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Plant Profile: Satin Pothos
Plant Profile: Satin Pothos
This sweet little plant is called Scindapsus pictus.
Also knows as satin, or silver pothos, it is one of the most underrated of the common houseplants.
About
While most scientific plant names are Latin-based, this one is mostly Greek.
Here’s a breakdown of the scientific name:
Scindapsus pictus
Pictus: “Pictus” in Latin meant “painted”.
Scindapsus: The Oxford English Dictionary states that…
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All About Plants
All about plants
Hello everyone, I’ll be starting up a periodic post about one specific plant. As a plant lover, I’ll choose one plant and learn as much as I can about it maybe even try caring for it and propagating some cuttings to share with a lucky reader? I can’t say I’ll promise that but will definitely try!
I mean, why not?
I’m tying this with an instagram post illustrating what specific…
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Update
I’ve had so much going on lately and have not been in the appropriate mental space to create more posts and content.
My mother passed away in mid-February (not coronavirus related), and I have spent much of my personal time mourning and trying to make sense of my new life without my mother.
After she left, the state placed the ‘shelter-in’ order and although being along was something I wanted, it…
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Berry Swirl Cake
THE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
3-4 Cups Strawberry or Blueberry puree
1 tsp Pectin*
2 tsp Cornstarch*
1 ¼ Cup Almond Milk
2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
½ Cup Vegan Butter
1 ½ Cup Sugar
½ Cup oil
1 Tbsp Vanilla
3 Cups Flour
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS
Combine 1 ¼ Cup Almond milk with 2tsp Apple Cider Vinegar and let it sit for 20 minutes.
Cook your berry puree over Medium heat on the stove…
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My Favorite Snickerdoodles!
This year for Christmas, I made a vegan snack box to hand out to friends and family.
I filled these bad boys with three types of cookies, vegan candies and cinnamon sugar donuts *drool*
The snickerdoodles seemed to be everyone’s favorite, so I thought I’d share the recipe with you all, my dear readers!
Try this out and let me know how you like them – share them with friends and family and don’t…
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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Invented by Ruth Wakefield in 1938, chocolate chip cookies became a thing of luxury in the 1940s. At the time, she ran a Tollhouse restaurant and began serving chocolate chip cookies to serve with ice cream. A year later, she sold the recipe to Nestle and they spread it like wildfire! It was so popular among households, that many families sent batches overseas to soldiers during World War II.
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Bolillos
Growing up in a Mexican household, Bolillos were a staple.
We’d split them open and stuff them with beans and chilli, melted cheese, Jalapeños, nopales, and literally anything our little hearts desired.
Since going vegan, I’d use mock meats and dairy free cheese/chilli (of course), but it still takes me back to my childhood days at my mom’s house every time I make these and take a bite of the…
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Pan de Muerto
Autumn is a beautiful time of the year. Leaves are changing colors, some plants are ending their life cycle, while others are growing stronger. Harvest time is here and we are reaping all of the rewards that summer has brought us. Among the rewards is the beginning of many upcoming holidays. Many of us celebrate Halloween. Some specifically celebrate All Souls Day, or All Saint’s Day, Samhain or…
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Wicked in Spanish Contra la Gravedad I just wanted to express my appreciation for Broadway shows that tour in other countries. This sounds beautiful in Spanish - I'm in love with this version!
Apple Spice Donuts
Nothing says fall like an Apple Spiced Dessert.
You read that right… Apple Spiced. This one is for all you who are sick and tired of everyone making pumpkin spiced …anything (my fave!)
But don’t let the name fool you – Apples have always been associated with fall – they’ve just gotten lost in the midst of “everything must be pumpkin” season. Fall is the time kids go back to school and (back in…
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Pumpkin Turmeric Latte
Yes, Yes, I know… another pumpkin recipe? What can I say? I’m OBSESSED! Of course, this is something that can be enjoyed year-round… but considering the fall season is here, this is definitely the best time to enjoy this warm and cozy drink.
One of my favorite things about autumn and winter is the cooler weather. Living in southern California means that I won’t get any snow, but we do still get…
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"I am the dark lord’s sword!”
I love this show so much 🖤❤️
It took a while for me to get there, but I actually kinda love this series
Q & A
Recently I asked people in my IG story to submit Questions for a blog post. I had some interesting questions regarding veganism, comics and shows.
Here are my answers 🙂
Why are your IG stories getting more ‘vegan aggressive’?
