch with the beats of the spiritual creature within.

My new painting, isn't it amazing? I met the artist, Jes Jubbis whom was both really nice and sweet, and very talented!!! I have a feeling her art is going to make a great impact on the world!!

Well, I'm excited to be going to Toronto next week for Marxism and to unwelcome George Bush!!! I knew I was saving those Charles David Stilettos for something!
I could go into his crazy, radical religious fanatics, or his blood thirsty, corporate wars...or his attack on human rights, civil rights, social rights... We could talk about Afghanistan, Iraq, New Orleans...and all the other places destroyed in his past. We could even bring up the shaddy practices behind 911. But really, a picture says a thousand words:



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Guess who's coming to Canada, again. George Bush, war criminal!

Send us your messages of protest from all across Canada!

From launching an illegal war on Iraq that has killed over one million people, to advocating torture at Guantánamo Bay and secret detention centres around the world, Bush has lots to answer for - and should be held to account. On May 29, Bush is scheduled to speak at an exclusive event in downtown Toronto, alongside former US president Bill Clinton. Outside the event, the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War will host a rally to demand that Bush be charged and arrested for war crimes.

If you can't join us in Toronto, you can still be part of the protest.

The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War invites you to send us your messages of protest from all across Canada. During the rally, we'll be rolling out an "unwelcome" mat for Bush; your protest messages will be pasted to the mat to show that people everywhere think Bush is a war criminal.Please send us your messages by e-mail to info@nowar.ca. Please keep your messages to one page, so we can easily print them and paste them to the "unwelcome" mat.Don't let Canada be a haven for war criminals. War criminals not welcome here!

RALLY
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Friday, May 29 from 3pm to 6pmMetro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West
TTC: Union
FeaturingMusic, spoken word, drumming, speeches, games, outdoor carnival and more!

Event on facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=89123079461

The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War is Toronto's city-wide anti-war coalition, comprised of more than 70 labour, faith and community organizations, and a member of the Canadian Peace Alliance. www.nowar.ca | info@nowar.ca | 416-795-5863

Please donate! Send a cheque or money order payable to TCSW Canada to:TCSW, 427 Bloor St W, Box 13, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1X7

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theappetizer/archive/2009/05/20/back-to-plastic-reusable-grocery-bags-may-pose-public-health-risk.aspx

So, the Plastic industry is saying that re-usable cloth bags are DANGEROUS! Hazardous to your health!! A haven for germs and bacteria. OMG, are people that stupid that they didn't figure they'd ever have to wash them? Of course they have bacteria on them. So do we. So do plastic bags after a variety of people put their grubby paws on them. Veggies at the store have bacteria...we've seen the woman feel up all the grapefruit!

Use your brain. Think. Wow what a concept. We could save the world!!!

I'd also trust this a bit more if it came from someone OTHER than the plastic industry. Coincidence? hmmmmmmm.....

Zorba Zorba your leaves so green
Zorba Zorba nature just seems so mean
You’ve passed into the veggie light
Root rot limiting your ability to fight
A part of nature you are now
Oh Gardening, I will soon learn how.

I do, I do believe in karma.

karma karma karma.

Must not be tempted to do mean things to those who have done mean things.

Must live in balance with the sun, moon, stars, planets, and little creatures all about.

Do nice things.

Positive is reality.

remember karma.

Repeat mantra over and over, and go for walk in the sun.

deep breath.

rinse and repeat.

First I boiled water, added equal amount of Polenta (Corn meal) (1/1 Cup). Mix until it's thick, pay attention or it gets lumpy.
Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a bowl, some fresh herbs, soy cheese and lemon zest. Add hot mixture, mix and smooth into an oiled pan. Refridgerate. The longer the better.

Sauce:

Fry onions in olive oil and dash of wine. Then add:
Strained tomato sauce
Couple heirloom tomatoes
Peri peri sauce

Cook till reduced.

Return to polenta.

