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What follows is a raw archive my #myveganjune tweets.
I was chagrined to learn Twitter doesn't keep them around for very long, but luckily there are third-party tools out there to help.
So, in the grand style of a chronic multi-tasker, this is also a beta test of TwimeMachine, which seems to be pretty good at digging through one's Twitter feed (maximum 3,200 tweets back in time.)
Without further ado, here's the emotional roller coaster that was #myveganjune:
Going out for pulled pork pancakes for dinner; friend coming over later to pick up leftover dairy. #myveganjune experiment starts tomorrow! Wed Jun 01 01:25:02 +0000 2011
I told my Polish immigrant mother about #myveganjune over a meal of pork and various other lard-fried treats. She worries I'll starve. Wed Jun 01 01:52:20 +0000 2011
No way I'm walking away from cheese without a fight! “@BahSun: @lukebrocki's #myveganjune. if you enjoy the results, will you stick to it?” Wed Jun 01 03:25:23 +0000 2011
Day 1: Dairy-free fridge, pantry out of hemp hearts: black coffee sucks. It's why my family fled Poland... probably. #myveganjune Wed Jun 01 19:51:35 +0000 2011
Looking for a nice piece of rope to hold my pants up this month! Another throwback to the Cold War days #myveganjune #leatherblues Wed Jun 01 20:10:33 +0000 2011
There's nothing foodie about this, I promise, but mashed up avocado with salt and horseradish makes good sandwich spread #myveganjune Wed Jun 01 20:26:10 +0000 2011
Can't help but feel vegans miss out on cool animal interactions the urban bee and chicken crowd enjoys in #YVR. #myveganjune Wed Jun 01 20:35:50 +0000 2011
How far to take these restrictions? My coffee is black, my sandwiches sadly cheeseless and my pants held up by suspenders #myveganjune Wed Jun 01 20:38:56 +0000 2011
Vegan blues anyone? It promises to be a transition to a higher ethical standard, but for now it's an exercise in denial. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 00:18:08 +0000 2011
Is taste something vegans sacrifice? You can't tell me your tofu scramble is as delicious as anything buttery. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 00:19:31 +0000 2011
Vegan food seems less rich and energy-dense. I feel pious eating only plants. Pious and angry at potlucks. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 00:23:05 +0000 2011
Some 30 ingredients in this vegan sausage. What would Michael Pollan do? #myveganjune http://t.co/fEvdUmp Fri Jun 03 01:02:52 +0000 2011
On the other hand, this pesto is pretty tasty. The "cheese" is nutritional yeast, whatever that is. #myveganjune http://t.co/lmffnaJ Fri Jun 03 01:14:55 +0000 2011
After much tinkering and cursing the empty butter dish, I ended up with this smoky fiddlehead pesto pasta #myveganjune http://t.co/OC4NHfj Fri Jun 03 01:27:42 +0000 2011
Day 3: Office birthdays are suddenly exercises in temptation. Getting hangry... #myveganjune http://t.co/VzpabUY Fri Jun 03 14:32:30 +0000 2011
If you're into pity, veganism is the best. "Oh you poor dear! What will you eat?" When I say "plants", some nearly cry. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 15:11:16 +0000 2011
Good haul of lunch ingredients from the home garden today! #myveganjune http://t.co/qCwSKOM Fri Jun 03 18:33:36 +0000 2011
One of my friends pointed out I'm wearing leather shoes. Bloody hell! I insisted this was an experiment in food not ethics. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 19:06:37 +0000 2011
I know, I know. Food and ethics are pretty intricately connected. Guess I'm off to the book shop after lunch. #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 19:08:00 +0000 2011
Is Peter Singer still the guy to read? Does anyone have other suggestions for books on food ethics, animal rights, etc? #myveganjune Fri Jun 03 19:11:46 +0000 2011
Day 3 dinner: leek asparagus parsnip bisque. #myveganjune http://t.co/JTYSa8u Sat Jun 04 01:55:40 +0000 2011
Day3: Strange stomach growling... All the fibre in the plants? Or cleanse after pounds of pork I ate late May, fearing famine? #myveganjune Sat Jun 04 01:58:42 +0000 2011
Day 4: Dreamed of cheese last night. A big wheel of something foreign and delicious. Damn dairy cravings. #myveganjune Sat Jun 04 22:29:11 +0000 2011