So, before I went vegan, I used to hate vegans who were vocal, although I was never confronted personally by them... which, looking back now, I think was unfair. The mere notion of veganism was annoying because why? Because people were spreading memes about vegans who constantly announce they’re vegan? Even though I personally never witnessed that? Or... maybe because that was the thing that everyone does – single out the one that is different... I mean, I made absolutely no sense.
I told myself when I first made the decision to go vegan, I'm not going to be the one everyone makes fun of. I hid my diet from my co-workers, and intentionally tried my hardest to NOT be vocal about it. And you know what? The second anyone found out about it, I was still criticized. ...STILL.
I didn’t realize how much vegans get criticized until I became one and people noticed it.
I was constantly told...
If I happened to be tired one day –It's because I’m vegan, rather than my lack of caffeine
If my head ached – it's because I’m vegan, rather than being dehydrated
When I noticed a gray hair –because I'm vegan –like age has nothing to do with it?
So finally, I decided to not only confront those people who were putting me down because of my lifestyle, I started standing against them. I’m not picking fights with random people. I always show respect to those who respect me. However, when people are trying to back me into a corner, I will fight back, as anyone else would.
I'm defending myself from those who criticize my life, and that’s something that I've never been confident enough to do until recently, because I've just always had social anxiety.
In some occasions, I speak out against influencers who are making it seem like veganism is unhealthy for their own benefit – not to start drama – but because I feel it’s really hurting the movement and that could be disastrous for animal liberation. I really don’t draw my claws out unless I sense hostility.
Otherwise, I'm a humble person, who understands that not everyone can see past the constant advertisements, posters, magazine ads and billboards that glorify the meat & dairy industry, and are shoved in our faces on a daily basis... after all, they are literally every-fucking-where … and I was once under that thrall myself because of that. So, I can sympathize.
Do you prefer Beyond Burger or Impossible Burger?
Without hesitation I would choose Beyond Burger.
When I first tried both burger patties, I got a bit weirded out, because their texture, taste, and even the way it ‘bleeds’ just tastes and feels like real meat- it's kind of scary... for that reason, I don’t eat burgers too often.
But overall, I love the thickness of the patty, taste and texture of Beyond Burgers way better.
I don’t really consider Impossible Burger to be vegan - I only consider it plant-based.
Now, what the hell does that mean?
It is Plant based because there are no animal products in it... But I don’t consider them cruelty free, or vegan, because they do test on animals when there’s absolutely no need to. Animal testing = Animal torture. They have verbally stated that they’re catering to the meat-eating population and have served actual dairy based cheeses with their product while lying about it. [see link here for details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoibL0mtkk ]
I do believe that [Impossible Foods] are trying to do a genuinely good thing by introducing a plant-based food to meat eaters, I just can’t take a bite out of an impossible burger now, without the thought in the back of my head of lab rats being exploited just so I can eat this. I have no problem with those who eat their products, that’s just how I personally feel.
That being said, even before Impossible foods changed their policy to include animal testing, I still considered Beyond Burger to be the better of the two, again due to the patty thickness and overall taste.
As a possible alternative, I hear the brand LIGHTLIFE is introducing burger patties too, so that’s another option for people who like the ‘realistic’ burger patties.
How do you feel about the comment that pesticides/herbicides and the plant harvesting machines kill small animals and therefore a plant-based diet still kills animals?
So, the thing about veganism is that less animals die as a result of that lifestyle change. So, allow me to yeild the question...What’s worse? Your standard American diet that contributes to billions upon billions of animals being raped, slaughtered, skinned & exploited for our fashion and taste buds...? ...or a plant based vegan diet where a few small animals and insects might be harmed by pesticides? On the other hand a large percentage of the crops being grown are meant to feed the animals being sent to slaughter, so I really don’t see how this evens the odds here.
Of course, if there were a way to do this without harming even a fly, any vegan would opt for that option – and should that option arise, trust me, I –and most vegans- will make that change. But I personally think that using that to ‘refute’ the lifestyle- which some people do- is ridiculous & idiotic.
I’ve recently started growing my own strawberries, broccoli, limes, peppers and asparagus to take those items off my grocery list, and imo, they taste way better, and are not treated with pesticides. That only knocks a tiny percentage off my menu items list though...
Since my yard size is quaint & small, it’s not practical for me to create an entire home farm to feed myself when I can just go to the grocery store.
How do you feel about the “ex-vegan" youtubers?
I think it’s very upsetting to have viewers being lied to by their influencers- some of whom stopped being vegan a long time ago, and lied about it for financial gain. It is disrupting the growth in the movement.