Cut into squares. Bread with flour (I use barley or whole wheat). Fry in grapeseed oil (goes nicely at hot temp). Fry till crispy on outside. They are super soft and gooey on the inside, it's kinda sexy. Serve with sauce.

OMG yum.

On the Side... I got these amazing, I think they were baby cabbage leaves from the James Bay Market. I sauted them with olive oil, white wine, dijon, agave nectar, sea salt. I could eat them forever and ever. pure love.

The little dark things are flax seeds. I covered the green happy joy with some serious flax.

Food security is life. Most of the food people eat, isn't food. All those things on the box you can't pronounce, isn't food. Some of the things that sound harmless and food like isn't food. Corporate interest has infiltrated everything down to the basic food groups. After WWII, there was a lot of ammonium nitrate hanging around, not turning into capital. So they made it into fertilizer and sold it to the farmers. Americans ate the bombs they dropped. The government, the market, they lie. They lie and people die. Mutant veggies don't have the vitamins we need. The more food is genetically modified, and tampered with the less nutrients we will have to live of off. Our bodies created from the planet, needs what the planet has to offer. Life comes through life. Control comes from denying all the right to life. When someone locked up the food, humanity changed. We no longer have the right to live. Now even capital can't save you from scary mutant vegetables. After all, that's how they can divert more capital into the health and pharmaceutical companies....shock!!! So, with the government trying to kill me, I say hot damn peaches, I'm growing my own.

With no land, one must be creative, but you can grow vegetables anywhere you can put some soil at. For me it's my balcony. Got my dirt and pots for free. Most of the bigger veggies came from James Bay Market...seeds from farmers all about! No noticeable aroused suspicion with hauling huge pots of dirt into the building... Here is What I have going so far....

Guess who's coming to Toronto...
George Bush, war criminal!
Be there to give him the welcome he deserves!

From launching an illegal war on Iraq that has killed over one million people, to
advocating torture at Guantánamo Bay and secret detention centres around the world,
Bush has lots to answer for - and should be held to account. Join us for a
city-wide rally on May 29 - the day that Bush is slated to speak in Toronto - to
demand that he be charged and arrested for war crimes.

One week earlier, on May 22, join us for a public forum to hear international law
experts and civil liberties campaigners explain the myriad of crimes committed by
the Bush administration, and to find out how Bush could formally be charged with war
crimes in Canada.

Also find out how other US leaders - including former US president Bill Clinton, who
will appear with Bush on May 29 - could be charged with war crimes, too.

Don't let Canada be a haven for war criminals.
War criminals not welcome here!

PUBLIC FORUM
Why George Bush should be charged with war crimes
Friday, May 22 at 7pm
Steelworkers' Hall, 25 Cecil Street
East of Spadina, south of College

Featuring
Michael Mandel: Osgoode law professor and international law expert
Others TBA

RALLY
War criminals not welcome here!
Friday, May 29 from 3pm to 6pm
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West
TTC: Union

Featuring
Music, spoken word, drumming, speeches, games, outdoor carnival and more!

OH I'LL BE THERE!!!!

I'm at a loss, I'm trying to name my new car, a beauty lil 1965 VW Beetle, but I'm at a loss. Everyone keeps calling her Herbie, but she isn't Herbie. Scarlet is always a possibility...I started off thinking Rosa, then maybe Ruby Tuesday...Or my lattest thought is: Lady Liberty Bug...Libby for short.

Ain't she cute?

When I'm old and retired, I'd like to be like Miss Marple, stick my nose everywhere and solve a few mysteries. Who would dare challenge such a fiesty old lady!!!

Anyhow, I'm in Marple withdrawal. In the newest episodes have replaced my all time favourite Marple, and they are slow to come out. Thank you Geraldine McEwan (2004-2009) for always making me smile, scratch my head and giggle perfusely. And to
Julia McKenzie (2009-present), You are a different sort of Marple, but I am sure we will get on well, just the same. After all, nothing says a good mystery like a knitting devil spinster with a tapestry bag!

