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This group is so quiet. Controversial discussion topic! Fake meats: yay or nay?
Personally, I say nay. I stopped eating meat because the thought of it grosses me out, so why would I eat something that allows the consumer to pretend they are eating meat? I once ate a Quorn chik’n patty that resembled chicken so much I stopped eating after a few…[Read more]
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Baltimore / D.C. Autostraddlers! 12 years, 4 months agoI really want to go to Baltimore pride this year but I don’t have any lesbian friends to go with and I am V. nervous about driving down in the city. I didn’t read over all the previous comments relating to pride(sorry), did any of guys decide to meetup and carpool, or meetup somewhere else? Hugs, L
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We haven’t decided on a meet-up, but if it’s safety you’re worrying about, I live in Mt. Vernon, the area where Pride is centered, and you don’t have to worry, it’s one of the safest parts of the city. (Parking, though, that’s a different story and a big part of the reason why I haven’t bothered to get my license yet…)
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I’m coming in from B-more county and I’m wondering if I should even bother trying to park or if anyone has any opinion on whether taking the Light Rail down is worthwhile/what stop I would want to get off at
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Parking in Mt. Vernon is insane. I would take the light rail and get off at Centre. There’s also a map here: http://mta.maryland.gov/services/lightrail/schedule/Light_Rail_09.pdf
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Grilled vegetarian sub from Penn Station for lunch. Win!
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Baltimore / D.C. Autostraddlers! 12 years, 4 months agoBaltimore Pride Thread round 2! Who is going?
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when/where meet up? I was tentatively planning going on saturday.
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I’m planning to go to the Saturday block party.
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well…in lieu of any formal meet-up, if any straddlers see a white girl with purple and blue hair on top and shorter normal hair on the sides, that’s me, feel free to introduce yourself!.
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i’ll be there, might look for ya!
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Baltimore / D.C. Autostraddlers! 12 years, 4 months agoHow about a DC Pride meetup? I’ve never gone to Pride before and it would be nice to meet DCstraddlers. From what I can tell there is a Festival and a Parade that you do not have to pay to get into?
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according to the website, the festival is free but they would appreciate a 5 dollar donation. what did have in mind as far as a pride meetup?
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I… have no idea. :/ I just sort of have a vague “I should go to Pride this year” notion.
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If you decide to do something, please post it. It’d be nice to wander around with a group.
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Is there anyone who has been to Pride/is more of an organizer that could lead us in the right direction?
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I was at pride a couple of years ago, from what I remember, the march was on saturday and the festival on sunday? the march starts at dupont, if y’all want to meet up we could do a meetup at like the cosi/bajafresh on 19th street at like 5.30 or something and chat for a bit before the crazy. I think it starts at 6, but I haven’t looked anything…[Read more]
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parade map! http://www.capitalpride.org/parade/parade-map
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I think a dinner meetup followed by the parade would be great. Cosi or Baja Fresh are both fine with me. If the parade starts at 5:30, when should we meet- 4:30?
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I think 4 or just a bit earlier might be better because it will be busy and it will give people time to get down there and we’ll have more time to chill
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so cosi on 19th & k around four or so? the entrance is on 19th, right? i’d be getting there late but i’d be down
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Okay, sounds good. How will we all find each other?
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make a sign! or wear a distinctive hat or something. i’ll also PM you what i look like.
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OK – I’ll be wearing a black tank top & long sort of coral/red skirt, if anyone needs to find me.
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actually jk I will be wearing a sort of turquoisey floral dress
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Guys I am a liar and sorry I am super late but on my way writing this from my phone I am wearing a DC vote hat I will look for y’all hopefully you’re still there!
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yeah… I got kind of disoriented on my way to the metro and once I got there, the train took FOREVER to come, so by the time I got to Dupont Circle it was already 5:30. Sorry! I hope y’all enjoyed the parade!
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this totally didn’t work out at all. redo redo redo! (with more time to plan ahead first)
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Are any of you going to the Festival Sunday?
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I wanna go to the parade tmw! I’m kinda far away and not terribly familiar with DC but I’m gonna try to get there at some point. Have we decided on a meet-up location and time?
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Baltimore / D.C. Autostraddlers! 12 years, 4 months agoI’m in DC for the summer. Is anyone interested in having a meetup or something?
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Yeah I read about meat glue and how they use it to make fake cuts like filet mingon
uh HUh so I am moving more and more to just fresh veggies and salads love my ROMAINE lettuce so crunchy!!!
I’m all for it. I mean, there are researchers out there working on growing meat in petri dishes, and I think that’s awesome. People eat meat because they think it tastes good. If it’s possible to make cruelty-free meat (or fake meat) that still tastes good, I’m not sure what the problem is. It would just encourage more people to eat less of the real deal.
I think it can be a good aid for the transitional period right after someone becomes a vegetarian. My transition to vegetarianism was extremely sudden. I saw some cows get shot for food and never touched meat again. I had all these cravings and eating fake meat (veggie burgers and a lot of the Morningstar Farm products) got rid of those…[Read more]
I think it’s good for sudden “food urges,” like fake Italian sausage to go with my sauteed onions and peppers, or fake bologna to put in my epic sandwiches. I don’t miss the taste of meat, but I do miss certain foods that I enjoyed when I used to eat meat. But I’m suspicious of the looong list of ingredients in fake meat, and so in general they…[Read more]
Oh nooo, fake veggie buffalo wings are the SHIT. that and the tofurky italian sausage which made a pleasant addition to my spicy jambalaya that i made for my little evening shindig. So, I’m suspicious most of the time, like I just tried “fake” bacon strips and they taste like cardboard. But, as a black woman, I grew up eating “soul food” which…[Read more]
I almost always regret eating fake meat on the rare occasions that I do. I just think they’re so heavy and heavily processed, tofu all the way!!
…I avoided fake meats at all costs the first five or six years I was a veg. Somewhere along the line (I think it was when I first discovered tempeh and seitan, or when I went vegan?) I got over the ick-factor, and now make seitan from scratch about once a month, to the extreme delight of many of my friends. I’m also hopelessly in love with the…[Read more]
I think I agree that fake meat is a good transitional tool. I was making fake chicken finger subs and tacos when I went veg. A big part of why I stopped is I don’t think loading up on soy every day is a great idea. Maybe my disfavor toward fake meats is misplaced. I mostly just thought that Q’uorn chik’n patty tasted and had a texture far too much…[Read more]
I wasn’t really into fake meats in the beginning for a similar reason – it tasted like meat and weirded my head out too much. But 17 years later, I’ve forgotten what meat tastes like and can enjoy a Red Bamboo nugget (or five. YUM) and homemade seitan in a stir-fry. I would LOVE to figure out how to make delicious “chicken” nuggets though. Anyone…[Read more]
yes! it is quite labor intensive but totally worth it. my gf makes it for me as a special treat when i have a horrible week. i prefer to toss them in wing sauce. i miss boneless buffalo wings on the regular. they key is freezing the tofu. keep it in the package, dont open it, and put it in the freezer over the night. then put in fridge and thaw.…[Read more]
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