Most of these ‘ex-vegans’ have similar things in common:
raw diets -a dangerous practice-
Vegan for extreme weight-loss
alkaline water every single day
Juice detoxes for unreasonable amount of time
Did not take medication for gut health, then blamed said ailment on veganism
Water fasting for weeks at a time – with no food at all
Didn't consume enough calories
NONE of their videos talk about doing it for Animals
Over-restricted themselves, often only eating one thing, like papaya for example, for days at a time
The main issue here, is they weren’t eating well, and as a result got sick.
To be clear... you can get sick from ANY DIET if you’re not getting the nutrients you need.
Meat eaters, vegans, vegetarians, ... seriously whatever your diet may be– make sure you get the nutrients you need!
But the issue here is that they didn’t take responsibility for spreading the ‘weight-loss propaganda’ and pseudo medicine practices that got them sick in the first place, lied about not feeling well for the sake of their businesses, then proceeded to take money from people buying their programs... while they were feeling sick and potentially making other people sick! ...And none of them have given any refunds for their “meal plans”.
From the veganism movement point of view, the fact that they’re blaming everything on veganism, rather than their dangerous nutrient-lacking practices, is turning every one they’ve influenced away from veganism.
Most of their influencers who genuinely wanted to go vegan for animals who could have gotten sick from these disgusting practices, are not only having failing health, but also feel helpless that they couldn’t do what they intended for animal liberation... and that’s very disappointing and makes me sad.
Vegan zombie made a video that shares my sentiments.
See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK_pySNNFK0
Adding to that, how do you feel about the Raw Alignment Interview video?
So, the funny thing about this video is that she got caught in a lie... and she used this interview to sort of justify that lie, and then proceeds to reveal that she was lying some more.
check these comments below:
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First, she says she stopped being plant-based 3 months prior, then 7 months (September). Another youtuber actually has proof that she messaged her asking about doing less vegan videos on her channel 2 years ago....??? Which she actually denies in this interview. Huh? ...and then she admits she lied to a fellow vegan because she wasn’t ready to be ‘outed’? ..what?
I still feel left in the dark, and there are way too many contradictions in this video. What she wanted to be a ‘redemption’ video turned into a sloppy attempt to hide more lies.
On top of that - the guy conducting the interview, claims to be a moderator, and yet is also an ex-vegan who believes that all vegans have digestive issues and are masking it to promote the movement.... um... huh? it’s completely one-sided.
The problem I have with this, is she’s justifying the practice of lying to her audience. IMO, that’s not fair to her audience, whether it has to do with veganism or not, because thousands of her followers were following her advice of only eating avocado with chips for a week straight or water fasting... she’s making people sick... and getting paid for it. It is very upsetting... I hate it when people lie, even more so when the health of other people are at risk.
See interview video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcV4rUhitPI&t=1052s
What would you tell people who are afraid of going plant-based because of this “ex-vegan" drama?
I would say, do your research! Don’t follow just anyone on YouTube and blindly do as they say. You'll notice most of these fake influencers will tell you to eat one way because it ‘feels good’ rather than saying, ‘hey, this study from world health org proved this is good for you’.
I would also say, don’t be afraid! It's been proven so many times that plant-based foods are healthier and promote optimum health. The CDC, and the WHO have consistently found that meat, dairy and eggs contribute to high cholesterol, diabetes, & heart disease. Meanwhile, a vegan diet includes zero cholesterol, and has been shown to reverse heart disease!
I think a great YouTube channel to look out for is Gojiman because he’s got the nutrition education to give advice and is great at explaining why’s and the how’s. See his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8zKmTVcs5s3IIR2DVlxfzA/videos
Also, when keeping in mind which influencers to follow – pay attention to the ones who talk about the animals. The ones that aren’t vegan mainly for health/weight-loss, tend to promote a way of eating that contains more daily nutrients and calorie intake. It's just a trend I’ve noticed.
Also, I have a lovely playlist of reactions, recipes, and detailed information on the lifestyle you can check out here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJhPHQwnc_pcg0yQn2rMKPxAMcRLx4BR
Do you have family/friends who aren’t vegan? And how do you deal with them?
Yes! Lots! Haha; and I don’t really ‘deal with them’ in any way.
They are aware that my husband and I are vegan, and they do joke about it.
We take no offense, and usually they lay off when we don’t give a reaction.
I have had talks with my parents about introducing more plants into their diets because they’re getting older and are trying to be healthier, but I don’t over-impose anything on them. I take vegan foods and they at least try them, which is awesome! They’re my family and I'll always care about them no matter what they eat.