So I woke up this morning and nothing had changed. I was sleeping in the same bed, under the same government, and with the same electoral system. Not that changing the government, would ultimately change anything, but alas a little variety would be good. The referendum failed as well, though numbers everywhere conflict. We waste far too much time in trying to make elections the ultimate democratic experience and not enough time understanding what the hell democracy really is.

Well, here we are, at the beginning of another 4 years of the same. Not that a change would have brought that much difference in the end.

So I go back to the things that do make a difference; patio gardening, hugs and Russian mixed drinks.

Well...it took me a long time to make this decision; who do I vote for. I recognize that really, my vote shouldn't matter, unless Hell froze over, but it's kind of sunny outside. I live in Carol James's riding, so I'm pretty sure she will win.

It is not for lack of knowledge, passion or hope for a better world that I chose not to vote for a candidate, but due to the lack of options. I've personally interacted with every candidate in my riding. I know them well. This is why I cannot vote for them. I know they will not represent me, nor do I believe in the things they believe in. I don't need to slam each one, but I could. Just as I could find great things about each one as well.

To me, not voting is a harder decision to make. It says I don't feel like I have options. It says, democracy is flawed. I did vote for the referendum, and I voted yes. I doubt it will change anything, if anything it may make people more complacent, but it was an idea I felt I could make a check mark on.

Elections are the lowest form of democracy, every 4 years we give our rights aways. I am keeping my rights, and continue to fight for them; every day, with every decision, until the time comes when we all have the power.

Do something democratic!!! Vote, don't vote, burn your ballot...whatever it is, you have the power to do it.

And god only knows what could happen tonight!

So I did a house cleansing ritual last night to purify the home and chase out the evil spirits. I slept well last night and didn't dream about whom we shall refer to as the nasty. It was pleasant. I feel like my home is at balance with the elements and I am on the road to being there myself.

Shine on you crazy diamond!

So apparently Americans are raging because Obama likes Dijon mustard. That elitist bourgeois! Forget bailing out banks, the true test of a corporate whore is what you spread on your bread.

http://www.ottawasun.com/news/world/2009/05/08/9389971-sun.html

So...I found my windows CD, but it is a really old version of XP, which means I don't have wireless, which means I have to pay for internet and wait until Monday. Not that I've ever not paid for internet or anything, but the option was there...
I don't really miss the internet, except when cooking and needing to look something up, but such is life. When we get lemons, we make lemon chiffon cake!

Speaking of which, I need to find a mini doughnut tin, to test out a great recipe for mini doughnuts I found at www.veganyumyum.com a new website I've found, that ROCKS!

And I get to get car parts today...this will undoubtedly provide me and many others with endless entertainment.

I have more dirt, and will be planting the squashes later. My balcony garden prevails.

Well, my attempts to blog my adventure into solitary beach bungalow love has started with a bang, as per usual. I've entered into a realm of technological warfare, in which I have lost ungraciously. However, now that the 3rd thing has broke, I feel that my troubles are over.
1) Lost cell phone (*found cell phone only after purchasing ridiculous new one)
2) Lost operating system (*Buh-bye laptop. Luckily, last time I got a virus I was able to use voodoo banishing magic to momentarily get my files back, until this recent time of complete doom. Laptop should be fixed when the rain stops.)
3) There is a tie for third place and only time will tell: my windshield wipers on my new lil 65' bug are not working. The speaker for my record player is fuzzy.

I have no one to blame but myself. And Karma. But she'd say it's my fault and she is very right on that, and I have learnt my lesson. I truly love that sassy bitch.

So, blogging has been put on hold momentarily. Hopefully I won't forget about it, when I'm up and running.

I'm sure you are all so excited to hear about my latest adventures of balcony gardening, vegan yummagick and revolution.

peace and love.