#Canucks party in lobby at work. Sources report mountains of chicken wings. Can't confirm; hiding in my office, eating apples. #myveganjune Sun Jun 05 00:46:06 +0000 2011
Day 4: Vicariously eating kippers, kidneys, steamer clams and seal meat thanks to Geroge Jonas http://natpo.st/mH0khQ #myveganjune Sun Jun 05 01:58:15 +0000 2011
Day 4: Work colleague hears me muttering about missing #meat, tells me to watch "Forks Over Knives" http://bit.ly/bTi54I #myveganjune Sun Jun 05 02:21:09 +0000 2011
Day 4: Great slideshow about replacing pointless #salad ingredients with healthier alternatives @vansun http://bit.ly/lJf5AV #myveganjune Sun Jun 05 02:50:46 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day5: Scale says I'm gaining weight. Must be the seeds, nuts and avocados I've been eating by the bushel, fearing starvation. Sun Jun 05 21:00:07 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day5: dinner break. I could totally eat one of these right now. No one would ever know. http://t.co/z7yG9nk Mon Jun 06 00:18:11 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 6: this is anecdotal, b/c I'm as good at keeping receipts as I am at ultimate fighting, but vegan groceries may be cheaper. Mon Jun 06 15:27:14 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 6: Pantry staples include seeds, nuts and dried beans. All much cheaper than meat and dairy products. Mon Jun 06 15:29:30 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 6: I find myself (reluctantly) enjoying vegan breakfast. Today: apple, banana, avocado, some nuts, some berries, coffee Mon Jun 06 15:31:51 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 6: Moral support @GOOD "people eating less meat the most attractive way to fight climate change." http://bit.ly/l6xnK9 Mon Jun 06 16:03:59 +0000 2011
Day 6 #myveganjune: Funny stuff as @good muses on vegans beyond ascetic moralists and eating-disordered militants. #cleanfood #ethicalfood Mon Jun 06 16:27:10 +0000 2011
DAY 6 #myveganjune: On hating vegans, ethical meat eating and settling on a plant-based diet @good http://bit.ly/l1rm78 Mon Jun 06 16:49:44 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: A week flew by and I'm happy to report I'm still alive and tweeting, mom. (she worried I would stare sans pork) Wed Jun 08 17:54:32 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: Food ethics anyone? Is food mostly about pleasure or sustenance? http://t.co/mjU0llB Wed Jun 08 17:56:48 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: "But I love meat and deserve to eat it," a dogmatic and protectionist argument against veganism... hearing it a lot. Wed Jun 08 17:59:15 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: Arguments for veganism rooted in sound health and environmental science. Arguments against? I miss cheese so much. Wed Jun 08 18:01:44 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: Environmental argument against eating meat damn near bulletproof... Does that make this carnivore a selfish asshole? Wed Jun 08 18:10:17 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: check out this pile of protein. Somehow not as appetizing as a steak. Why do we love eating meat? http://t.co/OF6pQtp Wed Jun 08 18:12:31 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: My downstairs neighbour is cooking a roast and it smells bloody delicious. Sonofabitch ain't making this easy. Thu Jun 09 04:01:06 +0000 2011
#myveganjune Day 8: Ladies and gentlemen, my vegan chili. Tastes pretty amazing, even sans animal parts. I'm floored. http://t.co/QOzk1wu Thu Jun 09 04:04:34 +0000 2011
Day 9: Thanks to @colleenkimmett for a delicious jar of cashew "cheese". Vitamix magic at work. #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 01:53:42 +0000 2011
Day 9: Enjoying the concept of fruit as a legitimate source of nourishment, not just a dessert afterthought. #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 01:55:12 +0000 2011
Day 9: Thank god coffee is vegan. #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 01:55:46 +0000 2011
Urban bee and chicken keepers, would you care to riff on veganism and/or why keeping animals for food is OK? Let's chat #myveganjune #mvj Fri Jun 10 01:59:04 +0000 2011
C'mon #YVR homesteaders... how do urban bees and chickens fit the plant-based diet equation? Let's chat #myveganjune #mvj Fri Jun 10 19:16:51 +0000 2011
