The Future of Food <\/a>. The documentary was about genetically modified food. Aaron asked me to pick up a little ceasers $5 pizza for them on my way. (You\u2019ll see why this is important in a minute) The documentary mainly focused on the production of GM corn crops and it\u2019s impact on the consumer and the farmer (both are getting the short end of the stick apparently). It also made the case that subsidies are hurting farmers. Apparently other countries are watching us to see if GM crops cause damage. A Japanese official was quoted as saying (I\u2019m paraphrasing) \u201cFor the next ten years we will watch America\u2019s children to see the effects of GM crops before importing any into our country.\u201d So, we are all guinea pigs for the seed corporations like Monsanto. A Monsanto employee even released a statement saying that they don\u2019t care about the health effects \u2013 \u201cit is our job to sell seeds, it is the FDA\u2019s job to make sure they are safe.\u201d Turns out \u2013 many high ranking FDA and government employees are current and former employees of Monsanto, even Donald Rumsfeld. <\/p>\nAt the tail end of the film it was noted that production of GM wheat has started. I silently thought about the pizza Aaron and Caleb just ate. <\/p>\n
On the way home I thought more about what products have wheat and how it would affect me more than corn based GM products. Then I remembered the pizza. Pizza dough is made from wheat, isn\u2019t it? <\/p>\n
Then I remembered someone that has a wheat allergy. Someone that insisted I buy much more expensive Spelt bread for her at a farther away grocery store to eat at my apartment rather than regular wheat bread I bought a block away. I then realized that we\u2019d eaten pizza together on many many many occasions and not once did she ever complain about it making her sick. My father suggested that some or all of these allergies may have been fabricated in order to \u201ccompete\u201d with mine. A narcissist always has to be the best \u2013 especially at garnering sympathy. It would appear the wheat allergy was fabricated. If I forget that there are peanuts in a candy bar and I eat it \u2013 I\u2019ll still get sick. Thus \u2013 I NEVER FORGET TO CHECK INGREDIENTS. If she was really allergic to wheat then chowing down on that Papa Johns pan pizza, that Shakeys pizza, that personal pan BBQ chicken pizza from BJ\u2019s, etc. would have made her puke her guts out. Instead I just heard \u201cmmm, this is good pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n
I know some of you say that I shouldn\u2019t even think about this stuff or talk about it. However, little realizations like these serve to reinforce the fact that I should be glad this person isn\u2019t in my life anymore. It is also a way of recording these important deceptions. A phenomenon I\u2019m noticing is that the more time passes, the easier it is to forget about the little things like this. The more you start to miss the tactile things about a person and the \u201ctogether\u201d mode of thinking. That is a very dangerous thought pathway to walk down \u2013 so writing these \u201cnegatives\u201d down keeps me on the right track.<\/p>\n
At this point I\u2019m at least ready to date someone. There are a few girls I\u2019ve met online that appear interesting \u2013 but they all have significant roadblocks. One is saying that she\u2019s going to Australia for 6 months. Another is currently in Hong Kong. Another is a total flake. And so on. Two thoughts always run through my head. #1 Online dating doesn\u2019t work \u2013 the people are generally inferior and that is why they are online. #2 My ex met her new boyfriend offline. Aaron met his screwed up \u201cex\u201d offline. Therefore you are just as likely to at least be introduced to a \u201cfucked up\u201d person offline anyway \u2013 so online dating is not any worse. And I know from personal experience that women can hide their secrets just as well in person as in email. <\/p>\n
Hiking tonight (again) in Griffith Park. No plans for this weekend. <\/p>\n
Yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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