When we have parties with friends, I usually bring something vegan, and they’ll try it and most of the time will love it and go back for seconds.
It's actually not uncommon for vegans to have family and friends who are not vegan.
So long as there is mutual respect for one another (at least vocally lol), we all get along quite nicely.
I honestly don’t think I've met a real vegan who doesn’t genuinely care about someone who eats meat.
We're really not a judgmental bunch - I think that’s one of the things people assume about vegans, and it’s completely untrue.
What is your favorite healthy meal???
Healthy meal... I love Buddha bowls! They're so easy to make and you can make several variations.
My fave Buddha bowl would consist of roasted Sweet potato wedges, quinoa with lime & hot sauce, sautéed edamame, and grilled kale with avocado ….and a sh*t ton of sriracha.
It’s super filling and is a good source of iron, protein, potassium, magnesium, niacin, folate, lutein, beta-carotene, B vitamins, Vitamin A, B6, E, C, K, Calcium, riboflavin, phosphorus, and Omega 3 fatty acids.
No joke- it contains all those nutrients, I just looked it up!
The best thing is that you can make so many different versions of the Buddha Bowl, and I change it up every time!
I never opt for organic foods or gluten free... I just don’t really feel it making a difference in my body, or taste, so why not go for the more affordable items?
What is your favorite vegan junk food?
Pizza – hands down! Although I could order that in, I still love making it from scratch at home - I just love knowing exactly how much of what is going into it.
We usually do plain cheese using ‘Follow Your Heart’ Parmesan, which melts really well, but every so often, I'll endulge and get some vegan pepperoni from the market.
My husband loves sweets, and I love savory... so, while my fave junk foods include vegan burgers, pizza, corn dogs, hot dogs, tamales, veg jerky.... his favorites include vegan donuts, cinnamon rolls, cakes, and pan dulce.
Do you miss any food since going vegan?
There is honestly a vegan version of anything these days... I'd have to say there isn’t anything I miss.
I've had vegan tamales, pozole, tacos, birria, bolillos, pan dulce, elotes and so much more (yes, I'm mexican- can you tell?).
The only thing I was missing for a while were hot cheetos, but last year I discovered a brand called ‘peatos’ which doesn’t exclusively make vegan chips, but their fiery hot flavor is vegan and fill the void it my heart that cheetos left …. so no. I'm not missing anything at all.
What’s your all-time favorite batman comic story arc?
Okay, so this is a complicated question... one of my top faves is ‘The Long Halloween’ because of the ending.
Who knew Barbara Gordon could be so evil at a time when the Gotham series wasn’t out yet? That twist gets me everytime I re-read it!
I could easily say I love Crisis on Infinite Earths, Batman Hush, Death in the family, Superman Red Son, Under the Red Hood.... seriously my list is pretty long... but, I have to be completely me honest and some might hate me for saying this, but I actually do love the Flashpoint story arc.
Flashpoint is kind of a touchy subject because it brought about the new 52 issues that divided some fans.
But when you isolate the story of Flashpoint, it really gets insane, I mean, it wasn’t just thrown together for the sake of rebooting the universe. Barry Allen had a reason to try to change the past – his love for his mother.
It sets off a course of events that creates an alternate reality where Bruce Wayne actually dies in the alley with his Mother and His Father, Thomas Wayne was the sole survivor of the mugging, leaving him to be an older, vengeful, blood-thirsty, gun-slinging Batman... and it’s just a nice contrast to the Batman we’ve always seen.
Sure, take the costume away, and he’s basically the Punisher, but what makes this different, is that we don’t see Batman under that light very often.
Tie in the Amazon war against Atlantis and ...omg, does the drama ensue!
Plus, that touching letter that Thomas writes to his son, that Bruce gets to read at the end …*cry* it’s so sweet!
How are you liking the Titans & Doom Patrol series?
So just so you know, DC Universe online is SO WORTH IT if you are into classic shows/movies and love to read comics – they have a huge collection you can read at your leisure. And the new series that they’re producing are all looking amazing!
Okay, back to the shows....
I’m going to jump on Titans first...
BEAST BOY
OMG, they mention veganism with Beast Boy! Way to represent! Beast Boy has been a favorite of mine ever since the original teen titans animated series ...I’m going to be honest and admit here that I haven’t read any of the Titans comics before watching that series.