10 days down on this month of beans and beer. Beans for protein and beer as consolation for most protein coming from beans. #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 19:18:08 +0000 2011
10 days down on this month of beans and beer. Beans for protein and beer as consolation for most protein coming from beans. #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 19:18:08 +0000 2011
Oh no. My cheap blender doesn't make my seed butter as smooth as I'd like it to be. #whitepeopleproblems #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 19:21:09 +0000 2011
@arzeena. I'm finding I'm eating more processed foods now than I was ahead of this experiment. Is veganism behind the times? #myveganjune Fri Jun 10 19:24:16 +0000 2011
Day 12: Been eating large amounts of fruit lately, more than ever. Any thoughts on glucose/fructose metabolism? #myveganjune Sun Jun 12 23:25:17 +0000 2011
Boy am I ever angry at vegans today. Family dinner: lamb shoulder w/ tzaziki, lard-fried beets & potatoes. None for me, ma :( #myveganjune Mon Jun 13 05:31:39 +0000 2011
Day 13: Getting used to non-dairy coffee creamers, but those flat, anemic vegan cookies are always and forever disappointing. #myveganjune Mon Jun 13 17:37:16 +0000 2011
Day 13: I suddenly find casual mentions of grinding and cooking down animal parts offensive. #myveganjune http://t.co/pgFwzeD Tue Jun 14 15:29:39 +0000 2011
Actually it's Day 14 already, isn't it? Boy, this month is flying by... That's what I tell myself while craving cheese. #myveganjune Tue Jun 14 15:31:33 +0000 2011
Day 14: No meat, no eggs, no cheese. Craving them, I find myself eating processed candy crap instead. #myveganjune Wed Jun 15 04:58:38 +0000 2011
Day 14: Me reacting to ingredient labels: Well, it can't be good for you... But it's vegan! #myveganjune http://t.co/MjAfh51 Wed Jun 15 05:00:40 +0000 2011
Day 17: Vegan meals take time to prepare, but Mediterranean dinner feasts are not uncommon these days. #myveganjune http://t.co/ftyxtKA Sat Jun 18 05:17:54 +0000 2011
Day 20: Two-thirds of the way through this month of beans and beer and somehow I've lost 10 pounds. #myveganjune Tue Jun 21 04:15:38 +0000 2011
Day 20: Creative dinners continue: this doesn't feel like vegetables and nothing but. #myveganjune http://t.co/u0GLbK6 Tue Jun 21 04:16:57 +0000 2011
Day 21: Summer's here! Now what the devil do I BBQ? #myveganjune Tue Jun 21 18:21:55 +0000 2011
Day 22: BBQ weather: time to grill some corn, eggplant and mushrooms. #myveganjune Wed Jun 22 23:34:41 +0000 2011
Three weeks down. Feeling great, but carnivorous cravings continue. Moral failure? Or opportunity to dig deeper? #myveganjune Wed Jun 22 23:36:19 +0000 2011
Drinking a beer (thank the stars beer is vegan) while writing about beer. Immersion journalism at its tastiest. #myveganjune Fri Jun 24 01:09:27 +0000 2011
Day 24: Soon enough, my pretty fermented friend! @globeandmail touts the virtues of yogurt. http://t.co/CU94eXO #myveganjune Fri Jun 24 14:59:58 +0000 2011
Day 24: Casein in condoms? Vegan porn? I'm in way over my head. http://t.co/a1QdlPI #myveganjune Fri Jun
Day 26: Interesting stats on costs of raising your own chickens for meat. Maybe someday? http://t.co/rzI2mCw #myveganjune Sun Jun 26 23:44:49 +0000 2011
Test tube hamburgers, just one year away! Weird? Or new way to eat meat without slaughtering animals? http://t.co/wEIuZGJ #myveganjune Sun Jun 26 23:55:03 +0000 2011
Day 27: Feeling great, but planning for some dairy in July. Miss goat cheese and kefir the most. #myveganjune #fermentation Tue Jun 28 01:18:45 +0000 2011
Day: 27: Curried vegetables. A staple over rice, or on tortillas. Cheap, easy, colorful and tasty. #myveganjune http://t.co/qhayRrU Tue Jun 28 01:20:57 +0000 2011
Day 30! Will this month-long experiment be nullified by a meat orgy tomorrow morning? Not bloody likely. #myveganjune Thu Jun 30 16:03:31 +0000 2011
Day 30: I am planning to eat a bunch of goat cheese though. Fantasizing about obscene amounts. #myveganjune Thu Jun 30 16:04:46 +0000 2011
June 30: A whole month with no animal products, save for a few obscure surprises in processed foods #myveganjune Fri Jul 01 02:09:38 +0000 2011
Day 30: Last day! #DIY #vegan feast tonight, with roasted chick peas and Mediterranean flavours. Tomorrow? I have no idea. #myveganjune Fri Jul 01 02:14:58 +0000 2011
