Thinking hard is hard to do

SO!  It's officially St. Patrick's Day and I'm just hoping I don't forget to wear my green tomorrow.  Although, knowing me, it's bound to happen.

Yesterday (meaning the day before St. Patty's) was a pretty typical day.  Got up, forgot my lunch at home, missed my bus, had to quickly find a ride, worked for nine hours, shopped for a new wardrobe...  You know, the usual.  It's the Goodwill sale at work, so I got a 20% discount on every item I bought, plus my 20% employee discount!  There were such good deals!  I got a bunch of new clothes that I can wear to work and then if I throw a pair of jeans or shorts on, they can work for going out, too!  Haha, the girl in me.  :)

Also!  I watched "Food, Inc." recently.  It was an incredibly enlightening, if at times terrifying, film.  "Food, Inc." takes an in-depth look at today's food industry and attempts to analyze if our food system is ultimately helping the country as a whole.  I have told many people that I am not an advocate for PETA or anything of the like - that I could care less about the animals and that I don't eat meat purely for my own health reasons - but after watching this, I am convinced that a major change needs to happen within the food industry.  It is not only inhumane, but also disgusting how the animals are treated.  Cows and chickens literally stand (or sometimes lie, as they can get too large to hold their own bodies up) in their own feces all day long!  Then, without proper cleaning, they are butchered and doused in chemicals to "kill the bacteria" in which they've been residing and with which they are now covered!  Any time we eat a burger, we may be eating cow poop.  Doesn't that disgust you?!  That in itself should be enough to warrant a change.  However, since big time food companies do not want to lose or reduce profit, they resort to politics.  Many of the members of the FDA and the USDA are actually politicians and they have a lot of power within major votes in regard to food safety.  Because of this, no new laws have been passed and the regulation of food is still incredibly sketchy.  I really want to research more about this topic, so next time I'm at the library, I'm picking up The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation, both of which were suggested readings in the film.  I would definitely recommend this movie, especially to those who are unaware (like I was) about the underground workings of the food industry.

Enough of my preaching about food!  I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow and I have a horrible headache, so I should be getting to bed.  Hope you all have a wonderful St. Patrick's!  I'll be working, so party hard for me, children.