I love his inclusion in the Doom Patrol. He is well written, with the exception of only being able to turn into a tiger for some reason? I’m hoping that in later seasons, he’ll somehow harness the power to change into tons of other animals as he does in every other incarnation of the character. It’s also weird that he’s not always green...? But appearance isn’t as important as his development. We see his struggles with his powers, especially when he kills someone as a tiger, and how he copes with that. His relationship with Raven feels authentic and for some reason not at all creepy, even though she looks like she’s 10 years younger than him.
RAVEN
Raven is a bit of a different story, she dwelled further from the comics than usual... not knowing that she is part demon or who her father is, and not having the knowledge of where she’s from is different than the Raven stories that we’re used to... so it takes a while to get used to that idea – not to say that the show fails... but it’s a bit difficult to retrain your brain with these things sometimes. She seems exceedingly whiny at first, until I realized she’s just a teenager, and teenagers, let’s just face, can be very whiny indeed. We’re so used to seeing her as a ‘hardened’ persona; monotone and serious. This show, it feels like they just grabbed a normal girl and put makeup and a wig on her ...and- voila! She's Raven. It’s out of character, but for the sake of the storyline, it actually somehow works.
ROBIN
Robin shows a fairly dark side that I think we’ve only seen in comics thus far; he is trying to prove himself capable of going solo and as a result tries to disassociate himself from Batman, stating that he doesn’t want to get to the tipping point that he believes Bruce has. I love his history with Dove and the struggle to strive to the best while keeping his head down. I like that he gets to see vigilantes from the cops’ point of views when they put down the idea of Robin coming into their neighborhood. He's a lot more well-rounded here with a bit more history, too. Not only are the Flying Graysons part of his story, but his love life and relationship with Batman play a vital role in his development.
STARFIRE
At first glance of Star Fire, I had mixed reactions... “I hate that costume”, “why is she wearing fur?”, “why is her skin not orange?” ...and yes, some of that still kinda-sorta bothers me, but little by little, they’re bringing more of her backstory to light as the season progresses, and she ended up being one of my favorite characters.
I still think she should be able to fly, and I do miss how disconnected she is with human culture in other renditions of the character. But once again, this show makes it work, and I love it!
Also, it looks like next season will give us a more comic-book inspired look to Starfire - so I can’t wait to see how that will turn out.
CYBORG
Why TF isn’t Cyborg in this?!
Oh... he’s in Doom Patrol?!
So DOOM PATROL, is an interesting series... it’s weird, and just so random, and I actually really love it!
Anything that brings more of the lesser known comic characters will always be something I'd be interested in.
But the fact that this show is just as ridiculous as the comics, I think, is amazing.
I mean, they gave us a donkey is being used as a portal... go in the donkey’s mouth, and out his butt?
A bunch of bad guys made of dead skin and letters that were never sent...
Using beads dipped in sriracha for a protection spell...
You can’t get more ridiculous that that! This is typically something you only see in comic books and I love that it’s something that they don’t worry about making more realistic on this show, and that’s something that most show runners don’t take a risk in doing.
I can’t really dwell too much on this because I am not completely caught up with the show... but I definitely will be soon!
TITANS & DOOM PATROL – both great shows worth watching!
How excited are you for the JOKER movie?
I don’t think I could possibly be more excited. Joaquin Phoenix is an amazing actor (and vegan)!
From the trailer it looks like they might be going with the Joker origin story from ‘The Killing Joke’?
However, I think it will purely be based on the development of the joker because it doesn’t look like they’re going to fast forward to the future where he shoots batgirl (and maybe rapes her?) and kidnaps Jim Gordon, and tries to make him break down.... at least nothing relating to that appeared on the trailer, but I guess we’ll have to wait until October to see.
What shows are you watching right now?
Other than Doom Patrol?
On HBO, I watch Veep & Barry and ...in about a week, I'll be watching Game of Thrones – the anticipation is KILLING me!
On Netflix... I’ve seen part one of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ...I love the satanic visuals- so cool! Will be watching Part 2 soon.
I also love the Punisher series, but we all know that’s not renewed – but it’s fun to re-watch.
LOVE DEATH & ROBOTS is a great one that has beautiful animation and well, written short stories.
I often go and re-watch ‘the office’ and the series ‘you’ as well.
Spanish shows I like include ‘Club de Cuervos’ & ‘Diablero’
Any new comics recommendations?
Border Town! Omg, I love it!
Not going to explain... just go read it! ...you’ll see!
I love writing reactions and answers to questions.
Thanks to those who contributed their questions on IG
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Back to Game of Thrones....
There is absolutely no way I can predict how each character’s story arc will end.
And no matter how confident other people out there on the internet are, there’s no way they can predict it either. The filming process for this season was insanely protected to the point where they issued the filming locations ‘no fly zones’ via the local government. No drones, planes, helicopters, even toys were allowed to fly overhead. They also are not allowing critics to view episodes ahead of time to review. I’m exceedingly grateful for that one! Nearly every season leading up to this has had an episode leak or two – causing a flood of spoilers to lurk online. So, I'm glad this isn’t going to happen this time around thanks to their tightly sealed practice.
So, while these hopes & dreams for my fantasy ending may not be ‘rock-solid’, this is what I think will happen on this season of game of thrones...
[I’m not sure if I can get to ALL the characters, but I'll try]
1: #Gendrya
Yes, I know there’s a bit of an age difference between Gendry and Arya... but I feel their characters have this inexplicable genuine connection. Whether it’s a romantic love or an exceedingly deep friendship, the connection is there. In my dreams, they'd become a couple after seeing how awesome they work as a team taking down wights & possibly even a White Walker or two at the battle of Winterfell. *sigh.... but will it actually happen? How it happens and when in the season it will happen... or if it even will happen - I don’t know – but it would be nice to see them together [should they both survive].
2: “Three [children] for you. Gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds. And when your tears have drowned you, the valonqar shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you.”
This quote is known by all book readers... but only half of it was recited on the show. The valonqar section was literally crossed out entirely. For those who don’t know: Valonqar means “little brother” in High Valerian. So, book readers had always thought that either Tyrion or Jaime would be the one to kill Cersei. Jaime, because although they’re twins... he is the youngest. I always envisioned that could be two options as to how Cersei dies.... but also....
And this is a thought my nephew planted in my brain (thanks, Andy!)
...if either Tyrion or Jaime die in Winterfell, I also see Arya taking one of their faces to go to king’s landing to kill her... although that might be far –fetched. Cersei is, afterall, still on Arya’s list of names – so you really never know!
Other characters who fall under a ‘little brother’ category: The Hound (Sandor Clegane), & Bran Stark
If the term is Gender neutral, it could make it Arya or Daenerys...
I am honestly just looking forward to watching her die. But since that line was removed from the prophecy on the show, I wonder if it will not happen? Or perhaps happen in a different way?
Whether or not Cersei even die is on the table now, since the show is past the book and left out this section of the prophecy, and it’s a bit frustrating!
So many questions!
3: Daenarys will die
Although we are past the books, I still think the show has the same formula: get the audience to root for a character, and then unmercifully slaughter that character in an intense scene.
We've seen it nearly every season: Ned Stark, Rob Stark/ Catelyn, Oberyn Martell, Hodor, Ygritte...
I mean think of all of the “bad” guys on the show who have died: Joffrey... and I guess Little Finger? That's only two... TWO!! Nearly every other person killed has been a character that was groomed to be loved by the audience. Why should Dany be any exception?
Maybe she’ll play the part of Nissa Nissa, and Jon Snow will have to kill her so his sword can become lightbringer? Maybe not. Maybe the ice dragon will eat her, or the Night King will turn her into his Night Queen??? *gasp! What do you think?
4: Jon Snow will earn the Iron Throne
Bran is the only one who has proof that Jon is a Targaryen... but there is no actual physical evidence that Jon Snow really was the baby of Lyanna & Rhaegar. I mean, there is word of an annulment and secret wedding, but there’s no physical proof that Lyanna is his mother... except for Bran’s visions, which he can’t share with anyone in the south. Of course, we all know that his visions are real, and anyone who speaks with him can’t refute it because he often points out something that no one else would know about them. Thing is, should the end game be Cersei vs Jon on the throne, Cersei could easily say Bran’s vision-claims are untrue. Regardless, I think the people of King’s Landing will follow Jon vs Cersei if they both survive. Why? I think the people will see which of the two really took charge to defend the realm against the White Walkers and their wights. Jon will be the first king elected by the people in an informal way.
I really hope that happens! I mean look at this gif! that’s the king Westeros deserves!
5: The Hound will Kill the Mountain
...or vice-versa? ...But not in that Clegane–Bowl fashion that we’d expect. I think it will be a battle within a battle with lots of other things going on at once. I only think this because we’ve only got 6 episodes until it ends. And although the producers promised us ‘mini-movie’ length episodes, the first two are just under one hour. So... we're still going to be lacking in time, compared to what we expected.
6: Arya Kills Lannister Twins
I know I mentioned before the thought of Arya wearing Jaime’s face to get close enough to Cersei.... But what if, Jaime himself kills Cersei, and in turn Arya swoops in to slit his throat shortly after. It would be a bit poetic, as it would echo the ending of the Red Wedding massacre. Picture this: Arya finds out Jaime was the one who crippled Bran. She’s furious with him, and adds him to her list. The Battle against the White Walkers will lead them all south to King’s Landing, where somehow after certain events unfold, Jaime chokes Cersei to death. At a moment he’d least expect it, Arya steps in from stage left, and slits his throat, and the two lovers die in eachothers arms... aww... sounds like a ‘beautiful’ end. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime has stated recently that Jaime’s last scene is ‘beautiful’.
My head is still spinning as to the other characters, but I'm insanely excited for how it will end!
Rawvana: Vegan Scam
I’m going to be answering a few questions about the Rawvana scandal.
1: What was she caught doing?
2: What is her excuse?
3: What could she have done different?
4: Why does it matter?
5: What did WE learn from this?
Before I get to those questions, let’s do a quick run through about who she is.
Rawvana was known for being Raw Vegan for a few years. She recently started adding in some cooked foods, but remains mostly raw. She has inspired many people to become vegan, including the Latin-American demographic... including myself. In fact, for a while, she was the only Spanish-speaking vegan on YouTube, giving her lots of outreach. She offers online coaching for workouts & meal plans – none of which are free. But she does offer free advice on YouTube as well as [some] simple workouts & recipes.
Now to answer the questions..
#1: What was she caught doing?
While on a trip to Bali with another YouTuber, she was caught on film sitting at a restaurant with fish on her plate. As the camera was aimed at her, she very obviously looked nervous, as she tried to hide her plate with her arms. Now, this other YouTuber, Paula Galindo, seems to have editited that specific scene out of her video, but somehow the clip got released into that leaky thing we call the internet. I wasn’t able to find out how? Maybe by the time you read this, that info will be out, but she appears to have taken it out of her video prior to publishing it. Still... the clip has gotten released and it spread online like wildfire.
#2: What is her excuse?
Here’s where it gets a bit complicated... Rawvana came out with an “apology” video. Let me explain why I say that in quotes... Now, maybe I missed it, but it seemed like she only apologized for the way people found out she was eating fish, rather than for the act of actually DOING it. Adding salt to the wound, she also states that she’s eating eggs as well. Wait.... what??????
Yep, she’s added eggs and fish into her ‘vegan’ lifestyle.
Cue eyeroll...
So her official excuse is that she has contracted SIBO, or Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth.
Her doctors told her she could eat vegan while having SIBO, but will need to exclude a lot of foods. A LOT... enough for her to say that she can’t survive on this diet. So they told her she needs to eat fish and eggs. She states that it is helping her with the condition and is planning on returning to a vegan diet as soon as she feels better.
#3: What could she have done different?
For starters, maybe don’t do a 26 day water fast? The thing about Rawvana is she seems to have always had an addictive personality. She used to be an alcoholic and confessed to have had drug problems as well. She bettered herself by changing that up when going raw vegan. She then seemingly became addicted to juice cleanses and water fasts. This isn’t something she has confirmed, it just seems to be the case.
According to PLANT-BASED NEWS, this is where the condition originated from.
And the problem with water or juice fasting is that it will directly affect your gut mobility, which dictates the way your food and your feces move through your gut. And without regular bowel movements, your ileocecal valve will become weak. Your Ileocecal valve is a muscle flap between your large and small intestines. And when it becomes weak, due to low amounts of bowel movements, it will allow the bacteria in your large intestine to migrate into your lower intestines, which is the main way bacterial overgrowth in the small intestines begin from the start. When this occurs, you’ll have all the bacteria in your small intestines, where they shouldn’t be, and will begin to ferment anything you eat will and you will experience IBS symptoms.
Water fasts have been done by medical professionals in cases of cancer and metabolic syndrome. However, it could cause harm to those who are of healthy weight with a normal BMI, who are not suffering from anything terminal.
So, in other words, not only did she cause this to herself, She was basically promoting this ‘cleansing’ habit on YouTube towards vegans, while she was experiencing the symptoms of SIBO. This has actually been a common link to the wave of people going back to a carnivorous diet.
A lot of people are ditching the plant-based diet because they’re Ill-advised by people who don’t really study nutrition, and they’re being advised to eat fish and eggs for health – which is opinionated advice, as they don’t have proof that this will actually help them. In fact, eating fish & eggs is not addressing the underlining cause of SIBO. It is only temporarily making people feel better because fish and eggs don’t have any fiber, and taking fiber out of the diet will cause less gas/bloating. But that problem will always be there, it’s not actually curing anything.
You can stop doing liquid fasts and illuminate alkaline water while taking antibiotics while on a plant-based diet, and that will be the best way to cure yourself. There are natural herbal antibiotics on the market that will help kill that overgrowth in a more natural way.
Rawvana’s reason for not wanting to take antibiotics, is because she wants to do things as naturally as possible. So her plan is to heal herself with food, and food only. If that means adding animal products to her diet, so be it.
Her actual choice was 1: take herbal antibiotics while on a plant-based diet and get cured, or 2: eat animals to ease the symptoms but not actually cure it.
Now, I can sympathize with questioning antibiotics. I tend to make that my last resort as well, but I would never allow myself to contribute to cruelty on my plate. If I had to choose, I would have taken the antibiotics without question.
Eggs & fish are not antibacterial – so this is not helping her condition, it will not go away at all.
So what’s the deal with alkaline water? All she drank was Alkaline water and it is advertised as super healthy & good for you.
She’s married a man who owns an alkaline water company, so she’s been talking about how great that makes her feel in her YouTube videos... even though she wasn’t really feeling well due to her SIBO?
It's the same thing as taking PTI medicine. It decreases stomach acid so the stomach gets more alkaline, which causes bacteria imbalance. The acid helps kill off excess bacteria. Get rid of the acid, and you get more of a bacterial overgrowth, which can lead to SIBO.
In other words, she’s not only making herself sick, she’s influencing others to blindly do the same damage to their bodies.
The video by PLANT BASED NEWS perfectly illustrates how juice fasting and water fasting caused the entire issue. I’m not saying don’t water or juice fast. Don’t do it often, or for more than a few days.
Her water fast was 26 days long... some of her juice fasts are well over a week. That’s enough time for the ileocecal valve to weaken and start the problem.
I understand her husband might hate her for a while, but she needs to stop drinking alkaline water. It is dangerous to those who aren’t suffering from something toxic.
Girl, you’re vegan, and mostly raw – you’re not eating anything toxic!
You don’t need that!
& it’s making your symptoms worse!
After being diagnosed, if it were me, I'd have chosen herbal antibiotics while staying plant based. All you’d have to do is eat foods that are lower in fiber, and little by little, as the antibiotics start working, add in more raw, high fiber foods! No fish/eggs/cruelty required.
#4: Why does this matter?
Non-vegans are probably thinking, ‘so what? She ate a piece of fish – she's sick and it’s helping her – leave her alone.”
The issue is –it's NOT helping her; it’s just alleviating symptoms ...for now.
The reason it’s raised a lot of eyebrows in the vegan community is because people who follow her advice feel like they’ve been scammed. All this juice fasting and programs people are PAYING for – she's been telling people that it will lead them to a healthier life... and she’s been sick for years while doing this herself. Not only that, the only reason she came out with this, is because she got EXPOSED.
Had she not gotten caught on camera, she probably would continue to make more people sick than she already has. To those who have gotten sick, it has turned them away from a plant-based diet. And they’re out there in the world saying, ‘plant-based diets are not healthy, it gave me SIBO.’ She is single-handedly making veganism look terrible to those who were willing to try it out with her influence.
And those who have paid into her programs can’t help but feel scammed.
Again, she promoted this “healthy lifestyle” and had people actually pay for programs, recipes, & workouts -while she was falling ill from these unhealthy habits.
This is fraud, and illegal.
Will there be a lawsuit? – maybe... only time will tell.
5: What did we learn from this?
Look raw veganism IS NOT the culprit here.
You can eat raw and still be healthy.
The main cause of the issue is juice fasting and water fasting for long periods of time. And alkaline water.
I wanted to write this post to warn those who are thinking of joining her programs.
Not only has she lied about feeling great while fasting, she is influencing millions to do this, and in turn get them sick. Maybe not intentionally, but I just feel that she really should have studied what she was doing a lot deeper than she did.
and as a warning to NEW VEGANS - please research your influencers! take a look at their diets and credentials before submersing yourself into their habits.
I hope she learns from this experience and educates herself on her own mistakes; and goes back to a vegan lifestyle.
I actually tweeted this video directly to her - I’ll keep you posted of any responses.
See more details in this video by PLANT BASED NEWS:
